The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-30
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Farmers had nne weather 1or narVes
ing their hay crop last week.
Dahlia and perennial Phlox, each /
twelve best varieties and each one dolls
dozen, at Rosbachs', Pemberton.
Lost, on Friday evening, pearl sur
burst brooch. Finder return to No. 81
Garden street and receive reward.
Three children in the family of Samue
Leeds, living on the San Domingo prop
erty, were Frustrated by the heat las
Tuesday.
The League of st. Paui's Lutheran
Church will give social on the lawn
William Walther, at Hainesport, Thurs
day evening, June 10.
Some of the stores In Mount Holly will
be closed all day on the Fourth. 1t Il
probable that nearly all the others vii
close at noon that day.
Samuel J. Taylor. of Monroe street, Il
now ready to make awnings, lay carpet
cover furniture, etc. A telephone cal
viii bring him to your house. Bell s7sD.
The American Bonding Company, O.
Baltimore, has appointed on its loca
board George NJ Hillman and Herbert 8
Kille, vice presidents, and William A
Slaughter and Rodman W. Bowker, secre
taries
While there will be no public celebra
tion on the Fourth in Mount Holly this
year, the day will be generally observed
individually. Coming as 1t does on Sat.
urday, many of the stores will be kept
open until noon.
A platform for the accommodation OF
excursion parties to Rancocas Park, has
been erected by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. 1t Is located a short dis.
lance below that resort in order to avoid
the steep embankment.
Burlington county people who think OF
going to the sea shore would do well to
write for rates and booklet to Mrs. John
son Oatman, Jr., Beach House, South At
lantic City. Special rates for season OF
family parties.
The following unclaimed letters remain
In the post Office for the week ending
June 81: G. Atkinson, Hannah Ellis,
Mrs. Kent, Edw. Holly, VIM. Norcross,
Elder Stoddard. Postals, Miss Grace Budd,
Mrs. Marie Fisinger, Miss G. L. Haven, 2;
Miss Margaret Hittie
Among the candidates for the degree OF
Bachelor of Arts at Wellesley College.
Wellesley, Mass. last week, was Rachel
r. Evans. daughter of Amos s. Evans.
Miss Evans work was done chiefly In the
department of chemistry. She is a
graduate of the Moorestown Friends
Academy. 1908, and Perkiomen Seminary,
Pennsburg, Pa, 1904.
the placing of electric lights on the
porches in front of the offices of the
Surrogate and County Collector. The
publicity given and the large number of
bugs attracted to these points are well
calculated to put stop to the crowds
that have been occupying those places at
night. This is the object of placing them
there
The Riverside Fife and Drum Corps has
been reorganized under the management
of George Berger, late instructor Of the
Fourteenth Regiment field music, of New
York, who intends to teach also the bugle
calls and to increase the corps to so men,
beers, and promises that If members will
obey instructions Riverside will soon
have fife and drum corps equal to any
In the state.
Because of their victory in court 10
securing q confirmation of the conviction
of two Mount Holly merchants for selling
cigars ON Sunday, agents representing the
Law and Order Society give notice that
they will renew with vigor the prosecu-
tion of all persons against whom they can
secure evidence who continue to violate
the law In this respect. The declaration
is made that their operations will extend
outside of this town.
While Henry Grubby of New Egypt,
was on his way to Cookstown with milk
on Tuesday morning the horse became
frightened at cultivator standing In
James O'Connor's field and ran away near
Walter Kester's. 1t jumped ditch and
hedge fence, cut circle through field of
grain and returned to the fence. where it
dropped dead, falling across the hedge.
Mr. Grubby escaped with few injuries.
The shaft of the wagon was broken and
the milk was spilled.
Much excitement was caused at Edge
water Park shortly after midnight Thurs
day, by report from a gun which was at
first thought to be the explosion of safe.
The sound was apparently from the rail
road station and residents jumped out OF
bed thinking that the safe had been blown
ND by yeggmen. An Investigation showed
that the station had not been disturbed
and what caused the explosion was not
learned. The noise was heard at Beverly
and as far as Coopertown.
Albert Stiles, 1417 East Susquehanna
avenue, Philadelphia, prominent under
taker, was drowned at Edgewater Park
Friday evening while bathing off the
Shedsker shore. William Crist and Harry
Crist. companions of the young man, who
were standing on shore, heard Stiles shout
for help and jumped into the river, but be
fore they could reach Stiles he sank.
Both young men dove down after the
body. Stiles parents were Frustrated
when the sad news reached them. He
had Just arrived only few hours before
to spend few days on pleasure trip.
A pretty wedding took place Thursday
morning at the Sacred Heart church. Riv
erton, when Miss Rose Zisark was united
In marriage to Edward ]. Weber, of New
York city, by the Rev. J. l. Hendricks
The bride was attended by Miss Eta
Russ, of Beverly, as maid of honor. an6
Edward Conoran was best man. Ths
bride was given in marriage by hel
brother, Edward Zisark. The bride wore
a gown of white silk and carried showe
bouquet of Bride roses. A reception fol
lowed at the home of the bride, ate
which the couple left for Canada. o.
their return they will reside In New Yori
city.
1t was not Teddy, the terocious bloot
hound, that caused excitement at the 1ai
about 4 80 o'clock Saturday afternoon
Int the successful efforts of prisoner t.
get out of the institution. Spencer Barnes
of Camden, hit upon plan to escape b.
climbing an iron vent pipe that skirts tn
south side OF the building to the roof
Proceeding hand over hand along tn