The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.

Buy your Edison Portland cement
Rogers e. Boyd's.
Tag day, for the benefit of incurabl
children, was held at Moorestown OIL
Saturday.
After July LIST marriage license will
have to be obtained before the ceremon,
can be performed In this state.
The appearance of the property of Fred
erick II Lee. has been improved by repair
ing the stone wall on High street.
At Hollis paper box factory, River
side. on Thursday afternoon, Mrs. v. 81
Brown had two fingers pretty .badl,
mashed
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated forty
FIVE years ago. The tragedy was enacted
in Ford's Theatre, Washington, D. c., OF
April IA, 1866.
Atwood Denning, of Bridgeboro. WHIT
IL on the sick list. has about decided tt
receive treatment at the Burlington
County Hospital.
The title of Doctor of Philosophy is t.
be conferred on Miss Alice Paul, tn,
Moorestown suffragette, by the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania.
The condition of Mrs Mary G. Sleeper
who lives on Union street with Mrs. Frank
Deacon. is somewhat improved. She hai
been i'll for some time.
AS the result of having been bitten by 9
vicious horse belonging to his uncle, Gus
Won Foreinger has been carrying his arm
In sling for several days.
John Lucas, of Bridgeboro, is looking
for his bicycle, which some one appro.
priated to his own use while the machine
was resting In front of store at Riverside.
In fire at Riverside. Tuesday after
noon. which destroyed barn belonging
to Morris Miller, valuable horse was
burned and a number of chickens were
roasted.
A colony to occupy furnished tents with
board floors, composed of parties living In
Philadelphia, is said to be negotiating for
the lease of ground along Oakford lake,
at New Egypt. where they desire to camp
during the summer.
The unclaimed letters remaining In the
post office are as follows: VIM. Cameron,
@. J. Chase, Foster Seed Co., 8; G. James,
Miss Sallie A. Sharp, Mrs. B. Shinn, DR..
L. Sharp, Mrs. John ]. Ryan, and a
postal for Mrs. Margaret Bacon.
Many guests from Philadelphia, Cam
den and other places gathered at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. q. Wright, on Spout
Spring avenue, Tuesday evening, and
participated In the pleasure attending a
celebration of the eighteenth birthday of
their daughter Reba, who received some
handsome presents.
Isaac ]. Bolton, of Bordentown, and
Miss Emma Mccullough, of Overlook.
Pa, were married by Rev. DR.. Samuel
Clements, at the Wesleyan chapel, Fifty
second and Thompson streets, Philadel-
phia, Thursday evening. Evangelist
Samuel Gaskill was best man, and Miss
Elizabeth Greenboth, of Philadelphia, was
brides maid. They will reside at Borden
town.
On charge of desertion preferred BY
Overseer of the Poor Jones, Edward
Budd, of Blackwood, was brought be-
fore Justice Ziegler, of Riverside, and
given hearing last week. His wife has
been removed to the Mount Holly hos
pital in a serious condition. Budd was
made to pay all the costs incurred by the
township. under whose care his wife was
prior to date of commitment to the county
hospital.
Interior improvements are about to be
made to the Friends Meeting house, at
the corner of High and Garden streets,
by contractor Walter Allen. The west
end gallery is to be removed and floor
added that will give second story room
about 80x40 feet, which will be used for
the serving of lunch and cooking pur-
poses. The idea of erecting new build
ing ON the grounds for this purpose has
been abandoned.
The great attention given 1t last year
has resulted In the very fine appearance
of the Mount Holly cemetery, and the
directors were highly commended for the
faithful discharge of their trust at the
annual meeting of the lot owners held In
the Court House last Wednesday night,
.b,~, ~ Il
The report of Morris q. Keller, treasurer,
showed receipts of $1.946 81, expenses,
81, 1888 81, leaving a balance in the treasury
of 500 GA. with all bills paid. The next
important step to be taken by the directors
will be the installation of water service to
the annex.
We have just received another carload
of that famous Seal of Minnesota Flour
that we are selling low to introduce it. In.
clude bag of 1t In your next order and
you will become regular customer. Also
have just unloaded carload of salt hay
that makes excellent hens nests, as lice
will not stay where 1t is; 1t is also excel
lent for horse bedding. We have Car of
Edison Portland Cement, rated as the best
In the world for concrete and stone work
Sidewalks made of Edison Cement are as
durable as iron and will last a lifetime II
properly laid. If you contemplate build.
ing this spring let us figure on 1t with
you. ROGERS BoYD.
The annual inter-society debate between
the Kappa NJ and Alpha Sigma societies
took place in the assembly hall at tht
Bordentown Military Institute, Friday
evening The question under debate was
Resolved. That immigration into thu
United States should be further restricted
by law" Kappa NJ. represented by @
E. Lyman. of Washington. and 81. K
Kurtz, of Germantown, Pa, with W. F
Nash, of Washington, as alternate, sup
ported the affirmative, while Alpha Sigma
represented by B. R. Glascock, of Upper
vile, Va, and G. E. Goldsmith, of Soutl
Orange, with s. F. johnson. of Williston
Vermont, as alternate, argued for tn
negative. The judges were: Professor S
L. Cutler, of the Morris High School
New York city; Professor ]. N. Dorey, o
the Trenton High School, and William A
Slaughter, of Mount Holly. After tn
debate the members of the two societie
gave a reception for their friends in tn
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