The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-02
LOCAL NEWS.

Amos l.. POinsett, of Paxson street
has been quite ill for some time.
Harry T. Allen, of Vincentown, has
been appointed postmaster at that place
w. S. Gale has completed concrete
sidewalk for Charles II. Estill, on Church
street.
Rev. R. H. Baker, of the Baptist church,
occupied the pulpit of the Methodist
church ON Sunday.
A dog killed about forty chickens in
the yard of Joseph Cross, on High
street, on Friday night.
As the swimming season is over, the
police who have been doing duty at the
mill dam have been withdrawn.
The thirtieth annual convention of
the Grand Castle, Knights of the Golden
Eagle, was held at Trenton yesterday.
There is an improvement in the con-
dition of Mrs. Walter A. Elbertson, of
Broad street, who is ill with typhoid
fever.
The five cent store on High street, con-
Quoted by Cohen & Co., it is said, will
remove to New Egypt about the middle
of October.
In Philadelphia, last week, marriage
license was issued to Norman A. Wis
hart, of Pittsburg, Pa, and Maud L.
Budd, of Jobstown.
The wholesale price of milk for Sep
TENDER, which has been fixed by the In
ter-State Milk Producers Association,
will be Al cents quart.
The work of laying cement walks on
Clifton avenue has been started. SINH
lar walks are now greatly improving the
appearance of West Washington street.
A man who has been stealing lima
beans from yard on White street, is
making himself liable to be caught in a
bear trap which has been set for his re-
reception.
DR. Madison C. Peters, of New York,
delivered lecture on the high cost of
living at the annual picnic of the
Wrightstown Grange that was held at
Harker's grove on Thursday.
A lot on Grant street, formerly be-
longing to the estate of Henry l. Budd,
has been sold by Edward B. Jones to
William Wright, who will build resi-
dence for his own occupancy.
The residence of Mrs. Charles H. Fol-
well, ST., corner of High and Union
streets, has been rented by Mrs. Joseph
A. Southgate and Mrs. Isaac l.. Shinn,
who will conduct boarding house there.
Columbus Day, October 18th, this year
falls on Sunday, and according to the
opinion of Assistant Attorney General
Gaskill rendered to Governor Fielder, it
cannot be celebrated as a legal holiday
on Monday.
George Stockton is now conducting
restaurant and ice cream saloon at the
corner of Washington street and Madison
avenue. William G. Shinn, who for
merly conducted a grocery store there,
has retired from business.
Elwood Hart, of Willingboro, who re-
Gently purchased the property of Miss
Margaret Semple corner of Broad and
into two residences, which will be oc-
cupied by his family and that of his
son.
Justice Petit, of Moorestown, has
committed John Lehman, of Maple
Shade, to the county Jail in default of
$500 bail. The defendant is charged
with stealing fruit and vegetables from
the farms of Joseph Matlack and Charles
Haines.
Work on the buildings now in process
of erection on the old academy property,
corner Mount Holly avenue and Broad
and Ridgway streets, has been suspend
ed for week or two, in which time
Harry V. Kester, the owner, will enjoy
vacation.
Recorder Herbert has rendered a de-
cision in favor of Joseph Gerber, of Tren-
ton, who sold COW to Francis p. Hall,
of Jacksonville, which died about a
month later. There was no evidence to
show that the COW was not in sound con-
dition when the purchase was made
Samuel Haines, of Risdon street, a
tinsmith in the employ of George d..
Worrell, and who was injured when he
slipped and fell from the roof of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's sta
ton at Lumberton, is able to get
around again after having been confined
TO his bed for week.
The letters and postals that remain
unclaimed in the post Office for the week
ending August 80, are as follows: ].
Howard Clark, Berg Davis, C. j. Liddy,
ESQ.,, Mrs. c. Shields, Geo. Tillenhurst,
Jam Nixon, Miss Anna Major, letters;
Victoria Daloise, Mrs. Cecfl Shawfield
Thos Vrommon, postals.
The railroad station at EdgewateI
Park seems to be mark for burglars, as
the thirteenth attempt to rob the build
ing was made last week. An attemp
was made to blow open the safe, but the
men left without accomplishing thei
purpose, probably frightened away. They
left an overcoat and several tools behind
Recorder Herbert is making it know
by action already taken that he intend
to enforce the law which requires al
kinds of vehicles to display light a
night. The police are somewhat bother
ed because they can find no law which
provides for the payment of any fine
that may be imposed for such violations
The following teachers have beel
selected for the Bridgeboro school thi
season: Principal, Edgar Haas, of Boz
dentown, son of ex-County SuperintenC
ent Haas; first and second grades, Ann
Janke, of Riverton; third and fourt
grades, Helen Wainwright, of Columbus
fifth and sixth grades, Clara Harrison, {
Columbus Fairview school will /
taught by Ada NJ. Neal, of Riverside.
Captain William +. Doron will civ
his annual excursion to Burlingto
Island Park on Thursday, Septemb
A. The children of Bucks and Burlin
ton counties are invited to join, as Il
event is given especially for their ben
fit. Tickets, which entitle the holder
free MASSAGE from. Rurlinnfon 10 II