The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-05-31

s. Budd Woolston has purchased the Of
Kiner shoe factory on Water street.
W. Harry Mason, 3d., has been spendin
a few days with relatives In Boston.
For being drunk and disorderly at Boz
! oentown, John Simpson is spendin
twenty days in the county jail.
Miss Lydia Greedy, living on the Bul
hngton road, who was operated on for az
pendicitis, is said to be recovering nicely
, Dahlia plants fifty named and bes
varieties are now ready-mail orders re
ceive prompt attention. Rosbach's, PEN
berton.
The interest of j. Howard Burr, of th
drug firm of Davis & Burr, at Pember
ton, has been sold to Francis Green,
clerk, who started there when he was
boy and who grew up with the business
Payment by check insures safety an,
convenience. Besides, consider the tim
and expense 1t saves. The Mount Holl,
Safe Deposit & Trust Company solicit
your account, subject to check
A male infant about a month old, vel
dressed, was found on the north porcl
OF Thomas Steelman's home at Five Points
Palmyra. The child was taken by tn,
Rev. Paul s. Meinert, who hopes to fine
the mother of the child.
One of the cases to receive attention al
session of court to be held on Thurs
day. June 2. will be that of William Low
ell, of Burlington, who is charged with
beating his wife. He was committed te
the county jail in default of 5000 bail.
Action taken by the township commit
tee on Tuesday night clothes with full
authority of the law those persons who
have been elected by the different organ
izations as fire police of Mount Holly, all
Of whom were sworn into office.
Having taken part in the races held at
Baltimore yesterday, two of the best
horses owned by Harry M. G. Fry, of
Mount Holly, will leave the Monumental
city to-day for the Lake Erie circuit,
having entered on their speed campaign
In Pennsylvania.
For headache and neuralgia look to your
eyes; eye strain is generally the cause.
Let us examine your eyes without charge
and tell you If you have any trouble
which may cause your headaches. Stiles
6 Co., eye specialists, at Masonic Temple,
Wednesday, June 1.
Light refreshments and good deal of
pleasure were exchanged for fee of 25
cents which permitted attendance at
lawn party given at the home of Mrs.
Edward B. Jones. ON High street, Satur-
day afternoon, under the auspices of the
Girls Friendly Society of St. Andrews
church..
Under the care OF physicians at a sana-
forum at Woodstown, an improvement is
looked for In the case Of Mrs. Laura
Gable, of Mount Holly. Her condition
has not been reassuring since the burns
she received by falling on hot stove, at
the home of Harry Garon, on High street,
last winter, from which she has not fully
recovered.
The graduating exercises of the State
Normal School at Trenton will take place
June 16, and the address to the class will
be delivered by DR.. Charles 8. Chaplin.
principal of the new State Normal School
at Montclair. Included In the class are:
Misses E. May Parker, Elizabeth Engle
and Edna M. Lippincott, of Burlington;
Miss Bessie Hurley, of Beverly, and Miss
Annie L. Keller, of Bordentown.
Too many tramps are allowed to go
from house to house begging. In many
cases when refused "hand-out" these
fellows become very impudent After
being discharged from the county jail,
these hobos make nuisance of
themselves by starting right off on food
gathering trip. with the object of sustain
ing themselves in idleness over in the bog
or while footi ng it from place to place.
Having served as treasurer of the Bap-
fist Sunday school at Florence for seven
teen years, Peter SPOTS, In recognition of
his faithful service, has been presented
by the school with a handsome leather
covered rocking chair. The recipient was
greatly taken by surprise when called to
the front by T. A. Gibbs, the superintend-
ent, who was selected to make the presen-
tation.
1t is now up to the people of Foster
town to decide whether or not they want
to retain their public school. Its contin-
uance seems to be desired by the people
living at that place, judging from can
vass that is being made to ascertain senti-
ment on the proposition. The question
of abolishing this school has been up for
discussion by the members composing the
Board of Education of Lumberton town
ship.
The original plan decided upon of ma
cadamizing the western block on Union
street will be adopted, although that
method of improving roads is not quite
satisfactory to the township committee,
who find that other similar improvements
about town are not holding out as was
hoped for. They had intended to lay
something on the order of an asphalt
road, composed of stone, tar, etc., but in
ability to hire the steam roller belonging
to the county for that purpose, and losing
faith In the contractors who submitted
the proposition. resulted In determine
ton to carry out the idea that was first
suggested.
Three applications to keep inns and
taverns from Howard T. Warrick, William
G. Maute and Harry VanSciver will come
before the meeting of common council,
at Beverly, June 2. Warrick and Maute
are old applicants. Vansciver is a new
petitioner and proposes to run the old
Washington House, which was under the
management of Mrs. Helena Herschoff
until last year. when her application was
turned down, after hard fight by church
people. The Law and Order Society, 1t
is said, has been engaged by various
churches and the local W. G. T. T., to
fight against the granting of license to
this place, as 1t is directly opposite to
Grace Chapel of the Presbyterian church.
VanSciver has engage d counsel to look
oftar hie intaroat