The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-25

held in the Baptist Church on Sund
i. evening.
/. The blacksmith shops In Mount Hol
will be closed on Saturday afternoons u
til September.
The engagement Is announced of MI
Katie L. Roehrig, of Riverside, to Lew
Conner, of Newark.
. You want themi Eighteen new color,
views of Mount Holly can now be secur,
at Boyce's Stationery store.
The deadly toy pistol will soon be bo
bling up with smile on its face. 1t
due to appear in just nine days.
A property at Unionville belonging
Charles H. Estill, of Mount Holly, h,
been sold to George F. King for $3.50.
V. Claude Palmer, of Mount Holly,
now counsellor at law, having passe
his examination before the Supreme cour
Cherries are coming into market
small quantities. The crop has been rel
dered short by the cold spring, and price
are high.
Miss Helen Robbins, of Crosswicks,
at hospital in Philadelphia, where sh
has undergone a second operation for mass
trouble
After being In Jail since April 2S, un
der indictment for manslaughter, Thee
dore Wells, of Tabernacle, has been re
leased under $4,000 bail.
A delicate operation may have to b
performed on the little daughter o
Spencer Fowler, of Marlton, who is afflict
ed with bleeding tumor.
John Throckmorton, ST., and Henry c
Claypoole will go to Ocean City. on Thurs
day, to attend the state department en-
campment, G. A. R.. as representatives o.
Gen. A. e. Shiras Post, No. 20.
Miss Clara L Kellogg, of Oil City, Pa.
who was elected teacher of Latin III the
high school at that place, has declined the
honor, preferring to retain her position as
teacher In the Mount Holly public school
Miss Irene Brickerton, of Delanco. is tc
be given birthday reception in the dane
ing academy, at Riverside, on Tuesday
evening, July Q. Her friends haye engag-
ed an orchestra and many guests will be
present.
Quite little mischief was done about
town, last week, by miscreants who cut
un fro ronoa ond hrobo oo,,oo s;1na TIL n
parties who did this business are known
to the police, who only want evidence to
cause their arrest
Overcome by the heat while working on
building at Trenton, U. G. Wood, car
penter, living at Crosswicks, managed to
climb down three ladders to the ground
He was then taken to hospital in an un-
conscious condition.
At Oakford Lake. New Egypt, on Wed
nesday, William Cowperthwait and Frank
Cowdrick caught twelve pike, the largest
one weighing four pounds and ten ounces
and measuring 26 inches in length. This
is the best catch of the season there.
Miss Emelia Weiskotten, of India, will
speak at st. Paul's church, Hainesport, on
Sunday. At 9.15 in the morning she will
address the Sunday school in English,
and at 10.30 her talk will be in the German
language before the church congregation
The thieves who robbed the house of
w. FL. Hurff, at Mount LAUREL and car
ried away quantity of silverware, were
arrested in Philadelphia while trying to
pawn some of the articles. They will be
brought to Mount Holly under requsition
State Vice Councillor May, and State
Chaplin Church, officially visited Wash
ington Council, No. 10, Senior Mechanics,
of Mount Holly. on Thursday evening.
Members Of the order from nearby councils
were present All had good time and a
banquet was served
By showing a receipt for goods which
he purchased, Joseph Cottrell, of Jacobs
town. was able to disprove a charge
preferred against him by the Pemberton
Creamery Company. that he had taken
milk cans which did not belong to him.
Cottrell was discharged by Squire White,
before whom the case was heard.
Building operations are quite active at
Hainesport. Walter Allen is completing
a buildings there having twelve rooms,
which will be used as a boarding house
A force of men employed by John s.
Rogers is making extensive repairs to the
cleaning and storage sheds at the iron
foundry. Yesterday Burlington con-
tractor began the erection of new wharf
for the Ronalds-J Johnson Company.
Base ball fans will miss good treat If
they fail to witness the game to be played
this evening at 6 Is o'clock, on the High
street grounds, between a nine composed
of prominent citizens who are green at
the business, and the club connected with
the Boys Department of the Y. M. c. A..
for whose benefit collection will be tax
en-. The contest Is expected to furnish
great deal of fun, as the national rules
will not be strictly enforced on this occa-
sion.
After the matter had been discussed at
a meeting of the directors of the Burling-
ton County Railway Company, 1t was de-
cided not to give any sacred band concerts
at Rancocas Park this season. 1t is said
that while there was good attendance at
the concerts given there last year, they
were not considered a financial success,
owing to the fact that SO many people
went to the park In carriages to listen to
the music, which was of no benefit to the
trolley company. 1t was learned. too.
that the concerts would be more expensive
this year.
William D. Wolf, of Palmyra, and a
member of the firm of Doughten, Wilkins
& Co., Philadelphia, was taken suddenly
i'll on trolley car in Philadelphia, after
leaving his place of business Saturday
afternoon. He was accompanied by Wal
ter Eichner, who assisted him to the ferry
boat, where he tainted. On reaching
Camden an ambulance was sent for and
Mr.. Wolf was taken to Cooper Hospital,
where he died in about an hour without
regaining consciousness. Mrs. Wolf was
sent for and hurried to his bedside, but he
did not rally and died few minutes after
her arrival. Mr.. Wolf had been in i'll
health for some years and had very bad
attack three months ago. He is survived
by widow and three grown children.
Two Mount Holly young men, whe are
well known in this and neighboring towns
as ardent admirers of the fair sex, met
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