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

Frank Bozarth is now employed at Sea
Side Park.
Mrs. William A. Barry has removed
her family to Bordentown.
George Epson, of Pemberton, has been
granted patent for a cuff-holder.
: Medford Grange will give an excursion
to Atlantic City on Wednesday, July %.
Timothy B. Madden has raised the
walk In front of his shop on Water street.
For indecent conduct along the river
bank, at Burlington, Bert Fenimore is
spending 80 days in Jail.
Thomas J. Pancoast, of Moorestown
will build a cottage at Sea Side Park The
foundations were laid last week.
Charles A. King, of Mount Holly, has
begun an attachment suit against Alexan-
der E. Colkitt, formerly of Pemberton,
Policeman Denness. on Thursday even
ing, received word of the serious illness
of his sister, Mrs. Alonzo M. Bodine, of
Camden, who was Frustrated by the heat
during the day.
A drunken wheelman from Camden,
while attempting to coast down the steep
hill below Hainesport, on Wednesday
evening, was thrown from his machine
and badly bruised.
The old carpet mill property is getting
pretty well cleaned out. The dangerous
walls should now be toppled over to pre-
vent injury to any person who might
happen to be on the premises.
Court has adjourned for the summer,
and evil doors who are now placed in
Jail will have long time to wait before
trial. The guilty ones will have an OPP
portunity to SO plead at frequent intervals
A handsome framed testimonial, a gift
from the public school teachers of Bur-
lington county, has been presented to
Edgar Haas, of Bordentown, in recogni-
ton of his long service as county .superin-
tendent.
The people of Mount Holly have found
Aliens Foot Ease to be pretty good arti-
Gle. By sprinkling the powder in the
shoe, much ease and comfort is obtained
in walking, especially for those who are
suffering with corns.
There are still some men who ride on
the sidewalks occasionally with their BIZ
cycles. They do this principally when
the roads are bad. They are willing to
pay a fine if caught, and have taken this
risk during periods of unfavorable wealth
or
The clerks about town and the clerk of
the weather bureau are likely to have a
scrapping match if the weather conditions
are not changed. Last week, like the !,
week previous. it rained on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings when they had their
nights off,
A sanitary Bible for the use of court |
rooms has just been put on the market. 1t |
is bound with white celluloid instead of
leather, and it can therefore be washed |
and disinfected from time to time. One of |
these Bibles is already in use in the mer-
camille department of the Board of Health
of New York City.
There have been quite number of pro-
fessional beggars in town during the past |
week, each one of whom told pitiful tale. |
One of the beggars was a woman, who |
during her stay here, boarded at one of
our hotels. Better give all such people a
cold shoulder. There are plenty of wor-
thy poor in our own midst.
Pocahontas Tribe of Red Men elected
these officers last week Sachem, Joseph |
M. Stradling; Senior Sycamore, William
F. Estelow; Junior Sycamore, Frank |
Dennis; Prophet, Alonzo Russell; C. of R.,
J. Throckmorton Keeper of Wampum,
A. II. Lear; Collector of Wampum, F. B. |
Atkinson; Guard of Forest, Howard
Batchelder.
The harvesting fields now are points of
much interest," and frequently wheelmen
stop to see the moving machines in oper-
alton. The sheaves of wheat look beauti-
full stacked up all oyer the country, and
the grain crop is said to be very good. In
many places the atmosphere is perfumed
with the odor of new mown hay, which is
very refreshing.
Articles of incorporation were filed
Thursday in the Camden County Clerks
Office by the Capital Binder Company.
The objects of the corporation are to con-
duct a general book and magazine bindery
The capital stock is 100000 and the
amount paid in is $1,000 The corporators
are W. E. Dyre, of Washington, D. c..
Amos Ellis, New York city Joshua Mat
lack, Mount Holly; Edward C. Regn
and Thomas ]. Martin, of Philadelphia.
In one of our local lodges last week
there was considerable amusement dur
ing the installation by some of the officers
getting tcngue-tied The first started off
like this "Place your left hand over your
right heart" The next break was from
an officer delivering charge, who eau
toned the candidates to "familiarsize"
themselves with their work, and just as
the members became quiet the officers
we're declared duly installed in the name
of "Cherry-tee and belevolence."
At a meeting of Washington Council,
No. 5, Jr. 0. U. A. NJ. Tuesday night, the
| following officers were elected for the en-
suing term: Councillor, Edward E. Hole
man; Vice Councillor, Atwell E. Wright
Recording Secretary, John N. Austin; As
sistant Recording Secretary. Harry K.
Hand Financial Secretary, W. Frank
Dean; Conductor, Samuel A. Dobbins;
Warden, John F. V. Kiner Treasurer
Ernest ID. Holeman; Inside Sentinel,
Clifford R. Bower: Outside Sentinel,
Richard H. Taylor; Trustee. Charles C.
Cowperth wait. The officers will be in
stalled tonight.
| The big hotel on Broad street. opposite
the Court House, at Woodbury., changed
hands Oh Thursday. Mahlon W. Newton,
of Green's Hotel, Philadelphia, becoming
the purchaser, the consignment being
sos, 000 Mr. Newton sold the hotel five
years ago to John Rachor, Jr., who has
since managed it successfully, but desired
to retire from the business and resold the
property to Mr.. Newton, and the house
will now be conducted by a manager,
under Mr.. Newton's supervision. Mr..
Newton and Mr.. McDevitt will still con-
tinue the management of Green's Hotel
Mr. Newton was the proprietor of the
Woodbury. hotel for fourteen years prior to