The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-02
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liam Ryan ana MISS Mame muTPnys Oo'
of Bordentown.
The Young Friends Society will NEE
ON June II. at the residence of lyle
i, Engle, at Rancocas.
The young ladies of the Nj. E. Churc
will serve light tea on the Church Ia"
on Thursday evening, June A.
Italians in large numbers are arrivin
in this county, where they will be employ
ed during the berry picking season.
The trimming of trees at the west en-
: of Union street has added to the effective
ness of the arc lamp recently installe
there.
While getting his gun ready to kill
dog that had been stealing his chickens
Benjamin 6ausalein, of Birmingham, &C
cidentally shot himself In the leg.
Miss Bertha Herbert, daughter of Johl
B. Herbert, who is teaching school a
East Orange, is reported to be recoverini
from an operation for appendicitis.
/ Samuel J. Taylor. of Monroe street, Il
now ready to make awnings. lay carpet
cover furniture, etc. A telephone cal
will bring him to your house. Bell S7SD.
Mrs. Samuel w. K. Sexton has rendered
her resignation as organist OF the Baptis
Church at Jacobstown. Miss Lille Long
street will officiate until the vacancy II
filled.
A strawberry tea was served on the
lawn at the residence of Reeve Stewart
on Washington street, Friday evening, by
the tennis club of the Mount Holly high
school.
Relics of some value we're found by
Col. Harris ON his property at Ewanville.
They consist of a Bible carved out OF
wood, some Chinese money and foreign
coin dated 1850.
Wrightstown Grange, No. 147, has Sc
lected Thursday. June IS, for children's
day, which will be held on the farm OF
John B. Tilton. The grange now has one
hundred and twenty five members.
The ladies Of the Methodist Church at
Crosswicks have organized Spare Mo-
ment Circle. Following are the officers;
President, Mrs Alvin Goodenough; secre-
tary. Miss Lottie Klein; treasurer, Miss
Anna Hannold.
Travellers cheques are issued in demon
nations of $40, $50. $50, 800 and $500,
by American Express Company, with for
eign money values printed thereon. Can
be purchased at the Farmers National
Bank, Mount Holly, N. J.
On Tuesday afternoon while standing
near the family horse, Florence, daughter
of Eber DeCou, of Pemberton. aged 3
wears. was kicked on the head and her scalp
laid open to the bone 1t required several
stitches to close the wound.
A very pleasing entertainment was CIV
en- at Pemberton, on Saturday evening.
for the benefit of the New Lisbon parson-
age fund. The Misses Ethel Cronk, Helen
White and Bessie Anderson are Mount
Holly ladies who took part.
While bathing at the mill dam, Tues
day afternoon, vicious dog belonging
to Walter G. Shinn ran into the water
and bit Everett Zelley, SON OF Benjamin
w. Zelley, on the leg above the knee. On
request of the boys father the dog was
killed.
Charles Fl Estill, who keeps record
of the weather, reports the following for
the month of May: Clear days, 9; par
TALLY clear and cloudy, IA; partially clear.
cloudy and rain, g. rainy days, A; partially
clear, cloudy, rain, hail, thunder and
lightning. l.
Persia" will be the subject of lecture
by the Rev. s. K. Nweeya, in the Presby-
terrain Church, tomorrow evening at 2. 40
o'clock. He will appear in native cos
tune and depict the habits and conditions
of his people. A silver offering will be
taken. All are invited.
At meeting of Washington Camp, No
II, Patriotic Order Sons of America, held
Thursday night, 46 propositions were re-
ceived. These, together with five other
candidates whose names are on the books.
win be initiated on June II, when visitors
will be present and refreshments served
A stranger came to Mount Holly re-
Gently and departed without disclosing
his identity. He was an elderly man and
claimed to have been pupil at the SAM
uel Aaron school In Mount Holly In 1909.
He stated he came here to look up some
of his old schoolmates, but none were
found.
The tug boat Reindeer, owned by Sam
uel Davis, of Philadelphia. was burned
ON the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware
river opposite Bordentown, on Tuesday.
The Reindeer had taken a boat to
Bordentown to be loaded with sand
from a dredger. The loss is said to be
about 5000.
George M. Hillman, Grand Mogul. was
the guiding spirit at meeting of Mount
Holly Forest, No. 8. Tall Cedars of Leb-
anon. held in the Masonic Temple, Thurs
day night, when eight "saplings" were
planted with impressive ceremonies. A
number of visiting Masons were present
The event closed with banquet.
All sports were necessarily cut out In
Mount Holly on Memorial day because OF
rain. After the storm had ceased large
number of people soon made their appear
ance on the streets of the town. The
moving picture shows at the Opera House
and Dreamland were well patronized and
hundreds of people spent the evening at
Rancocas Park.
George Hulse and son. of Trenton, have
leased the Mount Holly Opera House I'M
til October /. They propose running
moving pictures and vaudeville attractions.
The lessees will install electric fans and
proyide other hot weather comforts fol
guests. The lease does not include the
dates engaged for the commencement
exercises of the local schools.
John White, the horse trainer. is de
PENDANT In suit brought before Justice
Slaughter by Samuel r. Gilbert, who
seeks to recover $50 stake money which
White held and paid over to Andrew j
Taylor, whose mare defeated Gilbert'i
stallion In mile dash. The latter claim
that his horse was fouled and that the de
cision against him was unfair.
t Joseph Sanderson, a farmer, living nea
/ Pensauken, unearthed a well while dig
ging the foundations for barn, then fel
down the hole. Before workman coul