The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Flowering plants at s. P. Cline's, Mount
Holly.
Peter Parr, hotel keeper, at Delanco
was buried on Saturday morning.
The season for catching pike, bass and
perch in the Delaware river opens to-day
Albert Lucas, living near Birmingham
is recovering from an operation for ap
pendicitis.
The Sunday schools of Mount Holly
have adopted their Sunday morning SEES
sions for the summer.
After an Illness of several months H
ID. Thomson, of Pine street, Is able to at
tend to business again.
Walter Pitman, of Pemberton, while
fishing at Birmingham on Monday last
caught pike weighing 81 pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bayersdorfer, Of
Broad street, have been entertaining Miss
Cecilia Berkowitz. of Philadelphia.
At public sale, on Wednesday, the res
idence of Edward Wills, on High street
was sold to Robert s. Gaskill for Sc, 1915.
An offer to take charge of school in
Texas has been received by Miss Eliza
beth Cox. of Mount Holly. graduate in
kindergarten teaching.
Farmers report the prospects good fol
a large yield of peaches, pears and ap-
pies; also, that rabbits are doing much
darnara In 20 hbo ro x,ofohao
Henry G. Rogers, of Buddtown, was
buried last week. Previous to death he
was unable to walk for twenty-four years
on account of rheumatism.
Slipping on the wet pavement In front
of her home on Union street, Thursday
morning. Mrs. Jennie Shinn fell to the
sidewalk and received sprains.
In order to seek relief from cataracts
Samuel Elberson, of Garden street, went
to Philadelphia week ago to be operat-
ed on at the Wills Eye Hospital
The Methodist. Baptist and Presbyte-
rian Sunday schools held interesting chill
dren's day exercises on Sunday. In each
case there were fine floral displays and In
teresting programmes.
The shad fishing season came to close
on Thursday. On the whole the fish ran
large and good prices were maintained.
Those engaged in the business are report
ed to have made money.
Indications point to the fact that there
will be no celebration of the Fourth of
July in Mount Holly other than the usual
custom. AS the holiday falls ON Sunday.
1t will be observed on July 8.
New Egypt Is to have lookup COM
posed of steel cages. Their purchase was
ordered at a meeting of the township
committee held Tuesday night. Benja
min Hopkins was appointed a special Off
Ger.
A pine wagon loaded with strawberries
was overturned in Mount Holly, on Tues
day, as the result of collision with the
carriage of James M. Davis, of Vincen-
town. as the latter was driving into the
Arcade Hotel yard.
1t is said that the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals will bring
suit against Frank Deacon. of Camden,
for shooting collie dog belonging to Al
bert ]. Mullen, Of Pemberton. The ami
NAL Is suffering from two bullet wounds
Samuel Mannheimer, of Mount Holly,
and Miss Ida Furth, of Hoboken, were
married at the latter place on Sunday,
June g. Guests from this town witnessed
the ceremony. The happy couple have
returned to Mount Holly and will occupy
the Riley property on Union street.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Bergan at Bridgeboro, on Saturday even
ing, June 8, occurred the marriage of
Mrs. Stackhouse, of that place, and VIII
liam Fox, of Juliustown, at which place
the happy couple will reside. The cere-
monY was performed by Rev. George W.
Powell.
D. Walton Dayis, of Rancocas, is the
defendant in suit brought by John r.
Parry to recover on promissory note Of
$2S8. "a, given for the purchase of some
fertilizer, which Davis alleges was no
good. He refused payment on the ground
that the fertilizer killed the crops on
which 1t was used.
The NJ E. Sunday school of Moores-
town will hold its annual picnic at
Knights Park, ON Thursday, June II.
One of the attractions will be game of
base ball, providing any team can be
found to accept the challenge of the girls
of the school who have organized nine
for that occasion.
The State Board of Education, at its
meeting in the Manual Training and In
dustrial School for Negro Youth at Bor-
dentown, on Tuesday, received an OBJ
ject lesson of hew some well meant in
tentions may go wrong. The grounds of
of rich soil, of which about $50 are under
cultivation. Although one of the courses
of the institution provides for training In
agricultural pursuits, not a student was
discovered on the farm, the work all
being done by hired men. The reason
for this. 1t was said, was that as soon as
the hot weather approaches the inmates
of the institution leave the place for the
seashore, where they obtain employment
as walters.
In the graduating class Of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, the exercises of
which will be held In Philadelphia to-
morrow, is George Jarvis Thompson,
whose home is near Medford. The Mount
Holly High school has reason to feel an
interest in this young man, as he gradual
ed from our school three years since.
Those who had witnessed his course
through the local school predicted bright
future for him. During his college life
he has been the faithful student that he
was in the Mount Holly school. Several
times he represented his University In
Joint debates in which his side was always
successful Sometime since lawyer in
Philadelphia desired to be coached in In
ternational law that he might prepare
himself for diplomatic appointment
He applied to the University for some
one to coach him and Thompson was
recommended by the officers of the instr
k..&so- Tba fr;andc Of Thorn ann and he