The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-24

10th.
Rev. Charles Bowden, of Camden, wi
occupy the pulpit of the Methodist Churc
next Sunday.
There was large crowd at the picnic {
the American Mechanics at Indian Mills
on Wednesday.
There has not been single excursion
to 60 from Mount Holly this summer
which is an unusual occurrence.
Hunting's circus exhibited in Noun
Holly on Saturday. The performance
was better than the attendance.
The pension list of last week contain
the names of George Cleyenger, Vincen
town, and Julia A. Rose, Medford.
Rev. Daniel Bishop, of Columbus, will
address the open air meeting in the Cour
House yard, on Sunday afternoon at
o'clock
Fred. M. Shemeley, who has been con
fined to bis bed the past few weeks will
typhoid fever, is reported to be improv
ing slowly.
Philip Karg, the King street merchant
has applied for patent on hairpin witt
a hump in it to prevent its falling from
the hair.
st. Andrews Sunday school will holt
its annual picnic on Thursday, August 26
in the woods near Hainesport. Wagon
will leave the church at 9 o'clock.
Charles Burtis ran his steam launch
down the creek on Tuesday with fishing
party consisting of Justice Slack. William
Carly, James P. Melodies and William
Rossell.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
last week completed a new bridge ovel
the Assiscunk creek on the Burlington
branch. The work was done without inter
fering with travel.
number of door mats have mysterious
ly disappeared during the night from 9
number of residences about town. Some
one is evidently laying in stock for the
rough weather next winter.
George T. Wallace died at New Egypt,
on Sunday. He was travelling salesman
for Philadelphia liquor house. His
striking resemblance to the late Joseph
Regan was frequently remarked.
The Mount Holly branch of the Tren.
ton Abattoir Company has been sold to
the Armour Packing Company, of Kansas
City, Mo. Bart Hampton will continue
as manager of the establishment.
A merry party visited Charles Heiss.
on Water street, on Wednesday evening.
They were the members of a German
athletic and singing association at River
side. Charlie took good care of them.
Regardless of hard times or political
contests, the Columbus Snapper Soup
Club has an annual picnic. Last Wednes-
day was the day set for this year, and the
members and guests were all present and
had good time.
The following have been chosen as
judges at the Waverly State Fair: William
T. Baggs, Of Bev erly. and Howard A. Russ,
of Delanco, Judges ofthe vegetable display,
and Freebooter F. p Jones, of the latter
place, and Emerson Haines, of Riverside,
of the grain exhibit.
1t has been decided to have stone
road built between Riverside and River
ton, a distance of three and half miles.
The work will be commenced as soon as
the contract is awarded and the most of it
completed before cold weather sets in.
Beverly wheelmen are organizing CEN
fury run to take place Monday, Septem-
Der 9th. Labor Day. The run will be to
Egg Harbor and return, the start to be
made at A. NJ, and the finish at 7 p NJ
Every survivor will receive a handsome
medal. Bicyclists in this vicinity are in
vited to participate.
Samuel Dixon, living near Vlncentown,
died suddenly on Thursday. Some time
ago his horse ran away and Mr.. Dixon
was jammed against post, injuring him
about the heart. On Thursday he walked
into the house, sat down, and died in
stantly. Heart failure is supposed to be
the cause of death.
Timothy Mswran, who for the last six
years has worked for George Russ, of De-
lance, was suddenly stricken with apo
plexy on Wednesday evening and died
haforo roadinol a;d oo,ld 10 o,roxoo.,,J
Coroner Fisher and DIR. Weller viewed
the body, which was claimed by relatives
residing in Philadelphia.
The reed and rail bird season will soon
be inland soon be out-as it embraces
only the month of September. 1t is
thought that rail birds will be plentiful
this season. The tides have been run
ming unusually full this summer, and the
gunners hope they will continue during
the month of September
Gotleib Moisel who has frequently fig
ured in our court proceedings, was COM
mitted to Jail on Thursday. on charge of
threatening to kill William Somers. Moi
sci was released from state prison on the
31st of July, having just completed a SEN
tence of Is months for arson. Somers was
the principal witness against Molsel.
A quantity of tools stolen from the Penn
sylyania Railroad near Burlington about
ten days since, were recovered on Thurs
day in clump of bushes in the immedi-
ate neighborhood of the theft The dis
covery of the tools was made known to
the authorities few days since, and
watch was placed on the spot in an effort
to catch the thief, but without result.
Robinson, the White Hill wife murder
er, was brought to the Mount Holly Jail on
Wednesday. On Tuesday the physicians
at the st. Francis hospital, Trenton, where
he was taken for medical treatment, de-
cided that he was sufficiently recovered
to be removed, so he was brought down
the next day. He made no demonstra-
ton of any kind, but acted quietly. He
refused to talk about his crime. Owing
to the cash in his throat he cannot speak
above a whisper.
Joseph A. Madden, who has been
spending few days with his mother in
Mount Holly, is an example of how a
young man can rise by his-nwn efforts
and diligence. Madden learned the print
ing trade in Mount Holly and then worked
in different places, finally securing pos