The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-15

The Friends High School at Moorel
town, opened its doors yesterday.
Private sale of household goods, at 2
Cherry street. House open all this week
The elosing dance at Rancocas Park TO
the season with be held next Saturda
night.
The Pine Grove Sunday school will Civ
fair and supper in Endicott's hall, Mari
ton, on October 2 and 8.
George D. Worrell is agent for waite
filter, filed with charcoal, that fastens oil
an ordinary kitchen faucet.
Mrs. Joseph Lippincott, living on thu
Jacksonville road. is confined to her beG
with another stroke of paralysis.
Eugene Rowan, of Delanco, had one Of
his little fingers cut off by machine a
the Riverside watch case factory on Wed
nesday.
Recent improvements to the Mount
Holly cemetery have made 1t one of the
most handsome burial grounds in the
county.
1t is reported that some bog owners are
suffering loss by the ravages OF grass
hoppers, which are devouring hundreds
of bushels of cranberries.
One day last week Robert r. Rankin. OF
Delanco, with hook and line, captured
over one hundred perch and rock fish.
Some of the latter were very fine.
Anna NJ. Morgan, wife of William G
Morgan, of Bispham street, died Friday
night from cancer. The remains will be
inferred in the Mount Holly cemetery
this afternoon.
Struck by an automobile while riding in
carriage near Bridgeboro.e on Thursday.
Ezra Brock was thrown out and his wagon
badly damaged. He received some
scratches and bruises.
Because of her improved condition, it
Is expected that Mrs. Arthur Suits, Jr.,
who underwent an operation at the Bur
lington County Hospital, will return to
her home at Delanco this week.
Charles Newman, carpenter, living at
Medford, while working at Haddonfeld
on Tuesday, was driving wire nail into
hardwood board, when it few out and
the sharp point struck him in the eye.
The sight was totally destroyed.
George w. Tichenor, of Burlington.
who has photograph studio in Mount
Holly, predicts three months of delight
full autumn-like weather, running up to
within a fortnight of Christmas. As a
weather prophet Mr.. Tichenor has quite
reputation.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, OF Medford, has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Hannah
L. Braddock; secretary, Mrs. Annie B.
Engle; treasurer, Miss Fannie Haines.
There will be meeting at the home of
Mrs. Arthur T. Engle on Friday after
noon.
Special excursion trains and rates for
the Mount Holly Fair. Nowhere are
there better train arrangements than those
given the travelling public who attend
these events. Just think of the thousands
Of passengers carried during the existence
of the Fairs and not an accident has ever
happened.
Take your calendar and make a mark
around the dates September 20, 2S, "a aud
%, and then you will have reminder of
the days of the greatest Fair on earth, the
great Mount Holly Fair. If you do not
want to mark up your calendar print the
figures and paste them where you will see
them every day.
A west bound trolley car on the Camden
Trenton Railway, jumped the track west
of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at
Roeblings Thursday afternoon and went
part way down twelve-foot embankment,
and would have turned over but was pre-
vented by coming into contact with
telegraph pole. No one is reported to
have been injured.
Talking pictures, with human voices
and realistic effects, will be one of the big
features at the Opera House during fair
week. This Is sure to make big hit.
There will be change of program each
night during fair week. The entertain
ment will consist of several vaudeville
headliners, advanced acting pictures, pic
torial ballads, and the latest msYing pic
lures.
The automobile party given at the Court
House. on Tuesday evening, was largely
attended. At various prices many people
were given auto rides about town and the
surrounding country, the fine weather and
moonlight adding to the occasion. The
length of the trips was regulated by the
amount of money paid. The sum realized
was turned over for the benefit of the or
gan fund of the Baptist Church.
Ready to take advantage Of the season
when 1t closes, several citizens Of Mount
Holly are watching the advertised bar
gains, with view of purchasing power
launches. The pleasures Of boating In
this manner on the Rancocas creek have
caused some Of the older residents to get
the fever, and by next spring some new
names may be added to the list of launches
moored along the lower creek.
Acting on the authority of the Mount
Laurel officials, to whom numerous COM
plants had been made, Constable Charles
Gilbert, tof Hartford, made raid on a
party of crap shooters, near Masonville,
Sunday afternoon. Catching them in
active operation he notified the players to
stop the game, and gave them to under
stand that if they continued the practice
each participant would be arrested.
Under the present time table of the
Pennsylvania railroad company the 90
P. M. train from Philadelphia to Mount
Holly. known as the FOWL" line, continues
its run to Pemberton every evening, In,
stead of on Thursdays only, as formerly.
That this service in appreciated by persons
living above Mount Holly was shown on
Saturday night, when over hundred
people boarded that train at Mount Holly
| Owing to favorable weather the block
party given on Mill street, Saturday night
by the ladies of the Methodist Church
was pronounced success, and a consid
cradle sum was realized. Illumination
at the various houses were pretty and
attractive. Miss Pearla Austen made {
very acceptable gypsy queen. Because
of the great rush the automobiles in ser
vice were unable to supply the demand
do hv oil nersons desiring TO take ride