The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23
The peach crop in this county is fail


8 to be sold by the sheriff.
3 The Mount Holly Academy building
being painted by force of workmen en-
ployed by Trenton contractor.
Sheriff Fleetwood will draw the pane
: of petit jurors for the October term c
court on Tuesday, September 10.
e So many of our people are out of tow
on their annual outing that the churche
, were very SHINY attended on Sunday.
During the past week members of tn
section gang have cut down the high weed
from the railroad tracks along the fai
grounds.
Commencing with the first Sunday il
September the various Sunday schools il
town will resume their sessions in thu
afternoon
The wife of Joshua Willitts has beer
getting herself into trouble by using in
sulting language towards Mrs yelling
ton Bozarth.
If White Cap society should be or
ganized in Mount Holly, there are severa
places where such an organization could
work with profit
Miss Ardie Barcklow has accepted po-
sition with the Dickey Company, in Phil
adelphia, whose business is the manufac-
ture of children's dresses.
The large safe that was used in the jew
elry store of the late William Brown, on
Main street, was removed yesterday morn
ing to the office of DR.. J. Hume Carter
/ Abraham Rankin, of Philadelphia, was
buried in Mount Holly on Wednesday
morning in the Baptist cemetery. The
burial service was read by John D. Clev-
enger
Samuel Green, Of Florence is suffering
from the effects of broken leg which
was sustained while unloading heavy
spindle. He is being treated at the hos
pitaI.
The statement is made that a number
of the cranberry growers in this section
will this fall employ Italians to pick the
berries, because they are less liable to
cause trouble.
| The improvements to the lower end of
Water street are being pushed rapidly,
and the work will probably be completed
this week When finished it will be nice
thoroughfare.
| I'm hr1n nd h
of certain lodge in town were last week
| fined twenty five cents each for failing to
attend the funeral of a brother as the by
laws prescribe.
| A large limb on one of the sycamore
| trees in front of the surrogates office fell
a day or two since and barely escaped hit
| ting a gentleman who happened to be
passing at the time.
Harry Baker, employed at r. W. Bow
ker's shoe factory, caught his thumb in
some of the machinery on Friday and
hurt it so badly that DR. Vanderveer was
compelled to resort to amputation.
Richard Wilson of Eayrestown, who is
Insurance Company, is to be promoted to
the position of assistant superintendent,
and two new agents are to be appointed
A number of the members of Company
F, in charge of Lieutenant Joshua M.
Reeves, who is now acting Captain, went
to Sea Girt yesterday morning for rifle
practice. The entire company has gone
day
III. Charles Hale, formerly of Mount
Holly, is evidently getting better, as he
has reported himself off the sick list of
Washington Council, No. 5, Jr o. U. A.
NJ. of Mount Holly, of which lodge he is a
member
The report was started on Wednesday
that bear was seen roaming on the
mount. William Randall sought the as
sistance of Captain Branson, and when a
searching party started out bruin could
not be found
Washington Council, No. s. Junior Or
der United American Mechanics, of Mount
Holly, have caused to be engrossed set
of very handsome resolutions of respect
on the death of Harry Hamilton, who was
a member of that order The work was
done by Elwell Shemeley, and is now on
exhibition in THE News Office window.
The work of collecting back taxes in
Lumberton township is going steadily on
Barzillai L. Thompson, Medford's con
stable, is doing the work Yesterday he
visited Hainesport and went into the
Polish district. The residents offered CON
siderable objection at first, but finding it
did not avail, and that the collector must
have the money or would sell them out,
they paid up.
Jerry Collins, of New York, was arrest
ed on Tuesday evening on disorderly
charge. The Saturday night previous he
skipped his board bill at Mrs. Hurds on
Brainard street and also insulted that
lady Justice Laumaster compelled the
fellow to pay his board bill, and after set
Ting the costs he was discharged This
fellow stopped at five different boarding
places in as many weeks.
George Hall and Jehuel Adams, of Bur
lington, have been placed in Jail to an
swer at court on charge of stealing
watermelons from Thomas p Birkett,
farmer on the Jacksonville road The
boys, who are colored destroyed num-
her of m elonS in addition to taking thirty
to an adjoining woods Hall was released
from jail about week ago. He is way
ward boy, and was to have been sent to
the reform school.
The funeral of Frank Winters, of Cam
den, took place on Thursday afternoon,
services being held in the Baptist Church
here Interment was made in the Baptist
burying ground. Mr. Winters death re-
suited from cuts inflicted on his left hand
by rusty circular saw, ON August 9TH
His injuries were attended to, but on the
| following Friday he was seized with Sc
we're pains and symptoms of tetanus were
noticed He grew gradually worse and
on Saturday morning his jaws became
/ tightly locked and death followed
A large cat by the name of BILL be
longing to Hates blacksmith shop and
George H. Peak, who is the oldest mem
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