The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12


Cherry street.
Mrs. Clifford Stanley Sims, of Bros
street, is very Ill.
spalding's base ball supplies, ETC.
s. Boyce, 25 Garden street.
1t is expected that Jersey strawberrit
will be ripe enough to market in about tie
| days.
Harry /. Cooper, of Madison avenue
, was confined to the house last week b
illness.
Harry T. Warner has purchased tn
Schuyler property on Cottonwood stree
for $1,000.
Plants for the flower and vegetabl
garden in all desirable varieties, at Ros
bach's, Pemberton.
Frank Davis, of New Egypt, recent.
killed black snake six feet long and con
tanning nineteen eggs.
Fred Krayer is acting as the prescrip
ton clerk in the soda water department
at Dubell's drug store.
A handsome monument has been erect
ed at the grave Of Harry E. Lynn in th'
Mount Holly cemetery.
Every horseman should see W. D. A.
the handsome stallion owned by Fred B.
Shreve, of Mount Holly.
Charles d. Burtis has sold property
on the lower end of Water street to Ben
jamin H. Alloway for 1926.
Oliver G. Billings, recently married, is
furnishing the Forker property. on Mil
street, which he will soon occupy.
George w. A. French, who has been
suffering severely with boil under his
left arm, is now getting better.
Phil Bullock has house, No. IL Gil.
man street. just off of West Washington
street, which he will sell or rent.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
hold tea at the home of Mrs. Chance,
Tuesday. May IL. from to P. M.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Almeda MacFarland, near Mount Holly,
aud Leonard @. wilkins, of Medford.
The cake sale held Saturday afternoon
for the benefit of the organ fund of the
Baptist Church netted $19.75. The young
ladies sold out in less than two hours
Pierson Reed, a retired section boss on
the Pennsylvania Railroad, is at his home
in Bordentown suffering from paralysis.
Samuel J. Taylor. of Monroe street. is
now ready to make awnings, lay carpet,
cover furniture, etc. A telephone call
will bring him to your house. Bell 37SD. :
During the past week Samuel J. Taylor
has killed six stray dogs in Mount Holly,
and he has more spotted. Sam wishes it
to be known that he is now right on the
job.
Tickets are selling rapidly for the eu-
chre and dance to be given in the Ma
sonic Temple on Tuesday evening, May
26. for the benefit of the Sacred Heart
Church.
The sixty-fifth birthday anniversary of
Capt Alfred Platt was celebrated at Cen
treton, on Tuesday. A large number OF
guests were present and the event was
greatly enjoyed.
The Burlington County Board of Taxa
ton met on Wednesday and organized
for the ensuing year by the election of
Joseph G. Kingdom, president; Joseph
Kaighn. secretary.
Manager 81. G. Wagner has removed
the business office of the Interstate Tel
ephone Company from the property OF
Morris Fl Keller to the second floor OF
the Gaskill building.
William P. Beck, of Beverly, employed
at the Elba iron works. came near losing
finger, on Saturday, while cutting a
piece of wood with an axe. The finger
was badly lacerated.
Mrs. Ella Somers, who lives on Wash
ington street, lost two 81 bills last week
when on her way home from work. She
would be pleased to have the finder return
the money to her.
A star nosed mole, having long hairy
tail and fur like an otter, was killed by
A. II. Stedfole, of New Egypt. on We'd
nesday. 1t is quite different from the
common mole in this section.
Because of heavy rains last week the
water in the Rancocas creek is quite high.
A number of persons have been having
sport shooting carp on the flooded mead
ows at the foot of White street.
On Wednesday the degree team of Mar
ion Circle, No. Q, Brotherhood of Ameri-
ca, conferred the degrees of the order on
a large number of candidates, who came
from various sections of the county.
Next Sunday evening there will be ser
vices In the NJ E. Church to celebrate the
Goth anniversary of the Epworth League.
There will be special music and fiue
speaking. Everybody is cordially invited
to attend the services.
Robert Gotham, who has been an
employee of Florence iron works for thirty
wears, and who has and now holds several
positions of trust, started Wednesday
for Lynchburg, Virginia, he having &C
cepted a position as pipe inspector there
After several months idleness as re-
suit of the injuries which he received in
the recent Camden railroad accident, Will
liam 81. Mason was able to resume his
former position in the Office of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, at Philadel-
phia, on Tuesday.
On-the allegation that he attempted to
interfere with witnesses who were to
testify In case in which his wife was one
of the defendants, Benjamin Shute, OF
Camden, was placed under arrest, on
Wednesday, and committed to the keep
ing of Sheriff Norcross.
Commissioner Schneider has announced
the appointment of Harry j. Sherman,
Of Mount Holly, as consulting engineer
for the inland waterway. Mr.. Sherman
is preparing specifications, and dredging
contracts will be asked for in week.
Governor Fort approved the appointment.
Having purchased farm at Browns
Mills, George Broadbent, of Factoryville,
Pa, moved to that place only to find that
the tenant, Stockton Sinners, would not
vacate, his lease giving him another year
Worriment over the situation caused
Broadbent to lose his mind. While tenn.
porarily insane he secured gun and at
| .on,,,+od 70 kill his family. but he was