The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-10-29
LOCAL NEWS.

Buy it at Boyce's.
William Garwood. Of Mount Holly ave
nue., has purchased motor cycle.
At the age of SO years. Clayton Still
colored, died on Wednesday from hemor
rhage.
Boots and shoes, etc., neatly repaired
Work promptly done. Frank MARITIME
II Garden street.
The machine shop of Sleeve & Colder
on Mill street, is being enlarged and other
wise improved.
There will be sale of cakes In the yes
thule of the Methodist Church, on Sat
urday afternoon next.
Stealing its nest and setting on % eggs
hen belonging to D. q. Wall, OF New
Egypt. Matched out 81 chickens.
James Wiseman moved into his new
house on Risdon street yesterday, which
was recently destroyed by fire.
The property at the corner of Union and
Cherry streets. belonging to II. d. Earn
est, has been sold to A. A. Anderson.
Brose E. Smith and other farmers, al
Wrightstown, are having their huskine
done by Italians secured In New York.
Over fifty charter members have beer
secured for the lodge OF Odd Fellows te
be organized at Roebling or November O.
Because of the resignation of Miss Lille
Brown, Miss Mary G. Lippincott is now
clerking in the store of Miss Emma Bus.
som.
Becoming unconscious from blood
clot on the brain, James Perrine, of Penn
berton, was removed to hospital in Cam
den.
Mrs. Charles Hurff, of Mt. Laurel. Is
confined to her bed with broken ankle,
which she received while getting out
of chair.
Yesterday morning occurred the funeral
of Patrick Quinn. from his late residence
on Risdon street. The deceased was SO
years old.
Upholstering. carpet laying, furniture
repairing, floor staining, vanishing and
kalsomining. Samuel ]. Taylor. 20 High
street. Bell 376 d.
1t only required small effort on the
part of few to raise money enough to pay
off the:entire indebtedness on the Baptist
church at Vincentown.
The finding of costly gun and mans
cunning outfit In the woods near Whit
ings, has aroused the farmers to search
the locality. On the gun are the initials
H. ]. r.
The handsome black horse owned by
Isaac II. Lippincott, has been sold to DR..
]. William White, the well known Phila
delphia surgeon. The animal brought q
good price.
Lithographic post cards of Mount Hol
ly Each card contains a blending OF
eight colors. IS subjects. 2 for 5 cts. %
cts. dozen. L. s. Boyce, stationer, 81
Garden street.
The firemen of Marlton will give their
annual election dinner and oyster supper
In the fire house on November 5. This IL
an event In which the ladies of the town
take an active part.
B. F. Porter, of Chicago. well known
in Mount Holly, is the inspector of ber'
ries for the New Jersey Cranberry Sales
Company. with headquarters at Medford
He inspects the berries In different sec.
lions before they are cleaned and when
ready for shipment. 1t is reported that
the crop this year will be about 20 pei
cent. better than it was last year.
All voters in their respective districts
should inspect the registry list to-day, al
which time the Boards of Registry will
hold their last meeting before election
which viii take place on Tuesday, No
yember s. one week hence. If any mis-
takes are found In the registration ther,
will be time to make corrections before It'll
too late. This is an important matter tina
should be attended to.
Cautious people will remove all port
able goods next Thursday night, In view
of the annual Halloween celebration
which seems to grow in interest escl
year. The usual masqueraders will ap
pear in Mount Holly. and it will be quit
unusual If some things are missing tn
next morning. The police have been re
quested to watch those persons who ar
inclined to be malicious. This Is tn
kind of work that brings the celebratio
into disrepute and should be cut out.
great demonstration will be held at Bul
lington, where there will be bands, floats
parades, fireworks. etc.
The handling and shipping of abou
one thousand pine snakes to New Yor
and Philadelphia has kept George v. b
Earth, of Chatsworth, quite busy durin
the past summer. Nice pocket money hi
been made by men and boys who cate
the reptiles with open hands and tah
them to Mr.. Bozarth. who is the freeholt
er for Woodlandl township. The pir
snake, which is from I'VE to eight fe
long, and always attractive because of /
beauty, is perfectly harmless. They Sc
dom strike in anger. having most doci
disposition, living In fear of their capto
Pine snakes are the ones generally exhi
dted by SNAKE charmers" under the gui
of python or boa constructor. At oil
time Mr.. Bozarth dealt extensively in re-
tlesnakes, but because of their poisonol
faugs he has cut that business out, al
the deadly RATHER is now killed whenev
possible.
When Joseph Britt, of Monroe stres
went to the spring opposite the railro
station, about O'Clock Sunday mornin
he was surprised to find the dead body
a man in the water, which was identifi
as that of Fritz Auerwaeter. Jose
Grifi6h. Waterman at the station, te
phoned to the Jail, and in answer to
summons Deputy Sheriff Fleetwood a
Constable Gaskill responded and remov
the body, which was taken TO the morg
of Il. Fl. Earnest. The deceased had be
boarding with Mrs. Samuel Finch.
Washington street. About 10 o'clock
Friday night when he started after p
of water for her. which had been
usual custom. she was unable to persua
him to remain at home because Of
condition. 1t is supposed that VIII