The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-28
Rich cut glass at Boyce's.


Flynn.
Show, decorative and cactus dahlias
twenty-five finest varieties at Rosbach's
J. Pemberton.
II A Duryea automobile of 1905 patterl
for sale. Fifteen horse power. Prize
s $3.50. Address g. TIE News office.
Thirty Riverside members of Beverly
Lodge, No. 107, Free and Accepted Ma
8 sons, will establish lodge at Riverside
n next month.
The regular business meeting of the
q Ushers' Union of the M. E. church, will
r be held this evening at the residence oil
Charles r. Pierce.
The doors of the post Office will be clos
+ ed at 10 O'Clock in the morning on Me-
mortal day, at which time business for
the day will be suspended.
Numerous Italian families from Philadel-
phia are locating in some sections of the
county so as to be on hand at the opening
of the berry picking season.
The Sophomore class of the Mount
Holly High School will give an obstinate
Family and 'Box of Monkeys" In the
opera honse, on Thursday evening, June
10.
Solicitor George Gilbert, of Beverly, is
at the Hahnemann Hospital. Philadelphia,
where he has been operated on for cancer
A second operation is advised by the ply
stefan in charge.
A party from Mount Holly. chaperoned
by Daniel Evan, of Smithville, went to
the Burlington island, on Thursday. for
an outing. They caught sixty shad and
hundreds of herring.
Frank A. Elbertson, machinist, has
given up his position in the railroad shops
at Pavonia. He says much of the work
formerly done there is now being taken to
the new shops at Trenton.
A japanese tea, under the auspices of
the Farther Lights Missionary Society of
the Baptist Church, will be held on Mrs
Suffers lawn, on Saturday afternoon,
June /, from until o'clock. Tickets
10 cents.
Joseph Linder, baker, residing at Bey
erly, while feeding his horse, on Friday
morning, was kicked in the face by the
animal. He was badly bruised and cut
and his jaw was broken. Every tooth in
his head was knocked out.
Rowland Oliver and Harry Worthing
ton, of Burlington; Robert Atkinson, o.
] Edgewater Park, and Harry T. Simons, of
Beverly, will play series of pool games
for the championship of Burlington coun-
| ty. The contest will open this evening at
Beverly.
died from injuries received by walking in |
front of trolley car at Hainesport, were
buried in the Brotherhood cemetery, on |
Wednesday morning, from the parlor of
Undertaken 81. II. Earnest, on Garden
street.
A large crowd was present at the M. E.
Church, on Thursday evening. to witness
the exercises attending the anniversary of
the Epworth League The programme
included special music and an interesting
address by Rev. Dr. Munhall, of Phil
adelphia.
George W. Bowker, aged IA years, one
of the enthusiastic anglers of Mount
Holly, established record for this sea-
son, on Thursday, by catching a pike at
Kirby's Mills that weighed Al pounds and
measured 2st inches long. 1t was beau
ty, and Mr.. Bowker has reason to feel
proud of his catch.
You will get more for your money on
Memorial day at the Mount Holly Fair
grounds, than at any other place in the
county. The music to be furnished by
the Metropolitan Band, of Burlington,
will be worth the price of admission. The
horse racing, base ball game and other
features will fill the afternoon with
pleasure.
The Epworth League, of the Methodist
church, elected the following officers on
Friday night: President, Philip s. Irons;
1st vice president, Howard Crammer; End
vice president, Miss Nettie d. Bayles; 3rd
vice president, Miss Mary Sooy; 4th vice
president, L. s. Boyce; treasurer. Mrs.
Harry Il. Bayles; secretary. Miss Bessie
Anderson; financial secretary, Miss Ray
Oatman.
Michael ]. Brown, Burlington saloon
keeper, was committed to the county jail, !
on Friday, ON serious charge preferred
by 15-year-old Maggie Mcconnell. The
girl was employed at the home of Brown,
who has a wife and three children. Mrs.
r. Allen. an aunt of the girl, swore out
warrant for Browns arrest at the instance
of DR.. Adams, local representative of the
Society to Prevent Children from Cruelty.
A good time In store for all those who
attend the fair and festival to be held In
the town hall, at Hainesport, next Satur-
day night. A large delegation OF young |
people from Mount Holly will be present.
The event is given for the benefit of the
base ball team connected with. the Burling-
ton County Railway Company. The
young men who compose this club are all
popular, and their friends will see that the
festival is financial success.
Before Judge Horner, on Thursday, was
heard the appeal case of ]. j. O'Brien, of
Bordentown, against the Adams Express
Company, the suit being an action to re-
cover $40, the value of Bible that was
shipped to a friend in New York state
The Bible was not delivered and after the
lapse of year O'Brien brought suit. The
package was found and rendered to the
complainant before the case came to trial,
but O'Brien would not receive it. The
expressage cost him one dollar, which
was the amount of the judgment allowed
by the court.
On Sunday morning committees from
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post, No. 26. G. A R.,
visited the various cemeteries in Mount
Holly and placed flag on the grave of
each deceased soldier. Those organiza-
lions that will participate in the parade
on Memorial day attended the Baptist
Church on Sunday evening, on which oc-
casion special sermon was delivered by
the pastor, Rev R. H. Baker Flowers
will be very scarce this year because of
the backward season, but those having
any contributions to make in this line are
requested to have them at the post room
by $50 O'Clock on Thursday morning.
Coming to Mount Holly from Indian
Mills on Tuesday. Edward Carr an ell