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

appearance on Friday.
VIM. Carlisle, retired farmer, residing
on Jones avenue, died onISundsy morn
ing after prolonged illness.
Mrs. George Blinn died Sunday after
an illness lasting but nine days. A hus-
band, three sons and daughter survive
her.
Harry Dubell was suddenly and strange
ly stricken with illness on Sunday even.
ing, and for time his life was despaired
of. He is now convalescent.
T. H. Gilbert, of Kansas City, Mo, is
visiting his son, Street Commissioner
Gilbert, his first trip East in fourteen
years. He will remain until fall.
c. Taylor Rue, while riding his wheel
near Torresdale, was run into by care.
less rider. Mr.. Rue was severely bruised
and his wheel was badly damaged.
George Hoover was bitten on the leg
by vicious dog on Sunday while passing
along the street. He had the wound
cauterized as a precaution against the
awful possibility of hydrophobia.
Just before leaving the city Mayor Nc.
Neal instructed Captain Lewis of the DO.
lice force to see that no frecrackers were
exploded on the street until Monday, July
9Th, and to apprehend and punish all of.
tenders.
Mayor McNeal left for 20 days tour
abroad on Saturday. He did not delegate
his executive functions to any one. 1t is
limited that council at Its next meeting
will appoint Councilman at-large Horner
to serve until the Mayor returns.
Rev. J . Madison Hare preached SER
mon to the Clerks Association on Sun
day evening. He referred to the failure
of the early closing movement and said
the merchants would lose nothing in the
end by giving their employees few hours
leisure during the summer.
From present indications the merchants
picnic to be held at the Sylvan Lakes on
July 14th will eclipse all previous years in
variety and novelty of entertainment.
Contributions have come in freely and
generously and everything is working
smoothly for a big time. All the stores in
the city will be closed on that day.
Citizens of Burlington would do we'll to
remember that The NEWS is now the only
paper at the county seat that can be had
for one dollar a year. 1t is a loyal Re-
publican paper in harmony with it's party.
No better medium can be had through
which to keep correctly informed upon
county affairs. and particularly of politi-
cal nature. A leading politician spoke
highly in praise of it the other day and
added that its circulation should be in
creased many fold.
The early closing movement is dead.
First, some of the merchants claimed
that last years compact was broken dur
ing the first week. Then the shoe deal
ers said that the bulk of their business
was done during the early evening
hours. Punched for better argument
they claimed the nights selected were the
very ones when their sales were heaviest.
Putting this and that. together the COM
mlttee in charge of the matter has finally
concluded that the storekeepers don't care
for any such arrangement, and will so re-
port.
One night last week Joe Miller was be-
fore the Mayor much against his will. He
reported having purchased cigars at the
Union News Stand on Sunday, and when
told he would have to verify his state
ment under oath he was sorry he had
said anything about it and tried to beg off,
The Mayor was obdurate, however, and
made him come to time and tell his story.
The New Company's Agent confessed to
making the sale, but promised not to
further violate the law. He was severely
reprimanded by his Honor but no fine
was imposed, that course having been
adopted with all first offences. The
League also gave Harry Beldin written
notice that it was IN possession of evidence
that he was still violating the Sunday
laws by selling cigars and that be must
cease or proceedings would be commenced
against him.
Confined in the lookup here is a col
ored man suspected of being implicated
in the murder of John Hencke in his little
grocery store on August %, 1896. Yester-
day morning white man approached
Lieutenant Mathis accompanied by the
colored man and requested the officer to
arrest them both and lock them up in a
cell together, and he would report to the
officer later as to the strangeness of his
request. The two men we're locked up
as requested, and later Magistrate Smith
plain his actions The man stated that
his name was Frank White, his home be.
ing in Harrisburg, Pa, and that he was a
detective by profession; that several days
ago he fell in with the colored man, and
statements which the colored man had
made led him to believe that he was con-
cerned in the Hencke murder He said
that he was on his way from Chicago to
New York, and that he accidentally fell
in with the colored man at Pavonla,
and had consumed several days getting
the man to this city White claimed to
have done work some time ago in the de-
tective line for the Chief of Police of Har-
risburg. The colored man was questioned
also and stated that his name was Alex
ander Watson and his home New Orleans,
La. He denied at first of ever having
been in the neighborhood before. but
finally admitted that he was here about
a year ago.
"Only nervous" is a sure indication
that the blood is not pure. Hoods Sar.
saparilla purifies the blood and cures ner-
vousness.
Ocean County.
Herbert W. Let's has been appointed
Postmaster at Waretown and will enter
on his duties early in July.
William R. VanSehoick has been ap
pointed postmaster at Island Heights
vice William A. Parker, whose four year
expired in April.
, Fish Warden Richard A. Wood, of Yves
, Croak nnodo an oorlv morning raid laa