The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-31

There Is considerable business In sigh
for the coming term of court.
There were three alleged lunatics cou
fined in the jail at one time last week.
Reed and rail birds are reported plenti
full on the marshes along the Delaware
river.
The children of St. Andrews Sunday
school enjoyed their annual picnic on
Thursday.
The house on Garden street, owned by
Morris Fl. Keller, is being painted and
otherwise improved
1t is said that an effort will be made al
the next term of court to secure another
license for Mount Holly.
The Rancocas creek, from Mount Holly
to Delanco, is being patrolled by Game
Warden Wise in order to prevent illegal
shooting.
The scholars of St. Martins Episcopal
Sunday school at Lumberton, on Satur-
day, enjoyed their annual picnic at War
ner's meadows.
John E. Darnell has been elected secre-
tary and treasurer of the Moorestown Pur-
suing and Detective society, vice Howard
Darnell, deceased.
Mrs. Howard E. Alcott, who has been de-
tanned with her parents at Bordentown
for several days suffering with gathered
face, returned home Yesterday.
1t is said that an inspector of the State
Board of Health has been making an ex-
animation of several sections of Vincen-
town that have been complained Of.
While out cunning on Thursday Horace
C. Pease shot golden plover, a native of
Canada, and very rare in this neighbor-
hood. He has had the bird stuffed.
A Jolly straw ride party passed through
town on Tuesday night. To the horses
were attached series of old-fashioned
open bells that sounded out of date.
Earl D. Shaw and Frank Elberson will
lead the young peoples prayer meeting in
the Baptist Church next Sunday evening.
The topic will be "Children of Light"
The Bldwell factory is giving employ
ment to number of hands in the manu-
facture of hammocks and cotton novel
ties. The present force will be increased
later in the season.
A thief recently stole the horse and
wagon Of Marshall Cowperthwait, of Tab
ernacle. and while being used the animal
ran away. The wagon was found in de-
molished condition.
T. Harry Bowker, Jesse Wells. A. Kel-
ley, A. Taylor and William 81. Thomp-
son. of Mount Holly. have horses entered
for the races to take place on Thursday at
the Columbus driving park.
Job E. Pharo has sold to Sallie G.. Cas-
kill lot on Poplar street. Mount Holly,
for 500. He has also sold lots on Ar
mold street and two properties on Bis
pham street to Samuel w. Shinn.
The expense of repairing the bicycle
path running to the willows was 1872. and
but half of this sum was subscribed.
This left SIG for the young men to pay
out of their own pockets and they did
much ofthe work for nothing.
1t is stated that HOO divorce cases are
now pending in the Court of Chancery,
and that the wife is complainant in near
ly all of them. This would indicate that
marriage is failure with many people in
New Jersey
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post-ofice Ann E. Claypoole,
Joseph F. Evans, Mrs. G. Garon, Mrs.
Lizzie Fainswortb, Clayton Lippincott,
F, F. Mathews, Charles H. Mcintosh,
Miss Rec Clifton Peters postals, Florence
Bowers. Frank P. Morris.
A number of Mount Holly people join
ed select gathering of farmers on Satur-
day, and boarding boat on the Rance
cas- creek, they proceeded to Whining
ton, Del. and had pleasant time. Some
of the party stopped off at Washington
Park and spent the day there.
A crossed wire, on Friday night. caused
the electric light people much annoyance
and some of their patrons considerable
but these accidents are
liable to happen at times. Every effort
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exact location has not yet been found.
Reports from leading cranberry growers
in Burlington county indicate that there
will not be more than half crop this
year. On few of the smaller bogs the
yield will be up to the average. but as
rule the largest boys have not done well.
1t is said that the largest yield will be on
the bogs Of Joseph ]. White, at New Lis
bon, estimated at 10000 bushels.
Frederick Van Wrinkle, colored, of Sha-
mong township, was committed to Jail
Wednesday, charged with beating Lizzie
Parnell. Lizzie is housekeeper, and be-
cause she refused to get up and prepare
an early breakfast, her spouse declared he
would kill her on the spot. While he was
hunting up stairs for some loaded shells,
Lizzie secured the gun and started on
run for the Office of justice of the peace,
where she took refuge.
DR.. John J. Flynn has made chemical
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artesian we'll at Smithville. 1t has been
found free from any deleterious substan-
ces and is absolutely pure for drinking
purposes. The well has been sunk few
feet deeper, and eventually the water
will be supplied to every house in the vii
lage. Elton Smith has given orders to
sink another well if the present one
should prove insufficient.
A fascinating pastime to relieve the te-
dunn of carriage drive is game called
Roadside Euchre." 1t is played by al
lowing a certain number of points for va
rious fourfooted animals seen along the
roadside. Animals ON the right side of
the road count for the people on the right
side of the carriage, and similarly on the
lett side. The counts are as follows: Com
mon animals, such as horse, COW, pig,
sheep, etc., one each dog, 5; cat, 10; cat
in the window. so unusual animals, such
as goat squirrel, etc., rs each. The game
is not finished until the end of the ride,
when the side scoring the largest number
of points is the winner.