The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-17
LOCAL NEWS.

ton trolley road.
Charles B. Pew, of Marlton, suffered the
loss of gold watch, which was stolen
from him last week.
Rev. W. W. Casselberry, of Haddon
field, occupied the pulpit of the Presby
terrain Church on Sunday.
John W. Bodine, station master for the
P. R. R., at Camden, is walking lame. A
large crate ran over his foot.
Rev. Calvin A. Hare, of Indianapolis
will preach in the Baptist Church next
Sunday morning and evening.
Peter Mornen, well-known resident
of Water street, died at his residence on
Thursday evening of consumption.
The annual camp meeting of the Zion
A. M. E. Church, of Timbuctoo, will be
held from August 10 to September 5.
Rozelle Peacock, who is employed at
Bowkers shoe factory, cut one of his fin
gers off, on Wednesday, while sewing
heel lifts.
Landlord Butterworth enlivened the
town on Saturday evening by giving a
free concert from the balcony of the Ar
cade hotel
The top of the desk at the sheriff's Of
fee looks as though the end of rainbow
had been resting upon it, and left all its
variegated colors there.
The Baptist Sunday school scholars
held their annual picnic in the Vincen-
town woods, on Thursday, and all who at
tended had very pleasant time.
The New Egypt Epworth League will
run an excursion from stations along the
Pemberton and Hightstown railroad to
Ocean Grove on Thursday. Aug 26.
All bedding, clothes, etc., belonging to
Mrs. Robinson, of White Hill. who was
recently murdered by her husband, were
buried on Saturday by Coroner Fisher.
William Ellis, of Trenton, spent. Satur-
day and Sunday in Mount Holly visiting
friends. Mr.. Ellis addressed the out
door meeting in the Court House yard
Sunday afternoon.
ed in town on Friday evening, and for
time the occupants of the wagon were
very much in evidence, as all hands
seemed to be having good time
The services at the hospital Sunday
afternoon were conducted by J. D. Clev-
enger There was good attendance and
the exposition of the TRANSPORTATION" by
the speaker was listened to very at
tentively.
Before the stone roads were built in this
section 20 baskets of truck were fair load.
Now the teams that go to the city carry
1876 baskets. This is one instance, at
least, where legislation and taxation haye
benefited the farmer.
large number of orders have been re-
ceived by the II. B. Smith Machine Com
pany during the past two or three years
from various sections of the world, which
are the direct result of their splendid ex-
hibt at the Worlds fair.
The Columbus Snapper Soup Club has
issued invitations for its annual picnic to
be held In John Kerlin's woods tomorrow.
As usual there will be large attendance,
as these yearly gatherings are getting to
be of some political Importance.
Two Indian medicine fakirs, who sue
ceeded in working Chesterfield residents,
have disappeared, leaving a two weeks,
board bill owing John H. Murphy. The
latter also missed number of valuables
after the disappearance of the fakirs.
The loud report of an explosion in the
air durin g the shower on Sunday evening,
caused many people to hastily close their
houses. Buildings shook, windows rat
tied, and some we're fearful that an earth
quake had occurred. 1t was thunder.
During the heavy thunder shower last
Wednesday night, the lightning struck
walnut tree in the back yard of Robin
son Ellis on Mill street, glancing off on
either side to two hemlock posts, splinter
ing and scattering them in sll directions.
A number of boys came near being ar
rested on Saturday for bathing at the
King street bridge. Complaint has been
made to Chief of Police Atkins of boys
swimming down the creek further in
nude condition, and the practice Is to be
broken up.
County superintendent Stees has com
pleted a uniform course of studies for the
schools of Burlington county. 1t will
make book of about so pages and will
be furnished to the Boards of Education
as soon as it is printed. The News has
the contract.
Thomas Heard, aged As years, son
of Mrs. Heard, of Brainard street, was
killed by the cars at Philadelphia, on Sat-
urday. He had waited for one train to
pass and then started to cross the track
without noticing the approach of the en-
CINE which struck him.
The Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Brewing Company has filed articles of in
corporation in Camden. The capital stock
is $4,000, with $1,000 paid in. The in
corporators are Richard G. Oelers and w.
F. Johnson, of Philadelphia, and Charles
]. Hardman, of Riverton.
The phosphorus works at Centreton
have been leased by the Diamond Match
Company to one of its old employees. who
is now working the plant with every pros
pect of success. The people there are well
satisfied with the tariff bill, which in
creases the rate on phosphorus to Is cents
per pound The force is being rapidly in
creased, and the proprietor will endeavor
to export much of his product.
Officer Denness shot dog on Friday
afternoon that has been causing much
trouble about town. The same animal
had previously been shot but not killed
by Ridgway Deacon. The same officer
was bit on the leg Wednesday afternoon
by a pug dog on Mount Holly avenue.
The officers, who now carry stout clubs at
night, say that dogs out Pine street make
their life miserable, and that on account
of these stray animals some of the streets
in town are dangerous to travel after dark
Before Master in Chancery in Mount
Holly, on Thursday, testimony was taken
in the suit of Howard Shinn, of Burling-
ton, to recover reward of 1915, offered
by the Hopewell and Ewing Vigilant So
ciety for the capture of doc" Maddox
who had stolen horse from Trenton
livarvman Shinn nrovad that he had