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

William Pedrick of Moorestown, has
been granted pension of So per month.
: Martin Bayersdorfer left on Sunday for
Oil City, where he will remain for a
/ month.
The Methodist Sunday school, of
Bridgeboro, will hold its annual picnic on
July 20.
Bids for the paving of Water street will
be opened this evening by the township
/ committee.
Sheriff Fleetwood attended the funeral
of James w. Fenimore, at Burlington on
Wednesday.
Earth has no richer joy than that which
comes when we find a dollar in the pocket
, of last years summer vest.
A picnic was held in Reeves grove
yesterday by the members of Harmony
Association of st. Paul's Church.
For the next few weeks Grover c.
Aaronson, of Mount Holly, will act as
baggage master at East Burlington.
Some of the converts from Masonville
made friendly call upon the Volunteers
of America. of Mount Holly, on Wednes-
day evening.
Harold Worrell, son of county clerk
Worrell, the diminutive cyclist, made a
half mile on the fair grounds on Wednes-
day in 2.O4
The hotel of William Hubbs, at Bridge
boro, was recently robbed of a quantity of
liquor, cigars and some money. Entrance
was gained by way of the cellar,
Lumberton farmers are devoting con
siderable ground to lima beans D. Budd
Coles has about 5000 poles set, Harry
Culin 10, 900 and Joseph Engle 1000
Lightning destroyed the outbuildings
on the farm of Thomas Johnson, near
YOUNGSTOWN, early Tuesday morning. A
quantity of hay and other farm produce
was burned
Orrie II. Atkinson, of Jobstown, received
a deep wound in one of his feet just over
the toes last week, while engaged in re-
moving knife from a moving machine
in a Philadelphia warehouse.
L. M. Palmer, cigar dealer from Bev-
erly, who frequently visits Mount Holly
was requested by the township committee
to take out license on Wednesday, as he
was violating an ordinance.
Walter E. Vail was the first victim of
the new bicycle ordinance in Moorestown.
He was fined for riding on the sidewalk
A new ordinance in force there prevents
riding on walks along which are stone
roads.
1t looks very much as if the project to
build a bicycle path to the shore would be
accomplished as a survey of route from
Browns Mills to Toms River was made
few days ago. Philadelphia parties are
mostly interested in the movement
The celebration at Lumberton yester-
day was in charge of the Junior Mechan-
les and the Daughters of America The
exercises were held in Anderson's grove,
where addresses were delivered by Rev.
OOLh W JCi anu uc udJ WAS
brim full of patriotism.
| The annual convention of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union of Burling-
ton county will be held in Mount Holly
on Thursday, October 6. Rev Anna
Shaw will lecture in the evening on one
of the following subjects: ''The Fate of
Republics or "The New Man"
The pocket book department of E. L.
Prickett & Cos factory is to be removed
to the building formerly occupied by Will
liam Holt on Cherry street, where Mr..
Prickett will manufacture most all his
leather novelties. This change has been
made necessary on account of an increase
of government orders
| On Wednesday afternoon man named
Ross got away with a pair of shoes from
the store of Harley Shemeley. They
were afterward recovered from the shop
of Sam Lee on West Washington street.
A warrant was issued for the arrest of the
thief, but he made his escape after being
chased nearly to Bridgeboro
On Tuesday Constable Wright, of
Moorestown, went to Harrisburg, Pa, and
secured requisition papers to bring George
Crounin to Burlington county, where he
is wanted on the charge of robbing the
Maple Shade railroad station two years
ago. He has just finished, term in the
Eastern Penitentiary for stealing bicycle.
The prisoner is now awaiting the action
of the next grand jury
The following officers of Daughters of
Temperance, No Is, of Mount Holly,
have been elected: p p S., Miss Lizzie
Thomas; p S., Mrs. Rebecca Haines; A.
s., Mrs Annie Haines; R. s., Mrs Mary
Morris; A. s., Mrs. Mary Scattergood F.
s., Mrs Jane Flenard; T., Mrs Phoebe
Reeves; Con-. Miss Annie Winters; A. c.,
Mrs Mary Armstrong; Stewards, Mrs.
Annie Haines, Mrs. Mary Armstrong
Lady Marion Home, No 6, has these
new officers: Past guardian, George V.
Barnes; guardian, Mary NJ Everham;
priest, Joseph G. Brown; prophet, Susie
E. Foulks; honorable herald, Mary Richie;
watch of the day, Fl. D. Throckmorton;
watch of the night, Kate Hinkle; honor
able scroll keeper, F B. Atkinson; honor
able register, J. Throckmorton; honorable
treasurer, Esther Streeker; representative,
H. D. Throckmorton trustees, Joseph G.
Brown, j. Throckmorton and F. B.
Atkinson.
A very severe shower passed over New
Lisbon on Tuesday evening, and for
time it rained in torrents. The lightning
struck the dwelling house of Joseph ].
White and set it on fire. When the smoke
was discovered assistance was summoned
and with the exercise of heroic efforts the
flames were extinguished, although the
building was burned in two places. A
domestic was also somewhat shocked by
the lightning. Shortly after this second
flash struck the house on the farm occu-
pied by the tenant This did little dam
age and no one was injured.
: Star of Washington Council, Daughters
of America, elected officers last week as
follows: p c., Mrs. Hannah F. Phares;
, A. p c., Miss Rena Durand; c., Miss
Josephine NJ Corr; c. c., Miss Lizzie
Haines; V. c., Mrs. Sue s. Austin; c. "
c., Mrs. Maggie Cain; R. c., John N
Austin; A. R. c. Miss Eva Durand F.
s., Miss Hattie L. Branin; T., Miss Annie
, NJ. Watts; c., Miss Belle Stiles; Warden,
Mrs Blanche d. Haines; | G.. Miss Kate