The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-05-31
Rev. R. H. Baker, wife and niece, have

gone TO sea SIDE Park Tor two weeks.
Horace K. McIlvain fell down the celia
steps at his home On Saturday, knocking
out several teeth and sustaining other In
juries.
A and 10 cent store Is to be opened II
DR.. j. Hume Carriers store, formerly oc
cupied by 8. y. Evan, on High street, Ii
few days.
The next meeting of the Y. W. G. T
U. will be held at the home of William
Rossell, Mount Holly avenue, on Tuesda,
evening, June7 Z.
Very noticeable improvements hav,
been made to the residence of Robert A
Semple, ST.. at the corner of Broad ant
Cherry streets.
For throwing clam shells at the daugh
ter of Harry Bowen, the young son of Mrs
Mary Miller was reprimanded by Justice
Slack on Wednesday evening.
A camp of the organization know as the
Woodmen of the World will be establish.
ed In Burlington. Numerous applications
for membership have been received.
Rev. Daniel Bishop is expected to lead
the prayer meeting at the Baptist Church
to morrow evening. Rev. Dr. Braislin
will occupy the pulpit next Sunday.
George W. Heyer has bought the Ben
Jamin f. Shreve property, corner High
and RidgwaY streets. A part of the lot
on Ridgway street was bought by Robert
8. Gaskill.
Five new and beautiful upper creek
views Just received. Printed In eight
colors, resembling oil paintings. Your
friends will certainly appreciate these new
post cards. L. s. Boyce, Stationer.
Rev. F. A. Bowers, of Philadelphia.
will preach in English at st. Paul's Luth.
eran Church, near Hainesport, on Sunday
next at 1890 A. M. His subject will be
Home Missions. Everybody welcome.
In order that no mistake may be made
In his registration, the election officers
at Sea Side Park and Mount Holly have
been notified by former Judge Joseph II.
Gaskill that Mount Holly will be his legal
residence In the future.
On Thursday night robbers broke into
the railroad station at South Pemberton
and secured $50. The station at Smith
Vile was also entered. Most everything
in sight was smashed In the search for
money but none was found.
The thin, faded line of blue that stepped
bravely out again yesterday to decorate
the graves of their deceased comrades,
was less In number than they were a year
ago. And thus it will proceed until the
last veteran answers to the call of TAPS"
Stella M. Deacon, of Hainesport, and
Percy B. Hampton, of Pemberton, were
united in marriage on May 10Th, by Rev.
A. F. A. Neudoerffer. The bride was
given away by her father, Albert H. Dea-
con. Mr.. Hampton is station agent at
Out on the Smithville road there is
pretty piece of rye. 1t belongs to Frank
Atkinson. Noticing some high spears,
the owner went around, last week, and
plucked several and three of them meas
nred seven feet ten inches. That is pref
~ good.
Because Richard Lamb put window
In the west end of his garage which he is
erecting on Water street, Theodore Phil
lips had high fence erected on Saturday
On the ground that gasoline smoke from
automobiles might damage his adjoining
shop.
Frank McKaig, of New Egypt, has
been committed to the county Jail at
Toms River In default of 81, 900 bail,
charged by the Pemberton and Nights.
'own Railroad Company with the larceny
Of a motor car belonging to the company,
which was damaged while In his posses
sion.
Smokers, fill up your tobacco jars. Clear
4 place In your attic for the storage of
tobacco. Go to any extreme so as to make
.he boarding of the weed possible. After
July the tax on manufactured tobacco
will be increased from six to eight cents
per pound. The tax on cigarettes and
cigars will likewise be increased.
The erection of an eighty foot flag pole
and the building of handsome stone
wall and pair of massive iron gates
erected at the front of the campus, are to
be gifts from former graduates to the
Bordentown Military Institute. to COM
the twenty-fifth annual reunion,
which will be held at the school on June
Ia and 10.
An interesting experiment Is to be tried
BY the United States department of fish
cries as to whether or not trout can be
made to thrive in the cedar swamp streams
Of South Jersey. Assemblyman B. H
Crosby, OF Ocean County, has obtained
from the government a consignment of
trout through Congressman B. F. Howell,
Of the Third District.
1t does not take large farm to raise
good produce. This is proved by the
fact that Walter Shinn, on the Jackson
Vile road, has three acres of ground on
which he raises the very best fruit and
vegetables. He left sample of his straw
berries at THE News Office last week and
they beat anything of the kind brought
to town this season.
William Sharpless, of Chester county,
Pa, has been elected president of the
Mount Holly Evaporating Co. Mr..
Sharpless is a pioneer in the evsporated
milk business. p. A. Marvel, of Philadel-
phia, who for years has handled the
product of the Sharpless evaporated plant
In Chester county, has been elected vice
president of the Mount Holly company.
The company has taken possession of the
Jones Canning factory on King street,
which will be remodeled and new machin-
cry installed. This work will be under
The direction of w. W. Webster, the
secretary.
Decoration day was observed In Mount
Holly by the usual services In the st.
Andrews burying ground, at the grave of
Gen. A E. Shiras. Short addresses were
delivered by Revs. James Stoddard, James
81. Durham and George T. Harris. There
was large number of people at the grave
yard and there was much noise during
the solemn services. Young children were
allowed to run and shout, but there were
those of older growth who should have
known better but seemed to forget the
time and place. The fife and drum corps
did not appear to have the proper sppre-
citation of the occasion and kept up loud
together with muffled tattoo
On drumheads.
AS result of his efforts to ride mule,
Steve Balint is now dead at his home in
death being due to conclusion
Of the brain. Balint, together with
Samuel Wilder, employed as drivers at a
local bottling establishment, on their way
TO a blacksmith shop failed in their efforts
to ride the mules bareback to their destina-
lions, so were content to walk them. On
their return the attempt was repeated
Until Balint was thrown heavily over the
head. After going home, Baliut
of pains in the head. and soon
afterwards lapsed into unconsciousness
and died. Coroner Bisbing stated that
death was due to conclusion of the brain.
Balint is survived by wife and three
children.
Two prominent doctors in Burlington
have made complaints to Mayor Farmer
Of store keepers who sell black candy
similar to taffy stick, to small children.
The candy they say is mixed with injur-
lous drugs, two of which are opium and
paragoric. The doctors claim that this Is
against the State law and have asked the
cooperation of Mayor Farmer In suppress
Ing the sale of the doped candy. 1t is
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