The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-31
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JULY u, 1906
LOCAL NEWS.

According to the katydid theory, fros
may be looked for on September 1.
Spalding's base ball and athletic goods
L. 3. Boyce, staioner, 25 Garden st.
Some colored people held a dance a
Roosevelt Park, on Thursday evening.
Repairs have been made to the dam a
Rancocas Park, which sustained a breal
on Wednesday.
Herbert Townsend had pretty sor
thumb, last week, the result of cutting /
with a tomato can.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Myers. of Wall street. was buried OF
Thursday afternoon.
Frank Danley and Ida Dennis of Julius
town, were married at Pointville, on
Wednesday evening. by Rev. s. t. Horner
Edwood H. Stokes has taken possession
Of his newly purchased property at the
corner of Union and Buttonwood streets.
An interesting article on the culture oil
cranberries from the pen of Henry p
Thorn, of Medford, may be published In
pamphlet form.
A change from Rancocas Park to Fox
Chase has been made In the picnic of the
ID. E. Sunday school, at Tabernacle, which
will be held on Thursday.
William F. Appincott is arranging for
the erection of new barns on his farm
near Mount Holly, to replace those
recently destroyed by lightning.
In lieu of their annual picnic. the men,
bers of the Sacred Heart church have de-
cided to hold lawn fete on the church
grounds on Saturday, August II.
The annual picnic of the Eayrestown
: Union Sunday school will be held at Re-
treat on Thursday, August 9, instead of the
10th as was formerly announced.
Mrs. Mary j. Watson of Chicago, who
formerly resided in Burlington County.
has purchased house on Mount Holly
Avenue. The sale was made by George
ID. Hillman.
Harry Claypoole. clerk in Walter T.
Stewards cigar store. is at the University
Hospital. in Philadelphia, where he went
for probable operation because of an OBJ
stinate stomach trouble
On Tuesday Charles Evan Merritt had
the pleasure of greeting ex-Judge Buch-
walter, of Cincinnati. who came to Mount
Holly to see his old friend, their acquain-
tance being of many years standing.
The factory and machinery of the STAN
dard- Hicks Hammock Company, bank
rupt, will be sold at public sale on Wed
nesday afternoon, August 30, on the
premises, by Samuel W. Shinn, trustee.
At the home of T. Lee Haines, in
Moorestown, on July z, occurred the mar
riage of W. @. Parent, of Mount Holly,
and Miss Lizzie Braddock, of Rancocas.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. G.
Fl. Humason.
An epoch in the life of BarclayeAllen, of
Cherry street, was his recent trip to Lex
ington, KY, to visit DIR. j. Hume Carter,
formerly of Mount Holly. He found the
veterinary pleasantly located and well
pleased with his position as manager of a
large stock farm.
BY getting its foot caught in one of the
grstings along the trolley track, near
Maple Shade. horse belonging to Charles |
G. Haines had its leg broken while strug-
Cling to get free. 1t is thought the frac-
ture can be repaired and that the animal
will not have to be killed.
Christian ]. Krayer, representing the |
New York Life Insurance Company, has
paid TO the heirs of Anna Daisy Drennon,
deceased, of Lumberton, the sum of |
81 900. The young lady died by taking
dose of cyanide of mercury In mistake |
for headache remedy.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lippincott, who |
was born at Burlington SO years ago, died
at her home near. Perry, Oklahoma, on |
June II. of heart trouble, which-ended in |
dropsy. The deceased was the wife of |
James Il. Lippincott, brother of Restore
Lippincott. of Mount Holly.
Barring the privileges of water 'front.' |
hancocas Park as a pleasure resort has |
Burlington Island Park beaten mile, be-
cause of its easy access and excellent |
trolley service. This statement may be |
excepted to by Burlington newspapers.
but the matter will not be further argued |
a. the weather is too warm.
Edwin D. Rogers, of Medford, has
brought suit against his stepfather. A. w.
Lofand, of Msrlton, to recover about $3.50 |
on crop of rye. The claim is made that |
:Lofand, while occupying Rogers farm
under lease, cut and carried away guam
tity of rye belonging to Rogers, and has
refused to account for the same
When it comes to a matter of fishing, |
Charles G. Morton generally gets there
Mounting his motor cycle one morning |
last week at o'clock, he went to Retreat,
distance of ten miles, caught two nice
pike, cleaned them, and returned home in
time to have them for breakfast at z !
o'clock. This is pretty quick work.
George Kellock has been held for court
at the suit of Mrs. Isaiah Smith, who
charges assault and battery on herself and
dog While walking down Water street
the animal barked at Kellock, who had
been indulgiug quite freely. and he hit
it with q stone. Mrs. Smith showed her
Indignation by throwing pot of hot cof-
fee over Kellock. Incensed at this treat
ment Kellock attacked the woman who
was defended by her husband
As a general rule all farmers this year
have large acreages of potatoes, from
which they will receive good returns
Agents are In this sections buying up
whole crops, and some of the farmers are
acting as sub-agents for them. ]. Ed
ward Dobbins. on the Lumberton road,
has 10 acres in potatoes. From six acres
he has shipped 210O BASKETS, for which he
received 80 cents per basket. The tubers
are fine quality and large In size, and
will net handsome sum.
Residents on Garden street, between
Buttonwood and Cherry streets, were
somewhat agitated, ore night last week,
by the supposed presence of burglars or
the monster snake alleged to have been
seen on upper High street. The trouble
was caused by a horse roaming In that
vicinity belonging to the late. Samuel II.
Chambers. The animal was nervous about
something which could not be accounted
for causing him to make peculiar noise.
Rev. r. Fl. Baker and A. A. Anderson