The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-08-18

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EVAN, of Mount Holly, has been added
the feet at Seaside Park.
Mount Holly souvenir post cards. 9Th
. Very Best" Here and at Jones' Phal
macy. l. 8. BoYce. stationer
: Frank Austin and family are visitin
relatives in Mount Holly. Mr.. Austin
superintendent of the gas works at Frank
fort, KY.
Having been threatened with typhoi
! fever, Deputy Sheriff Fleetwood has re
turned from Atlantic City feeling mucl
improved.
Mrs. Frances Currie, of Beverly, is re
covering from an injury to her arm, whicl
she received by falling from carrousel a
Rancocas Park.
After a serious illness with cboleri
infantum. the 2-year-old son of Captain
and Mrs. Richard M. French, of Madison
avenue, Is on the road to recovery.
Thomas w. Nippins wishes 1t under
stood that contrary to a report, he II
a candidate for re election as a member
of Northampton Township Committee.
Having completed their task of cutting
timber from Haines' woods, on the road
to Burlington, Kalbach Bros, who have
been operating extensively at that point
are about to move away.
At Trenton, last week, several citizens
from Pemberton and New Lisbon gave
testimony before the State Board OF
Health. relating to the pollution of the
Rancocas creek, in which sewage has
found Its way at those points.
In recent smashup at Camden, caused
by his horse taking fright at trolley re-
pair wagon, DR.. A. A. Moody, formerly
of Mount Holly. escaped injury. Several
bottles of medicine were broken and the
buggy was wrecked.
at clay pigeon contest for silver cup
at Rancocas Park, between circles of
the Brotherhood of America of the county,
the prize was won by the team represent
ing Marion Circle, No. Q, of Mount Holly,
who were also successful last year.
That farmers have realized handsomely
In this section from their potato crop is
borne out by the fact that thus far the
buyers located in Mount Holly have paid
out nearly $4,000, and large sum is yet
to be expended for the balance Of the
tubers.
On Tuesday, September 1, the Boards
of Registration and Election will meet at
10 q. m. and begin their house to house
canvass. Tuesday, September %, will
be primary day and the polls will be open
from / to Q p. m. in every municipality in
the county.
Robert E. Hankins was admitted to the
Burlington County Hostital. last week.
suffering from typhoid-pneumonia. For
a time his condition was critical. At this
institution thirty-nine patients were ad-
mitted last month, breaking all previous
July records.
The Wednesday excursion to AsburY
Park and other points was largely patro-
nized by people living at Moorestown,
Burlington and Mount Holly. Two car
loads of fishermen got off at Barnegat
pier. They only got bites from their
lunch baskets, as the finny tribe failed to
appear.
A colored man who gives his name as
Grant Bacon, was locked up at Borden
town, last week, on a charge of having
entered the house of Mrs Ella A. Swish
er, living on a farm near Arneytown, on or
about July IA. while the occupants were
absent, and stealing jewelrY and clothing
valued at $50.
Taken to the home of NJ. Warner Har
grove, at Browns Mills, last Monday,
after having an arm and leg cut off,
Fred Harms died in less than an hour
after being received. The deceased lived
at Writings and was a railroad section
hand. He fell under the wheels of
freight train.
The following unclaimed letters remain
In the post Office for the week ending
August IS: Daniel Burns, Miss Eleanor
" Briggs, II. R. Budd. Miss Catherine
Corsa. Miss Vina Clothier, H. Fry, Chas.
ii. Graef, Chester Jackson. Mrs. Louise
A. Mccormick, Robert Woodward; postal,
Miss Marie Mccormick.
Cranberry growers are feeling badly
oyer their prospects. as there will be no
picking at all on some boys. Growers
who drew water from the boys and per
mitted the vines to bloom and berries to
set earlier than usual, will have a good
crop. 1t is reported that the Cape Cod
will fall short fifty per cent. Should this
prove true cranberries ought to bring
high price this fall.
Some unknown person is again poison
ing dogs and chickens at Beverly. Ar
mold Boehme was among the first to lose
a valuable collie, and several dogs have
died in the past few days in a mysterious
manner. Three dozen of Theodore Mer-
ritt's fine stock of chickens were found
dead In the coop one morning the past
week. The poisoner manages to put his
death-dealing solution In the feed of the
animals.
The official return of marriage to city
hall at Worcester. Mass. on Tuesday, re-
vealed the secret wedding at Beverly, on
July 80, of Walter Rose. of that place, and
Anna M. Machines, pretty young divor-
Gee. Her decree became only absolute a
short time ago, and her husband, Perley
Eames, shortly after brought $40. 900 suit
for alienation of her affections against A.
G.. Stanhope. a real est ate broker, but the
suit was dropped.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Elizabeth @. Campbell, formerly
of Edgewater Park, and John James Cur
formed week ago at Philadelphia and
the couple spent their honeymoon and re-
turned to their new home at DelaRco
before the friends were even aware
that they were married. Mrs Curvan
lived at Edgewater Park until about three
months ago, when she left to take up her
residence in Philadelphia with her cousin.
1t was while Mr.. Curvan was head florist
for Mrs T. B. Baldwin at her country
home. the Gable Hall, at Edgewater Park,
that he met his bride. The marriage is
the elimination of ten years courtship.
A magnificent spectacle, on Thursday
afternoon, because of the peculiar forma.
ton of the smoke. was the burning of al
the important outbuildings and windmill