The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. ]. Oatman will conduct services at
the hospital on Sunday afternoon at Ais.
Mrs. Charles Keen, of Curtis dry goods
store, cut her finger painfully with pair
OF scissors yesterday.
County Sc hool Superintendent Stees
has been visiting the various school dis
tricts throughout the county.
Business at the county clerks Office has
been very dull for several days, and some
Of the clerks are now taking vacation.
Two omnibus loads of Presbyterians
from Mount Holly made a pleasant visit
to the residence of A. W. Stackhouse at
Medford, on Friday.
The st. Martins annual picnic, at Luna
berton, will be held on the meadows along
the Rancocas creek, on August 81, if the
weather is favorable.
John Worth will erect building ad-
joining his barn on Church street, where
he will establish headquarters for his
hide and tallow business.
A few days ago dealer offered one of
our farmers 35c. basket for 1000 baskets
of potatoes, which he declined. One year
ago he was glad to get Ice.
W. s. Rendell has few second hand
bicycles to sell from $40 up, cash or easy
terms. Also bicycles and lamps to hire
at 203 Mount Holly avenue.
The Burlington Board of Education has
engaged the services of Charles E. Hem
Erickson to untangle the difficulties which
they have gotten themselves into.
John Gallagher was committed to Jail
on Saturday, by Justice Petit, on
charge OF stealing watch, valued at SIS,
from Thomas Manion, of Moorestown.
A delegation of Mechanics from River
side made fraternal visit to Nonpareil
Lodge, in Mount Holly. on Tuesday night
The occasion was very pleasant one.
James Park, of Florence, about week
ago lost three children in three days from
dlphtheria. The mother is under treat
ment in the insane hospital at Trenton.
A lodge of the Daughters of America
will be instituted at Lumberton on Satur-
day evening Members of the Mount
Holly branch will participate in the ex-
ercises.
A minstrel show will be given in the
Mechanics hall, at LumDerton, by the
young men of that place on Saturday
evening. The affair promises to be inter
esting.
The infant son of Rev. and Mrs. Angus
Crawford, of Virginia, was brought to
Mount Holly from Bay Head and buried
in the Trinity grounds late Wednesday
afternoon.
James Gibbs, the engineer at Bowker's
shoe factory. while dressing up die block
with circular saw on Friday, had the
misfortune to cut off the end of one of
his fingers.
If mudometer had been placed on
Water street during the past week to reg
lister the condition of that thoroughfare,
the figures would certainly haye run up
into the nineties.
All members of Company F have been
ordered by Capt w. s. Gale to report at
the armory on Wednesday morning, Au-
gust IS, at 8 o'clock, to proceed to Sea
Girt for rifle practice.
Budd G. Haines, of Springfield town
ship, on complaint of William Austin,
overseer of the poor, has been committed
to jail for an indefinite period for refusing
to support his family.
Fred johnson and George Krusen will
have charge of the young peoples prayer
meeting In the Baptist Church next Sun
day evening. The Power of the Tongue
will be the subject for discussion.
Richard Westwood, who has leased the
hotel at Barnegat, assumed charge yester-
day. The house will be open all the year
1t has 80 rooms. Mr.. Westwood and
family removed there on Saturday.
The annual convention of the State
Firemen's Relief Association will be held
IN Trenton on Wednesday, September s.
The delegates from Mount Holly are
Harry Hawkins, Sr., William G. Phillips,
Lorenzo L. Sapp.
Benjamin Deacon's daughter Marion
had an accidental fall off of the 49,
foot porch of their Sea Side Park cot
tage last week. The child made grab
for her doll baby and went headlong to
the ground, but was not dangerously in
jured.
Robert Anderson has made complaint
against Morris Gaines for torturing a cat
by shooting and wounding it. The suit
was brought on behalf of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
and will be heard this morning at 10
o'clock before Justice Laumaster.
On Saturday night, about 10 o'clock. an
illuminated balloon was seen to pass rap
idly over Mount Holly. 1t was at pretty
high altitude and was moving in south
easterly direction. 1t was closely watched
by many people until it disappeared out
of sight 1t was evidently sent up from
some picnic ground.
John Bills, the Mill street shoe
maker, is also dealer in supplies. He
has had steady customer for sole leather,
and after each sale has had an idea that
the purchaser got more than he paid for.
Last week he kept an eve on the man and
caught him slowing some leather under
his vest straight blow from Johns
shoulder brought the customer to time.
Wayman Beecham, a colored man in
the employ of Henry Kerswll, of Pal
myra, was arrested last Wednesday morn
ing on warrant sworn out by his wife,
who accused him of striking her. A cash
two inches long was cut in her forehead,
which she claimed he inflicted with his
clenched fist He was given hearing
before Squire Scheidell, who held him in
$500 bail for court to answer to the charge
of assault and battery with intent to kill.
Justice Slack committed Samuel Heller
to jail for four days, on Tuesday, for being
drunk and disorderly. This young man,
having confessed to the stealing of some
turkeys, was sentenced to state prison for
one year but, owing to combination Of
circumstances, the sentence was suspend.
had promised to 60 to work and support
his destitute wife and seven children
Heller NAV vet wear the prison stripes