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


in iail last week for being drunk.
E. E. Middleton has closed his fish
market and will work at the shore for the
summer.
The post-ofice at Lumberton will be
located in Elmer Prickitt's drug store there
after July L.
Some of our local music lovers attend
ed the national Saengerfest in Philadel-
phia last week.
Florist Hunter. Grant street, has gera.
NUNS and other plants for sale as low as
% cents per dozen.
]. Frank Long and Charles LaTour will
give dance on Thursday evening at
DeSouza's dancing academy.
Reuben Scheetz, of the Herald Office.
who has been confined for some time with
fever. went to work on Wednesday.
Harry Frake is suffering from the effects
of a felon on his hand, which caused him
to quit work for several days last week.
, A social club known as the 'T. D.
u" has been organized, and headquar-
ters secured in the Y. M. c. A. building.
The diphtheria scare on Buttonwood
street has entirely subsidized, as the pa
tents are recovering rapidly. One sign
has already been taken down.
Some persons have been maliciously
destroying property at the Brotherhood
cemetery. This is dangerous business and
will make trouble for some one.
81. H. Earnest has leased the dwelling
over his undertaker's Office, and has a
family living there with whom he will
board, thus being accessible at all times.
There were many delightful boating
parties up the creek last week. The
weather was very pleasant for this kind of
pleasure. Edward Hack has fine lot of
boats this season.
The Daisy Club has elected these Off
GERS President, William p Randall;
vice president, Erma Ireland secretary,
Harry G. Bullock treasurer, Estelle Tu-
ley. The club members enjoyed a straw
ride to MOoreStOWn last night.
1t would be a good idea if Marshal AL
colt would bring some of those glass eyes
to Mount Holly, and distribute them
among some of our ball players who seem
unable to make hit at critical moment.
Perhaps this would make case of good
eye"
I Only one person has put down stone
curbing on Water street, all the rest being
of wood, and this work is nearly finished.
Since filling in the pavement it has made
some of the houses very low, and they will
probably feel the effects of heavy rain
storm.
Miss Bessie Atwood. while visiting in
Philadelphia last week, was carrying
lighted candle in her hand, the flame of
which came in contact with the sleeve of
her dress and thus ignited it, She ex-
tinguished the flames before they gained
much Roadway and escaped with slight
ly burned arm.
Men employed at Budd Norcross' sand
pits, near Hainesport, recently unearthed
human skeleton four feet below the
surface. Several other skeletons have
been discovered in this vicinity, one of
which had a bullet hole through the
skull, which is supposed to be evidence
of murder committed years ago.
Letters testamentary were granted at
the Surrogate's Office, last week, to Mary
E. Foulks and Josephine B. Osmond, ex-
ecutors of Sarah A. Shreye, deceased. of
Bordentown also to Richard M. Gum
mere and Margaret M. Gummere. execu-
tors of William Gummere, deceased, of
Burlington. Letters of guardianship we're
granted to John G. Sims, Jr., for bis
brother, Thompson N. Sims.
On Tuesday night eighty bicycle riders
were counted op the South Pemberton
road. Evening spins are becoming very
popular with many Mount Holly people
and now that the days have grown longer,
cyclists are getting some good after-sup-
per sport out of their wheels. Brothers,
sisters, cousins comrades or sweethearts,
as the case may be, pair off or make up
lively and chatting groups and under the
influence of an exhilarating spin in con-
genial company, the cares and worry of
the day are quickly forgotten.
On Tuesday Harry and William Bald
win, Samuel Jones, Ellis Reed and Louis
Lippincott, of Burlington, all boys under
IA years of age, were brought to Jail on
charge of setting fire to William W. Sam
sons barn. The two latter were held
under 5000 bail as witnesses There is
said to be strong evidence against these
youthful fire bugs, and it is probable that
they may be committed to the Reform
school. Their mothers tainted when the
boys were arrested, and were almost
heartbroken when they visited their child
rem in prison. They tainted when they en-
tered the jail, and the boys were terribly
| frightened over the trouble they had got
ten themselves into. They could not re-
concile themselves to their surroundings.
On Wednesday Judge Gasklll took pity
on them, and ordered their release They
were discharged on their own recogniz-
ance until the October term of court.
Forty-o one members attended a meeting
of the Knights OF Pythias, on Friday
evening, when eight candidates were
made full members of the order, all three
of the degrees being conferred. The
lodge was in session until after midnight,
on account of the rush of business. The
ritual was amended for the especial &C.
commodation of Harry Hawkins, Sr.
whose presence scared all the fish in the
pond. The members of this lodge have
for the past four months been contesting
for handsome set of officers jewels, Of
fered by the Grand Chancellor to the
lodge getting the greatest increase in
membership during the time specified.
New Jersey Lodge succeeded in securing
So new members for this prize and they
feel encouraged over the result. There
were SS on the roll at the beginning of the
year, and this number has been swelled
to 14S, it being the largest membership
in years. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing six months; Chan
cellor Commander, Harry Murphy; Vice
Chancellor, Joseph E. Elbertson; Master
at Arms, Edward E. Holeman; Prelate,
Joshua M. Reeves; Master of Work, Ed
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