The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-08
LOCAL NEWS.

William Fl. Mason, of Union street, hs
recovered from an attack of gastritis.
The Union Fire Company will hold II
annual fair and festival from October l
to II, inclusive.
Mrs j. Frank Antrim has purchased
property on Ridgway street from Georg
w. Bradford for $500.
Mount Holly souvenir post cards. 9Th
Very Best" Here and at Jones Pha
macy. L. 8. Boyce, stationer.
On Thursday Sheriff Norcross sold tn
property of John ]. Fortiner. at Palmyra
to William E. Tinker. for $4,000.
In order to secure greater seating capac
ity for patrons at the moving pictur
show at "Drsamland," the building Is Il
be considerably enlarged.
Anna Brown has purchased two proper
ties on the south side of Water street
Mount Holly. from the heirs Of Lev
French. deceased, for $3.50.
At the next election an appropriation o
81, 400 will be asked for the purchase OF
chemical engine, to be placed In charge
of the Union Fire Company.
At the Sea Girt range, last Tuesday
Capt. Long. Sergeant Rhees. Privatei
Savage and Parker, members of Company
E, qualified in the expert rifle class.
The New Jersey Christian Endeavol
Society will hold its annual convention al
Atlantic City on October 20. The ex-
ercises will take place at Young's million
dollar pier.
A reward has been offered for the arrest
of the thieves who robbed the club house
on the lower Rancocas creek belonging tc
John Forbes, of Mount Holly. They
cleaned the place of all its valuables.
After being In jail for several weeks,
caused by the excessive use of liquor,
Hugh Gordon. of Medford. has been re-
leased on bail. His six children were tax
en- away from him and placed In a state
home.
A large number of people visited the
residence of Aaron Fl. Burtis. on the
jacksonville road. Thursday night, and
participated In the lawn social held there
for the benefit of the Unionyille Sunday
school.
While former balloon ascensions at the
Mount Holly Fair have been thrilling and
interesting that on the bills for the Fair to
be held September 90, 20, "a and rs, will
-uutdo anything of the kind ever attempt
ed here.
The new automobile belonging to DR..
Elmer d. Prickitt was somewhat injured.
on Wednesday, while the machine was be-
ing turned on High street. 1t was run In
to the curbing with considerable force and
the axle bent.
A drawing card at Smithville tonight
will be the peach festival and entertain
ment to be given by Mechanics Circle,
No. IS, Brotherhood Of America. The
committee in charge has arranged an In
teresting programme.
A new crossing of vitrif1ed brick is to
be laid by w. s. Gale across Water street
at the junction with High street. Iron
tops will be placed over the cutters. The
improvement was ordered by the town
ship committee at its meeting on Tues
day evening.
About 1900 people attended the annual
OK roast of the Riverside Maennerchor.
Hundreds were Philadelphians. who re-
presented their societies, nearly every
German Maennerchor being represented.
Bands met the visitors ut the station and
escorted them to the gardens.
Clarence Lorenzo Price and Miss Anna
Dubell Worrell are to be married on Tues
day evening, September 10. at the home
of the bride-elect on Garden street. The
happy couple win reside in their recently
purchased residence on Union street, to
which extensive improvements have been
made.
Joseph McGovern, former constable at
Beverly, was seriously injured about the
back and abdomen by jumping off Read
ing Railroad train at Philadelphia. Thurs
day, while on his way to Washington, d
G. He was taken to the residence of his
mother at Camden, where his condition
became critical.
Several mischievous boys were partly
successful in their attempts to arouse the
entire city of Beverly at o'clock We'd
nesday morning. The citizens profound
slumber was disturbed by the ringing Of
the bell of the st. Stephens Protestant
Episcopal Church. A large crowd of
people hurried to the building.
Allen M. Fenimore lost gold watch on
one of his farms last week. The time
piece was taken from vest that had been
temporarily laid aside. The theft was re-
ported to Detective Parker. Two days
later the watch was returned to Mr.. Feni-
more by one of his employees, who said he
took it to Philadelphia with him for q
joke.
County committeeman of the Burlington
County Local Option League, which is
waging hot campaign for the nomina-
ton of two assemblYmen pledged to local
option legislation. have named September
90 as local option Sunday. Churches of
every denomination In the county are being
urged to get the church vote to the polls
for effective work at the direct primaries
Tuesday, September %. Preachers are
being asked to devote at least one sermon
on Sunday to the home-rule topic.
While crossing the tracks of the Penn
sylvania Railroad quarter of mile
below the station an unknown man was
killed by the train due at Riverside at 30
Wednesday morning. It is presumed he
was in hurry to get to work and did not
see the approaching train on account of
the heavy fog. The body is that of man
about 80 years old. A card In one of his
pockets bore the name of William Scott,
water carrier, and Is believed to have been
a laborer employed by contractors con.
structing sewers at Riverside.
After shooting half dozen reed birds,
which are given plentiful on the marshes
down the Rancocas creek, and becoming
disguised at their poor condition, two
Mount Holly gunners. on Wednesday
showed true sportsmanship by returning
home empty handed, when 1t was posi-
BILE for them to have bagged large mum
her. They decided to wait two week.
when the reeds will be ripe and the bird
in proper condition to kill. Since thu
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