The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-08-24

of ground has been purchased by Leander
Sloan Of Philadelphia and is being fitted
up for the manufacture OF fancy cloths
| and cassimeres. Charles P. Farmer de-
serves the credit of bringing this enter
prise to our city.
Henry G. Deacon, Edward Rigg and
Thomas Birkett have been selected as
Commissioners to assess damages upon
lands taken by the Drainage Commission
ers for the purpose CT changing the courze
Of the water which now flows into the
meadows.
Young America Fire Company has
adopted resolutions of coincidence to the
family of Frederick W. Manager, deceas-
ed fellow member.
| The Young America Fire Co., 60 on
an excursion up the Hudson to-day.
The night watchmen talk ofrelinquish-
ing their positions on account Of made
quate pay. Our business men should not
allow this to come to pass.
We give place to the following cores
pondence TO the Enterprise:
Where are our Water Commissioners
and what are they doing? Are their ideas
crystalized into the form of pump, or
are they pumped dry as we'll as the
meadows? Upon hasty tour of inspection
among some of the low lands and their
dividing bitches, now about as dry as
pump and dry weather can make them,
we have been surprised how entirely
some of the side Issues, quite as important
to the completion and preservation of the
good work, as the one enterprise of pump
ing, seem to have been ignored by our
worthy commissioners; or if not ignored
at least neglected. In many places the
material removed from the bitches at
their last cleaning, and apparently from
other previous cleanings, has been allow
ed to lie along the edges of the banks for
the rains and floods to wash in again,
while holes and depressions remain in
the adjacent ground which this stuff
would serve in a great measure TO fill and
not only give much more slightly appear
ance to the meadows generally, but greatly
benefit them, as well as making the labor
of getting and keeping them in proper
condition much lighter and consequently
reduce the cost to the taxpayers who have
to foot the bill. Why do not our COM
missioners compel the meadow owners to
attend to their part of the work-which
they are fully empowe. 4 to do--and for
which the taxpayers will certainly hold
them accountable. No better time than
the present for finishing up this very
necessary part of the work if delayed
until freezing weather, much of this ac-
emulation will be precipitated into the
bitches. While uttering this complaint
it gives US great pleasure to recognize the
Importance of the work already accom-
| plished and congratulate the commission
/
results, and we are here reminded of
most important step taken in the right
direction, in the measure set on foot to
divert the water courses on higher level
so that it will flow into the river without
pumping, thus saving in times Of heavy
rainfall and high springs, that very large
proportion to the total cost OF drainage
incident to Kidding the meadow and
bitches of vast amount of water that
never need, and then will not enter them
at all
A PARTY OF TAXPAYERS.
BURLINGTON, Aug. Is, 1882.
The choir of St. Mary's Church, under
charge of Admiral Dugdale held their
annual picnic on Burlington island on
last Thursday.
A small fire in Earl street called out
the firemen on Thursday last. Damage
$50.
William Flick and Charles Gala
waugh, two noted oarsmen of Phila will
row single scull race of three miles,
over the old rowing course at Burlington
about the 18th of next month, for $500 a
side. The men will arrive in Burlington
next week and go into training at the
house of the Oneida Boat Club. A steam
tug will follow the race and an exciting
time is anticipated.
The accident to the steamer Republic
caused much excitement among the
| friends OF some excursionists from this
city who were on board at the time ofthe
mishap.
Severns & Sons employees enjoyed an
inforced holiday last week. The engine
broke down and caused a delay in the
factory of this busy firm for one week.
Three excursions left here during the
week-West Point-Collins Beach and
Ocean Grove, all we'll patronized
Frank Carriers new house on the river
bank begins TO assume creditable pro-
portions.
The "Rev'd" r. B. Carter now deyotes
his spare time to the Burlington cores
pondence of the Camden Post.
The house on the southeast corner of
Union and York streets was sold on
Saturday last by ex-Sheriff Conover to
Henry Sybert of Philadelphis.
Charles Il. Simpson, the merchant
tailor continues to drug the fish market
at Island Heights. He caught 3S5 weak
fish one day last week.
Charles s. Ridgway, Snapper" Lip
pincott, Prof. Sher Young, George Sens
fielder and one or two others went on a
piscatorisl tour to Bargnegat bay few
days ago and captured 4S0 fish in a day
and half The party redenvouzed at