The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1896-12-22

Farmers at Buddtown are receiving 81
per ton for their rye straw.
A harbor seal was seen in the Delaware
river, opposite Bristol, last week.
Skating has been INDUCED in on thu
coves in the upper creek for the past few
days.
The Christmas exercises of the Presby
terrain Sunday school will be held mex
Tuesday evening.
Samuel A. Atkinson has a fine assert
ment of calendars which he is giving
away to the public.
Charles Peters died at Hainesport yes
teriay morning. He served on the Phil.
adelphia police force for more than &c
years.
Tickets are selling rapidly for the con.
cert by the Brown University glee, banjo
and mandolin clubs at the opera house on
Saturday night next.
Miss Alice Parsons, of West Creek, is
suffering from badly lacerated face and
two broken fingers as the result of being
knocked down by a bicycle rider.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
so acre farm of of Charles Austin, ST., in
Mount Laurel and Lumberton townships
to Lavinia D. Wetherill, of Jobstown, for
81, 1925.
The pool contest in Burlington between
Harry Stroud, of Mount Holly, and s.
Merrick Levy, of Burlington, resulted in
favor of the latter, the score being Levy
600; Stroud $685.
John Roster, of Green Bank, while dig
ging muck out of cranberry bog on Mon
day killed rattlesnake. The reptile lay
still, and when Roster made an attempt to
pick it up it made a wild spring and
chased him. Benjamin Ford, a neighbor,
came to assist Roster, and they finally
killed it.
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kind
Mrs. Ella Whimley and her four chill
dren, living on Green street, were found
Sunday morning nearly asphyxiated, the
result of coal gas escaping through the
house during the night, caused by the
stove pipe coming out of chimney. Mrs.
Boyer, a neighbor, was attracted to the
house by loud snoring. She gained en-
trance lust as the whole family were losing
consciousness. Assistance was summon
ed and the mother and children were soon
out of danger.
The talk of removing the railroad station
to Pine street has been renewed. The
company desires to get rid of the curves
in order that faster time may be made by
trains to the shore. A new survey of the
proposed route, beginning near the Med
ford railroad junction and ending beyond
Pine street, was made last week. The
company owns the right of way for the
new route, having secured the property
when the change was discussed few
years ago.
The weather during the past week has
been more in Keeping with the winter sea-
son. Tuesday was CLOUDY and threatening,
and it was cold and chilly, the thermome-
ter being down to the freezing point. This
made overcoats and winter wraps feel
very comfortable. A thick haze made the
day dark and gloomy. At supper time
sleet began to fall and the high wind
made 1t very cutting to pedestrians who
were compelled to be on the street. At
midnight it began to snow, and the downy
flakes fell ingreat volume until Wednes-
day noon, when it cleared of. Some eight
inches of snow was the net result, which
made veritable winter scene and good
sleighing. The weather continued cold
all day Wednesday. and the icy pave
ments were difficult to navigate. Thurs
day was a most beautiful day overhead.
The sun was out in all its glory, and with
more moderate temperature than on
the previous day 1t caused quite thaw.
Friday broke bright and clear with a
biting frost in the air. The SUMS rays al
ternated during the day through passing
clouds. The temperature became higher
and melted considerable snow, which IN
terfered with the sleighing. Saturday
and Sunday were inspiring days and yes
terday's thermometricaI conditions were
slike satisfactory. If the present tenn
perature continues, the probabilities are
favorable for a white Christmas.