The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-06-22


Two children on Buttonwood street are
suffering with diphtherla.
James C. Pritchard has started up his
shoe factory at Lumberton.
Rancocas is one of the neatest kept vii
lagos in Burlington county.
Joseph Jobes and family haye removed
from Rancocas to Mount Holly.
John Lockhart, of Columbus, who was
recently kicked by horse, can now use
his arm.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Zimmerman Manufacturing Company at
Freehold.
Robert S. Colby, who has been suffer
ing with quinsy, is getting around all
right again.
A 6.inch eel in the supply pipe of N. G
Bickford's gas engine caused some trouble
few days ago.
Charles Kelts, of Julustown, is now
employed in Elwood Mounts lumber
yar0 at Columbus.
Edward D. Stokes is having second
story veranda placed in front of his resi-
dence on Main street.
Rosbach, at Pemberton, has a large
stock of fine plants which he will sell at
less than cost to raise.
On Tuesday last Frank Dennis had the
misfortune to injure his hand badly al
Bowker's shoe foctory.
The fires in the glass houses at Medfcrd
will be extinguished on July for the
usual summer vacation.
Quite number of Mount Holly people
will soon HE themselves to Sea Side Park
until the ides of September.
An 81 pound shad, the last run of the
season, was brought to town and disposed
of last week by N. s. Schuyler.
Postmasters are now instructed to hold
letters for thirty days unless a notice on
the corner of the envelope asks them to
be returned sooner.
Rev. ]. II. Durham addressed the State
School Alumni Association, at Trenton,
on Thursday. His subject was "Educa-
ton and Citizenship"
The Knights of Pythias will meet at 7
O'Clock, next Friday night, in order that
the first, second and third degrees may
be conferred on six candidates.
A gang of itinerant umbrella members
have been making their headquarters for
some time in the empty freight cars on
the sidings near the fair grounds.
Sunday card playing for money seems
to be favorite pastime for a number Of
young men about town. who frequent the
outlying districts for that purpose.
Property is being improved out West
Washington street to accommodate ten
ants who will find employment at the
new hammock factory, which is to begin
operations July 1.
John Atkinson, the we'll known habitue
of the court house cellar, was taken to a
Philadelphia hospital last week, for the
purpose of having one of his feet treated
that was injured several years ago.
The pocketbook containing $50, belong
ing to DIR. Whitehead, which was lost
some time ago, has been returned to it's
owner. 1t was found near Two Bridges
by Mrs. Bartlett, who lives near Rance
cas-.
Miss Rachel Rogers, of Columbus, who
is nearly so years of age, has been con-
fined to her bed for some two months
from the effects of fall which broke her
arm. There is little hope entertained for
her recovery.
The merchants of Burlington have de-
cided to hold their annual picnic at the
Silver Lakes on July IA. On this occa-
sion all business Is suspended, and the
members Of the association join in hav-
ing grand holiday.
Constable Claypoole went to Palmyra,
yesterday, and seized large fish net be
longing to Charles Starn and man named
Ellis. The men purchased it of Bould
and Ryan, Philadelphia, and failed to pay
balance of $35 due on it.
It is stated that John B. Duke, the mil
lionaire cigarette manufacturer, has never
smoked cigarette. When you consider
that Mr.. Duke knows what the vile things
contain, it is not to be wond cred at that
he does not use his own poison.
An Objectionable vagrant named Julius
Kishner, has been committed by Justice
Smith, of Burlington, to the county Jail
for thirty days. The fellow is quite &C.
centric, and one of his peculiarlties is to
visit garbage receptacles and eat the refuse.
A sample of the water from the new ar
tesian well, at Marlton, was sent to Phil
adelphia last week for analysis. The
chemist didn't understand what was re-
quired of him, and sent back the report
that "the analysis indicated that the pa
tient had Bright's disease"
A quantity of fruit, stored away by one
of our fruit dealers, has been tempered
with by thieves during the past week
The night officers have laid in wait for
several hours at time in order to catch
the rascals in the act, but during such
vigils they failed to put in an appearance.
Newbold Prickitt was arrested at Vim.
centown. last week, for visiting the house
of Frank Foulks, during the latter's alb
sence. and attempting to hug his wife.
Two men who were lying in wait, 1t is
alleged, bounced on Prickitt in time to
make out case. Newbold declares his
innocence.
While putting empty boxes on his
wagon, Tuesday night, Ralph Hornor let
one of them fall on the horse, which
caused the animal to run away. The
wagon collided with the awning post in
front of THE News Office, throwing the
driver and boxes out on the pavement.
The boy was fortunate in escaping with
out injury.
The average small boy will be interested
to know that a new firecracker, of Amer
lean manufacture. has just been placed on
the market, and that it is warranted to
make more noise than the Chinese vari.
ETY.. There is compensation, however, in
the assurance that the cracker is less dan
gerous, having no spark, the explosive
force consisting of a combination of chic
ride of potash and compressed air.
A horse driven by George Hawthorn,