The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.

The rush of visitors to the sea shors
has begun.
Joshua l.. Campbell ia i'll at his home
on Brainard street.
Albert Price has been granted letters
patent upon washboard.
John B. Herbert has removed to hi
new residence on the Smithville road.
Judging from the profuse blossoms the
chestnut crop will be heavy one.
Mrs. William Frake, of Grant street.
was seriously ill on Saturday from heart
trouble.
Early corn is now being shipped tc
Philadelphia by the truckers along the
river front.
Lewis Schuyler left yesterday for Ocean
Grove, where he will remain for the bal
ance of the summer.
Clarence E. McIlvain has relinquisheo
the express business to accept a position
as brakeman on the railroad.
Lumberton enjoyed big celebration Of
the 4th yesterday. There was a parade
speaking, and large programme of Other
events.
District Deputy George w. A. French
installed the officers of New Jersey Lodge
No. l, Knights of Pythlas, on Friday
evening.
Joseph F. Decamp, who has been en-.
gagged in the railroad Office at Hainesport,
has been given similar position at Man.
toloking.
Some of the irrepressibles were bound
to violate the law and desecrate the Sab
bath by shooting off fire crackers on Sun
day morning.
The Union service held in the court
house yard on Sunday afternoon was
very enjoyable meeting and the addresses
were quite interesting.
The lightning, on Friday, set fire to the
barn on the Barclay White farm, near
Jobstown, but 1t was extinguished be-
fore much damage was done.
U. s. Marshal Alcott has appointed his
son Howard as Deputy Marshal, vice ex-
Mayor Yard, of Trenton, who has held
the position for eight years.
William Austin has been appointed of
fee agent of the Adams express company
at Mount Holly. Frank Dean will have
charge of the delivery wagon.
Thomas Codwell, tramp arrested at
Cinnaminson, was committed to Jail, on
Wednesday, charged with atrocious as
sault and battery on John Coggins.
On Saturday evening a wheelman
passed through town on his way from
Baltimore to New York. He was hardly
recognizable on account of mud and dirt.
Two of the boxes were stolen that had
been placed in the railroad station at
Riverton In which to receive penny con-
tributions for the Burlington County Hos
pital.
Water street is being filled in with dirt,
from curb to curb. by the township COM
packed, that thoroughfare will be greatly
improved.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union has
arranged an interesting programme to be
rendered at patriotic entertainment to
be held in the lecture room of the church
this evening.
Edward F. Burns, local consul of the
L. A. W., offers reward of SIS Tor in
formation that will lead to the arrest and
punishment of the person who recently
threw tacks on the path leading from
Mount Holly to Rancocas.
A call has been issued for council OF
representatives from each church in the
Camden Baptist Association, to be held at
Mount Holly, on July 10, at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, to examine Rev. Mr. Fry
or, of the Lumberton mission, for ordi-
nation.
John Wherry, father of Mrs. John Love
and Mrs. Henry Goldy, died at Altoona,
Pa, on Saturday, in the 92d year of his
age His remains were inferred in the
Baptist burying ground yesterday. His
son-in-law, Thomas Alger, was inferred
here but few weeks since.
There seems to be no trouble to institute
new lodges or increase the membership Of
old ones in Mount Holly just now. Several
organizations have been taking in new
members. and on Tuesday night last q
lodge of the Shepherds of Bethlehem was
started with bright prospects.
The Masonic fraternity has abandoned
for the present the scheme of purchasing
the Ashhurst property, Mount Holly, fol-
a home for aged and destitute members.
The option secured by the lodge on this
property has expired. The price asked
$4,000, was considered too high.
By the will of Mrs. Mary Knowles. Of
Buddtown, the Burlington County Hos
pital and the Burlington County Chill
dren's Home each receive $3.50. Other
requests are: M. E. Church, Vincentown
and NJ. E. Church, Buddtown, $500 each
Baptist Church. Vincentown. $500.
Mrs Samuel Fort. of Springfield, while
driving home recently, was thrown from
her carriage on account of the horse be
coming manageable. She struck the
ground with great violence, laceratina
her arm and tearing out portion of one
of the tendons. The injury was very
painful
Considerable vivid lightning accom-
panied the shower that passed over towr
on Friday afternoon. Two electric trolley
poles were struck at the Grant stree
station. the electric fluid shocking every
one in the neighborhood. On the farm o
John Evans, near Unionyille, shock o
rye was struck and destroyed by fire.
On Thursday night people living or
Buttonwood street thought the house o
John B. Herbert might be on fire. N,
one was home at the time and Office
Severns was notified. The policeman Sc
cured ladder, and soon found that tn
house was being fumigated with burning
sulphur, in order to kill the diphtheri
germs.
At the annual election of Directors c
the Tuckerton and Beach Haven Navigs
ton Co., last week, the following persons
we're elected; William c. Sawyer, Georg
w. Mathis, ]. q. Price, Joseph l. Smith
and B. H. Crosby. The following officer
were elected for the board President, W
G. Sawyer; Secretary, George W. Mathis