The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-05


fist Church had very pleasant outing OIL
the mount on Saturday.
The Fletcher Grove camp meeting a
Delanco has proved quite an attraction t,
many people in this vicinity.
The scholars of st. Andrews Sunda,
school had delightful picnic in the CAM
woods at Vincentown on Thursday.
Farmers state that pears and apples ar,
dropping badly, and as a consequence thu
yield of these crops will be considerably
reduced
One of the large trees in front of tn,
residence of d. Budd Coles, on the Lum
berton road, was destroyed by lightning
on Tuesday.
Frederick Mick, employed by Asher B
Parker, of PointviIle was badly hurt las
week by being kicked in the side by {
horse which he was driving.
The Board of Health disinfected severa
houses about town last week with the new
process. Some of them were found to BIZ
in very unhealthy condition.
Mrs. James Stewart, residing on Ander
sonville, has been suffering the past few
days from the effects of poison contracted
by handling weeds in her yard.
Francis Reed, the telegraph operator
will occupy the house on Washington
street, owned by Mrs. Joseph K Tuley
as soon as the improvements are complet
ed.
Mrs. John B. Collins has relinquished
the bread and confectionery business in
Philadelphia and returned to Mount Holly
Her health would not permit her continu
ing.
The yield of huckleberries this year
promises to be unusually large AT
Browns Mills they are being shipped in
large quantities averaging about 25 bus.
per day.
Considerable improvement has been
made to the old Shreve property on Mill
street, which has been rented by two men
from the shore who will open a fish mar
ket there.
During the storm on Tuesday afternoon
one of the shooting boxes of the Riverton
Gun Club was struck by lightning. A
dwelling house at Palmyra was also dam
aged by another bolt.
The annual picnic of the primary de-
partment of the Baptist Sunday school
was held on the mount on Tuesday. The
little ones, who are under the charge of
Mrs Daniel Suffer, enjoyed their outing
very much.
| Charles T. Harrison, of Moorestown,
of the Road Inquiry Department, at
Washington, D. c., has been transferred
to the Engineer Corps and will be sent to
Cuba to assist in the construction of high
ways and railroads.
The telephone instrument at the water
works was knocked from the wall on
Tuesday afternoon by the lightning which
accompanied the heavy shower Several
people having electric light wires in their
homes received a scare.
While moving a field of rye on John f.
Darnell's farm in Mount Laurel last week,
a nest containing 81 pheasant's eggs was
| found. Since the rye was cut the mother
bird has failed to return and the eggs were
placed under another fowl to be Matched
At meeting of the Relief Fire Com
pany to be held on the 18th inst, the
members of the parade corps are to be
measured for their new. uniforms which
are to cost SIT. so apiece. They will look
very pretty, and will probably first be
used in the parade to be held at Burling-
ton in October.
As the result of mysterious fire near
Merchantville on Tuesday, the barn and
carriage house on the farm of Clayton and
Benjamin Andrews, were completely de-
horses and mule also persisted in the
flames The loss amounted to $4,000,
with $500 insurance
| People in this section want to look out
for man who is travelling through the
country and claiming to be employed by
the Steinway Piano Company to keep
their instruments in tune. Almost in
variably he is admitted to the house,
when something of value is found missing
after his departure.
Pocohontas Tribe of Red Men has elect
ed the following officers: Sachem, Frank
Dennis: Senior Sycamore, Howard Bat
chelder; Junior Sycamore, A. E. Gaskill;
D. of R., John Throckmorton; G. of w,
Frank B. Atkinson; X. of w, Albert H.
Lear; Representative to Great Council,
John Throckmorton; Trustees, Thomas
H. Assay, A. E. Gaskill, j. M. Stradling.
On Tuesday afternoon the residence OF
Mrs. Montgomery, at Vincentown, was
struck by lightning and set ON fire. The
family was absent at the time, but neigh
bors rushed in and put out the flames be
fore much damage was done. Some wood
work and carpets were injured by the fire
Mrs. Montgomery is sister of T. Walter
Borton of Mount Holly.
Storey & Sons, on Paxson street, have
just finished fine bicycle for DR. Van
derveer 1t is enameled in blue with
gold stripes. On the front plate is the
name of the maker, and the wheel il
named Doctor Van. This is a notion
of the doctor, who believes that in cas-,
the wheel is stolen at any time, he viii
have better way of identifying it.
The following books have been added
to the circulating library: Girl at Cob
hurst, "Lorrine' Folks from Dixie,
Continental Dragon" "Auld Lang
Syne, Little Sister to the Wilderness,
I'm Kedar's Tents miss Balmaipe'
Past" RED Bridge Neighborhood
Daniel Errant, Caleb West, Maste
Diver, and Military Laws of the United
States"
dog belonging to William Newell, VIII,
lives with his uncle, John Black, on farm
near Mount Holly, was painfully injured
on Wednesday morning. While roam
ing around the field the canine had the mis-
fortune to get caught in a moving ma
chine, the sharp knives nearly SEVERN!
two of his legs The dog ran for nearl.
a mile before he could be captured. TIL
wounds were dressed, and the animal vii
probably come around all right.
Washington Council, No. 8, Jr., o. .
a. NJ. elected these officers on Tuesda,