The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-31

i JOINT picnic DY Jne MetnOulsIs
Lumberton and Smithville, was held
Rancocas Park, on Tuesday.
Kelsey & Bowker, real estate agent
have sold the Lukens property, on Was
ington street, to William Priestly.
: The tent meetings on the schoolgrounG
at Eayrestown In charge of Rev. ].
Hartzell will continue until August 6.
While playing base ball last week, Jerr
Hubbs, catcher for the team at Bridg'
boro, had his arm broken in two places
Perhaps the best lighted thoroughfar
at night is that section of Buttonwoo
street between Garden and Union streets
1t is said that contractors are to be aske
for bids for the construction of q new dan
on the upper creek, plans for the sam
having been perfected.
A contract for the plumbing work o
the houses being erected by DR.. Lord an
Frank s. Davis, on Washington street, ha
been awarded to John NJ Knuth.
AS the result of being struck in the ey
by a piece of steel at the Elba Iron Works
on Wednesday, Roy Works, Of Beverly
will lose the sight of that member.
A tract of twelve acres of land, on tn
Rancocas road, on which the timber ha
just been cut off, has been sold by Mrs
Julia Hulme to Blanchard H. White.
Miss Tillie Fenimore, having establish
ed reputation among dealers for making
jelly, is very busy woman, with order
on hand for nearly ten thousand glasses.
Fifty cents month will place an add
tional telephone in any part of your resi-
dence you may designate. Interstate
Telephone. Co., No. 100 High Street
Mount Holly.
On August IS. the Red Men. of Penn
berton, will hold picnic in the grove al
New Lisbon, ON which occasion an ad
dress will be delivered by ex- Mayor Jos
E. Nowrey, of Camden.
Some person on upper High street, who
reports having seen a snake seven feet
long and three inches In diameter crawl.
ing over lawns In that vicinity, needs q
good dose of the Kelley cure.
A pleasant time was experienced. on
Wednesday evening, by some colored
people living on West Washington street,
who took straw ride to Medferd. Israel
N. Sharp was the chaperone.
o. Fl. Atkinson. of Jobstown, who was
severely scalded at Csssville, while max
ing repairs to boiler. Is still confined at a
hotel in New Egypt, his recovery not be
ing sufficient to warrant removal to his
home.
The police are on the lookout for GER
tain persons who persist In violating the
bicycle ordinance by riding their wheels
ON the sidewalks at night. If caught in
the act Justice Krayer will impose the
usual fine.
The following announcement of q mar
rlage is made: December "a, 1904, in New
York city. by Rev. G. c. Houghton, Ben
Bishop and Olive Oatman. both of River
side. No cake, no cards, nobody's
business.
Capt. Pratt is authority for the state
ment that the candocks which now mar
the beauty of the lake at Rancocas Park,
will soon disappear as they are now dy-
ing. When once gone they will not come
up again.
The lawn social of Luther League of
st. Pauls Lutheran Church, will be held
on the lawn of Jacob Ritter's residence,
at Hainesport, this evening. Go down
and help this church and have good So
cial evening.
The pest of fleas which visited Edge
water Park about two years ago, were
evidently pleased with the attractions at
that place. having again made their ap-
pearance there, and people are greatly
annoyed in consequence.
The Burlington County Pomona Grange
will hold its annual picnic at Rancocas
Park on Tuesday, August Z. and at the
same place on the following day the
Shepherds of Bethlehem of Burlington
county will enjoy their outing.
David H. Mitchell owner of the Silver
Lakes, near Burlington, died at his home
In Edgewater Park, on Tuesday, after an
illness covering a period of three years.
The deceased was prominent In secret So
ciety affairs, and he occasionally visited
Mount Holly.
Abram Simmerman, of Medford, was
buried on Thursday. He was SO years of
age, In comfortable circumstances and
owned considerable real estate. The de-
ceased was an expert glass blower, and at
one time was member of the Star Glass
Company.
There is good opportunity at the pres
ent time for boys and young men to OBJ
tain positions at the works of the HI. B.
Smith Machine Company. Smithville, N.
]. The works are crowded with orders,
and young men and boys desiring to learn
a good trade should apply at once.
The first Sunday in the month is the
day for the morning English services in
st. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hainssport,
but the date has been changed for August
to the second Sunday. Next Sunday the
services at half past ten o'clock will be in
German. Rev. E. Neudoerffer. father of
the pastor of the church, is expected to
be present and conduct the services.
Clinton Gaines, colored, aged ten years,
of Bridgeboro, was instantly killed at the
Bridgeboro drawbridge by having his
head caught between the draw and the
stationary bridge. Gaines was cautioned
several times about playing around the
bridge when open. and on Tuesday after
noon the tender not knowing o. his
presence closed the draw, crushing his
head to pulp.
That Samuel Barrett, motorman on
the Camden and Suburban Railway, es-
capped a serious accident while passing
through Moorestown on Wednesday morn
ing. is apparent from the fact that car
wheel caught and tore off the rear portion
of his left shoe without cutting the foot,
which was badly sprained. While giving
instructions to a beginner, the car struck
a switch east of Chester avenue with such
force as to throw Barrett Off His face
and hands were considerably cut and
scratched by striking the ground.
| An event of some Importance to take
place ON Thursday, will be the annual
outing of the Columbus Snapper SouI
Club, to be held in the woods of William