The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-07-30
LOCAL NEWS.

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Rev. ]. Madison Hare, of Burlington
will preach in the Baptist Church mex
Sunday.
The colored camp meeting in Senator
Parry's woods, at Hainesport, is still il
operation. 1t will close next Sunday
night.
Samuel E.. Stokes. Beverly; Thomas
Stokley. Burlington. and Edward Wood
ward. Browns Mills. have had theil
pensions readjusted.
The finest excursion that will leave
Mount Holly this season will be that o
the Baptist Young Peoples Union up the
Hudson river to Newburgh, on Thursday
August %. Tickets $3.50.
Elizabeth Weston, aged So years, wal
found dead at the residence of Johr
Becker, her stepfather, at Crosswicks. or
Wednesday morning. A sister had been
In conversation with her only FIVE min
utes before.
The Colu mbian Iron Works Beneficial
Association, of Hainesport, will give 8
picnic in pine grove, on Saturday even
ing, August IL, on which occasion there
will be dancing and refreshments in
abundance.
Farmer William B. Wills holds the
championship for raising big corn stalks
He has on exhibition a stalk that is four.
teen. feet high, although not yet fully
grown. 1t was raised on his farm In
Springfield township.
Station Agent John W. Bodine and his
assistant, r. Harry Nevius, now have in
the Camden station neat new Office. II
is more convenient than the old one
Two more genial and accommodating off
Gals could not be selected.
The appeal of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, from the award of nearly
100000 damages, to owners of property
at the New Jersey end of the new Del
aware river, bridge, is set down for q
hearing, before Circuit Judge Miller.
September 8.
Bishop O'Farrell's brother. stationed al
Bridgeton, who officiated here for short
time, will assist in the forty hour devotion
al services to begin at the Sacred Heart
Church next Sunday. Father Patriot, o.
Atlantic City, and several other priests,
will take part.
Martin Bayersdorfer, who has been To-
Gated for tie past seven years in the MIR
ror building, is going to move to more
spacious quarters, No. 60-62 Main street,
about September /. In the meantime you
can buy clothing and furnishing goods OF
him at almost your own price, as he wants
to dispose of the entire stock he now has
ON hand.
The jury in the COW case, which was
tried last week, went out on Tuesday af-
ternoon and remained out until about 10
o'clock, when they declared their lnabili-
ty to agree They stood II to l in favor
of the plaintiff, who claims that the COW
died from dose of saltpetre sold to him
for salts. The case is at an end, having
been settled privately.
George M. Rogers and his little son
were struck by passenger train at the
Hainesport crossing, Tuesday morning,
and severely injured, and the wagon on
which they were riding was wrecked. A
train on the siding obstructed the view
of an approaching train, so that Mr..
Rogers was not aware of his danger until
his team was directly on the crossing,
when it was too late to escape.
ALI roads led to Little Pine Mills, on
Thursday. when the annual picnic of the
Independent Order of Back Woodsmen was
held. "Dory" Gsskill presided, and John
Henry Antrim guarded the outer door.
The password was "eat, drink and be
merry" and every member was in pos
session of it. The secret work of the or
der was exemplified in great style. In
accordance with the bylaws politics was
not mentioned.
A gang of Italians, who have been
working on the new railroad at Pensau-
ken, became dissatisfied with the wages
on Tuesday, and. after consultation,
struck for an increase of 15.cents per day
Several -Hungarians refused to join the
strikers, and the angry Italians prevent
ed them from going on with the work
until officers put in an appearance and
threatened the strikers with arrest. After
time the strikers returned to their work
The stone road from the Hainespori
bridge to Masonville is in very bad con.
dition. 1t is covered with loose stones Of
large size, which are very injurious to
horses feet. In some places patches are
badly needed. These stones should be
pushed into place by the new iron roller
which is the only remedy to keep the
road in good repair. The roller should
be in constant use where the roads are
poor by reason of the stones working out
Hon. Thomas J. Alcott was in Boston,
recently, and the street car on which he
was riding went around curve so sud
denly as to throw Mr.. Alcott off. He
rolled quite distance but was not hurt
beyond a few slight bruises. While
brushing his clothing and Strengthening
himself out he remembered having an &C
cident policy in his pocket and that the
insurance company's main Office was in
Boston, SO he went there and told of hi
accident, and the company promptly paid
him enough to soothe his bruises.
A well-dressed man buncoed several O
Bristol's first families last week. The
amount was small, however. He calico
at a victims house. and presented s
basket containing fresh sea fish. The
basket had tag with the name of the
gentleman of the house on it. The strang
er said the fish were fresh from the deer
sea. and he had been requested to deliver
it personally. The housekeeper paid thu
So or S. asked, only to find out later tina
the fish were common croskers and tn,
messengers story concocted for the occa
sion.
Chief Engineer Brown, of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad. is becoming impatient a
the delay in the river construction of tn
new Delaware River bridge. The tearin
away from its moorings of one caissol
and the overturning of another have Sc
rionsly delayed the work. Mr.. Brow
last week visited the scene of operation
and took occasion to impress upon tn
contractors the great importance of hav
ing the work pushed forward as rapid
as possible, so that 1t can be practicall
completed before severe cold weather set
in next winter.