The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-05-30

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fication. L. 8. Boyce. 81 Main street.
The Camden Baptist Association wi
hold its annual meeting at Haddonfeld o
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
F. J. Norton, of Philadelphia, is mo-
operating the barber shop connected wit
the Washington House, which Richar
Lamb has rented to the new tenant.
Howard Matthias has been awarded tn
contract for resurfacing with gravel on
mile of the Chestnut Neck road in Bias
River township. The contract price
1885.
Fresh Jersey Strawberries" was the CT
Of Charles H. Crammer as he made hi
first rounds of the season in Mount Holly
on Thursday. His voice seems to be a
strong as ever.
The engagement Is announced of job
Mulligan. of Perth Amboy. and Miss Mar
garet Rattigan, of Bordentown. The maj
riage will take place In the latter city 4
the near future.
/ Last week her improved condition
encouraged hope for the recovery of Mr.
Margaret Worrell. Of Mount Holly. VIII
was recently operated ON at the Universit,
hospital, Philadelphia.
In order to increase the fund beinl
raised for the erection of church a
Hartford, the Historical Society of tina
place, will hold picnic at Burlington
Island Park next month.
Clifford L. Durand, of Mount Holly
who has been employed for some tim
by Wise 6 Watson, sanitary engineers
at Rutherford, has been admitted t.
membership in the firm.
While bathing at the mill dam severa
days ago. George Mcclellan. plumber
employed by George D. Worrell, had thu
misfortune to step on broken bottle, cut
ting his right foot severely.
Following is the list of unclaimed mai
remaining in the post Office for the weel
ending May 81: Mrs. G. Carr. Captain
Reynolds, F. G.. Sharp; postals, Miss Grac'
Anderson, Miss Edith Anderson, Mrs. 81
81. Goucum.
g. Lloyd Cowen, son of Rev. G. L
Cowan, of the Baptist church, at Chester
field, Is a member of the team selected BY
the senior class of the University of Pen
nsylvania to debate with team of tn,
junior class ON June 90.
Former Judge Joseph II. Gaskill II
spending this week at Seaside Park. HI
went to the shore for the purpose o.
urging the mechanics to make an early
completion of the house which he Is erect
fling at this popular resort.
The annual children's day exercises Of
vincentown grange win be held at the
home of George Knight, on Saturday,
June 10. The grange will soon erect q
hall of its own on lot In the central part
of the town which has been purchased
from John B. Trick for that purpose.
In order to make sure of having suf.
ficient power to operate its system Of
waterwheels for pumping purposes In case
the head of water In the upper creek gets
too low, the Mount Holly Water Com
pany proposes turning lot at the south
of the mill dam into a storage reservoir.
AS he was the lowest bidder for some
road repair work, committee of free
holders that met In Mount Holly, on
Thursday, will recommend that contract
be awarded to Thomas ]. Barrett, to re-
surface Farnsworth avenue and Park
street, Bordentown, with amasite. He
has agreed to do the work for $S,18S.
In advance of the proposed improve
ments which the township committee has
decided to make on Pearl street, four
inch water main is being installed on that
thoroughfare. The Mount Holly Water
Company has taken this step in order to
avoid the necessity of disturbing the new
stone road there after 1t has been con-
structed.
Complying with request of the United
States Department of Agriculture State
Forester Alfred Gsskill has made sn es-
innate of the loss to property-owners in
New Jersey through the chestnut bark
disease. He estimates the loss at $500,
900, of which So. 00O, 900 falls on forest
owners through the loss of chestnut trees,
as timber, and the necessity for telling
them In an immature state.
In the Buttonwood street school build
ing on Monday evening, June 5, will be
held the annual meeting of the Alumni
Association of the Mount Holly high
school, for the election of officers, adj
mission Of new members and transaction
of other business. The date selected for
the associations eighth annual banquet Ia
Friday evening, June o. The reunion
will be held in the Masonic Temple.
The Burlington Friends quarterly meet
ing was held on Tuesday morning in the
Friends meeting house at Crosswicks.
Remarks were made by Elwood Roberts,
of Norristown, and Jane Horsenal, of Tren-
ton. Phoebe Buzby and Franklin zelley
acted as clerks. There was very inter
esting discussion upon moving the Friends
home from Trenton to Mount Holly. The
next meeting will be held at Mount Holly
in August. Franklin Zelley was chosen
clerk for next year.
As the result of instructions issued by
the state commission, owners Of hound
dogs have new proposition to contend
with. Heretofore the known owners OF
such dogs running at large have been
arrested and heavily fined. While that
method of procedure still remains good
and will be enforced as usual, game
wardens throughout the state. under new
orders which they have received, are now
killing hound dogs found running con
trary to law, and already there have been
several victims in this county. This ii
considered an effective means of protect
ing rabbits.
Barclay @. Allen, a retired farmer living
on Cherry street, sustained severe shock
Tuesday morning, on going to the bed
room of his daughter Ella. and finding hel
dead. She was his housekeeper. and moi
being In the best Of health, he would mo-
call her on making early trips to the farm
of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edgar Allen
This was the case Tuesday morning. o.
returning from the country he entered hi
home, and as he could not find Ella, b.