The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-12


opened on March 10.
There has been no occasion to questic
the veracity of the ground hog during IL
past five weeks.
Storms of some severity may be locke
for on Thursday, March 81, the date
the vernal equinox.
The annual conference of the NJ. !
Church will meet at Red Bank, Nor
mouth County, tomorrow.
Walter Curtis, of Jacobstown, is suffel
ing from an injury to his spine, which b
sustained by falling from wagon.
Elwood Stead is again giving person,
attention to his business, having recoy
cred from his operation for appendicitis
Easter Cards, Booklets and Pose Card
Our assortment is large. Our prices al
right. L. 8. Boyce, Stationer, IS Garde
/ Street
Having neither home nor money, Pat
rick Gillen has been committed to jail fo
thirty days. 1t is probable that he will b
sent to the county house
A position with the Adams Expires
Company, at Trenton. is now engagin
the attention of John Armstrong, VIII
removed from Mount Holly.
Nine dollars buys eleven nice youn
Plymouth Rock chickens and one rooste
at Henry MacDonald's, corner of Unto
and Risdon streets. Mount Holly
His Vacation Rambles in Europe" wa
the subject of an illustrated lecture de
livered in the Baptist church, on Frida
evening, by Rev. G. L. Laws, of Baltimore
William Welsh, of West Virginia. pick
ed up as drunk Saturday night, wa
given four days in jail. He had been cut
ting timber for telephone poles near Ran
cocas.
The unclaimed letters that remain in tn,
post Office for the week ending March 9th
are Miss Anna Harrison, Miss Lotto
Koppersigh, Mrs Edith Singleton and
John Singleton.
For threatening to kill Daniel Evan af
ter he gets out of state prison, where ht
will serve ten years for stabbing the for
mer, retainer has been lodged against
William Heidman.
T. Harry Bowker has scld his cigar
store to his father. George W. Bowker,
and his livery stable business has been
purchased by his brother, Edward Bow
ker, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. James D. Flynn has gone to Bur-
lington to reside with her mother, Mrs
Thomas Baker. Mr.. Flynn is now max
ing his home with his brother, DIR. John
]. Flynn, on Cherry street.
Rosenfeld Bros, of Mill street, have a
well-selected stock of leftover goods from
the winter season, and now is the time to
buy for the future, as the firm proposes to
turn this stuff into cash.
Paul r. Goldey, of Beverly. formerly of
Mount Holly. has recovered from criti-
cal illness and is now able to attend to his
duties as superintendent of the Camden
and Trenton Railway Company.
An important sale of real estate, belong
ing to the estate of Thomas K. Wallace,
deceased, will take place on the premises,
In Plumsted township, Ocean county, at
2 o'clock on the afternoon of Thursday,
April 4.
A transfer has been made of Loring s.
Borton from the Office of wall paper
house, in New York city, to the central
office of the firm at Buffalo. This change
is promotion for efficient service to his
employers.
Policeman Severns found an old lady on
the street, Saturday night. Her mind
was evidently deranged. and she was sent
to Jail for few days, to be cared for by
the matron. To Justice Slack she gave
the name of Mary Smith. Sergeant street,
Philadelphia.
William Crozier and family, of New
York city. were Sunday visitors in Mount
Holly. The former, who Is connected
with an automobile firm, says dealers in
this line of pleasure vehicles will lose
heavily this year, as the sale of automo-
biles will fall far short of expectations.
Public sale of household goods by the
Misses Champion, 219 High street, Mount
Holly, on Thursday, March 81, at IL
o'clock. Grandfather's clock, handsome
cabinet and consul table with large mir
rors, parlor suite, cherry secretary, three
heavy walnut bed room suites, etc. etc.
See posters.
After many years of litigation the courts
have decided in favor of Riverside town
ship and against the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, the issue involving title to property
In that place. As result of the decision
the railroad company may be obliged to
remove its freight station and portion of
the passenger depot, which stand on town
ship grounds.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Education of Northampton township will
be held in the Court House on Tuesday
evening, March 10, at 715 o'clock. Three
members of the Board are to be elected.
The amount of money to be asked for
will include $500 for repairs to school
houses and SIC. 972 for current expenses, a
total of $11,472.
The residents of Union street have
signed petition asking for the construc-'
ton of Macadam road on that thorough
fare by which Main street and the Jack
sonville road are to be connected. If the
matter receives favorable consideration at
the hands of the Board of Freeholders, it
will be connecting link between two
important roads of this character.
1t is estimated that poultry to the value
of 5000 was killed by dogs at New Egypt,
last week. A large flock of ducks belong
ing to Edward Apologize was completely
destroyed Only one hen and a rooster
were left of lot of choice partridge
cochins belonging to DR.. M. A. Marin.
Another heavy loser was William Cowper-
thwait. Poultry owners are now cunning
for the dogs which have saddled quite an
expense on Plumsted township.
Very few people were ready to welcome
the snow which fell to depth of about
ten inches, on Sunday. 1t came just
at time when preparations for spring
work were being considered and was a
most unwelcome visitor. Congested side
walks interfered with the exercises at the