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

General Hooker Camp, Sons of Veter
ans. propose starting ladies' auxiliary il
short time.
! Nelson P. Greeley intends to erect 9
large cold storage fruit house on his farm
on the Burlington road.
There was large attendance at the Jr.
o. q. A. M. peach festival gwen at Lum-
berton on Saturday evening.
Harold Allen is acting as telegraph
messenger boy for few weeks, until q
permanent boy can be secured.
The eighteenth annual picnic Of the Jr.
0. U. A. NJ, of Tabernacle, will he held
in Browns Grove, Indian Mills, tomorrow
Eighteen young snakes, about six
inches long, were found in a large water
snake that was killed near the station
recently.
Mrs. lydia Seaman has received an in
surance of $1,000 on her husbands life.
from the ProvIdent Life and Trust Com
pany of Camden.
Rev. John w. Lynch, of Riverside, has
been elected president of the Epworth
League bicycle club that has been organ
lied at that place.
The Jobstown pike was scraped and
crowned last week and put in good con-
dition 1t is particularly pleasant just
now for bicycle riding.
The announcement is made of the ap
preaching marriage of Frank Gaskill and
Miss Helen Bean, of New Egypt. The
event will take place in the fall.
A tramp made several Intellectual at
tempts to commit suicide last week by
lying across the railroad track near the
Baptist graveyard. Officer Severns took
him TO Jail.
! On last Sunday night there was mys-
terious shooting on Glover street. and a
man was seen to run down Broad street at
rapit gait. The mystery has not yet
been solved.
'sThe Oh Man and the New" will be the
topic for the young peoples prayer meet
ing to be held in the Baptist Church next
Sunday evening. The leaders will be Al
bert Atkinson and Thomas Carson.
The West Jersey Surveyors Association
held their semi-annua meeting at the
court house on Tuesday, and after trans
acting routine business they dined at the
Arcade Hotel. About a dozen were in
attendance.
On Wednesday afternoon the Electric
Light Company placed new and more
substantial pole on Garden street, adjoin-
ing the Friends meeting house. Three
new poles have also been placed on
Cherry street.
Rev. David P. Saltzmsn, Jewish
missionary of Philadelphia, who is work
ing under the direction of the city mis-
sionary society of the Methodist Church,
preached in the Methodist Church on
Sunday He told an interesting story of
his conversion and of the manners and
customs of the Jews.
Manager j. Fred Laumaster will be
given benefit at the opening of the sea-
son, on August 80, when Fitz & Webster's
"Breezy Time" Company will appear at
the Opera House. Harry Martin. of
Mount Holly, will be one of the attrac-
tions, and he is said to be one of the best
in the contortion business.
Gorham o. Hall, one of the firm of Hall
& Brown, st. Louis, Mo-, who has been
visiting friends in Mount Holly, says that
business has already shown considerable
improvement in the West, and the pros
pect is quite encouraging. AS an evidence
of this, Mr.. Hall engaged several mechan-
les from this neighborhood to go back to
st. Louis with him and said he would give
employment to 225 men if he could get
them. These are in addition to those al
ready employed in their woodworking
machinery factory.
Welcome Council, No. 49, Daughters of
America, of Lumberton, recently insti-
tuted by State Councillor q. w. Wardell,
has the following officers: Councillor, Mary
Voorhees,; Associate, c.. Ella Devinney
V. c.. Lizzie Cook Associate V. c., Chas.
Coles; r. S.. Luella Carson; A. R. s.,
Mary DANTE; F. S., Mildred Conrow;
Treasurer, Ella Sharp; Conductor. Lydia
Younker Warden, Clara Amisch l. S,
Amanda Mason; o. s., Mrs. F. E. Shinn !;
Jr. P. c.. S. II. Powell National Council
or Sh oward and State Council Secretary
j. R. Robinson we're also present.
Several people stood horror struck at
the Florence station Wednesday evening
expecting every instant to see Geo. Hamil-
ton, Jr hurled into eternity, but he es-
capped, while his horse was killed and his
wagon smashed into kindling wood
Hamilton was out exercising a speedy
horse and coming to the railroad crossing
heard train approaching, jumped out
quickly and took his horse by the head.
started across the track, dragging Hamil-
ton with him, just as an engine with the
pay car came laundering down on them,
striking the horse and wagon. The horse
WHiCh was fnludUl0 OuC, WdS IAEOWH
several feet and died IN about 20 minutes
Part of the wagon was carried to the
freight house.
Smlthville is now in possession of good
drinking water. When the drill was with
drawn from the new artesian we'll there
on Wednesday afternoon, the water
rushed to the surface with great force and
spurted up for distance of twenty We
feet 1t is fifty-six degrees temperature and
it is said to be perfectly pure and soft. The
well is one hundred and twelve feet
deep. The drill passed through seventy
feet of hard black clay, and also eighteen
inches of black, aglomerate rock, that
very much resembles silver ore. This
strata covered the white fine sand which
gives the water. Some seventy feet OF the
well is to be piped, and the supply of
water will be pumped into $4,000 gallon
tank that is to be erected on top of the
tall tower on the old mill property. From
this point, which is 1876 feet high. the
water will pass to all portions of the vii
lage, only the lower section of which is
now piped. From the tank there will be
pressure of about City pounds to the
square inch. To give Smithville this sup
ply of pure. wholesome water, the well cost
about $780, and it has been estimated
/ that five of these Wonld he all fficient for