The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-06

have race meet on the 18th inst
i The prisoners at the Jail had a displa
of fireworks of their own yesterday.
Communion services were held in til
Presbyterian Church Sunday morning.
B. D. Gaskill, of Philadelphia, has rem
ed Judge Gaskills house for the summer
Tony Gibbs, the barber, is limpinI
about town with an attack OF rheumatism
A Warwick bicycle In good order ma
be bought cheap by inquiring at thi
Office
Riverton needs an increased water sup
ply, and how to secure it Is a puzzlini
problem.
The little daughter of Mrs. Heisler, Of
Washington street, was buried on Friday
afternoon.
Elwood Shinn, sexton of the Baptis
Church, is very Ill at his residence OF
Pearl street.
Thomas J. Pancoast, of Moorestown
began the erection of a cottage at Sea Side
Park last week.
Florist Hunter, Grant street, has gera-
NUNS and other plants for sale as low as
25 cents per dozen.
Moorestown sent delegations of sixteen
persons to attend the Christian Endeavor
Convention at San Francisco.
Harry Hughes, employed in the gov
eminent printing Office. at Washington,
D. c., spent the Fourth here.
The steamer Nellie White now makes
daily trips between Sea Side Park and
Island Heights and Toms River.
Ellis Taylor and Richard Sweeney, en-
ployed at Brooklyn, spent the Fourth in
Mount Holly, with their relatives.
When in want of bicycle pumps and
other sundries, ldon't forget that S. P.
Cline has large assortment at prevailing
prices.
Rev. Father Lyons, of Mount Holly,
oficiated at the funeral of William Car
Isle, who was buried at Burlington on
Wednesday.
George Spear, of Palmyra, who pleaded
guilty to robbing his employer of $25, was
on Saturday sentenced to six months In
the county Jail.
While Citizens Cox, of Juliustown, was
shooting frecrackers on Saturday, his
coat caught fire and burned him severely
on the side and arm.
Howard A. Russ. of DeIanco, sent rs
baskets of early sweet corn, the first of
the season, to market one day last week.
He got So basket for it.
The property OF Main street.
Riyerton, have petitioned the Council to
permit them to lay 6-foot cement pave
ment on that thoroughfare.
Freebooter Edward A. Colby purified
the atmosphere at the corner of High
and Water streets, on Saturday, by hav-
ing the trunk cleaned out.
Frank Fl. Fry, of Burlington, whose
name is mentioned in connection with
the postmastership of that city, was in
Mount Holly on Thursday.
During the shower on Friday afternoon
lightning struck three electric light poles
in Andersonville. No damage was done
beyond slight splitting of each pole.
Henry E. Powell. Springfield farmer,
was arrested yesterday, on complaint of
his wife, who charged non-support. The
justice ordered him to pay $3.50 per
week.
The Moorestown Board of Education
has purchased the old African Methodist
Episcopal Church building, and will con-
vert it into a public school for colored
children.
On Saturday Judge Joseph H. Gaskill,
John D. johnson and Joseph Cross, with
their families, left Mount Holly for Sea
Side Park for the summer. Each will oc-
cupy his new cottage there.
Game Warden Foulks, of New Egypt,
on Friday secured warrant for the ar
rest of John Daley. of Trenton, on the
CudtkO Vi Aculuk Will COn-
trivance in pond near Allentown.
William Allinson's general utility man
"Coxey" had break down with load OF
store freight, on Saturday afternoon, in
front of Cline's hardware store, with the
result that one of the wheels was smash :
ed.
Lewis Philis, the old man living at
Braddock's Mill, near Medford, who at
tempted to commit suicide last week by
shooting himself In the head, will recover.
Since the shooting Philis has removed to
Cross Keys.
During Fridays storm lightning struck
the large barn of Murrell Dobbins, at
Arney's Mount, setting it on fire. The
building was saved by allowing the water
to flow on the flames from a water tank
on the roof.
There was an alarm of fire on Saturday
afternoon, caused by the explosion Of a
kerosene stove in the house of the Misses
Antrim, on Garden Street. The flames
were extinguished without the aid of the
fire department.
Saturday was the day set for a meeting
of the directors of the Burlington Coun-
ty Agricultural Society, but as they did
not have a quorum nothing was done. 1t
is quite probable that there will be nc
fair held this year.
John Bill has removed his shoe shor
to the Office of Mrs. Shreve, adjoining
the grist mill on Mill street, where he
will be pleased to see his customers. He
has on hand good supply of leather and
shoe findings for sale as low as city
prices.
Game Warden Foulks, on Tuesday, ar.
rested Clark Dillatush, Pierson Dillatush,
James West and O. Palmer West, resid
ing near Allentown, on charges of fishing
with net in a stream near that place
Justice Woodward, of Ellisdale, held tht
defendants for further hearing. Othel
arrests are likely to be made.
Try George W. Durand if you wan
strictly pure groceries and provisions a
the lowest cash prices. He has a larg,
stock at his store corner of Water ant
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders callet
for and delivered. Prompt attention
given to all customers, and satisfaction
guaranteed Also fresh and salt meats cal
be obtained at lowest market prices.
Twenty-four members of the Noun
Holly Bicycle Club, No. !, with William
Stewart as captain, took run to Bridge
wafer Pa. Yesterday. stoppinp at tn