The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-21
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

DIR. G. E. Lord has bought Wintol
automobile.
Mortgages for SALE $3.50, $500, $500
$160O-on real estate. A. A. Anderson
Mount Holly souvenir post cards. "Ths
Very Best" Here and at Jones Phar
macy. L s. Boyce, stationer.
The Sunday school of st. Martin's-in
the field, at Lumberton, held its annual
picnic at Rancocas Park on Saturday.
Governor Fort has rented his summer
house at spring Lake and will spend the
entire season at Sea Girt, with his family.
The annual picnic of the scholars OF the
UnionvilIe Sunday school will be held at
Rancocas Park on Wednesday. August 8.
The residence OF the late Col. Clifford
Stanley Sims, on Broad street, Mount
Holly. is offered for sale by A. A. Ander-
son.
The father of Detective Ellis II. Par
ker, living at Wrightstown. was quite Ill
last week, but his condition is now much
improved.
Stepping on loose board, which caused
her to trip and fall heavily, Mrs. John
Ewing, of Delanco, was severely lacerated
on her nose and face.
While at Asbury Park. last week, DR..
Raymond b. Clarke, of Mount Holly. held
clinic at the annual meeting of the New
Jersey Dental Society.
Fred Kettler, OF Riverside, well
know base ball player. has gone to Ham
burg, Germany, to work in the interest of
the Philadelphia Watch Case Company.
Al frequent periods Harmon Bsugh, Of
Bispham street, is able to sit on his front
porch. For nearly three years he has
been confDed to his bed room by illness.
Mrs. George Sexton. of Chesterfield,
has been unable to use her hand for sew
eral days because Of its swollen condition.
caused by the bite or sting OF some In
sect.
Under the guidance of Prof. Sladen,
the members OF st. Andrews Church
choir left yesterday morning for Island
Heights, where they will enjoy camp life
for two weeks.
Company E, of Mount Holly, returned
on Saturday night from weeks camping
at Sea Girt. The regimental officers said
it was the best company sent from Mount
Holly in many years.
There was large crowd at Rancocas
Park on Sunday afternoon to listen to the
concert given by the Metropolitan band
of Burlington. There will be another
concert next Sunday afternoon.
The thirtieth annual camp meeting is
now being held at Cockstown by the col
ored people of that section. Rev. W. B.
G. Costor, the local pastor, is in charge.
The meetings will be continued until Au-
gust 8.
The regular meeting of the Young
Friends Association of Mount Holly, was
held at the home of Barclay Moore on
Thursday evening. The evening was
devoted to musical programme by local
talent.
Three-quarter time is now being given
to the employees at the Risdon-Alcott iron
foundry on Church street. Orders on
hand will insure steady work until Sep
TENDER, when business is expected to i'm
prove.
There has been settlement Of the suit
In which John B. Goodher, of Columbus,
sought to recover $500 for carpenter work
done on the buildings of Mrs. Livingston.
owner of the Rancocas stock farm at
Jobstown.
On Tuesday 400-ton barge of sand
sprung leak and sank in the Rancocas
creek near the bridge at Bridgeboro.
Captain Lorenzo Wells. living near by,
rescued the captain and saved the latter's
personal effects.
Consumption has made three visits to
the home of Matthew Clyde, at Florence.
within years time The first to die was
the wife, then Katie. the eldest daughter.
and lastly Margaret, aged 20 years, who
died Thursday evening.
On Sunday morning, July 10. at New
Albany, occurred the marriage of William
Hullings and Miss Rae Warner, both OF
DeIran township. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. N. d. Aspinwall, at
the Methodist parsonage.
On Wednesday F. B. Cowdrick, OF New
Egypt, caught rat In novel way. The
rodent had been seen eating peanuts In
his store, and In trying to get away ran
on piece of tanglefoot fly paper, from
which 1t could not escape.
James Madden. of New York. has pur
chased the horse Fitzherbert for $1s. 800.
This animal was raised on the stock farm
of Perry Belmont, in Kentucky, by DIR.
j. Hume Carter, of Mount Holly, who
was superintendent of the place until 1t
was closed.
Six stitches were required to close
wound in the foot of Constable Charles
Borton, of Riverside, who cut himself
badly with piece of glass. The officer
suffered considerably from the injury. but
he has recovered in time to take his an
nual July vacation.
An automobile belonging to j. L. Con
ard, of Trenton, killed q cow at Rising
Sun Square on Saturday. The machine,
containing five men, was going toward
Columbus at the time of the accident.
The COW, which belonged to William Eft
tenger, was killed instantly. The auto
mobile was slightly damaged
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending July
1s: Walter Baumgartner, Louisa Brown.
John B. Carliss, Benz. Deacon. f. Daniel,
Linwood Dansworth. Frank B. Jones.
Mrs. Miriam McKelvy, 2. Postal cards
for the following: Miss May Baumester.
Don Juan Bernardo. s. Perkins, Paul
Tomlinson, Tony Tirbo. VIM. Tile. Mrs.
Ella West.
The next visit of Stiles & Co., eye
specialists, to Mount Holly, will be Wed
nesday, July 30, when representative will
be at the Masonic Temple and examine
your eyes free of charge. If you suffel
from headache, neuralgia or other pains II
the head, correctly fitted eyeglasses o.
spectacles may remove the trouble
Stiles g. Co. will frankly give you al
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