The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-23


bach's, Pemberton.
Mount Holly souvenir post cards. 1T
y Very Best" Here and at Jones' PHI
macy. L s. BoYce, stationer
re The twentieth annual harvest home
,. the Methodist Church, at Indian Mill
will be held in Browns grove on Augu
Is 90.
= Rev. James II. Durham, of the Presb
lterian Church, and Rev. r 81. Baker,
n the Baptist Church, exchanged pulpits {
+ Sunday.
A bull dog belonging to August Klemr
t Jr., of Riverside, has been killed. I'll
: animal bit its owner on the arm al
t nearly chewed of one his fingers.
Superintendent Wagner, of the Int
. State Telephone Company. reports tt
9 completion of the branch line runnin
7 from Vincentown to Tabernacle.
William Atkinson, of Mount Holly, an
his brother. Charles. of Burlington, wit
I their wives, were at Beach Haven, la
/ week, getting their house boat In READINGS
for occupancy.
) Word has been received that Thomas .
Dewitt, of Mount Holly, has been OPT
| rated on for appendicitis. He Is a marin
on one of the United States battleshiI
now cruising around the world.
1t is thought that Postmaster Stechel
! of Riverside, will have sufficiently re
! covered from his present illness as to b
able to take charge of his office, whic
goes into the second class on July 1.
While fishing in the bog, on Thursday
Raymond Mcintosh had excellent luc
and broke the seasons record. He caugh
two cat fish. The largest weighed 4
pounds, and the other nearly three pounds
The eleventh annual camp meeting o
the Fletcher Grove Association, will be
gin at Delanco on June 90 and continu
until July 5. The special evangelists will
be Rev. E. A. Ferguson, of Illinois, ant
J. W. Lee, of Reading, Pa.
Burglars entered the store of Franz
Howell. on West Washington street, Tues
day night. They took away lot of gro
ceries and secured $11 from the money
drawer. They may be the same partie
who committed two robberies the nigh
before at Vincentown, when the stores o
Aaron Pitman and Harry T. Allen wer'
entered.
David Matthews, colored, of Noun
Holly, was released from the county jail
on Thursday. Haying pleaded guilty tt
seven different indictments for selling
liquor on Sundays, Matthews was SEN
fenced to one year in the state prison,
or to pay a fine of $3.50 within ten days
He managed to raise the money at the
last moment.
Those In want of insurance should not
forget Harry Hawkins, Jr., who will con-
tinue the well established Burlington
County Insurance Rooms, so long con-
Quoted by his late employer, Col. Charles
NJ Sloan, deceased. Mr.. Hawkins is well
conversant with the business, which he
will endeavor to increase. He has received
the agency Of all the companies represent
ed by Mr.. Sloan, and will put forth earnest
efforts to retain former patronage.
On Wednesday Constable Throckmor-
ton arrested William Binn, colored, aged
8 years, who lives with his grandmother
at the residence of DR.. w. W. Whitehead,
on High street. The lad is charged with
stealing 1860. from Fred Campbell, who
is employed by DR.. Darlington. The boy
told conflicting stories in regard to the
theft. He said he hid the money. but
when asked to do so was unable to take the
officers to the place of concealment. Then
he said he gave the money to his grand
mother. At the Jail, on Saturday. the
boy was given an opportunity to return
the money, and If this is not done by July
2, William will be taken before Judge
Horner.
On Friday evening, before Justice ia
mison, William Henry johnson was held
In his own recognizance to appear at
court ON Thursday, July Q. His trouble
consists of breaking a tombstone in a
burial lot which he claims to own. The
stone In question was placed at the grave
of Lizzie johnson. daughter of the de-
PENDANT, five years ago, by Louis Kramer,
an uncle, who Is said to have been kind
In looking after the children of this fam
lily. The stone was broken about ten days
ago after the burial of Lavinia johnson,
who died at tie home of Kramer on
Charles street. johnson, known as "Cher-
ry Picker" is now living in Camden. Up
to this time he made no objection to the
presence of the stone. AS defence John
SON claims he had Alright to break it.
Representatives of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company have taken measure
ments for the erection of platform to be
located at Rancocas Park, where, it Ii
said, certain trains will stop TO accom-
modate excursion parties. Ellis H.
Parker, lessee of the park. states he has
many picnics booked from South Jersey
by Sunday schools, lodges, etc., who have
heretofore been using the parks In theil
own section for their annual outings
Having decided to make change thii
year, Mt is said, has caused the Public
Service Corporation to increase its rate fol
chartered trolley cars In the interest Of
the pleasure resorts In South Jersey
Interested parties brought the matter tt
the attention of the railroad company,
with the result that the platform is ex
pected to be laid and ready for use By
next Friday.
Miss Elizabeth Tilton, of JacobstowI
and Edwin Joshua Bunting, of Crosswicks
were married on Wednesday afternoon a
o'clock at the home of the brides mother
at Jacobstown by Rev. w. E. Cornwell o
the Jacobstown Baptist church. Mis-
Katheryn L. Miller of Chesterfield, wa
bridesmaid and s. Stanley Ellis, of Cross
wicks, was best man. Percy T. Borde
and Joseph T. Kester, of Jacobstown
were ushers. Mildred and Maron Borden
twin nieces of the bride. were flower an
ring girls respectively. The ribbon girl
were Elsie and Martie Tilton of Wrights
town; Ethel Borden and Edith Kester c
lJacobstown. The wedding march wa
played by Miss Helen Wallace, of Chester
, field. The bride wore white silk musli
and tulle veil. The bridesmaid VOL
white organdy trimmed with Valencienn'
lace. The flower and ring girls VOL
white lawn over pink slips. Immediatel
after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Buntin
: left for Atlantic City and Washington.
| Before the eyes of his aged and widowt
e mother, with whom he lived and who