The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-10-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Stetson hats, correct styles, at Bayerl
dorfer's.
A cold storage plant has been added
the meat market of Philip Karg. on Mi
street
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. churc
will give supper In Masonic Tempt
next week.
Rev. George L. Dobbins, of Lon
Branch. will preach in the M. E. churc
next Sunday.
A little boy was added to the family o
Edward 8. Troth, of Scranton, Pa, Of
Wednesday.
For a first-class job of shoe repairin,
try W. ]. Bill, corner of Church and Pin
streets. Mount Holly.
Harry B. Gale. of Moorestown, Ia nov
occupying the house on Central avenu
which he recently purchased.
The rich autumn coloring of the leave
on the trees skirting the lake at Rancoca
park present beautiful appearance.
The home of William Ray, of Soutl
Medford. has been quarantined because o
the Illness of his wife with diphtheria.
In January next Louis Stokes, of VIII
lingboro. will be SO years old. For one Of
his advanced age he is enjoying good
health.
Crushed stone for the purpose of form
ing a new sidewalk along the Ashhursi
property, has been laid the entire length
on Garden street.
You can have your home on Velox Sou
venir Postal Cards. We invite your in
spection of our samples and terms L. s.
Boyce, stationer.
Having retired from the meat business
j. Clayton Anderson has gone to South
Dakota, which place he will makcnis per-
manent residence.
While walking on Main street at Moores-
town, few evenings ago, A. ]. Durand,
of that place, was attacked by dog and
bitten on the arm.
The members of the Wrightstown
Grange gave shadow social on Saturday
evening. A large number were present to
enjoy the programme.
A county convention of the Sheperds of
Bethlehem will be held in Burlington on
Thursday evening. 1t is expected that all
the lodges in the district will be well rep
resented A
The stockholders of the Manhasset
Hotel, at Seaside Park, held their annual
meeting in Mount Holly. ON Tuesday.
The conclusion was reached that no div
idend should be paid this year.
Mrs. Harry Schuyler. of Asbury Park,
who was recently operated on at the Poly
clinic Hospital, was brought to Mount
Holly on Saturday, and with her mother
is stopping at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas R. Finley, on Union street.
At the regular meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Burlington County Safe
Deposit and Trust Company, Moorestown,
held October 18th, Henry P. Thorn, of
Medford, was unanimously elected Di-
rector to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Issac w. Stokes.
The Union Fire Company took seventy
five paraders to Elizabeth, on Thursday.
The day was fine for that purpose. The
local firemen looked very fine and they
received quite an ovation along the line of
march. They were accompanied by the
Perseverance band, of Philadelphia.
P. S. Irons spent last week at Toms
River. where he was an interested specta-
tor at the Brouwer murder trial. which is
giving the people of that place much to
talk about. The trial is being conducted
before Supreme Court Justice Charles E.
Hendrickson, formerly of Mount Holly.
Bert Dill. representing the Public Ser
vice Corporation, has entered into con-
tract with several Mount Holly merchants
for the erection of illuminated signs.
When these are placed in position they
will give the town a more cheerful ap
pearance during the evening business
hours.
The second floor of J. w. Evans lum-
Der office, on Washington street, has been
rented by B. H. Porter, the cranberry
buyer representing the firm of A. U.
Cheney & Co., of DesMoines, Iowa. Mr..
Porter will transact business in his new
quarters, which can be reached by tele
phone.
The following unclaimed letters remain
In the post office for the week ending
October 10: Mrs. Sarah Antriam, Joseph
Andes, 2; D. c. Bliss, Mrs. NJ. S. Carpen-
ter, Raymond Doran, Miss Glare Evilhairl,
Mrs. Murray Forbes, Oscar Gauldsfaurg,
Master Milton Lewis, VIM. Marshall, ]. F.
Stevenson, Mrs Halstea Wainwright.
$40 w. Sedgwick street.
Franklin Dye, secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture, has announced the
dates of the Farmers Institutes. In this
locality they will be held as follows:
Hightstown, November 80; Moorestown,
December and 4; Columbus. December
81; Mount Holly, December %; Allentown,
January 20; Wrightstown, February 8.
New Egypt, February 9.
Rev. George 8. Gassner and wife, nee
Mrs. Mary w. Plummer. who were mar
ried October Sd, have returned from their
wedding trip and are residing in Philadel
phia. Mr.. Gassner is rector of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Re-
deemer, and chaplain of the Seaman's
Mission, Philadelphia. He is also profess
sor of Esperanto, the international Ian
guage.
Samuel w. Semple died at his home in
Burlington on Wednesday night. He had
been i'll for long time from Bright's dis
ease. For several years the deceased had
been member of the County Board of
Elections. being its secretary most of the
time He was book keeper in the Semple
cotton mill when that industry was thriv-
ing in Mount Holly. At one time the de-
ceased was one of the publishers of the
Camden Democrat. He was a member of
the Mount Holly Lodge of Elks.
No one passing Allinson's corner, al
Main and Garden streets, can fail to no
tice the dangerous condition of the vitri
fed brick pavement at that point. attention
to which was directed by THE News three
weeks ago. Since that time it has grown
from bad to worse. and now it is neces
sary to put red light In the depression al
night The pavement is fast sinking
where the Bell Telephone Company ex
cavated for the installation of its con
duits. 1t looks as if the matter of re
pairs will be made only after an acciden