The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-07-26

n Souvenir post cards. The very best fl
you. L. 8. Boyce. stationer.
f Ask Henry Rosenfeld and he will e,
n plain that broad smile he is now wearing
House for rent on Pine street, contain
: ing all modern Improvements. Thoms
+ W. Nippins.
Elwood II. Stokes is having concret
D sidewalk laid on the Union street side {
e his residence.
Mrs. Meek, of Riverside, will start o
the first Saturday in August for visit t
b relatives in Australia.
John. son of John Throckmorton, Jr
is at the Burlington County Hospital, sui
fering from typhoid fever.
AS the result of cutting his foot wit
an adj, Edward Wills, of Medford, ha
} been limping around for few days.
An unoccupied house near Arneytowr
belonging to the Thomas Wright estate
was burned early last week by fire o
} unknown origin.
The people of New Egypt will hol,
, their seventh annual lake carnival Of
} Friday, August 10. Every effort will b
put forth to make this event q recort
breaker.
Raymond Wiltshire and Miss Ethe
Spear, of MoOrestown, were quietly mar
ried at the Methodist parsonage at tina
place by Rev. Joseph G. Reed, on Thurs
day, July IA.
j Persons who left laundry with Donl
Gain can get It by calling at THE News
Office. There are several pieces in the
place and 1t is desired that the owners
shall have them.
Leaving for parts unknown week ago
William Schemely, of Medford, has beer
looking for his wife. He missed her or
going down stairs after his breakfast last
Monday morning.
On Friday night some person broke the
hook from screen door and entered the
store of Harry M. G. Fry, on Washington
street, taking away quantity of meat.
But little else was missing.
The following letters remain unclaimed
In the post Office for che week ending July
%: Catherine M. Rossell, Miss Rose
Schaufele, Mamie Bennett Postals for
Miss Louise Blueskeye, Miss Jessie G..
Lee.
In the building of the new hotel for
Richard Lamb, 1t Ia expected that masons
will complete the brick work tomorrow.
Efforts will be made to finish the struc-
ture In time for use during the coming
Mount Holly Fair.
Some grease on the top of a stove in the
Arcade saloon took fire on Friday night.
The room soon filed with smoke and
matters became quite lively until the flow
of gas was shut of. The blaze was extin-
guished with salt. No damage was done.
Gussie Hunt, aged II years, colored
boy, admitted to Justice Ziegler, last
week, that he had stolen a bicycle be-
longing to Miss Perrett, of Riverside. The
little fellow dissected the machine and
sold the frame TO junk dealer for five
cents.
Married four months ago, but unable to
leave his place of business at Trent on for
wedding tour, Henry Barlow, of Bev-
erly, with his wife. left Saturday on what
they call their honeymoon, and will make
an extended tour of the middle west and
Canada.
The third annual open air concert Of
Washington Camp, No. 105, P. o. 8. of A.
of Moorestown, will be held on the'public
school grounds at that place on Saturday
evening, August 6. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Y. M. g. A. band will be in at
tendance.
AS he was fishing from the banks of the
Rancocas. one day last week, thrush lit
on his rod and remained there while the
owner, Henry Mcdonald, sang one verse
of Scottish song. This was regarded
as an omen of good luck, and Henry
came home with string of catfish and a
fine club.
Thieves visited several places at Mari.
ton last week. At the home of Henry s,
the intruders were seen to pass
the bedroom door by Mrs. Lippincott.
The burglars got out before Mr.. Lippin-
colt could get his gun, but as he saw the
men lettering about the house for nearly
an hour, he shot his gun off six times to
let his visitors know that he was right on
the job.
Albert McKim, one of the few survivors
of Company c, Sixth New Jersey volun-
teers in the civil war, died at his home
near Burlington, on Wednesday, from
cancer. This command saw three years
of the hardest service. The only surviv-
Ing members of the company are Mayor
Charles P. Farmer, Noah Lippincott, Stacy
Hassinger, Samuel B. Matlack, George
Jobes and Joseph Smith.
On the afternoon of Thursday, August
II, the business men of Mount Holly will
hold picnic at Rancocas Park. Joining
In the movement for good time the mer-
chants will close their stores at noon, at
which time business will be suspended
for the day. An effort sibeing made to
secure general interest In the movement,
and 1t is believed that the innovation will
be of such pleasant nature as to make 1t
an annual event in the future. Similar
outings are held by business men at other
places, and there Is no reason why Mount
Holly should not be heard from.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
break jail on Tuesday last by the prisoners
confined In the jail at Toms River. A.
few hours more and all the occupants
would have been gone. Sheriff Cox was
going the rounds for the purpose of in
spection and discovered blanket hang
ing at one of the windows. Upon closer
examination the bars were found to be
nearly sawed In two. The prisoners made
saws of the knives they were given with
their food. Precautions have been taken
to see that the cells are all in shape for the
safe keeping of the prisoners at night.
At about O'Clock Friday morning the
fire alarm was sounded and it was soon
discovered that the large steam saw mill
of Wardell Harker. at New Egypt, was
on fire. The fire had been burning for
sometime when discovered and everything
being SO dry. the heaps of shingles, lum-