The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-06-29

been elected principal of the West Wash
ington street school.
G. Taylor Rue. of Burlington, viewed
the listless base ball game at the fair
grounds on Saturday.
James Murphy, tourist, has been COM
mitted to Jail for ninety days for insult
ing people at Beverly.
Farmers around this section of the
county report bright prospects for an I'M
usually heavy crop of rye.
Religious services are now held at the
Jail on Sunday afternoons instead of in
the morning as heretofore.
The colored citizens of Merchantville
have organized Carrot A. Hobart pioneer
corps, with thirty-two members.
Bert Haley and Samuel Watson, of Bur
lington, were fined So and costs last week,
for painting two kittens with gas tar.
Miss May Wolfrom, pupil at con-
vent. captured the first two prizes fol
painting in oil and instrumental music.
John Gravy" Atkinson has returned
from Philadelphia hospital, where be
recently had an operation performed on
his foot.
George o. Morris has resigned as agent
of the Adams Express Company at Mount
Holly. The resignation will take effecl
on Thursday.
Robert s. Gaskill received a reply
from Zimmerman in the Sunday World
concerning the gear on bicycles, which
interested all riders.
The drill corps of the Relief Fire Com
pany has been reorganized. This was
made necessary by several Of the OLD
members having left town.
The vitrified brick pavement on MAR
street is to be extended along the
properties of Allen A. Engle and E. B
Jones to the corner of Main and Washing
ton streets.
A vicious bull belonging to Barclay G.
Rogers, near Jacobstown, attacked horse
in field on Friday, and with the SHARP
end of its horn cut deep cash in the
horse, which caused death.
The stable on the State farm, near New
Egypt was struck by lightning on Friday
and burned to the ground. The tenant
James Tracey, had three horses and his
new crop Of hay burned.
M. A. Elsen, of the Pennsylvania
Division of the L. A. W., has reported
that some miscreant has for the past week
been sprinkllng tacks literally on the
pike between Rancocas and Mount Holly.
III. II. Earnest, who has rented Edward
P. Holeman's house, on Main street, has
sub-let the dwelling part to Thomas
Shinn. who has removed there from
White street. and with whom Mr.. Earnest
will board.
Lewis Philips, an old man living at
Braddock's mill, near Medford, attempted
to commit suicide, on Friday, by shooting
himself in the head. He has been de-
spondent on account of his.feebleness and
because he is nearly blind.
The State Board of Agriculture has sent
out circulars cautioning farmers to be very
careful in feeding trafolum or crimson-top
clover to their stock, as experiments have
proven that fatal results often occur from
its use after the seed has matured.
DIR. John P. Burnett, formerly princi-
pal of the Mount Holly Public Schools,
died at Audubon, on Thursday. He had
been suffering with dropsy and heart
trouble for long. time. His remains were
inferred in the Mount Holly cemetery on
Saturday afternoon.
Cards are being issued to-day announc-
ing the marriage Of John B. Townsend,
OF Mansfield Square, and Mrs. Annie M.
Merrill; of Mount Holly. They were
married on Thursday, the oath inst. at
Moorestown, by the Friends ceremony,
Justice John T. Evans officiating.
A large number of bicycle riders from
out of town visited Mount Holly, on Sun
day Some of the tandems and single
wheels had silk coverings on them to pro-
tect the riders from the sun. large
number that had engaged dinner at the
Arcade Hotel failed to put in an appear
ance.
Benjamin Haines secured verdict for
$4,000 in his damage suit against Cha rles
A. Sims & Co. in the Circuit Court, at
Camden, on Friday. The whistle of an
engine used by Sims & Co. frightened a
horse driven by Haines and he was
thrown from his wagon and run over, re-
ceiving serious injuries.
Edgar A. Alcott led the Christian En-
deavor meeting in the Presbyterian
Church Sunday evening. Preparatory
service will be held next Friday evening
and on Sunday morning the sacrament of
the Lords supper will be administered
In the evening there will be sermon ap-
propriate to the national celebration of
independence.
Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce paid visit to
Mount Holly on Thursday. He left
yesterday for San Francisco to attend the
annual convention of the Christian En-
deavor Society. From there he goes to
the annual meeting of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union at Chattanooga thence to
Asheville, N. G. to attend the Inter
national Christian Union meeting there.
Rev. Mr.. Fryer, in charge of the Baptist
mission at Lumberton, preached at the
Mount Holly Baptist Church on Sunday
morning. At the meeting of the church
on Wednesday evening action will be
taken upon the ACCESSIBILITY of holding a
council to ordaln Mr.. Fryer to the min
istry. John d. Clevenger filled Mr. Fryer's
pulpit, and he preached very acceptable
sermon.
While riding on her bicycle, Saturday
afternoon, between Bridgeboro and Bur
lngton, Miss Irene Haines, of the latter
city, was accosted by James Moreland, 9
laborer, who evidently contemplated
committing an assault on her. He tried
to put his arms around the young lady
but she successfully resisted his advances
had him arrested and he Is now servins
ten days in Jail for bis conduct.
William L. wilkinson. of Mount Holly
rode to Philadelphia on his bicycle, lat'
on Saturday night, and entered the 20I
mile run from that city to Lonoka, nea
Toms River, via Absecon, shortly ate
10 mil