The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-18

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lington County Fair Association, is yer
i'll with typhoid fever
After visiting relatives at Mount Holl.
: and Hainesport. Miss Bertha Cline has re
turned to her home at Tabernacle.
Miss Ruth Branin, daughter Of Dr. )
W. Branin of Washington street, receives
a valentine that came from Jerusalem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore, of Noun
e Holly, were at Medford, last week, visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. Jesse Simpkins.
James Penn, of Florence, one of tn
first settlers of that place, and a veteran
of over forty battles of the civil war, die'
last week.
On Tuesday next, at St. Peters church
Riverside, will occur the marrige of Franl
Miller and Miss Frances Prantz, both o
that place.
Joseph Johnson, of New Egypt, Will
working at the repair shop of the Pember
ton and Hightstown Railroad, on Thurs
} day, had his foot crushed.
A very pleasant event in Grange Hall
at Rancocas, was the annual supper giveI
by the Rancocas Grange. A large mum
Der of people enjoyed the delicious mea
that was served.
Chicken thieves at Writings in one
night robbed the memories OF George
Harper and Frank Kopersperger. At the
latter place the watch dog was found poi
soned the next morning.
Fine Stationery, School Supplies, Spald
ing's Sporting Goods, Typewriter Sup
plies, Social Engraving, Souvenir Posi-
Cards, Rich Cut Glass. Silverware, Fancy
China, etc. L. s. Boyce, Stationer.
August Prenot, of Delanco, is suffering
from an injured hip, sprained wrist, q
cut on his arm and bruised head. He is
conductor on a trolley car The latter
jumped the track and turned turtle on the
outskirts of Camden. Prenot was the
only person injured.
The State Board of Taxation met in
Camden last week and heard several com
pls nts. Among them was request that
the capital stock of the National State
Bank be reduced from $50 per share to
$66 O5. This was granted. The Burling-
ton County Board assessed this stock at
$68 per share.
Jabez Fl. Roberts, nephew of Mrs. N.
t. Kingdom, of Burlington. died suddenly
at Dayton, Ohio, on Friday. Mr. Roberts
was a native of England and came to this
country about Sc years ago, settling at
Mount Holly, and occupying the old
Brown property which stood where the
High school is now located. He soon af
terward removed to Dayton.
Hetzell's team. the crack bowlers, from
Trenton, were in Mount Holly. on Thurs
day evening and were defeated by the
Mount Holly team by the score of 1850
to 2,505. The Mount Holly team is going
to Rochester on the second of March to
compete in a tournament. A terrapin
supper to aid in paying the expenses will
be given at the Mill street hotel, on
Thursday evening.
Bert Dill, who, for three years, has been
reading meters for the Public Service
Corporation, and collecting light bills, re-
signed, on Saturday, the resignation to
take effect on the Goth of this month. He
will take a position with the Interstate
Telephone Company, made vacant by the
resignation of Samuel W. Haines. 1t is
said Jere Deacon, now employed at the
Engle hardware store, will succeed Dill.
Burlington quarterly meeting of Friends
will be held in the meeting house, corner
of High and Garden streets, Mount Hol-
", on Third day. 25th inst, conyening at
10 80 A. M. Joel Borton, of Woodstown.
and other prominent ministers are expect
ed to be present The evening session will
be conducted in the interest of the can
ii Saloon League" and will be addressed
by Joel Borton at 7.30 o'clock. Every
body invited and welcome to attend both
meetings.
Frank Bell, against whom a complaint
was made by the Overseer of the Poor, of
Bordentown, charging him with non
support of his wife and five minor children,
was committed to the Burlington county
Jail at Mount Holly, Friday. where he
will have to remain until he is able to
find bondsman to furnish bond of $3.50
for him to pay the sum of so cents week
to each of his five children for their sup
port. Bell had been out of Jail only two
weeks.
The old schoolhouse on Filbert street,
soon to be vacated, was sold at public
sale, on Saturday afternoon. There were
quite number of persons present. but
they did not seem to care to bid The
house is one-story brick, with heater in
the cellar, and a lot So feet front by 116
feet deep. Prior to the sale the Board of
Education had an offer of $3.50 for the
property and the auctioneer was authorized
to start it at that price. 1t looked for a
while as if that was the limit. but the
figures advanced to 1915, at which price
i. was cried off to Ezekias w. Esham.
The new First NJ E. Church at River
side was dedicated on Sunday with appro-
pirate exercises. Rev. DR.. Alfred Wagg,
presiding elder of the Trenton district,
preached in the morning, and Rev. DR..
Frank Moore, president of Pennington
Seminary, occupied the pulpit in the
evening. The Sunday school and Epworth
League held special services Rev. c. q.
Barnes is the present pastor of the church,
and it was through his efforts that the
new edifce was built. The church prop
erty is valued at $4,000. The building
has seating capacity for about 300 per-
sons.
The unrivaled New Jersey cranberry
may have dangerous competitor if an
experiment planned by grangers of Bur
| lington county at meeting held at Bur
| lington, on Saturday, proves practical and
successful-the growing of the Swedish
berry, lignon. Efforts are being made by
Conrad Skarstedt, Swedish horticultur-
list, to prove the commercial value of this
berry to New Jersey farmers, and grang-
ers throughout the state are willing to
give it fair trial on their farms. Lignon
differs from the cranberry in that it grows
on upland, while the cranberry can only
| be produced on boys. The Swedish berry
is sweeter than the cranberry, but COM
bines a tartness that makes it edible even
in the raw state. Made up into the sauce