The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-06-27
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Charles Anderson, of Fellowship, picked
large ripe tomato on Wednesday.
Almer J. Earl. of Pemberton, is suffer.
ing from the effects of stroke of paraly.
sis.
The Misses Deacon have had a new
porch added to their residence on Garden
street.
The annual picnic of St. Andrews Sun
day school win be held at Rancocas Park
tomorrow.
A dog belonging to William Binn was
killed by an automobile on High street
last Tuesday.
Charged with committing robbery at
Kinkora, Henry Pfeffer, of Bordentown,
has been committed to jail.
The people of Indian Mills will hold
their annual harvest home In Browns
grove, on Wednesday, August %.
Prompt medical attention brought relief
to Miss Florence Pumyea, last week. She
suffered sslight attack of appendicitis.
The management of the Boston Shoe
Repair establishment. on High street, has
Installed new and more powerful gas
engine.
Jeryis f. Thomas, who has been con-
Quoting pool room and cigar store on
Mil street, has sold his business to Thomas
L. Quigley.
All New jersey justices of the peace
will be Obliged. after July 1. to use Inn
preston seals on all papers passing
through their hands.
H. M. Lukens. who has been baggage
agent at the main railroad station at
Moorestown. has been transferred to the
freight station at Mount Holly.
As Tuesday next will be Fourth of
July, THE News will be printed and dis
tributed on Monday. Advertisers are re-
quested to have their copy ready by Fri
day.
r. ]. B. Slack. justice of the peace, will
vacate his present quarters on July l. DIR.
R. 8. Clarke has rented the office to Henry
II. Savage, who will remove his law office
there.
Announcement Is made of the marriage
of Samuel T. Staulcup. of Camden, and
Ella F. Thompson, of Mount Holly. The
ceremony was performed on April 8, by
Rev. James Stoddard.
George Snyder. the truck grower at
Hainesport. says that from the same
piece Of ground which last year yielded
eighty baskets of peas, this year he
gathered just one basket.
Rev. William /. Mexican, rector of St.
Clare's r. G. Church, OF Florence, is
making arrangements for an extended
tour through the old country, and during
his travels he will visit Rome.
Capt. Walter A. Barrows. Robert D.
Reynolds and Harvey ]. Mitchell are the
incorporates of the Cambridge Company,
of Riverside, concern that will deal In
iron, steel. etc. The capital has been
placed at $4,000.
William G. Wetherill has decided to
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and Thursday evenings at O'Clock dur
ing the months of July and August. 1t
is likely that some other merchants will
take similar action.
But little interest was manifested In the
public meeting called for Thursday night
In Odd Fellows hall In connection with
the movement to organize q lodge of the
Loyal Order of Moose. and no steps in
that direction were taken.
Mrs. Dora Raws. her daughter, Miss
Eva e. Raws, and Addison Raws, of the |
Keswick Colony. near Writings, will sail |
for England on the Merton, Saturday. |
They with attend the Keswick convention |
there in July Miss Raws will be brides
maid at the wedding of a cousin in Eng
land, on August 90.
Cities and towns that are In a position |
to do so, are using sea water for sprink- |
ling the streets. They find that the salt
and other chemicals act as the best agent
discovered for allaying the dust.
Streets sprinkled with sea water will stay
damp much longer than those sprinkled
with fresh water
An instruction class for the benefit of
county workers of the Y. M. @. A., was
held at Point Pleasant, Pa, from Friday
until Sunday. Methods of training for
more effective work was impaired to
leaders from Burlington, Camden. Mon
nd
was attended by state leaders.
james Thompson. claiming to hail from
Chicago, who was wandering about the
streets OF Delanco and acting suspiciously,
was arrested Thursday morning by Con-
stable George Hshner after he had broken
away from the officer the night previous.
Thompson Is supposed to be notorious
character. he was committed to the
county jail on charge of drunkenness
and to await further developments.
A pleasant vacation that will occupy
their time during the summer, is that
which Is now being enjoyed by the Misses
Sarah and Mary Budd. of Mount Holly,
and Rebecca Wills, of Rancocas. They
started last Tuesday for the Pacific coast,
and will stop off enroute to visit well
known points of interest. The return trip
will be equally interesting, as the ladies'
are scheduled to visit Yellowstone Park
and other prominent resorts.
Persons who have occasion to visit New
Gretna In the future will be gratified at
the extensive Improvements being made
at Dan SooY's hotel. An addition is be-
ing built whereby the dining room will be
enlarged and several bedrooms will be
added. The front has been changed by
the addition of mansard roof which ex-
tends over the old and the new parts. The
barroom which has occupied very narrow
quarters will be moved to the southeast
corner of the house and will be fitted up
In the latest style.
Cranberry growers are more than pleased
up to the present time with the outlook
for crop this fall. The vines are cover
ed with bloom and the berries are begin
ming to set. Some of the growers have
been spraying. but the frequent rains
have interfered with this part of the Gull
tivstion. the rain having washed the
chemicals off the vines almost as soon as
the spray was applied. The acreage In
Ocean county, which has long been one