The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-10-05
Sea Side Park Heights.

Sea Side Park Heights.
Edward B. Allen will be the official
starter of the horse racing at the fair this
week. He filed that same position here
last year and gave satisfaction.
All members of Washington Council
No. 8, Jr. o. U. A. M. are earnestly re-
quested to be present this evening, as I'm
portant business will be transacted.
Lloyd Jackson, aged years, living at
Palmyra, while hitting passing freight
train with a stick, did not hear the Nellie
BLY, coming. The boy had the presence
of mind to lie down and thus saved his
life.
Miss Mary R. Braislin. clerk of the
Board of Education, broke ground by dig
ging the first spadeful of dirt for new
school house to be erected at Crosswicks.
The corner stone will be laid In few
days.
Frank Worrell, who was injured on De-
cember 28. last, at the time when Edgar
G. Allen, of Vincentown, was killed in
grade crossing accident at Lumberton,
has brought suit against the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company to recover $4,000
damages.
To enable him to devote his entire time
to the optical business, of which he has
made special study during the past two
years, Jesse G. Strauss has resigned his
position with J. Harry Halt, the jeweler.
Mr.. Strauss left Mr.. Halt's employ on
Saturday.
Following is the list of unclaimed mai
remaining in the post Office for last week.
Willie Byerd, Thomas Cramer, Lloyd Gas
kill, Miss Eva Haines, Mrs. Fayette ohm
son, Miss Annie johnson, Mrs. Gus Knapp,
Mrs. Allion Polly. Harry Snyder; pos
tails, F. H. Shepherd.
Side Park Heights next Sunday. Just
think, for $125 you can get a lot there with
cement sidewalks, curb and gravel streets.
For free tickets apply to Rodman W..
Bowker, 2O3 Mount Holly Avenue, Mount
Holly. Both phones.
When coming from Pemberton, ON Sat-
urday night. the carriage of ex-Sheriff
Shinn was run into by carriage going in
the opposite direction. The accident &C.
CURED at the turn beyond the South Penn
berton station. Both carriages we're badly
damaged, but the occupants escaped
injury.
Charles e. Pugh. first vice president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
who entered the cOmpany's employ as
station agent at Newport, Pa, on October
/, 1859. completed half century of SER
vice with that corporation on Friday. Mr..
Pugh is brother of DR.. ]. Howard Pugh,
deceased, of Burlington.
A free sewing and cooking school for
girls at Florence has been opened in Lii
brary hall there. The school is wholly
supported by Miss Wood, a wealthy resi-
dent, and her purpose is to give the girls
an opportunity to learn the rudiments of
housekeeping so that In the future they
will be fitted to perform the duties of a
housewife An experienced teacher from
Boston has been engaged to conduct the
classes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore B. Gibbs
Florence, entertained select company on
Wednesday evening at their residence on
the Boulevard in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Scott, of Baltimore, Md, q newly
welded couple, who are spending their
HONEYMOON at Florence. The following
guests were present: Mrs. w. H. Keller,
Mrs. Annie Bishop, Miss Viola Spencer
Mrs. Helen Green, Miss Adelaide Thomas
Mr.. and Mrs George A. Gibbs and son
George A., Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Gibbs
and daughter Almeda B., Mrs. r. E
Apologize, Miss Mary F. Gibbs and MIR
and Mrs. Theodore A. Gibbs.
Incidental to the annual fair in Noun
, Holly there comes to this town a larg'
number of strangers who I'LL up the hotel
and boarding houses, and before taking
; their departure leave considerable money
behind them for local circulation. In thi
+ throng there is class of visitors who arr
y honest and can be welcomed, but this can
: not be said of some of the others, who's
sole presence here is to beat, gouge, chea
4 and to secure money in any manner, no
@ stopping at robbery, and for this reasol
> local residents should guard well thei
n premises both day and night Well know
. crooks are generally here on Wednesda,
and Thursday during the fair, but detect
4 ives who know most of them will be o.
!. hand to see that they are properly take
. care of.
o If proposed measures meet with tn
n success hoped for, hundreds of dollar
n will be saved to patrons who attend tn
e Mount Holly Fair during the ensuin
e four days. Stirred by the recollec
t. tions of last year numerous complaint
"a have been made, in response to which tn
i. authorities have issued an order that n
e gambling shall be permitted on the fai
grounds this season. Benajah P. Wills
president and secretary, has been notifie
70 of the stand which the authorities wi
take In the matter, and he has promise
to heartily cooperate In the endeavor
. accomplish that end. All the officers en-
ployed by the Fair Association have II
ceived instructions relative to the matter
: including an order to arrest any on
caught in the act of operating any gaml
!. ling device.
Is An eggplant diet has led to dire result
le In the household of Cornelius Pace, sho'
70 maker. of Beverly. Pace and his wife,
IN bride of less than a month, were take
a before Magistrate Stevenson Thursda
IN night bearing marks of conflict and th
e. fingers of PAGES hand were cut cles
ID across The PAGES had quarreled at dir
IS ner and butchers knife had been use
he by Mrs. Pace. Neither denied that, an
If the Magistrate sought explanation
as esquire, he didn't give me anything
,e eat but eggplant" said Mrs. Pace. 81
8. bought whole basket of them for nicke
Of For two weeks it's been eggplants fl
@. breakfast, eggplants for dinner and egI
a plants for supper. He loves 'em, but
g. hate EN-" Mrs Pace admitted she hs