The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28

f Henry Rosenfeld has purchased thu
entire interest in the firm of RosenfelC
q Brothers, and offers some special bargains
to those who will call early.
Because of the fact that sixty-sever
dogs have been killed this year when only
, about forty are on the assessors books
canvass of the town was ordered, and
. Samuel J. Taylor has found that there
are over five hundred dogs in Mount HoI-
ly.
Eugene Haines, who conducted barber
shop on High street, adjoining the cigar
store of Walter T. Stewart. died Sunday
afternoon from kidney trouble. The
funeral will take place this afternoon.
Interment will be made In the Brother
hood cemetery.
J During the storm on Wednesday night
a barn on the Taylor Deviney farm, near
Wrightstown. occupied by William Riley.
was destroyed. In the same neighbor-
hood, on Saturday afternoon, barn be-
longing to Miss Sarah Newbold was also
burned.
The announcement of the marriage of
Miss Annie Adams and William Z. Nor
ton, which occurred at Cranbury, Thurs
day, July 90, concluded q romantic court
ship of over decade ago. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. II. ]. Conover,
a cousin of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ton will reside at Florence.
In addition to fine of $25 and costs,
William Rogers, who is said to be an old
offender, is serving two months in the
county jail. 1t is charged that at one
O'Clock on Tuesday night he entered the
home of Mrs. Gertrude Fleming, of
Bridgeboro, when he tried to drug her
with whiskey and attempted an assault.
Mrs. Jane Ruth Purcell, mother of the
Rev. F. E. Purcell, arrived in New York
last Saturday morning from Derby, Eug-
land, on the steamship Lucania. She
arrived at her sons home in Pemberton
Saturday evening. She is 76 years of age.
and, enjoying reasonably good health,
stood the trip across the ocean very well.
A huckleberry party, consisting of
urge number of people from Beverly,
Moorestown, Riverside, Philadelphia,
Masonville, Burlington and Mount Holly
drove to Retreat Wednesday night, ar
irving there at 6 A. M, the following
morning. The playing of games, fishing,
etc., filled in the day, and as souvenir
of the occasion one quart Of buckle
berries was brought home.
Two of the most important picnics of
the season are yet to be held at Rancocas
Park, and both will take place this week.
The first will be the Pomona Grange, on
Thursday. to be followed by the Brother
hood of America on Saturday. Notwith-
standing the unfavorable weather of last
Saturday, the Odd Fellows Of the county |
held their annual picnic at Rancocas Park
and good crowd was present. The pro |
gramme as carried out made the occasion
a pleasant one.
Conductor Griefsu, of Mount Holly, one
of the popular nickel collectors ON the
Burlington County Railway. was very |
much surprised man, on Saturday, when
he reached his Add birthday. By the time
be made his last trip at night he found
himself in possession of nearly seven
hundred boxes of matches Friends re-
membered his birthday because of his
propensity to borrow matches, and he re-
ceived them along the line all day between
Burlington and Stanwick station. 1t will |
not be necessary to borrow any more for
some time to come.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs George |
w. Hannah, on the j. Scott farm near
Fox Chase, Wednesday afternoon, occur
red the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Emma G. Hannah, to Carl Shilling Deans,
of Passaic. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. John Goorley. pastor of the
Methodist church at Medford. The brides
maid was Miss H. Hannah, and Walter D.
Moore was the best man. Master William
Gibson was ring bearer, aud Miss Helen
Gibson flower girl. Miss Lulu Single, of
Medford, played the wedding march. The
uoPPy RdAA Will AOoAAO nb u eASS0A~p WAA~AN
the bride formerly taught school.
A man supposed to be demented,
strollcd into the Burlington Library on
Thursday and approaching the custo-
dian requested to be shown place where
he could pray without being interrupted.
The lady In charge was greatly sur
...{coI .,,ah a raouoof h1rf finally oi1in N Il
up the situation, informed the man that
he had got into the wrong place, that it
was church he was looking for and that
the place he was In was merely library. |
Finally, after little persuasion, he was
escorted to the door and the location of
several churches pointed out. He finally |
departed, remarking that he had an idea
that the woods was the place for him. in
which conclusion the custodian heartily |
agreed.
The freeholders of Burlington county |
will meet the people of Browns Mill
next Thursday, to sign contract TO
building the new dam at the foot of the |
lake, the county paying $4,000, the bal
ance paid by Mr.. Riley, the proprietor of
Browns Mills in-the- Pines, making q
total cost of $1,000. This dam will be 1O5
feet in length by thirty wide, of concrete,
with three arches, ornamented with fancy
railing and electric lights. There will be
no floodgates as In the old dam. but In
stead tumbling dam will be built, of
sufficient opening for spill-way toinsure
a free and unobstructed flow of water at
all times. This much-needed improve
ment will be an ornament to the place,
which is being wonderfully improved
from year to year.
The town of Westfeld, about mile
from Riverton, was thrown into excite
ment Sunday afternoon by the appearance
of mad dog, which was fuslly killed in
the barnyard of DR.. J. d. Janney. The
animal ran about the yard and into the
stable, biting great pieces of wood from
the gates and posts, but it is believed no
animals or persons were bitten. At one
time it passed within two feet of door,
on the other side of which baby was
playing on the floor. Hearing a commo-
ton in the stable. DR.. Janney ran out and
was attacked by the dog, but held 1t at
bay with pitchfork until his son-in-law.
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