The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-11
LOCAL NEWS.


Joseph S. Hume, accompanied by Mrs
Hulme, his daughter and youngest son,
started for the Worlds Fair on Saturday
The fire alarm whistle on the electric
light works was used on Tuesday for the
first time 1t proved its ability to arouse
the firemen.
Hubert Turner and Harry Draper will
be given hearing to-day, on the charge
of assault and battery upon Anthony and
Theodore Phillips.
Col. Clifford Stanley Sims and Capt.
John J. Read celebrated the Fourth by
dining with New Jerseys Society of the
Cincinnati at Spring Lake.
Bradford w. Storey, Chosen Freebooter,
of Eastampton, went to the Worlds Fair,
last week. He will have charge of the
II. B. Smith Machine Co.'S exhibit.
The barns and out-buildings on the
farm of Winfield S. Haines, near Taber-
nacle, were destroyed by fire, on Thurs
day evening, having been struck by light
ming.
The Township Committee has called
special town meeting for next Monday.
The subjects to be considered are sewer
for Pine street,and further appropriation
for roads.
Chauncey F. Woodington has charge OF
the cigar store next to the Arcade build
ing. Charles J. Horner, the former pro-
prietor, has gone to Atlantic City, where
he is employed as telegraph operator.
William II. Heisler, at one time clerk
in the Mount Holly National Bank. has
been elected president of the Manufac-
turers' National Bank, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Heisler was cashier and vice presi-
dent of the bank for some time.
Fire was discovered on the roof of Mrs
O'Brien's residence, on Water street. The
fire department was soon on the spot, but
the fire was extinguished by bucket
brigade. A fire cracker is supposed to
have been the cause of the fire.
The house of Peter Walther, at Haines-
port, was struck by lightning, on We'd
nesday evening, tearing some shingles
from the roof and damaging fence.
The occupants were badly scared, Mrs
Walther being Frustrated from the fright.
While working at the fire on Tuesday
Stephen Clevenger met with painful |
accident. He was working with the
bucket brigade, and a bucket thrown
from the roof struck him, nearly breaking
AL ~ ~, bio riohf hand
The second out door service, under the
auspices of the Y. M. e. A., will be held
on Washington street, near the bridge,
next Sunday afternoon, at $50 o'clock.
Rev. S. H. Leeper, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church, will address the meeting.
Everybody is invited to attend.
The Board of Health will pass to third
reading, on Friday night. an ordinance
requiring property owners on streets
through which a public sewer passes, to
connect with the same by August l, un-
der penalty of $25, unless the property
has private drain to the creek. approx
ed by the inspector. The ordinance is
published in another column.
Pemberton had an excitement on Sun
day, in the shape Of runaway team. DIR.
Teeee and bis mother drove out Jayne
street. The doctor got out of the carriage
and the horse started, running toward
Main street. In attempting to 60 through
Collom's alley, the carriage was thrown
against the brick house. the horse tearing
loose and running on. Mrs. Teese was
thrown out, and had her arm broken, be-
sides receiving severe bruises.
With the exception of the America COM
pany's hook and ladder truck all the fire
apparatus in town was out in response
to the alarm last Tuesday. The truck
should be placed front in the America
house, SO that it will be out for service
at every fire. The chemical extinguishers
on the truck will be of no use whatever
unless they are at the scene early. They
should be used at small fires before any
other apparatus of the department.
Joshua MatIack, Jr., covered himself
with glory at Palmyra, on the Fourth.
The Palmyra News says: "The thrilling
anu lHbLIuCttfG dQQtC o1 ~ 4AAk" AANsA1~k% >~>
the Fourth of July was SO much apprecia-
ted by those who could hear it that there
has been very general demand for its
publication in pamphlet form. We had in
tended publishing part of it, but as only
the whole will satisfy, we defer any &C.
ton in the matter until next week, hop
ing some provision will be made to pub
lish it in full, as it deserves"
The barns and outbulldings on the
farm of Frank Hollingshead, near Hart
ford, were destroyed by fire on Saturday
evening. having been struck by lightning,
Mr.. Hollingshead was standing in the
door of his house when he saw the shin
giles flying from the roof of the barn. He
went TO the building at once, and found a
mule had been killed. and the barn was
in flames. Efforts were made to release
the stock, but nine calves were burned
All the crops, including rs loads of wheat
which were housed on Saturday, were
destroyed.
County Physician Cantwell went to
Hiqhtstown on Saturday and held post
norton examination on the body OF Mrs.
Mason, who died on Albert Chamber
lain's farm, and who was one of the per-
sons thought to have been poisoned by
Lizzie Stevens, the colored girl, now in
Jail on a charge Of attempting to murder
the entire Chamberlain family. Dr.
Franklin, the family physician, assisted
DR.. Cantwell. They found that Mrs. Ma
SON had died of natural causes. She was
subject to heart disease and had suffered
also from pleurisy. No trace of poison
was found in Mrs. Mason's body.
In the Court of Errors and Appeals, a
Trenton, on Thursday, the case OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company agains
Howard Parry was argued. Parry. il
December, 1890, purchased an excursion
ticket from Riverton to Mount Holly
On the return trip he stopped at Burling
ton and boarded later train. The con
ductor refused to accept the ticket. Parr.
refused to pay again and the conducto
elected him from the cars. He brough
suit for 5000 damages in the Circui
Court at Mount Holly. and the jur.
awarded him $685. S damages. The rail