The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-24
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.
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the Friends Academy at Moorestown.
The colored people of this section gave
a ball at Rancocas Park, Thursday night.
The Y NJ. G. A. boys took possession
of their new quarters in the Slack build
ing Friday night.
The Public Service Corporation is
removing the smoking compartments
from its trolley cars.
Farmers in the vicinity of Jacobstown
are receiving fancy prices for their apples,
which are being shipped to New York.
Go to E. R. Smiths stand at the Mount
Holly Fair for first-class roast dinner or
oysters In all styles. He has his old stand,
No. H.
The home of William A. Horner, Of
Florence, was broken into, on Wednes-
day, and goods and money taken to the
value of $50.
The large poplar trees on High street,
Warrick and Mrs. George Rendell, have
been removed.
Upholstering. carpet laying, furniture
repairing, floor staining, vanishing and
kalsomining Samuel J. Taylor, 20 High
street Bell 1913 d.
E. B. Jones & Co., Mount Holly pack
ers of canned goods, are paying trolley
fare both ways to the tomato peelers whom
they are employing from Burlington.
George Coleman. of Centreton, is grand
chief Franklin. and Christian j. Krayer,
of Mount Holly, grand trustee of the
Grand Circle Brotherhood of America.
Miss Helen Garrison, of Jobstown, has
returned to her home from St. JOS
eph's Hospital. Philadelphia, having i'm
proved from recent surgical operation.
The twenty-frst annual convention of
the Women's Christian Temperance Union
of Burlington county will be held In the
Moravian Church at Riverside, on Thurs
day. October 8.
As the result of butting in too freely,
an engine that was being run into the
round house, on West Washington street,
knocked out portion of the brick wall
and window sash.
Frank Mullen was before Justice Slack,
on Tuesday evening, charged with as
saulting Bert Matthias. The defendant
gave 5000 bail for his appearance at court
Both men are well known hack drivers.
Do you know that Pincsalve Carbolized
acts like poultice in drawing out infiam
nation and poison? 1t is antiseptic. For
cuts, burns, eczema, cracked hands 1t gives
immediate relief. Sold by H. B. Allen.
druggist.
The breaking of number Of benches
in the court house yard was the work of
some person who would be disappointed
If placed in jail for his righteousness.
This is where he will land If Superintend-
ent Zelley can find the guilty man.
Nearly three million pairs of rubber
boots and shoes, with a value of 81, 628,
318. were turned out by the rubber mills
of New Jersey during 1905, according to
a bulletin issued on Thursday by the State
Bureau of Statistics. Over eleven mil
lion pounds of rubber hose were also
turned out, with value of 81, $3.50, 1873.
The police of Burlington scented trag-
edy when big automobile, apparently
dripping with blood, dashed through that
city. on Wednesday morning, stopping
only long enough for the chauffeur to ask
the direct route to Atlantic City, Close
inspection, however, allayed suspicion.
The machine was despatched with crush
ed watermelons. due to collision with a
farm wagon.
The railroads of the state are falling
into line nicely In the matter of reporting
accidents to the new State Railroad Com
mission. james Maybury, acting secretary
of the commission, issues statistical re-
port showing that during the week end
ing September 10, three employees of the
New Jersey railroads were killed and If
teen injured, five passengers, eight EN-
ployes and two trespassers
A man who gave his name as Jesse
Green and claimed he worked on farm
near Chesterfield. went to Bordentown, on
Wednesday, and after filling up with
whiskey, created a scene ON Farnsworth
avenue He was taken In custody by
Marshal Thorn and locked up in the city
hail. Green was given hearing by May
or Gable and allowed the choice of pay
ing fine of $3.50 or serving term in
the county jail. He was very repentant
and declared he would never again touch
another drop of liquor.
1t will not be surprising If indictments
are found by the grand jury this week
showing that state agents of the Law and
Order Society have been working effect
lively in their efforts to secure evidence
against some of the gambling joints that
have been operated freely In this county
for some time. This work, 1t is surmised,
is being taken up Systematically, as was
that of the liquor crusade In Burlington,
which resulted In the arrest and convic
tion of over twenty persons, who have
paid fines amounting to more than 81 900.
AS In all such cases previous to the con-
yening of the grand jury, the lid is now
being kept down tight by the managers
of places of questionable character.
Prosecutor Atkinson has secured con-
victions in all the liquor cases tried this
month. At Tuesdays session of court
Fred Herold, who sold hard cider at his
grocery store In Cinnaminson township,
was found guilty. Mary Berkhouser. of
Burlington, charged with the Illegal sale
of liquor, pleaded guilty and was fined
$500. For the same offence her son Adam
was fined $75. They are old offenders.
While testimony was being taken in the
case of Herold. James Burns hurled pro-
family at a witness who was testifying for
the state. Judge Horner declared Burns
in contempt of court, and sent him to
Jail for ten days. William Haines, an
other witness, who created a disturbance
In front of the Court House, was taken tt
iail and detained on the order of Sheriff
Norcross. In the case of John Valenti. o.
Burlington, charged with the illegal sail
of LIQUOR, the defendant was found guilt,
after the jury had remained out all night
There is promise of brighter future TO
the farmers in the vicinity of Masonyill
and Hartford than the past has ever con
tanned. Heretofore In order to dispose o
heir produce 1t has been necessary to see
the markets of Philadelphia or ship t