The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-01

t School Supplies. L. s. Boyce, stations
Is Garden Street.
The Mount Holly public schools wi
/ open on Tuesday of next week.
DR.. and Mrs. G. E. Lord, are receiYin
congratulations over the birth of anothe
son.
Richard Lamb, proprietor Of the Wash
ington House. has been looking oyer tn
automobile market with view to pur
chasing a touring car.
Charles H. Estill's weather report TO
August: Clear days 10. partly clear ant
cloudy z. rainy 2, partly clear, rain witt
lightning and thunder 2, partly clear
cloudy and rainy7 z.
Mrs. ]. Howard Shinn went to Rhod,
Island yesterday to visit friends. On he
return home she will stop at AsburY Parl
and accompany the family of Thomas r
Finley to Mount Holly.
While engaging feeding mule al
Riverside, few days since, the ANNA
kicked Wilbur Freck In the face and
crushed 1t into an almost unacceptable
mass. Serious results are apprehended.
Elmer Horner. young lad, living al
Bridgeboro, fell from q wagon and frac-
tured his leg. last week. DIR. Alexander
FL Small, of Riverside, said that consid-
ering the nature of the break the boy may
be cripple for life.
Reserving his office and reception room
with private entrance, DIR. Charles Har-
ker will rent to suitable tenant his resi-
dence, corner High and Union streets.
Exclusive OF business apartments, the
house has 10 rooms. bath room, a large
square hall with open fire place. and a
small library. All modern conyeniences
Will rent either furnished or unfinished.
Apply on premises.
William D. Herbert, of Washington
street, removed to Camden on Friday. He
had been employed as pattern maker
during the past twenty-eight years at the
works of the II. B. Smith Machine Com
pany at Smithville. His present location
will be more convenient for his two sons
who are employed in Philadelphia Mr..
Herbert will work for the New York Ship
Building Company.
There was merry party at the home of
Jessie L. Lucas on the road between Bur
lington and Bordentown last week. Mr.
Lucas knew his friends were coming and
he had q generous feast of good things
ready, and the crowd made the water
melons and canteloupes fY. Guests were
present from many different parts of the
county and some from Philadelphia.
Among those from Mount Holly was Mrs
Charlotte Kensitt, of Church street.
But little sleep was had by the officials
at the Jail Saturday night Patients to
take the rest cure were received up to
midnight, there having been several short
term commitments. From Topetoy came
a call for assistance at $50 A. M, the be-
lief being that burglars were trying to
operate in that vicinity. Constable Gas
kill and other officers responded, but they
found nothing wrong, About an hour
later drunken woman from Lumberton
was brought in. 1t was nearly daylight
before sleep became possible.
At a session of court. on Tuesday, Will
liam H. Foster, having waived indict-
ment by the grand jury, entered plea of
guilty. He is charged with breaking into
the railroad station at South Pemberton.
To the same charge William Harris plead
ed not guilty, although he had previous
ly made a confession. He changed his
mind under the belief that he committed
no crime, as he only stood outside and
watched while his companion entered the
building Harris may think differently
after his trial Both men are from Mount
Holly.
Burlington Island Park was the scene
of a merry time on Friday. when chill
dren from Bristol, Mount Holly and other
places gathered there as guests of Capt.
William e. Doron, vice president and
manager of the ferry line. This picnic is
an annual affair and Fridays attendance
broke the record. The boat to and from
The island was crowded all day. Passage
for the little folks was free and rides on
the merry go-round theirs for the asking.
Hundreds of children left the park never
to forget the kindness of Capt. Doron.
The children from Mount Holly were car
RED free on the trolley cars.
Martin Bayersdorfer had an unusual
experience Saturday night when tall,
well dressed man entered his clothing
store and demanded meney to pay his ex-
penses to Trenton. Il don't know II
am obliged to give money to a stranger,
replied the proprietor with fire in bis eye,
land if you don't get out of here there
will be trouble" The next person held
up happened to be Constable Samuel K.
Gaskill, from whom the stranger demand
ed fifteen cents. "I'll arrest you and give
you fifteen days If you don't get out of
town, and don't you think won't, re-
piled the officer. After learning that Gas
kill was turnkey at the Jail, the fellow
made break for trolley car.
Edwin M. Vansciver, Beverly grocer,
was awakened at one o'clock. Friday
morning, by noise in his store. Sus-
pecting burglars he made an investiga-
ton, and found Mrs. Sylvan Jasper, a ne
gress, In the act of carrying away bas-
ket of tomatoes. The woman was turned
over to the police. Vansciver later learn
ed that a dozen baskets of tomatoes had
been stolen during the night. Magistrate
Stevenson imposed q small fine, which
was paid, and the grocer was reimbursed
for the loss of the tomatoes by the wo-
mans husband. Edward Casper, son of
the defendant, was recently arrested on
charge Of stealing $500 worth of jewelry
from Mrs. Maryland Cuthbert, of Edge
water Park.
The Burlington quarterly meeting of
the Society of Friends was held In Mount
Holly, on Tuesday, and there was large
attendance. At the morning session for
worship the speakers were Frances Gov
erly and Samuel Taylor, of Trenton; Ke-
ziah wilkins, of Medford, and Henry W.
Wilbur, of Swarthmore, Pa. This was
followed by business meeting, the clerks
being Franklin ZelIey and Phoebe Buzby.
Many of those present partook of the
noon lunch that was served at tables on
the lawn In the rear of the meeting house.
Franklin s. Zelley, of Burlington, presid
ed at the local option meeting held In the
oftarnoon the sneaker being Henry W.