The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-17
School Supplies. Buv It at Bovce's


will hold their annual picnic at Fox Chal
on Thursday.
Imported hand decorated japanese war
Assortment large, prices right. L.
Boyce. stationer.
DR.. Eugenia Whitehead has opene
an office In the dwelling on Washingto
street owned by Ellsworth II. Burtis.
Joseph Cross was unanimously electe
vestryman of st. Andrews Church at
congregational meeting held on Friday.
Colored Post Cards of Mount Holly. /
new views. for cents. % cts. dozen
L. 8. Boyce, Stationer, % Garden st.
Every person calling at Jones dru
store during fair week will be given Gu
of Borden's matted milk. Be sure to call
The firm of Saltzman & Ellis, owner
of the moving picture show, has bee
dissolved. The business will be contin
ued by Mr.. Saltzman.
Patrons who attend the base ball game
at Rancocas Park could find more pleas
ure during their visits If some benche
were placed on the grounds.
The Burlington County Sunday Schoo
Association will hold its thirtieth annua
convention In the Broad Street Methods
Church. at Burlington. on Thursday, DC
tober 81.
The Young Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union will hold a social meetin,
this evening at the residence of Mis-
Maude B. Dennis, ON Mill street, at IA
o'clock.
Rev. George M. Hughes and family re
turned to their home in Mount Holly, las
week. Mr.. Hughes has improved verl
much from his sharp attackIof neuralgia
and occupied his pulpit on Sunday.
In view of the fact that the Septembe
term of court will open simultaneously
with the Mount Holly Fair, there is som,
anxiety on the part of jurymen and Others
to know just what court business will b,
transacted next week.
Mildred Buckalew, aged 10 years, o.
New Egypt, died on Tuesday as the re
suit of an accident She was playing
around large iron wheel, when she sud
denly caused 1t to topple over upon her
crushing her breast.
| Farmers report that rabbits are making
inroads on their cabbage and turnip patch
es, pretty good indication that there
will be plenty of cotton tails for the gun
ners In November Quail are also said to
be quite plentiful.
The Mount Holly Water Company has
resumed work on the wheel pits at the
mill dam and expects to finish the job at
once. This work was begun under the
supervision of the late William H. Ma
son, and was not continued after his death.
After this operation has been finished, the
mill dam will be built.
The Moorestown Chronicle has issued a
very complete directory of Moorestown
and adjacent towns. 1t comprises
Moorestown and the six rural free delivery
routes emanating from that post office.
and the villages of Maple Shade. Hartford,
Fellowship, Mount Laurel and Evesboro.
The price of the book is one dollar.
Driving along King street, on Sunday
morning. Edward A. Goldy saw horse in
the yard at Chances pickle factory lying
helpless ON It's back wedged In narrow
ditch. The animal probably got fastened
while rolling on the grass. Colby sum-
moned Stephen Clevenger and others, and
with ropes and shovels the horse was soon
relieved from Its dangerous position.
Burlington county teachers who are
members of the Teachers Retirement
Fund, are requested to attend a meeting
of the members of said fund, to be held
in the Court House, Mount Holly, at IL
o'clock A. NJ, on Saturday, September
81, 1907. The object of the meeting is
to elect delegate to the annual conven-
ton which will be held at the State House,
in Trenton, on the last Saturday in Sep
TENDER.
While exercising his hound dog at 'Bucto.
on Wednesday afternoon, George G. Heis-
Ter, of Mount Holly, came near stepping
on a black snake about eight feet long.
1t was one of the largest reptiles ever
seen In that section. The snake jumped
about two feet in the air and fully COW
cred the distance of its length. Heisler
secured club but as the serpent crawled
into some bushes he did not care to fol-
low and 1t escaped.
The second annual meeting of the New
Jersey League of Postmasters of the
fourth class will be held at Mount Holly
on September 25, during fair week. Post
Office Inspector w. w. Stone will make
an address and Congressman John ].
Gardner, of this district, has been invited
to attend. s. G. Gardner, of South Vine
land, president Of the association, has re-
ceived letter from the Postmaster Gen.
eral, in which he says: 'In reply to your
letter of the 7th inst, you are informed
that an order has been issued to-day by
the Acting Postmaster General, granting
to fourth class postmasters, in the state
of New Jersey, leave of absence for as
many days, not exceeding five, as may be
necessary to enable them to attend the
annual meeting of the New Jersey League
of Postmasters of the fourth class, to bt
held at Mount Holly, New Jersey, Sep
TENDER 25.
The Honorable National Grand Lodge
Order of Good Fellows. of the United
States, convened In annual session In tn,
rooms of Mount Holly Lodge, No. IS
on Wednesday. and there were thirteel
delegates present During the .transac
tion of business 1t was reported that mat
tiers were working tremendously and tina
the order was holding its own. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Master
Adolph Heinberg. of Brooklyn; deput
master. William A. Schmidt, Long Island
chaplain, ]. Henry Bremen, Philadelphia
secretary, Philip Scheib, Brooklyn; treas
urer, Philip Scheu, New York; warden
William HI. Hinkle. Mount Holly; tyler
HI. c. A. Wagner, Brooklyn. At Thurs
: days session the officers were Unstable
and Brooklyn chosen as the next plac
of meeting. The only lodge of this ordt
in the state is located at Mount Holl,
For increase in membership the followin
prizes were awarded: Washington Lodg
No. 90, of Philadelphia. $25; Mount Ho
D ly Lodge, No. 10. Mount Holly, SIS; Lad
0 Washington Degree Lodge, No. 1, Ne
York, $40.
Prosecutor Atkinson listened to the te
timony of twenty witnesses, on Wedne
g day, at the inquest held at Tabernacle /
/ Coroner Seeds, concerning the death