The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
HE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1910
LOCAL NEWS.

The store you have confidence in
Boyce's. .
Ferris waists for ladies, misses. ar
children. l. Fl. Lippincott, II Garden st.
The Unionville Sunday school will hol
It's annual picnic at Rancocas Park ne,
Friday.
William Henry Colby died on Friday ,
his home on Pine street. The funer,
took place yesterday.
The long form used In the initiation {
candidates by the Knights of Pythias wi
not be adopted again until cooler weathe
arrives.
Petitions are being circulated In thi
county to permit the name of Edward {
Stokes to be voted on for the Unite
States senatorship.
Oscar Donnelly. of Florence, has tn
contract to lay water mains on Pine, Mi
and Washington streets for the Noun
Holly Water Company.
Smith Lloyd, of Bridgeboro. who ha
fine cantaloupe patch, has received owe
two dollars each for many baskets of tn
fruit which he has sold this season.
Rev. L. L. Overman, Of Philadelphia
will occupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church next Sunday; August 81, Ross
McCown; August %, Rev. Frank R
Svmmes of Tennent
A very pleasant day was spent by th'
members and friends of the Methods
Brotherhood on their annual picnic
which was held at Knights Park. Col
lingswood, last Friday.
Sigmund Zeigler and Morris Rudner, oi
Trenton, have bought the silver lakes
property, near Burlington, from the Lake
view Realty Company. They expect tc
develop the property as place of resi-
dence.
A report has been received from the
Pasteur Institute, that no indication OF
hydrophobia was found in the head of the
dog that was killed about two weeks age
after Its strange actions on High street
near the Arcade Hotel.
Benjamin Worrell, who farms the
Henry ]. Trick farm. near Vincentown,
brought to this Office on Thursday bas-
ket of mammoth potatoes of the Gold
Coin variety. The basket contained 80
potatoes weighing 342 pounds.
The present Board of Directors of the
Burlington County Safe Deposit & Trust
Company. Moorestown, N. j., lisa guaran-
tee of the maintenance of that conserva-
tive policy which has always been follow
ed and which has stood for safety and
success.
The Burlington county board of election
has organized by electing ]. Howard
Burr. of Pemberton, president, and Henry
w. Savage. of Mount Holly. secretary.
Other members are Newton Morton, of
Florence, and Dr. Robert B. Glasgow, Of
Burlington.
At a special meeting of the Chester
township committee it was decided to
have a mile measured off on one of the
highways used by automobiles and as
certain who are guilty of exceeding the
speed limit of twelve miles per hour. The
location will be kept secret.
The placing of new sash and glass in
the window of the Chinese laundry on
High street, has destroyed evidence of the
damage done by bricks and stones that
were hurled by citizens when mob sur
rounded the place on the night of July II,
and drove Mock Bow and his employees
out of town.
Following is the list of unclaimed mail
remaining In the post Office for the week
ending August 9Th: Letters. Mrs. Maggie
Baldwin, Watkins Cotton Co., @. w.
Carpenter, Mrs. Lulu Morelen, Mrs,
Scattergood; postals, Miss Geneva Howard,
L. J. Williams, Miss Ada Cline, George
Nutshell.
The annual picnic of Pomona Grange
was held at Rancocas Park on Thursday.
There was large attendance. Addresses
were delivered by G. W. F. Gaunt, of
Gloucester county, master OF the New
Jersey Grange, and by G. D. Richardson,
of Massachusetts, steward OF the National
Grange.
made to property on the west section of
Union street, Franklin s. Zelley will have
a concrete walk laid in front of his resi-
dence. A similar walk put down by FL
wood II. Stokes, includes both sides of his
property at the corner of Union and
Buttonwood streets.
The Joseph Rodman place. In Burling-
ton township, has been converted into
chicken farm. 1t will be operated by
corporation known as the Fountain
Woods Poultry Farm Company, which
has an authorized capital of $50, 1000. The
promoters are Carol G. Robinson, Joseph
p. Murray and Frank A. Kuntz.
Robert NJ. Snyder, of Moorestown, has
bought the Madison hotel, Mount Holly,
from James Martin. The price paid was
about $4,000. Mr.. Snyder will make ex.
tensive improvements to the property.
He has had many years of experience in
the hotel business. Mr.. Snyder will apply
for license at the next term of court.
Vice Chancellor Walker has named
George G. Low, Toms River lawyer, as
receiver for the Ocean County Publishing
Company, which owns and publishes the
New Jersey Tribune at Toms River. The
Tribune was formerly the Ocean County
Democrat, and for long time was the
only Democrat newspaper In the county.
The Burlington County Association,
Shepherds of Bethlehem, has elected the
following officers: Past president. Mrs.
Sallie Cunningham, Burlington; president,
Mrs. Sarah Macintosh. Mount Holly; vice
president, Clarence Butterfeld, Roebling;
secretary, William McIlhenny, Riverton;
assistant secretary. Mrs. Sue Austin, Mount
Holly; chaplain, E. D. Robinson, Bur
lington; marshal. Mrs. Laura BOUCHER,
Mount Holly; inside guard. Miss Ella
Thomson, Mount Holly; outside guard,
Miss Sophia Richards. Roebling.
A small number of temperance people
representing the Anti-Saloon League, held
meeting in the Friends meeting house,
ON Tuesday, to consider plans for the
fall campaign, In which they pro-
pose taking an active part. The selection