The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-08-27
LOCAL NEWS.

AONCif 6uuoCto du0 AAOOhA6ho hA6 A
were enjoyed last week.
Several large pike were taken from I'll
pond at Vincentown during the past weel
The new bank building to be erected
Pemberton, will be similar to the one
Riverton.
The ladies of the church at New Lisbo
will give supper on Wednesday ever
ing, August g.
Donations of potatoes have been aske
by the managers of the Burlingto
County Children's Home.
Having become quite tame, some of th
deers in this county have made their ar
pearance at Cross Keys.
As the result of their efforts to purchas
bell. the Lumberton firemen realized So
from their peach festival.
Rev. George NJ Hughes, of Mount Hol
ly, preached in the Auditorium at Oceal
Grove, on Saturday morning
A horse valued at $3.50, belonging t.
Frank Warren. of Bustleton, broke 1t
leg while pasturing in meadow.
George II. johnson has accepted posi-
ton at Gloucester, where he will work IL
the neat department of Child's store.
A ter visiting her aunt, Mrs. Charles
Seaman, on Mill street, Miss Dora Leach
of Bridgeton, has gone to Washington.
Deputy County Clerk Charles M. At
kinson has sold 15-horse power Fort
runabout automobile to DR.. r. G. Barring
ton.
The Daughters of America, of Mount
Holly, who were joined by members Of
sister lodges, held delightful picnic Al
Rancocas Park, on Thursday.
Colored post cards of Mount Holly. Is
new views Just what you have been
waiting for. 2 for &c, Csc dozen. L.
s. Boyce, stationer, rs Garden street. .
Miss Amanda Mason. of Lumberton,
would be better satisfied If she knew
whether she lost or had her pocketbook
stolen on her recent trip to Asbury Park.
Professor w. COLON Cook will be at
the High School building, Brainard street,
on Thursday. September ., to receive ap
plications of nonresident pupils and to
assign them to proper departments.
r light Rev. Lucien Lee Kinsolving,
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese Of Brazil,
arrived in Philadelphia Wednesday night.
accompanied by Mrs. Kinsolving. They
registered at the Bellevue-Stratford.
The remains of two more Indians have
been added to the list of those excayated
by sand diggers near Hainesport. The
skeletons were lying side by side. and be-
tween them were two arrow heads.
The following are the unclaimed letters
remaining in the post Office for the week
ending August "a: Mrs. F. M. Gibbs, Miss
Ada Hinchman. Mack Gauntt. Lapner
Harris, Mrs. John M. Stoey, Marie Yoek.
Summer coughs and colds yield at once
to Bees Laxative Cough Syrup, contains
honey and tar but no opiates. Children
like it. Its laxative qualities recommend
it to mothers. Hoarseness, coughs, Group
yield quickly. Keep it on hand. Sold at
Ii. B. Aliens drug store, Mount Holly. .
A week ago, after visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Charles La Tour, of Grant street
Mrs. Joseph Frake returned to her home
on Branch street, to find that during
her absence the dining room had been
completely refurnished. Both Frake and
La Tour.did some tall hustling that after
noon to make the birthday surprise com
plete.
On Tuesday afternoon Emerson Cram
mer, who is employed on the Sinnickson
farm, near Columbus, met with an acct
dent that came near resulting fatally.
While working in E. R. Wilson's gravel
hole, an embankment caved in and Cram
mer was buried alive. He was nearly suf-
located when dug out As result of his
experience he is suffering from internal
injuries and flesh wounds.
For selling ice cream on Sunday, Wal
ter G. Shinn was fined 81 and costs. JUS
tice Jamison, in disposing of the case,
decided that ice cream was not an article
of food to be sold separately ON the Sab
bath. Shinn keeps an eating saloon. He
contended that he could serve ice cream
with meals, but evidence was secuI ed
showing that he had been selling it by
the plate, which is violation of the law.
Information was received here last week,
of the death of William Benjamin, col
ored, who had been employed at the
government printing office in Washing
ton ever since James Buchanan was pres
ident of the United States (1657-61). Ben
jamin was the son of the late Lewis Ben
jamin, who was baggage master at
Bordentown station during the days of
the old Camden & Amboy railroad. He
was brother Of Peter Benjamin, of Bor-
dentown, and of Lewis Benjamin, of
of Mount Holly.
Justice Slack had an audience, Wednes-
tracks. The excitement was caused by
James McStacy and John Mcdonald,
both working near Masonville. Coming to
Mount Holly the men imbibed too much
old rye and became boisterous. At Jones
they insulted Howard Pierce, colored, and
struck him over the head with an UNI
brella. The men were arrested by Detec-
tive Parker and each were fined $40 and
costs. In default of payment they were
given thirty days in jail.
Captain William E. Doron, owner of
the ferry boat plying between Burlington
and Bristol, will give the children of
Burlington County their annual outing at
Burlington Island Park, next Friday.
The children will be conveyed to the park
free of charge, and each one present will
be given coupon good for ride on the
merry -go-round. Tickets for the event
have been distributed in this section. Up
on presentation of ticket any child will
be carried to Burlington free by the Bur
lington County Railway Company.
Louis Smith, of Riverside is still suf-
ferer from his painful accident which
occurred last week while working about q
derrick at Collins wharf. In some man
ner his thumb became fastened as the der.
rick rose and. after being hoisted fully
fifteen feet In the air, the top joint of the
thumb gave way and with 1t came the
leader nearly foot long, that undoubtedly
ground and soon after the sickenine