The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

The salary of Postmaster Brock, a
Moorestown, has been increased 5000
year.
The most noticeable improvement OF
Water street just now is Commodore Com
ley's new boat house.
The old Camp Woods, at Vincentown
ready for picnics Apply to Mrs. Mary
E. Dobbins, Vincentown, N. j.
A force of workmen employed by T.
Walter Borton is now engaged in paper
ing large hotel at Atlantic City.
Washington Council, No. 5. nominated
officers last Tuesday evening. The cleo
ton will occur one week from tonight.
H H. Earnest, the funeral director has
purchased fine team of black horses
from the Holmes estate of Forked River.
Johnson Oatman, Jr., of Lumberton
has gone to National Park, ON the Della
ware where he will conduct a summer
hotel.
A catfish weighing % pounds was
caught in the creek on Tuesday evening
by Richard E. Brown, Jr., back of his
home
The wife of Joseph Powell, Jr., is con
fined to the house with a sprained ankle,
which she received in dismounting from
her bicycle.
The school house which has stood in
the wooks back of Masonville, has been
moved to the main road from Masonville
to Centreton.
Miss Bessie Logan, while riding bicy-
Gle on Tuesday evening near Smithville
had smashup which resulted in her be
ing thrown into ditch.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given in a short time by number
Of young people, for the benefit of tho
"Maine" monument fund.
The Medford wheelmen have completed
the bicycle path to the Lumberton town
ship line and the balance of the path will
soon be in condition for use.
The Masons that came to Mount Holly
last week had the honor of occupying the
first train passing over the Delaware riv
er bridge that came to this town.
Families in Mount Holly desiring mer
boarders for the next two months are re
quested to send word to E. L. Prickett &
Co., stating number desired and price pei
week.
The brick dwelling house on Garden
street, near Cherry, recently vacated by
ex-Sheriff Edward Emley, has been rented
by Martin Bayersdorfer, who will occupy
it in the fall.
1t is said that the fight for a trolley
franchise through this county is to be re
newed with more vigor than ever, as the
contending companies have not been able
to pool their issues.
| John L. Severns has about lost his croT
of cherries by the ravages of robins. He
shot into the tree with blank cartridges or
Tuesday, when out flew about as many
birds as there were cherries.
On Tuesday evening Rev. Stephen
Lyons, pastor of the Sacred Heart Church
of Mount Holly, was one of the speakers al
gathering of the Catholic Lyceum AS
ISOLATION which met in Camden.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the Mount Holly postoffice: Frank
Broadway, Miss Elizabeth Ekins, Mrs. c.
W. Hussey, Thomas Washington Pos
tails, William Bray, Miss Reba Lamb, es
tate of A. G. Moudorf
| Wanted, number of people to buy
crimson and yellow Rambler rose bushes
(over two feet high) at 20 cents each, and
variety of other roses just as cheap
also a lot of bedding and vase plants al
about half regular prices at Rosbach's S,
| Pemberton.
Quarterly meeting was held at St
Paul's NJ E. Church, on Sunday. In the
morning love feast was observed and in
the afternoon there was preaching by Rev
B. W. Berry, of Burlington. The pre-
siding elder, Rev H. M. Monroe, preached
at the evening service.
A delegation from Star of Washington
Council, Daughters of America, of Mount
Holly, attended the anniversary exercises
of Mayfower Council, at Medford, on
Saturday evening. Severa members OF
the Mount Holly Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club took part in the exercises.
A good position is iopen for the right
man of District Manager of the New Eng
land Mutual, for Burlington county. Life
insurance is necessity in these days, and
none can furnish better article than the
above old company. Our people will in
sure if the matter is intelligently and pro
perly put before them The company
advertisement appears on the second page
On the afternoon of the Fourth of July
Hamilton Crisp, captain of the Y. M. G.
A racing team of Trenton, will appear al
the fair ground for the purpose of break
ing the track record Mr. Crisp holds six
state records, and Is one of the fastest
| bicycle riders in the state. He will bt
paced by a triplet from Philadelphia, anC
if conditions are favorable, he expects tt
Hover the record of 2.02 As made by Tylel
in 1895 There will be another match
race between Eddie Stoops the flyer O
Riverside, and Colby Worrell, the coming
racer of Buddtown. These events will b.
very exciting, and together with thu
horse racing, base ball, and dancing, anC
the three bicycle events, the Afternoon
can be very much enjoyed. 1t will bC
the greatest attraction of the day in Bur
lington county and you should not miss
it,
Henry j. Mcneil, of Gloucester, wa
committed to the jail as tramp from
Palmyra on Friday afternoon. He wa
in very bad condition, suffering from 6
number of wounds. A few days sine
while in Philadelphia, large cake of ic
fell on his foot, severely injuring the toe
and instep. He then went to Camden
where he was run over with wagon, ant
from this accident he suffered injuries t.
his throat and ribs, one of which it wal
thought was fractured. In addition tt
these Affections a large piece of flesh from
the forefnger of his left hand had beer
torn off by the bite of a snake, which
struck at him as he was picking up
basket. Prison Physician Brown wa
sent for and made the man as comfortabl,
as possible Mcneil is an old sailor
During the Virginius affair, while at tn
South Pacific Station, he was transferred