The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27
LOCAL NEWS.


postmaster for Palmyra.
The old Masonic hall, on Water street,
has been leased by the Sons of Veterans.
T. Clifford Keller is meeting with much
success in the sale of his patent blottinR
pad.
The Columbus picnic to Browns Mills
has been postponed from last Tuesday I'M.
til to-day.
County Clerk Worrell has rented cot
tage at Sea Side Park for the balance Of
the season.
Henry Darnell, proprietor of Berkeley
Arms, has very sore hand, which re-
suited from fish bone penetrating it.
Henry Shinn, Jr.. found seven of his
pet pigeons dead on Wednesday, which
he is inclined to believe were poisoned.
Miss Ella Harris, of Mount Holly, has
been chosen teacher of the public school
at Retreat This will be her second year
there.
On Thursday Sheriff Fleetwood sold
the handsome property of Franklin H
Hovey, at Beverly, to Anna Mary NJ
Biddle for $1,000.
Mrs Myers, of Shreve street, died on
Thursday. The funeral was announc cd
for Sunday, but it was found necessary to
bury the remains on Friday.
Rev. J. Fl. Lamb. formerly of Moores
town, now of Mount Airy, again has
charge of the services at the Beach Haven
Episcopal Church this summer.
A party consisting of people from Vim
centown, Red Lion, Buddtown, Pember.
ton, Medford and Mount Holly have been
camping in the woods near Retreat.
The high water caused a suspension Of
business at Smithville for day and q
half last week. About rs men are given
employment at the works there now.
A new passenger and freight steamer to
ply between Hainesport and Philadel-
phia, via the Rancocas creek, was launch.
ed at Neafie & Levy's shipyard on Satur-
day
The new stone road at Colum bus is
being condemned by most all who ex-
anime it. 1t is said to be faulty in con-
structlon, and there promises to be some
trouble before it is paid for.
The Indian medicine show that has
been anchored at Burlington for some
time, will seek harbor in Mount Holly as
its next stopping place. The aggregation
is said to be very lively one.
Considerable anxiety exists for the
whereabouts Of Peter Karge. of Camden,
who started two weeks ago for Cooks
town. Nothing has been heard of him
and it is feared be has been the victim of
some accident
The annual parade and field day of the
Knights of Pythias of New Jersey will be
held at South Amboy in September. F
E. neGraw, grand marshal, has appointed
George w. A. French, of Mount Holly,
as one of his aids.
William Walsh, Edgewater Park, E.
Randolph and Elizabeth F. Maule
Moorestown, Mrs. W. s. Rendell, Mount
Holly, Clifford w. Shinn, Palmyra, and
William c. TT uax, Riverton, were added
to the L. A. W. g membership during the
past week.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Aaronson, West Wash
ington street, attempted to commit sui
eide, on Saturday, by taking laudanum m.
She took an overdose, which acted as an
emetic and she didn't die after ALL Do
nestle difficulties is given as tn cause
for the act
Moorestown's centenarian, Mrs. Chris.
tianna French, wihbe 103 years old on
Sunday next, August l. She still enjoys
good hea lth and looks forward with keen
anticipation to the celebration of her an
niversary, when her descendants will
have family reunion.
The P resbyterian Sunday school schol-
airs held their annual picnic in the Sylvan
Lake woods, near Burlington, on Friday.
They had delightful day up to about
O'Clock in the afternoon, when a heavy
shower caught the picnickers unprepared
and soaked them through and through.
Having attained his majority on Thurs.
day, Joseph B. Fleetwood. son of Sheriff
Joseph S. Fleetwood, was sworn in by
Judge Gaskill as deputy sheriff, and on
Friday he served his first papers Joseph
is young man of considerable ability,
and will be of great assistance to his father
throughout the balance of his term.
The improvements to the interior of the
Baptist Church will be commenced next
week. The basement will first be given
thorough renovation and carpet placed
upon the floor OF the Sunday school and
class rooms. After this is completed the
work of cleaning and placing new carpe
on the main audience room will be com
m enced.
Carlton Cline, of Vincentown, pleaded
guilty to two charges OF assault and bat
terry, on Saturday, before Judge Gaskill
His first victim was the late Absalom
Scattergood, and for this offence he wal
given thirty days. For assaulting Mrs
Gibbs, of Mount Holly, he was given ar
additional sixty days, making his SEN
tence three months in the county jail.
The rain on Tuesday night again pre-
vented the bicycle demonstration before
Stone Road Commissioner Henry /. Budd
in Mount Holly, by wheelmen from the
vicinity of Riverton. Riverside, etc. About
dozen good-road enthusiasts called OF
Mr.. Budd and urged him to approve an
appropriation to build a macadam roaC
from Riverton to Riverside, and from
Beverly to Delanco.
James Nelson, of Brooklyn, who wal
arrested for breaking into the tenan
house of Edward Dobbins on the South
Pemberton road, was given a hearing be-
fore Justice Clevenger at the Jail on Tues
day noon. The defendant said he simpl,
entered the house to remain over night
There was no evidence of criminal inten
and the prisoner was discharged. He wa
quite young man and seemed glad to ge
out of prison.
Owing to the heavy rains of the pas
week Mount Holly has been pretty wei
flooded in the southern portion of tn,
town, and the water in the creek swellet
to considerable proportions. A portion c
the embankment at the mill dam wa