The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
LOCAL NEWS.


BoYce's.
Swallows perch on telegraph wires op
posite the fair grounds like beads on 6
string.
The New Jersey Christian Endeavol
Convention will be held at Plainfield or
October Z and 8.
Sheriff William w. Worrell will draw
the panel of petit jurors next Tuesday fol
the September term of court.
A lot of tanks, suitable for water tanks
on a farm or elsewhere, for sale al
Chances factory, King street. ..
Grass and all other forms of vegetation
show the effects of the refreshing down
pour of rain enjoyed last week.
Concrete sidewalks have been laid in
front of the residences of Charles LaToul
and Lewis Spencer on Union street.
Rheumatism compelled George M.
Sleeper, foreman of the Herald office, to
remain at his home oniGrant street part
of last week.
During the coming year the public
school at Jacobstown will be in charge OF
Susie e. Eckman, of Mount Holly, who
graduated in June.
A young lady with knowledge of STEM
ography. typewriting and bookkeeping,
may learn of position by addressing
"Bookkeeper," News Office.
The proposed Improvements to property
on Brainard street, owned by Charles Il.
Straugh, will include the erection OF
porches In front of both houses.
At the WOODLAND cemetery. on Thurs
day afternoon, occurred the burial of the
widow of Samuel P. Parker. of Mount
Holly avenue. The deceased was SO years
old.
During the coming school year the art
department of the Friends Academy at
Moorestown, will be in charge of Miss
Alice Kent Stoddard, daughter of Rev.
James 6toddard, of Mount Holly.
AS the result of getting caught in the
thorns of rose bush while moving,
James Karney, of Moerestown. who sus-
tanned badly lacerated hand, is now
suffering from blood poisoning.
The line of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
running from Camden to Pemberton, is to
be equipped with electric automatically
sounding bells. The installation of this
system will be adopted as further means
to prevent accidents at road crossings.
The Hope Fire company, of Burlington,
held a successful clam bake on Wednes'
day afternoon. In the line of sports
that were enjoyed, base ball team from
the Mount Holly fire department defeated
a similar nine from Burlington by the
score of z to 6.
1t is said that the telephone companies
will be forced to alter the slot machines on
their pay -station phones, as the new Lin
coin penny is now used successfully in
stead of five-cent piece, its weight and
thickness being near enough to nickel to
register the same.
A strange colored man at Beverly,
huckstering from a wheelbarrow and SELL
ing cheaper than his competitors, when
arrested by Marshall Austin, on Wednes-
day, admitted that he had stolen his stuff
from various farms In that vicinity. He
was committed to the county jail.
Sixty men are minus a shirt each In
Moorestown, gang of burglars having
turned their attention Wednesday night to
the steam laundry of Harry B. Gale, on
Washington avenue, where, passing by
dainty women's clothes, they took only
mems wear. The gang continues TO ter
rorize the town.
South Jersey captured most of the officers
In the State Camp, Patriotic Order Sons
of America, in the election on Wednesday
Sheriff Thomas L. Wilson of Woodbury.,
was elected state president, and other
officers chosen were: Vice president, Will
liam II. Reese of Woodstown; master of
forms, Charles L. Blackman. Pennsgrove;
treasurer, George N. Winner. Palmyra; In
spector, ]. G. Shissler, of Camden. Ho-
boken was selected as the place for the
next meeting.
In efforts to raise money to build Par
sonage in connection with the Methodist
church at New Lisbon, Mrs. George F.
Harbert, matron at the almshouse, who
has been most active in this matter, ex-
poets to swell the fund already on hand
by lawn fete and social to be given on
the large lawn in front of the county house
on Thursday. There will be all kinds OF
refreshments during the day. and dinner
and supper will be served at moderate
cost. Many automobile parties and others
are expected to attend the event. Mrs.
Harbert deserves great credit for her
effort In this work.
Because of their value, cranberry boys
are now being guarded with Jealous care
Chipping of the katydid. which is supposed
to give indication of an early frost, and
the fear Of forest fires, which have beer
too numerous of late, are matters likely tC
give anxiety to the cranberry growers
Preliminary arrangements for the open
ing of the season are now being made, anC
In a week or so hundreds of Italians will
be shipped to the pines. The season TO
picking the berries will begin about Sep
TENDER f. Harry L. Knight. of Medford
secretary of the New Jersey Cranberr,
Sales Company, says that because of tn
heavy rains last week the crops will be VI
to the average if present conditions ar
maintained.
Members of ''The Gypsy Camp" hav
returned from very pleasant and delight
full three weeks camping trip on the Ran
cacas creek near BOUCHER. The party In
cluded: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Hates
Miss Jewel Lucas, George B. Hates, VII
liam Garwood, John Saturday, of Noun
Holly; Harry L. Wyman, of Moorestowr
Mr.. and Mrs. William Blunt, of Bluefielo
West Virginia; Joseph Moon and Mis-
Grace Ruby, of Philadelphia; and Mis-
Anna Alexander. of Roanoke, West Vii
ginia. The campers entertained durin
that time Misses Ida VanKirk, Ida Rickeri
Ada Wilson, of Camden; Anna Wymar
May Wyman, May McKenna, of Moore'
town; Grace Fitzpatrick, Viola Slamo
and Ethel Garwood, of Mount Holl.
Katherine Anderson, of Bridgebor'