The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04

Eckard P. Budd and wife and infant
son are at the Traymore, Atlantic City.
Fred. H. Lee and family arrived home
on Sunday from their trip to the West
Indies
The Epworth League will hold especial
business meeting in the NJ. E. church on
Friday evening.
Adam Geibel, the blind organist, will
give an organ recital at the Baptist Church
next Tuesday evening.
The total number of visits made by the
visiting nurse during the first quarter OF
1909 was S96, of which 109 were free
visits.
Richard B. Harrison, of Chesterfield,
has been awarded contract to supply the
state prison with potatoes for the next six
months.
"a Table Prepared in the Wilderness"
is the subject on which Rev. G. T. Harris
will speak on Wednesday evening, In the
M. E. church.
Justice Slack will chaperone party of
twelve sports on Friday, who will spend
the day fishing for shad in the Delaware
river at Delanco.
Rev. James II. Durham will preach
next Sunday evening on the Life of st.
Paul. The sermon will be illustrated with
stereopticoD views.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E.
Church will hold supper in the Masonic
Temple on Saturday evening, May 2Sd.
Price of supper % cents.
T. Walter Borton, who was operated on
at Hahnemann hospital for appendicitis,
is making a rapid recovery, and 10 ex-
pected to get home on Monday next.
Miss Eta johnson, daughter Of An
thony johnson, of Crosswicks, was ten
dered a surprise party on Saturday night
In honor of her birthday. A large num-
Der of guests were present.
April record at the Burlington County
Hospital: Patients admitted %, discharg-
ed 10, died 8, remaining 10. operations IL.
Two of the patients that died were in ex-
IRENE condition when admitted.
Rosbachs, at Pemberton, have fine lot
Of hardy plants. such as peonies. phlox,
roses, and many others, ready for imme'
date planting, and an extra fine lot of
bedding plants for later planting.
A horse and carriage were stolen last
week from Marcus Harris, at Ewanville. |
A man named John Hendrickssn is al
eyed to have committed the act, and
has been issued for his arrest.
John s. Christie, of Beverly, was ad-
nitted to the Burlington County Hospi-
al yesterday morning, suffering from a
broken shoulder blade and severe contu-
lions. He fell from a tree which he was
trimming.
There will be q cake sale In st. An
irew's Sunday school room from until
o'clock next Saturday afternoon. The
proceeds will go to the fund being raised
% purchase an organ for the primary de-
,artment.
The vitrifed brick pavement at the
Union bank corner, which was recently |
elaid when the trolley track turnout was
is being torn up again, as the
grading was not satisfactory to the Town |
hip Committee.
Kelsey & Killie, real estate and insur-
lnce agents, have received supply of
fans which they are distribut-
ng among their patrons Fans may be
obtained by application at their offices in
he Gaskill Building.
The committee on education of the State
Board of Education will meet at the
State House, Trenton, on Thursday, May
I3, at 1890 A. M, at which meeting APP
olicants for the position Of County Su-
of Burlington County will
be examined.
From now until June 1st is the time to
plant dahlias. We have 80 of the best varie- |
ties at 81 dozen. including such as Tho
mas Parkin, Mrs. Roosevelt, Gen. Butler,
Bearer, and many others that
are generally sold at 25c to soc each. Ros-
bach's, Pemberton.
Three thousand acres of land at South
Park, in the lower part of the county,
have been sold by Constant LIE Due to the
Cranberry Company, of Phil
sdelphia, which concern proposes estab- |
fishing an Italian colony, making improve
ments and starting cranberry boys.
A "win one" contest will be held by
The members Of the Mount Holly 'Y'',
from now until June 90. when the presi-
dent will award each member who has
secured new member with dainty Y. w.
G. T. U. button and to the member who
has gained the most members she will give
a gold "" pin. A reception to new mem
bers will be held on that date.
Posters having attached the names of
l. E. Harrison, chairman, and Rosha
Thompson, secretary, have been put up
asking taxpayers to meet in the Masonic
Temple, Mount Holly, at ten o'clock this
''to consider the proposition of
the Board Of Freeholders to bond the
county for building stone roads or for
any other purpose 1t is said the meet
ing is called to protest against bond
issue.
Washington Camp, No. II, P. o. 8. of
A., invested some of its surplus funds
with the Mount Holly Safe Deposit and
Trust Company last week. The trustees
were instructed to purchase new furni-
ture and have the meeting room papered
and renovated. A smoker" will soon be
given in honor of Justice of the Peace r.
j. B. Slack, who has presented the camp
with a portrait each of Washington and
his wife.
In an interview on Thursday morning,
General E. Burd Grubb said there had
been erroneous reports about his regiment
reunion not being held this year, and the
reasons therefor. The general added that
the "Yahoos" would meet this year on
June 81, the anniversary of the day when
they were mustered out Of service. In
addition to his Twenty-third Regiment
General Grub said the Twenty-seventh
Regiment this summer would also be his
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