The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-31

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! r. Long died on Saturday.
On account of Labor Day, the post office
will close at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. on Monday
!. next.
Miss Edith Cook gave watermelon
! party last week at her home on Garden
street. in honor of Miss Sophia @. Weaver.
Mrs. Aaron Robbins, of Bordentown, is
suffering from severe bruises, caused by
falling down the cellar steps at her home.
The Grand Castle of New Jersey.
Knights Of the Golden Eagle, will hold
its annual session at Trenton on Monday,
September 6.
Clarence Sherman, of Ridgway street,
was taken to the Burlington County Hos
pital yesterday, where he lies very i'll
with typhoid fever.
Charles E. Hendrickson, Jr., and wife,
at Jersey City, are receiving congratula-
lions on the birth of little boy, who
arrived on Saturday.
William E. Doron. owner of the ferry
boat plying between Burlington and Bris-
toll. will give his annual picnic to children
of this county to-day at Burlington Island
Park.
! Consideration is being given to prop
osition for the erection of Sunday
school building on the grounds OF the
Friends Society, corner of High and Gar
den streets.
Marie Guesti, Polish girl, in the en-
ploy of Mrs. William Gardner, of Burling-
ton. was committed to Jail on Sunday,
charged with stealing several articles from
her employer
A picnic was given up the creek on
Friday evening In honor of Miss Helen
Pumyea's guests-Miss Alice Thompson
Miller, of Salem, and Miss Ethel Shoe
maker, of Philadelphia
The annual meeting of the w. G. T. U.
will be held at the home of Mrs. Boyce,
on Garden street. on Tuesday afternoon
September IA, at three o'clock. A full
attendance is requested
Miss Eleanore s. Kahn, of Marion, has
been elected teacher in the Mount Holly
schools, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of her sister, Miss Mary Kahn
who will finish q course at the State
Normal school.
In an illustrated edition of newspaper
booming Leedsburg, Florida, a fine pic
ture is shown of Edward B. Jones, OF
Mount Holly, together with some very
large fish which he caught while ang-
ling In southern waters
The ladies of the ''Clover Leaf Club,
of st. Paul's A. M. E. church. will give
picnic and supper at Roosevelt Park on
Monday, September g. There will be
creased pig among the sporting features
of the programme, and music by band.
The Young Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union will resume its meetings
by holding a business meeting at the home
of Mrs. Charles Engle, Garden street, on
Tuesday evening, September z, at which
time the annual election of officers will
take place. Every member Is requested
to be present.
The Mount Holly Water Company has
received a report on samples of water
sent to the State analyst on the sixth OF
August, 1t shows that there was OIL
coils communis in the water taken from
the creek, but in that from tap there was
not the slightest trace. This shows the
water to be In splendid condition.
The new feed and storehouse being built
for Rogers & Boyd, on Bispham street, is
about completed. The contractor was II.
C. Allen, of Medford, and he and his force
were just week and four days putting
the structure up. The new firm will open
on the Goth of this month. Their adver-
tisement appears elsewhere In this paper.
Twenty Mount Holly enthusiasts. occu-
pying nine canoes, padded to Pemberton
on Sunday. taking dinner at the Pember-
ton Inn, where arrangements had been
made to receive the party. Some of the
canoeists returned early In the even
ing, but the majority remained until late,
making the homeward journey by moon
light.
Prof. Sullivan will be at the Brainafd
street public school building all day on
Friday next to receive applications for
admission from new pupils and non-resi-
dent pupils. Such applications should be
made that day and not postponed until
any later time. Pupils who were condi-
toned In the eighth grade will be exam
ined on Monday morning next, beginning
at 9 O'Clock. The teachers are requested
to meet at the school house at two o'clock
on Monday afternoon.
Miss Ross and Miss Melcher gave a
farewell luncheon, last week, for Miss So
phia G. Weaver, who has been spending
the summer here. Among those present
were Miss Ethel Shoemaker. Philadel-
phia; Miss Alice Miller, Salem; Misses
Marion Cook, Gladys VanDerveer, Edith
B. Cook, Helen Pumyea, Charlotte Oil
plant, Edna Tomlinson, Madge Huff,
Edith Hulme, Katherine Gillian, Edith
Kelley, Mary Grigg, Anna Harris and
Mrs. Herbert s. Kille, of Mount Holly.
The lawn fete at New Lisbon, on Thurs
day, was a great success. The lawn at
the almshouse presented very pretty ap-
pearance, with lanterns hung around and
long tables, with plenty of good things to
eat were set in different sections. Over
400 people were present during the after
noon and evening and 1919 % was the net
sum realized. This makes about $500 in
the fund for a new parsonage for the
church ct New Lisbon. Mrs. George F.
Harbert is very much interested in the
affair and 1t was mainly through her eff
forts that the lawn fete was such success.
Record time was made Friday in the
transfer of prisoner from Mercer to the
county jail. In the morning County De-
tective Kirkham, of Trenton, heard that
John Thompson, alias George Robinson,
who was wanted by the Burlington au-
thorities, was in Yardville, and he went
there, arrested him and took him to jail
Detective Kirkham then notified Prose-
cutor Atkinson of his capture. and an
hour later County Detective Ellis H. ar
ker, In his automobile, had reached Tren-
ton and was speeding back home again