The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-10
LOCAL NEWS.


Boyce's.
The pool room conducted by Walter 7
Stewart on High street has been TASTEFUL,
re-decorated.
Work has been started on remodelint
the building on High street, owned BY
Blanchard II. White.
George w. Durand, the grocer, sus
tanned painful injury, on Thursday. BY
running meat hook into his right hand
The installation of new boiler is ,
part of the plan suggested for improving
the heating system of the Methods
church.
The agricultural bulletin issued by thu
State conveys the information that thu
potato crop will not exceed So per cent. o.
the average
1t is rumored that syndicate Is tryinl
to purchase part of the Matlack mill farm
near Marlton. with view of establishing
q summer resort there.
The Odd Fellows held their county pic
mic at Rancocas park on Saturday. A
feature of the outing was military drill
by the Daughters of Rebekah.
Work is progressing on the feed mill be
ing erected on Reed street by Charles E
Rogers. The structure will be rushed &C
that the owner can get settled In business
As result of the death of her husband,
Mrs. Whitall Monroe has received the sum
of 81, 900, divided equally between life In
surance and Pennsylvania Railroad relief
fnnd.
On October 10, Father Murphy, OF
Moorestown, will have completed quar-
ter Of century in the priesthood. On
that date there will be celebration of his
silver jubilee.
A two days camp meeting, beginning
on August IA, will be held at Chatsworth.
under direction of Rev. Haines 81. Lip
pincott, pastor of the Methodist church
at that place.
If your neighbors are borrowing your
copy of TIE News every week, tell them
that they can get it direct from the office
for only 800 peryear. 1t is worth more
but that is the price.
John ]. Lyle and wife, of Moorestown,
celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of
their wedding last Monday. They were
married at the Arch street meeting house,
Philadelphia, on August 2, 1S49.
The Methodist Church at Tabernacle
will hold its annual harvest home in the
grove at Fox Chase, on Thursday, August
20. If stormy on that date, the event will
take place on the next clear day.
Distinguished officers of the Iudepen-
dent Order of Mechanics, comprising
members of both the supreme and grand
lodge. were I'm Mount Holly, Tuesday
evening, visiting Nonpareil Lodge, No. %.
Several valuable dogs have been killed
at Beverly by ground glass. An agent
Of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals is investigating the matter.
The arrest of prominent Beverly man is
expected.
Joseph Taylor, of Mount Holly, while
at Arney's Mount visiting Joseph Colby.
few days since, picked up portion of
q ladY's gold watch on the road. The
case was inscribed as follows: ITO Maud
Moody, from grandfather, 1905" The
timepiece had evidently been lost and
crushed by wagons passing over it.
Walter Fenimore and Miss Mary Sickle,
both of Delanco, were married Tuesday
evening at st. Stephens Episcopal rectory
Beverly, by Rev. William T. Snead. The
bride was attended by Miss Mary Garrison
of Riverside, and Louis Sickle, brother
of the bride, acted as best man. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fenimore will reside in Delanco
after short wedding trip.
The Brotherhood of America had a
pleasant outing at Rancocas Park, on
Thursday, there being large attendance.
The Grand Chief Washington presented
flag to the Circle at Pemberton for having
secured the largest number of members
during the year. The Circle was highly
complimented for its work, as 1t is the
smallest in the state, numerically.
The township committee has taken
action against Samuel Greenwald for bis
neglect to connect his property at the
corner of High and Water streets, with
the towns sewer system. On behalf OF
the township suit was begun by Lawyer
Palmer, who will proceed to recover the
penalties prescribed for refusal to obey
the law In this respect after due notice
had been given.
The proposition to bond the borough OF
Riverton for $40, 900 to gravel the seven
miles of streets in the town has been sub
mitted to the Borough Council by the
Riverton Improvement Association, and a
committee appointed by the Council to
confer with the association committee to
ascertain the practicability Of the scheme.
At Wednesday nights meeting the asso-
citation Endorsed Mayor Browns action In
requesting the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to remove its freight station
from its present location to East Riverton.
Rain greatly interfered with the annual
picnic of the Burlington County Pomona
Grange, held at Rancocas Park on Wed
nesday. Only few people were present.
Those farmers who remained at home re-
joiced over the downpour of rain, which
was of great benefit to crops. as they need
ed good wetting. Those In attendance
heard good talk ON matters pertaining
to agriculture An abatement of the
storm late In the afternoon led many to
the park in the evening, who enjoyed
dancing to music furnished by the Peer
less orchestra of Mount Holly.
No more new Lincoln pennies bearing
the initials Of the engraver. Victor ID.
Bremen, are to be coined, and those is
sued are not to be recalled. 1t will not
be long before these pennies will com
mand premium. Secretary MacVeagh,
of the United States Treasury, says that
minting of the new pennies will be halted
until new dies can be made, and these. In
recognition of Bremer's artistic work,
will carry the initial 3d." in less prom
inent part of the coin. Bremen says he
had permission to place his initials on the
coin, but the authorities declare 1t was
not to occupy such prominent position