The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-14
LOCAL NEWS.

The front of the Curtis dry good stol
is being reprinted.
An attack of mumps kept Ross B. Sin
confined to his home last week
Mary j., widow of Lewis Rossell, hi
secured government pension of s. pr
month.
Magnolia trees, which are the first I
bloom, are now presenting beautiful al
pearance.
Easter cards and booklets. Our assorI
ment is laEge;-our prices are right. L.
Boyce, stationer.
While operating a sewing machine Mrs
Thomas P. Cotton. of Tabernacle, drov
the needle through the f1eshy part OF he
index finger.
The rooms in the Gaskill building, va
Gated by the Burlington County Fair As
ISOLATION, have been rented by Lawye
William A. Slaughter.
Mrs Durnstein has contracted will
Walter Allen, of Mount Holly, for th'
erection of dwelling house on the Endi
colt farm, near Lumberton.
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.
Desiring to serve Uncle Sam in some
capacity, Irving D. Bennett, formerly {
member of Company E, OF Mount Holly
has enlisted in the regular army.
Miss Luella Irons, stenographer, has &C
copied position in the law office OF Rich
ard b. Eckman, where j. J. Fenstermach
er, real estate agent, is also located.
Thieves who entered the residence OF
Joseph Wills, at Rancocas, took nothing
of value, but before departing helped
themselves to the best eatables found in
the pantry.
Mrs Charlotte Kenset, resident OF
Church street, Mount Holly, was SO years
of age on Sunday. Her friends remem-
bered the occasion and sent her slower
of post cards.
A house on Green street, owned by Miss
Elizabeth Goldsmith, has been sold to
Carmine Lemma. and the latter has pur-
chased the adjoining lot from Mrs Au-
gustus Won Fofinger.
Members of the Union Fire Company
are giving consideration to the purchase
of chemical engine, which would be a
addition 70 ha f11o Of
local FIRE depart ment.
An oyster supper was given at Vincen-
town. on Saturday night, under the au-
spices of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
M. E Church. 1t was very enjoyable
affair and a neat sum was realized
Cedar siding and shingles for sale. Also
Barred Rock eggs for setting 81 for fif-
teen. $3.50 for two settings, S. per hun
bred Call at No. 90 Church street and
examine stock. G. w. A. French, Mount
Holly.
The house at the corner of Mount Hol-
ly avenue and Ridgway street has been
rented by Thomas E. Norcross, who will
remove his family here from Philadel-
phia. Mr. Norcross is in the employ of
T. Walter Borton.
The residence of John w. Archer, on
Mill street, is being put in shape for a
restaurant and boarding house, to be con-
Quoted by Mrs. Edward r. Smith. Mr..
Archer has rented house on Anderson
vile from Charles Reeves.
The falling of an electric light pole
that was being erected at Beverly, last
week. demolished the upper part of
John A. Cooks greenhouse, which was
filed to its capacity with Easter lilies,
doing damage to the extent of over $3.50.
Unclaimed letters remain in the post
Office for the following: Mary A. Dickey.
FL. Haines, Harry Howard, Mrs. Ida Sher-
man, Mrs. N. Schwartz, Mrs Benz. Wells,
Mrs Henrietta Walls. Postals, Miss Grace
Parker, F. Muepler, Miss Viola Ham
mond. 2.
Lilies. azaleas, hydrangeas. spirea,
hYacinths and genista, from Rosbach's,
at s. P. Clines hardware store, Mount
Holly. Also full stock of the above
and other varieties of plants and cut
flowers for Easter, at the greenhouses,
Pemberton.
The old College building on the Della
ware river bank at Burlington, erected in
1916, is being torn down by the Thomas
Devlin Manufacturing Company, owner
of the property. This college, prosperous
In its early days, was founded by Bishop
George W. Doane, who also founded st
Mary's Hall.
A New England tea will be served at
the residence of Mrs. John A. Tice, 1856
Cherry street, on Thursday evening of
this week, the 10Th. The price of sup
per will be IS cents There will be music
and a pleasant social evening. The pro
ceeds will be for the benefit of the Metho-
dist Church.
Franklin B. Lewis has been appointed
by Bishop Scarborough delegate from
the Diocese of New Jersey to attend the
Pan-Anglicau Congress that will meet in
London on June 10. Mr.. Lewis will leave
this country May 7. on the steamer Amer
ika, going direct to London, where his
son Howard now resides.
While playing with gun which was
not supposed to be loaded, George. the
youngest son of George w. Davis. of
Beverly, pointed it at his little sister Ed
ma, saying, 81 will shoot you" She
grabbed the barrel and pushed it to one
side, when George pulled the trigger.
The shot struck door, blowing hole
through it, and setting fire to some cloth
ing hanging in the closet. Hearing the
report Mrs Davis rushed to the room
She discovered the blaze aud found the
two children almost in Mysteries
Two Mount Holly men were given office
in the Burlington County Local Option
League formed at Burlington on Tuesday
night, by the election of James L. Jami-
son, treasurer. and the selection of Frank
Seely as member of the executive COM
mittee At this meeting eleven different
communities were represented. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to establish
branch leagues throughout the county,
and to systematic future work along To-
cal option lines. Local option was said
to be the only way of modifying the pres
ent license laws, which are declared I'M
Just to the majority of citizens.