The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-09-06
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1910
LOCAL NEWS.

The store you have confidence in.-
BoYce's.
The State Council of the Senior @. u
A. NJ. will meet at Trenton tomorrow.
The September meeting of the Board O
Freeholders will be held In the Cour
House tomorrow.
Members of Mount Holly Forest No 2
Tall Cedars Of Lebanon, will attend Arbo
Day at Atlantic City. on September 80.
Girl for general homework by famil,
OF two persons residing in Mount Holly
Address I. s. Lippincott, Mount Holly
N. J.
Alexander Legeti. a Hungarian, AZ year.
old, OF Roebling, was committed to ths
burlington County Insane Asylum or
Tuesday.
John SPOTS, Jr., of Florence, has q
curiosity In the shape of chicken with
but one wing, and that is nearly on top OF
its back
There is no clue yet to the person who
recently stole dozen fine chickens be
longing to Mrs. Samuel Finch, on Wash.
ington street.
Many smiling faces were seen this morn.
Ing to answer the call Of the school bell.
The public schools In this state open their
doors to-day.
AS the result Of a recent fall which she
received while walking in her yard on
Brainard street. Mrs. Edward B. Gaskill
fractured her wrist.
Mount Moriah cemetery, which adioins
that of the Brotherhood of America on
West Washington street. has been en-
closed with new fence.
Owing to the necessity of returning
home to care for her parents, Miss Croft
has been obliged to resign her position as
visiting nurse at Moorestown.
Harry Mckinney, of Moorestown, is re-
covering from an Illness caused by blood
poisoning. The trouble began from a
slight scratch on the arm with rusty nall
AS the result of falling from sliding
board at the children's play grounds, at
bordentown, Mildred Ginley. aged z
years. sustained broken arm at the elbow.
For the purpose of improving some of
the properties on Madison avenue, grade
Is being established on that thoroughfare
In short time some new sidewalks will
be laid there.
A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer. has
bought the double brick dwelling house,
on Water street. near the residence OF
Theodore Phillips. The property belong
ed to the two daughters of the late Horace
Cronk.
Retiring from his position at the Arcade
hotel, where he has been manager for
several years, Fred B. Parker is now In
charge of the Mill street hotel, having
purchased the property and business from
Mrs. Mary Evans, the proprietor.
One of the aspirants who desires to be-
come member of the township commit
tee. was seen during the storm on Thurs
day night making house toulouse can
v ncc othou& tuC FOtcIs LIS CauuludLe Is
working hard and feels encouraged.
With little to keep him In Mount Holly,
since the recent death of his wife. John D.
Clevenger may take up his residence with
his granddaughter, Mrs. Clarence 8. Dur
and. who is now living In Washington, D.
c., where her husband is employed In the
census department.
Miss Minnie Groves, of Pemberton, en-
ployed in the factory of Royle & Pilking.
ton, on West Washington street, Mount
Holly. got her foot caught in the treadle
of fringing machine, on Thursday. The
young lady tainted while trying to extri-
cate herself. She fell on the machine and
a needle pierced the end Of her thumb.
The State Board of Health is investigat-
ing charges that dealers In ceffees through
out the State are selling bogus Mocha and
Java coffee and thus swindling persons.
The allegation is that these coffees cannot
be purchased for less than thirty cents a
pound. yet the Health Department has
specimens which have been bought for
twenty-five cents pound.
A Embarrassing accident that resulted
fatally to two mules belonging to Albert
]. Roberts occurred at Hartford at s
o'clock Tuesday morning. The animals,
struck by freight train as they stepped
on the tracks, we're carried for quite dis
lance on the cow-catcher. Coming home
from Philadelphia market the driver,
VIM. Tull, fell asleep. He was rudely
awakened when the locomotive cut the
mules from the wagon. The latter was
somewhat damaged. Tull was severely
bruised and had leg broken.
Aaron E. Burr, of Moorestown, a well
known member of the Burlington county
bar association. died early on Wednesday
morning at the Homeopathic Hospital,
Camden. Some months ago he cut bunion
on one foot and bloodpoisoning developed
with fatal results. He eyas removed to the
hospital for treatment the same day he
died. Deceased was born in Mount Holly.
He was SO years old. He was lawyer, JUS
tice of the peace, constable, and has held
a number of offices In Chester township
Forty years ago he conducted a grocery
store in Burlington where George Will
liams, the druggist, is now located.
After the passing of September 1st an
early closing of the seasons attractions
and holidays may be looked for. The
excursion trains to the seashore will soon
be discontinued, the pleasure parks are to
closedhn few days, and the last of the
legal holidays for several weeks ended
yesterday, when Labor day was OBJ
served In some sections. Passing all
too quickly has come an end to the an
nual vacation. and to-day the children
have again been called to resume
their school duties. While the pleas
ant days Of summer will soon become a
memory, there is yet much of interest for
the lovers of outdoor life to admire, as
the most beautiful part of the year is yet
to come with the fading of natures foil
age.
Resenting an insinuation that he had
neglected to ring up some fares during a
recent trip from Mount Holly to Burling
ton. Fred Dunston, trolley conductor,
after stepping from his car at the Bur-