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

Jonn w. wright has bought the p0Wt
boat of Clinton Rothplex The latter wi
now buy larger boat
Mrs. William E. Cornwell, of Jacob
town, has very sore hand. which cam
In contact with a briar.
White egg plants are being sold b
George Snyder, of Hainesport, as one G
the products of his farm.
s, Mount Holly souvenir post cards. 9TH
Very Best" Here and at Jones Pha
macy. L. 9. BoYce. stationer.
The fiftieth anniversary of the Presby
terrain Church at Toms River will be cele
brated during the week Of September 20
The railroad station at smithville is Ii
temporary charge of Leroy Ravens, o
Toms River, who will remain there TO
several weeks.
Follow the crowd on September %, q
"a, and IS and you will go straight to tn
grounds of the Burlington County Fai
Association.
AS the result of being kicked by colt
last week, Clarence w. Loveland, living
on the Rancocas road, had his hand Sc
verely lacerated.
Detective Parker, who owns house
boat at Surf City, entertained Burlington
friends on cunning and fishing trip OF
Barnegat bay last week.
Mrs. Mary Farley, of San Francisco
CAL, well known In and around Mount
Holly, has been granted divorce from
her husband, George Farley. Of Water
ford.
Henry Gallagher and Miss Nellie Call,
of Moorestown, were married at that
place on Wednesday morning. The Ger.
emony was performed by Rev. ]. w
Murphy.
Notice has been filed In the County
Clerks office to the effect that james
Etoops, of Riverside, will make applica.
ton for admission to the bar at the No
vember term.
All of the attractions advertised for
the great Mount Holly Fair will be ex-
hibited next week. Do not fail to see the
balloon ascension. 1t will be the greatest
eyer witnessed.
The annual meeting of the fire depart
ment of Northampton township will be
held In America hose house ON Fri
day evening, September 18. Election OF
officers will be feature of the meeting.
John Hester, member Of the Washing.
ton police force doing duty around the
White House. together with his wife and
daughter. came to Mount Holly from
Atlantic City, on Thursday. and paid a
visit to Amos L. Poinsett.
Assistant Attorney General Nelson B
Gaskill is the only member of former
Judge Gaskill's family vino will vote in
Mount Holly this fall. Thomas Logan
Gaskill will vote In Camden, and his
father will cast ballot at Seaside Park.
John Norcross, of New Egypt, aged 8
years. holds Juvenile record for the sea-
son. While fishing In Oakford Lake, near
the mill dam, with minnow line, the lad
caught a carp nearly as big as himself.
Bystanders went to his assistance In a
boat and succeeded in getting the fab on
Shore 1t weighed 81 pounds
The unclaimed letters that remain in
the post Office for the week ending Sep
TENDER 10, are as follows: Miss Bessie
DonelY, Joseph Hays, Mountain House,
Miss Lydie Worrel. Thomas B. Watson,
Anna Valman. Postals, Mrs. Latitia
Chambers, Miss Lynda Goodyear, Mrs
George Harker, Miss Gertie Wiltsey.
The new organ at the Baptist church
was played for the first time, on Sunday,
large congregations being present at both
services. The very nice feature Of the In
stallation of this instrument is that the
money is all In hand for its payment. A
recital ON this organ will be given soon
by David Wood, the blind orgsnist, of
Philadelphia.
The grand rally and roll call Of the
Epworth League, of the Methodist church.
held last Thursday evening, proved to be
q very successful affair. The programme
consisted of reading by Miss Grace
Prickett; solo. A. r. W. Atwood; address,
]. Frank Scattergood. president Of the
league; reading, history Of the league,
Harry Bayles; an interesting address
by Rev. G. NJ. Hughes.
The next visit Of Stiles & Co., eye
specialists. to Mount Holly, will be Wed
nesday, Sept 90, when a representative
will be at the Masonic Temple and examine
your eyes free of charge. If you suffer
from headache, neuralgia or other pains in
the head, correctly fitted eye GLASSES or
spectacles may remove the trouble.
Stiles s. Co. will frankly give you an
opinionon the subject.
At the Baptist Church, Sunday morn
ing, a musical programme of special In
terest, In charge of Edward Tyler, of
Burlington, the organist, marked the In
stallation of the new $4,000 pipe organ.
In the evening an additional musical fea-
ture enlivened the service. The local choir
was assisted by the following ladies from
Burlington: Miss Merton, Miss Florence
Wiley, Miss Name Taylor, Mrs. Annie
Weast and Mrs Potts
About twenty-five additional feet OF
space has been added to the livery yard OF
Garter and Wells, on High street. The
corn crib has been removed to run parable
with the wagon shed. which has been ex
..5od sov.ral foat The office huildinp
which has been enlarged to twice its for
mer size, is now located at the eastern enc
of the yard. The interior of the office Is
being fitted up nicely. When the I'm
provements are completed all the build
ings in connection with the livery bust
ness will be painted.
Charles Haines, who has served time
for stealing chickens, has been committed
to the county jail in default Of $500 bal
for another crime. The prisoner Is charged
with stealing firearms and fishing rod
valued at 800, from the bungalow
Messrs. Brown and Blair at Brown
Mills. The robbery was reported to III
Warner Hargrove, one of the officers o
the Browns Mills Protective League. Al
ter Detectiye Parker was sent for tn
thief was soon located and q warrant Is
med. This was served by Constable Lem
mon. AS soon as Haines was arrested b
made confession.
BENJAMIN o. Herbert, an agent OF Tn
Society for the Prevention OF cruelty