The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-03
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IL is Sdlu budt CHtCk SWluuleT was Try
ing to do business in Burlington yeste1
day.
The refreshment stands at the Fai
grounds will be sold on Saturday Afternoon
: at o'clock.
The Public Service Corporation is agair
). running club cars between Moorestowl
and Camden.
The post office department at Washing
ton has refused to abolish the post offic
at Stanwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Gale, of Moores
town, are visiting friends at Niagari
Falls and Rochester.
The time has arrived when mos
lodges will change their hours of meeting
from to 7.S0 o'clock.
The remains of Jane N, wife of Ben
; jamin Aaronson, of West Washington
street. were inferred yesterday afternoon
A pair of ''sneak" shoes were picked VI
in front of THE News office Saturday
evening. Owner can get them by calling
Some of the bog owners are now gath
ering their cranberry crop. By the end OF
this week picking will be general through
out the county.
Spiritual Symbolism of the Sea, is the
subject of the sermon to be preached by
Rev. George M. Hughes, next Sunday
morning in the M. E. church.
There are only four unclaimed letters in
the post office as follows: Col. Fl. q. Du-
rand, Miss Ossie Gardner, Edward W.
Green, Q; Continental Bry Co.
Douglas Abrams, who works for Harry
Norcross, the blacksmith. on Water street,
was taken Ill on Wednesday night, and
was removed to his home near Red Lion.
The election boards will begin their
annual canvass to-day, to secure the
names of legal voters in Northampton.
Make their work as light as possible by
giving the information asked for.
The planking on the Ewanville bridge
needs immediate attention, as there is a
hole in the centre of the structure large
enough for a horses foot to pass through.
Travel t4hat point at nights dangerous.
Owing to the engagement of Rev. Mr..
Neudoertfer at the Roebling Mission, SER
vices at the Hainesport Lutheran church
will he discontinued on the third Sunday
evening of the month until other notice is
given.
One of the finest fields of potatoes that
will be seen this season is on the farm of
Richard Harrison, near Chesterfield. Mr..
Harrison expects to gather 5000 bushels
and the yield will be 300 bushels to the
acre In several plots.
There will be business meeting of the
Alumni Association of the Mount Holly /
High School, in the Brainard street school
house, next Monday evening at eight
O'Clock. All members are earnestly re-
quested to be present
Rev. Walter Welt and wife, of River
side, and Rev. A. F. A. Neudoerffer and
sister, OF Mount Holly, camped out last
week at Coates Spring So thoroughly
did they enjoy their outing that they gave
the camp the name of 'Solid Comfort"
Professor Cook and family have re-
turned from their summer home at Ocean
City. William, Jr.. holds the record for
the champion fisherman at Cedar Beach.
He caught and landed a three pound weak
fish, the largest caught there this season.
Not since he assumed Office has Sheriff
Norcross entertained such high class of
boarders as he has on hand at the present
time. The cases are remarkable for their
deviation from the usual criminal code,
and the facts will come out If the defend
ants are placed on trial.
John A. Rogers, of Riverside, charged
with threatening to shoot several persons,
was committed to the county jail, yester-
day. The prisoner gave Charles Borton,
constable, quite tussle. When Rogers
was searched 3Scalibre revolver was
found on his person.
The clambake which was to have taken
place at Locust Grove on Thursday, has
been postponed for one week, and will be
held on Thursday of next week, Septem-
Der 10. The postponement was made ne
cessary owing to the death of a relative of
Mrs. Atkinson, whose husband is propri-
etor of the Grove.
''The Funny Mr.. Dooley, is the newest
thing in farce comedy, and the claim is
made also that it is one of the best. Ger.
tainly this claim may be considered seri-
ously in view of the fact that 1t has had
two seasons of great success in the largest
cities of the United Statss. and also that
it is played by company of exceptionally
able un-makers and speciality performers.
Its appearance In Mount Holly on We'd
nesday, Sept. II, will be a most interest
ing event Prices so, 50 and 25 cents.
Patrick Fitzpatrick, former resident
of Mount Holly, met his death on Thursday
evening He has been living at West
Chester, Pa, and came to Mount Holly
for days trip. He left early in the even-
ing, going to picnic at Rancocas Park,
taking late car from there to Camden.
Shortly after midnight he was found lying
along the trolley track about two miles
below Moorestown. One leg had been cut
off and the other had been badly crushed
that amputation was necessary. He was
hurried to Cooper Hospital, Camden. but
he died soon after being admitted. Many
stories were afloat about his haying been
robbed of large amount of money and
the suspicion held for awhile that he was
killed and his body placed on the track.
The probabilities are, however. that he
either got off the car and was run over or
was injured by falling in front of
moving car. The motorman of the
car that ran over him says the man was
lying with his body in some bushes and |
his legs lying on the rails. All efforts to
stop the car was fruitless.
Theatres.
The opening of the new Forrest Thea
ter last night was an interesting incident |
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