The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-05-03
LOCAL NEWS.

owners of automobiles.
The season for catching black bass an
pike will open on Friday, May 20.
Benjamin s. Cross new launch is yer
speedy, making over 20 miles an hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Poinsett, of Vir
centown, will this week remove to River
side.
The Knights of Columbus will hol
their state convention at Red Bank O
May TO-
The Field Club at Hainesport will hol
a fair and festival In the hall at that plac
on Saturday evening next.
Thomas Parker, of Buddtown,. has bee
suffering from painful injury, receives
Dy falling from the rear of his farr
wagon.
Mrs. William Stevens, of Roebling, ha,
her head badly lacerated on Thursday b.
falling down flight of cellar stairs a
her home.
County Clerk Harry L. Knight spent
few days in New York city, last week, Il
the interest of the New Jersey Cranberr,
Sales Company.
Plants, plants, plants and more plants
for the flower and vegetable garden. TO
vases baskets border and beds, at Ros
bach's. Pemberton.
Under the direction of Joseph L. Hill
ton, county supervisor of roads. Chester
avenue at Moorestown was sprinkled with
crude oil last week.
Having been persuaded to reconsider
his resignation, recently rendered, but
refused, Rev. Robert Mckay will con
tinue as rector of Trinity Church, Moores
town.
At Medford, on Wednesday, Charles
McElvee, veteran of the Civil war. was
buried with military honors by firing
squad from Gen. A. E. Shiras Post OF
Mount Holly.
Henry Borden, of Delanco. whose sud-
den death from typhoid fever was a shock
to that community, was buried in the
Odd Fellows Cemetery at Burlington on
Saturday afternoon.
An Intellectual attempt was made to en-
ter the home of Rev. c. D. V. Conover,
at Florence, on Wednesday night. The
noise aroused the inmates, and Mrs. Con-
over saw three men running away
George s. Dobbins is prepared to do
gardening. trimming hedges. cleaning
lawns, whitewashing cellars. cleaning
carpets, etc. A postal card addressed to
179 West Washington street, will reach
him.
There was a mad dog scare at Bridge
boro Tuesday night. The animal bit sew
eral dogs as it passed through that town.
Darkness made it unsafe to shoot the rabid
cur, and it proceeded on toward River
side.
The wheel pits at the mill dam have
been enclosed with brick structure, thus
giving protection to the machinery which
operates the water wheels. The founda-
to span the raceway.
Owing to the proposed sane Fourth"
in New Jersey this year, merchants are
not likely to purchase heavily in fire.
works. What may be offered for sale In
that line is likely to be the remnants OF
the stock left over from last year.
The destructive grub worm, which cuts
young plants before they have chance
to get grown, is causing much loss to
farmers. In some cases cabbages have
been planted three times this season and
acres of potatoes are reported destroyed.
At the home of the brides parents in
Moorestown, Wednesday evening, April
81, occurred the marriage of Emily D.
Robinson and Edmund P. Warner, of
Medford. Rev. Thomas II. Slater, pastor
OF the Methodist Church, performed the
ceremony.
When you deposit your money by mail
with The BURLINGTON COUNTY SAFE DE
PosIT and TRUST COMPANY, Moorestown,
N. J., you obtain the advantage of the
three per cent. interest rate, compounded
twice year, and the assurance of absolute
safety. because of its capital, surplus and
resources.
An old oak tree at the corner of Gar
den and Branch streets, which has stood
for centuries, has been enclosed with an
iron fence at the expense of Richard Ash
hurst. This action was taken In response
to recent appeal that the large hole in
the trunk be filled with cement and the
tree protected. as it still contains life and
may survive for many years.
James Grubby, of New Egypt, who
was shot by John Weaver nearly three
years ago, had the bullet removed from
his lett arm by Mount Holly physician
on Tuesday. The ball was 32-calibre in
size and was fiat on one side where 1t had
hit the bone in his forearm. Grubby was
also shot In the side at the same time, and
still carries the bullet in his body
Rev. James Stoddard, rector of st. An
drew's Church. Mount Holly. was one OF
the ministers who officiated at the burial
of Mrs Mary G. Fiske. wife of Rev. Geo.
Mcclellan Fiske, D. D., of Providence,
R. l., whose remains were inferred in st
Mary's church-yard, Burlington, Thurs
day morning, in which city she formerly
resided. Deceased was the daughter
of the late Sydney Walker, D. D.
Hearing screams from second story
room where her son, Thomay Foy, aged
years. was playing on Thursday after
ternoou, the mother, living on York
street. Burlington, rushed up stairs and
found the boy mass of flames. She
hastily tore the burning clothes from his
body and extinguished the fire. DR.
Blair dressed the injuries, which are moi
considered of fatal nature. Without
thinking of his danger the boy got a
match somewhere and lighted it.
Charles c. Morton has declined to &C
cept the appointment Of fish and gam
warden of Somerset county, which wa
rendered him last week, as he could no
leave home and live on the salary attach
ed to the office, which Is $12 per week ant
expenses. When the appointment fol
Burlington county comes his way, which
was his object in taking the civil service
avamination Morton will lose no time ii