The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-04-06
Lewis Reed, Of Jacobstown, is under
treatment at the Jefferson Hospital. Pbila-


| Rev. James stoddard preached in St.
Barnabas Church, Burlington, on Wed
nesday evening.
The monthly meeting of the Board OF
Freeholders will be held at the Court
, House tomorrow.
: Mount Holly friends, on Wednesday,
greeted jerome B. Grigg, Of Joplin, Mo-,
former resident.
The circulation of the First National
Bank, of Vincentown, has been Increased
from $50, 900 to $4,000.
A ten per cent. reduction in wages in
certain departments of the Florence iron
, foundry went into effect on April 1.
A diphtheria sign has been posted on the
residence of John Powell, on Murrell
street, and the house is under quarantine.
|, For sale.-One of the finest business
places on Main street, Mount Holly-the
Hezekiah Evan property. Address A. A.
| Anderson.
The Hinkle property on Monroe street,
belonging to Blanchard II. White, has
been sold to Mrs Thomas w. Nippins for
$70O.
In the yard of Mrs. Amos Gibbs. on Mill
street, an opossum was killed Tuesday az
ternoon. The animal weighed twelve
J pounds.
Dallas Jobes, of Mount Holly, and Mar
garet Warwick, of Lumberton, were mar
ried at the latter place. on March 81, by
Rev. Joseph johnson.
George Pierson, of Mt Laurel, and
Miss Lena Huston, of Cox's Corner, were
married on Wednesday, March 81, by
Rev. W.. p. Finney, of Moorestown.
William Il. Phillip, of Medford. and
Geneva B. johnson, of Mount Holly, were
married at the latter place, on March 81,
by R. J. B. Slack, Justice of the peace.
The three nights benefit for Marion
Circle, No. 8, Brotherhood of America,
given In the Opera House, last week, net
! ted a neat sum for the treasury of that
lodge.
A locomotive set fire to the colored
church, at Cookstown, last week. which
would soon have burned the building had
1t not been for the work of Reighbors
near by.
The state forest reserve, near CHATS
worth. was damaged by fire. last week,
caused by sparks from freight train.
Neighbors turned out to fight the fire as
soon as the alarm was given.
Having been the lowest bidder for the
work. contract has been awarded to the
II. E. Grau Company. of Philadelphia,
to build the proposed new entrance to
the Farmers National Bank.
Rosbachs, at Pemberton. have an I'M
usually nice lot of blooming plants for
Easter. Mount Holly patrons will find
good selection of them at s. P. Clins's
hardware store in Mount Holly.
Roland Perkins, the Beverly farmer
arrested on complaint Of his father for
forgery, has been released from the coun-
ty Jail under bail. The young man says
that when the case comes to trial he Will
be able to prove his innocence.
Constable Greenwood, of Lumberton,
will bring to the attention of Prosecutor
Atkinson the case of gang of young
men at that place whom he routed from a
house where they had been in the habit
of carrying on gambling and drinking.
A. o. Moore and Robert A. Abbott
have been chosen managers of the base
ball club organized at New Egypt Tues
day night, when it was decided to hold a
benefit entertainment in Meirs' hall on
Thursday evening. April 80. Eugene
Compton will captain the team.
For the crushed stone needed in Mount
Holly for road improvements, the Della
ware River Quarry and Construction Co.
were lowest bidders, their price being 81 80
per ton delivered. The ]. F. Stanley
Company were the lowest bidders on rub
Bile, they agreeing to deliver that quality
of stone for So 10 per ton.
The shad supper given in the Masonic
Temple on Saturday night, by the ladies
Of the Presbyterian Church. seemed to
have been Just what the people wanted.
This conclusion was reached by the num-
Der Of people in attendance. The tooth
some shad and other things served formed
a bill of fare that was highly enjoyed. =
The homeward- bound pennant, which
foated from the main truck of the bat
tleship New Jersey upon her return to her
home port in Boston from her late cruise
around the world with the United States
| Atlantic battle feet, has been presented to
the State Of New Jersey and now graces
the reception room of Governor Fort The
pennant is of Japanese silk and was made
In Yokahoms, Japan, at a cost of $275.
Tricks and jokes incident to the first
day of April prevailed quite extensively
in Mount Holly, on Thursday. among the
young people, who derived much pleasure
J from the schemes they successfully ope-
J rated on those older than themselves.
Bricks In bags and empty purses lying on
the sidewalks were more numerous than
} on any other day of the year. Unable to
resist the temptation, some people who
attempted to secure what looked like a
lost money purse, were surprised at the
} rapidity with which 1t disappeared, not
, noticing the attached string which led to
} the hiding place of some wag bent on
} getting full enjoyment of the day.
The season for brook trout opened in
New Jersey on April /, and will remain
open until June Is. The catch of trout
in the streams of the state last year was
large, and it is believed that fishermen
will have fine success this year. For a
, few years the Board of Fish and Game
Commissioners have paid considerable at
{ tention to stocking of streams with trout.
BY means of natural conditions most of
the trout streams are in northern New
Jersey, though in South jersey in streams
which are cold and swift running over
gravel bottom few trout may be caught.
D The season for crappie. calico bass, black
: bass, pike perch, white bass. pike and
= pickersl opens May 20 and continues un-
| til November 80.
: Aaron j. Bozarth, farmer living at
Eayrestown, Is recovering from injuries
t which he received from heifer when he