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

1t is said that the census recently take
will show decrease 10 the population a
Medford.
The public school commencement a
Beverly will be held on June 16 In Odt
Fellows Hall.
The annual picnic of Pomona Grane
will be held at Rancocas Park on Thurs
day, August 4.
As the result of fall which he receive,
at Pemberton. Joseph G.. Lee, an old man
fractured three ribs.
Barn for sale or rent In the rear O
High street. entrance on Union street
Apply at No. Washington street.
The annual picnic of the Methods
Sunday school at Moorestown, will b.
held at Knights Park. Collingswood, OF
June IS.
Five members of the eighth grade Of
the public school at Lumberton have tax
en- the examinations for the high school,
In Mount Holly.
Francis B. Lee, of Trenton, was one OF
the speakers at the Memorial exercises
held by Sayer Post, G. A. R., at Vincen-
town, Yesterday.
Invitations have been issued for dance
to be given at Rancocas Park on Wednes-
day evening, June 8, by A. Perkins Davis
and Mordecai s. Haines.
A son has been added to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Holeman, of
Wilmington, Del. Before marriage Mr..
Holeman resided in Mount Holly.
The work of redecorating theinterior of
st. Andrews church will soon be COM
menced. The improvements which are to
be made to the ediice will cost about
1900.
Although there is but little water In the
channel of the lake at Rancocas Park, a
number of nice pike haye been caught
there since the opening of the fishing
season.
pany, of Riverton, which Is located at
Riverside, has entered into a contract to
light the city of Beverly for $500 pei
annum.
F. @. Hutchinson, a clerk In the drug
store of DR.. John ]. Flynn, having passed
In the recent examination held at Trenton,
has been registered as an assistant in that
pharmacy.
The Monday evening class of Mrs.
Clothier's dancing academy will hold
their closing dance at Rancocas Park on
Friday evening, June g. The Tuesday
evening class will close their season at
the same place on Thursday, June ..
Mrs. Eleanor Pearce, wife of Joseph
Pearce. died Tuesday at her home at
Chesterfield. where they resided all their
lives She was eighty-six years old. and
her husband is eightY-seyen years. They
had been married sixty-six years, and
have one son.
At district meeting held In Trenton,
Wednesday night, Grand Master English
stated that Odd Fellowship throughout
the world now has 1857, 800 members, the
net gain last year being 1855. Grand
Secretary Pine said that in New Jersey
these are 264 lodges with %, 4S4 members
and invested funds of 81, 251. 25s.17.
Rosbach's at Pemberton haye for num-
Der of years supplied the trade with seed
ling asters by judicious selection and cult
walton. They claim to have now the finest
strain of five different colors in existence.
Every purchaser of any plants to the
amount of one dollar or over will be pre-
sented with three plants of each color of
aster.
In celebration of the growth in size and
enthusiasm of their lodge during the last
four months. members of Minnehaha
Tribe. No. SO. of Florence, held reunion
and war dance in their wigwam Wednes-
day night, in the presence of local, county
and State chiefs. A big delegation from
Lenni Lenappi Tribe, of Burlington, at
tended the function. Thirty new members
have been admitted since January and the
total membership is now about $50.
Direct information received from one of
those persons engaged in retailing dairy
products to customers in Mount Holly,
would seem to call for an investigation by
the state milk inspectors. On Thursday
one milkman made the remark that an
other person engaged in the same bust
ness here had been wearing gum boots for
some time. and now he puts rubber
blanket over his milk cans. When asked
the significance of this remark the man
smiled and replied: "Well, perhaps he
has made you take water, too"
Under the management of Samuel
Brown, of Mount Holly, the pleasure
devices at Rancocas Park were put in mo
tion on Saturday night, and season of
successful entertainment is hoped for at
that nearby resort. The -go-round,
ocean wave and other money-makers all
worked over time for the benefit of their
owners. There were plenty of refresh
ments and dancing music being furnish
ed by the Peerless Orchestra. The park
will be kept in good shape for picnics,
and bookings are now In order.
Interested parties have failed in their
efforts to have removed to some other
place the arc lamp on Union street in
front of the residence of Lorenzo L. Sapp.
Residents at that point complain that 1t is
a nuisance. 1t draws so many bugs that
people cannot sit in comfort on their
porches at night. The action of the town
ship committee is based on the fact that
the lamp is where its originators wanted
1t placed, and that its present location
serves to illuminate the entrance to two
dark alleys which is great benefit to
persons passing that way.
Action taken In court on Tuesday wiped
from the docket case of long standing.
The matter related to dispute over
book account between Max Podolsky,
glove manufacturer, of Wilmington, Del,
who brought suit against Abraham Saltz-
man, of Mount Holly, to recover on bill
of goods. AS some of the latter were not
as represented, Saltzman returned them
and sent his check in part payment for
those which he kept. This proceeding