The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-02
LOCAL NEWS.

at the Court House tomorrow for organ
ization.
Daniel Bishop, Florence, will conduc
the service at the hospital, on Sunday a
415P NJ.
Girls wanted for pocket book work
Apply at once to E. L. Prickett & Co..
3O2 Garden street, Mount Holly.
The season for plover and dove came il
yesterday, and this game may now b.
killed until the 1irst of October
The cycle path leading to the Willow
is almost hidden from view by the larg,
growth of weeds surrounding it.
During the present hot spell about sever
tons of ice are used daily by the Armour
Packing Company at the railroad station
Two lots belonging to George ] Bar
bee, near Unionville, were sold on Satur
day by Sheriff Fleetwood to Judson Gas
kill for $500.
Mrs. Rachel Garon, aged SO years. dice
on Friday morning. The funeral tool
place yesterday afternoon in the Noun
Holly cemetery.
Charles Hare the Misses Clara Rodman
Lille Rodman and Name Adams, of Bur
lington spent Sunday at the residence Of
Sheriff Fleetwood.
George Hall, an incorrigibe colored
youth from Burlington, was brought tC
Jail Saturday. He will be committed tc
the Reform School
Harry Collins has been officiating on
one of the street cars during the tempo
rary absence of Walter Garon, whose
mother was buried yesterday
A very heavy thunder shower passed
over Wrightstown on Sunday afternoon.
Many holes were washed in the road and
several trees were struck by lightning
An improvement is being made to the
property of Mrs Joseph G. Bower on
Main street. The rear porch is being ex-
tended and a side door is being put in.
Clifford Price, of Burlington, who brings
the daily papers over every morning has
quite route along the road between the
two places. 1t is a great convenience to
farmers
The Howard Manufacturing Company,
who are engaged in making bicycle hubs,
have rented the old dye house and office
on King street They took possession of
the building last week.
John W. Murphy who has been re-
leased on parole, called on his Mount
Holly friends on Tuesday He will prob
ably resume his old position in Wanna
maker & Browns store this week
Pearl Bowker, girl of Is, with boy
OF about the same age, rode from West
Philadelphia to Mount Holly ON tandem
on Sunday. They returned in the after
noon. The tandem was geared to 100.
John Mccormick, of Delran; John Fish
er, late of Philadelphia, and James Bro
gan, of Cinnaminson, were last week sent
to Jail for ten days by Justice Clevenger
on charges of being drunk and disorderly
A company of Mount Holly gentlemen
have gone to Barnegat Pier to-day on
a fishing trip. The party will include
Jerome B. Grigg, John w Harris, Dr.
Melcher, William W. Worrell and James
Logan.
1t is said that stockholders in building
associations will be assessed this year in
accordance with decision of the state
board. Heretofore the tax has been paid
by the associations and deducted from the
earnings.
Three of the men working for Z. L.
Prickett d Co. were caught in the act of
trying to get the force to go out on a
strike last week, and they were imme-
diately discharged They were making
about $16 week.
Carlton Smith, of Camden, one of the
young men implicated in the theft of
trolley wire between Mount Holly and
Burlington, was brought to Jail on Fri
day, Leo Murphy, charged with the same
offence, was locked up on Thursday.
The Mount Holly library will close on
Saturday, August g. and open on Monday
August %, in the morning as usual A
set of books relating to the drill regula-
tions of the U. S. Army have been placed
in the library and can be used for refer
ence
The foundation to the creek wall of the
property on White street, owned by the
Farmers National Bank, having given
away, workmen are now engaged in re-
pairing the damage. An entirely new wall
will be constructed, and when completed
it will take off about four feet of the
yard.
Joseph G. Bower has placed an electric
fan in his ice cream parlor, and it is GER
tainly an innovation very pleasing to his
patrons The fan makes 1900 revolutions
ing air all over the room. Mr. Bower
will also put one in the store.
The case of Humphrey & Martin against
Charles A Braddock, former hotel pro
prietor at Vincentown, came up before
Justice Clevenger yesterday. The suit
is to recover on note for $50 Judg-
ment was given in favor of the plaintiffs
for $51 20, which included interest.
Repairs are being made to the flood
gates at the mill dam, and in consequence
the water in the upper creek is very low.
The Water Company is having trouble in
keeping their pump going on that account.
The consumers in town are requested to
be as economical as possible in the use OF
water until the work is completed, which
will require several days
There were two stories last week that
created some uneasiness to travellers. One
was that an attempt had been made to
wreck trolley car near Burlington, the
other that young girl had been assaulted
near the Ashhurst property. The rail
road story was soon discovered to be the
Imagination of somebody's fevered brain,
the other report will bear investigation.
Isaac w. Harris, fugitive from jus
Ilce, WHO was WdHtcu Heie lol abusing His
wife, was arrested last Friday at Burling
ton by Constable Anderson Shinn. The
prisoner was taken before Justice Clev-
enger where he waived IA hearing and en-
tered bail in the sum of $500 for appearance
at court His father, who is a respected
resident of Burlington, went security fol-
bis son.
Rndd Witcraft met with quite an acct