The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-07
New Mount Holly views at Boyce's.


Easter flowers, very fine lot of ther
at Elbertson's greenhouses, Mill st.
George F. Cronk has sold small lot
q Water street to Samuel E. Colder.
The Y. M. C. A. Boys Department
= preparing a musical entertainment to
given on May 8.
v. Claude Palmer. who has been
. for several weeks with typhoid fever,
d able to be out again.
Every horseman should see W. d. A
the handsome stallion owned by Fred T
0 Shreve, of Mount Holly.
At meeting held Wednesday evening
: William P. Vankirk was elected chic
: of the Beverly fire department.
Harry Mount, who died in Philadelphia
was buried in the Brotherhood cemetery
on Friday. Deceased formerly lived i
Mount Holly.
The Changers in this section have re
ceiyed 2, 500 sacks of seed potatoes, whicl
: they purchased from L. s. Bean, OF Pres
que Isle, Maine.
In order to give personal attention t.
their mining interests, Percival anC
Barclay Evan. of Ewanville, left TO
Idaho, last week.
| The annual meeting Of the stockhold
ers of the New Jersey Cranberry Sale
Company will be held at Camden on Tues
day morning, April IA.
DR.. Gerhard Loeling, of Pensauken. and
Miss Bessie Massn, of Mount Holly, are tc
be married this evening at the home Of
the bride, on Mill street.
While in Mount Holly, on Thursday,
John Peacock, of Florence, appeared at
the County Clerks Office and qualified as
a commissioner of deeds.
James N. Torrie, of Delanco, has begun
suit in the court of chancery for an
absolute divorce from his wife, Sarah A.
Torrie, on the ground of desertion.
| A tract of twenty-one acres on the
Smithville and Jacksonville road, belong
ing to the estate of the late Samuel W..
Shinn, has been sold to Edward johnson,
of Springfield,
The first quarterly meeting of the
Methodist church was held Saturday
night. The presiding elder, Rev. Alfred
Wagg, who was present, occupied the
pulpit on Sunday morning.
Cedar siding and shingles for sale. Also
Barred Rock eggs for setting. 81 for fif-
teen. $3.50 for two settings, s. per hum
dred. Call at No. 90 Church street and
examine stock. G. W. A. French, Mount
Holly.
The Importance of The Burlington
County Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
Moorestown, N. j., has impressed itself
upon the community. The wide scope
of its usefulness is universally recog-
nized.
Thomas Davis, colored, of West Wash
ington street, was arrested on Friday
night by Constable Throckmorton, Sc
rious charge having been preferred by
Frank P. Nippins on behalf of his son
Stanley.
Farmers along the route are in posi-
ton to enjoy the conveniences to be de-
rived by the use of branch telephone
line from Medford to Chairville, which
has been completed by the Interstate
Telephone Company. -
Mrs. Kate A. Bishop, of Riverside, has
started suit In the court of chancery to
enforce her husband, Robert NJ. Bishop,
to pay her slimonY. The complainant is
represented by Walter A. Barrows, for
merly of Mount Holly.
Running against broken electric light
wire which he did not see, Mark Smith,
a boy. was knocked down and rendered
unconscious on Pine street last week.
The live wire touched his face, causing
a bad burn. Companions at once re-
moved him out of danger.
America Hose Company, of Mount
Holly, was fifty years old on Friday last
There was no observance of the event. as
the members did not feel that the condi-
ton of their treasury would warrant the
expenditure of any money for such pur-
pose, and they did not care to solicit con-
tributions to that end.
The Monte Burlesque Company, with
many pretty girls and clever comedians,
will appear at the Opera House tomorrow
"wednesday evening. Some new features
are introduced and the show is bristling |
with fun and catchy music. The Monte
Carlo Company has been playing in many |
of the larger cities and is said to have had
a successful season.
Suffering excruciating pain, little
Albert johnson. years old, son of Mr.. |
and Mrs. George johnson, of Riverside,
W as removed to the Cooper hospital. Cam
den, on Thursday. Several weeks ago
the child swallowed pin, the effects of
which were not felt until the past few
days, when he became worse every hour.
An effort will be made to locate it and
save his life.
In order that two new dwelling houses
may be erected on her lot, on Garden
street, the factory recently vacated by the
Weaver Manufacturing Company, owned |
by Mrs E. L. Prickitt, is TO be RACED, and |
the lumber, as far as possible. used in the
erection of what will be modern dwell |
ings, both of which have already been |
engaged by proposed desirable tenants.
1t is expected that these houses will be
completed by July 10.
There will be special service at St.
Andrews Church on Tuesday evening in
Holy week, the 14th of April. At this
service the vested choir of the church of
the Incarnation, Philadelphia, under
charge of the organist, Walter st. G.
Knodle, will render the celebrated can
tata of 1.-THE Crucifxion. written by DR..
Stainer. The hour of the service will be
7.45. The offertory will be made to meet
certain necessary expenses. This singing
of "The Crucifxion" will be great treat
to lovers of church music, and all will be
welcome.
The Ushers' Union gave pleasant So
cial and entertainment in the Methodist
Church on Tuesday evening. An illustra--
ton was given of the hidden musical tai
eut existing among the members, which
proved to be feature of the evening. 1t
was not generally known that the society
contained some good singers, and to dem
onstrate that fact there was expectancy