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

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f An effort Is being made to have Sunda
observed in Mount Holly more rigid
, than has been the custom. The matte
! was first agitated at a meeting of mini
tiers and the result was the appointmer
of committee and the issuing of Gil
cular which was sent to all who had bee
in the habit of keeping their places q
business open on the first day of the week
The circular read as follows:
"a number of the proprietors of ciga
stores and barber shops of Mount Holly
N. j., having agreed not to keep thei
places of business open on Sunday here
after, you are hereby notified that on an,
after June 90, 1907. any and all person
keeping their places of business open OF
Sunday will be prosecuted according t,
law. 1t is hoped that the Sabbath will b.
observed and that it will not be necessar,
to invoke the aid of. the law.
| Respectfully,
j. N. Carly, HOWARD CRAMMER
]. HOWARD APPLICABLE, w P. EDDY
WILLIAM JOHNSON, WILLIAM SHERMAN
Committee.
William Sherman says that the use o
his name was not warranted, as he did no
give permission to have it attached to thu
circular.
Only partial success attended the frs
Sundays efforts. There was no trouble
to purchase tobacco, cigars, soft drinks
and other articles. The barber shops as
near as we can ascertain. were all closed
20 Of 60
proprietors. G. Shed Holland had his
first entire Sunday in thirty years, and he
is said to have expressed himself well
satisfied with the occurrence.
In the drug stores the candy, cigar and
soda water stands were all out Of commits
sion, and it was not possible to get any
thing but medicine At the drug store of
Edward B. Jones free ice water was on
tap for all who cared for it.
The usual discussion that has always
followed like movements-and this is not
the first for Mount Holly-has taken place
already and the question of where to draw
the line is being given much attention.
Those against whom the move is directed
want to know why they should stop bust
ness and icemen, newsboys, milkmen, ETC.,
should be allowed to escape. All of these
questions will probably be settled if ar
rests of any of those mentioned should
follow. The only thing that appears to
be necessary is for the fellow who is
breaking the law to look after his own
fences.
Then again there is feeling against some
who are lid to be responsible for the
movemes ut who are not willing to come
out openly nd share the burden of carry
ing the affair to a successful termination.
Another story is that the real cause for the
agitation is not so much from desire TO
have everybody be good as it is to get
back at some whose methods have not
been entirely satisfactory. The commit
tee is entirely free from this part of the
as it is believed they are act.
ing in good faith.
There will not be any arrests for failure
20 comply with the law last Sunday Mol
special effort was made to see if there was
proper regard for the notice to close, but
iext Sunday the committee says it will be-
gin work In earnest, and if there is any vio-
alton of the law the offender may be ex.
oected to answer before a justice of the
,eace or to the county court.
The question of selling milk and news
papers on Sunday seems to have been con-
jdered by the New Jersey Legislature.
n 1898 law was passed which provides
hat it shall not be unlawful ''for any
person or corporation, on the Christian
sabbath, or first day of the week, COM
monty called Sunday. to print. publish
nd sell newspapers, to sell and deliver
milk, or to walk, ride, or drive for re-
reation, and to hire horses and carriages
II other conveyances for riding or
irving"
The township committee is empowered
o pass an ordinance regulating or prohib-
ting these acts.