The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-28
LOCAL NEWS.

mount Holly every ulOlHiHS.
Beginning with next Sunday, there will
be daily trains to Beach Haven and Bar
negat City.
The Medford Oranges annual excursion
to Atlantic City will take place on Satur-
day, July 80.
Samuel L. Bullock has large force of
workmen engaged in painting the Biz
mingham Inn.
The Misses Emma Stevenson and Lille
johnson are now in charge of the tele-
phone exchange
Rev. G. H. Pendleton will preach pa
triotic sermon at the Baptist church next
Sunday evening.
The members of the Baptist Young PEG
Piles Union will have picnic on the
mount Saturday,
DIR. Vanderveer had luck in catching a
large string of weak fish down at Barne.
gat one day last week.
Morris milford, who is better known as
Susan, was given four days in jail yes
terday for being drunk
ST. Andrews Sunday school will have
it's annual picnic in the Camp Woods al
Vincentown, on Thursday.
A number of Mount Holly people who
own cottages at Sea Side Park will remove
there this week for the summer.
On Saturday night Officer Severns ar
rested Edward B. Crane, of Vincentown,
who was caught in the act of fighting.
Francis Mack is now acting as night OPP
orator at the railroad station, vice Fran
els Reed, who has been placed on day duty
Crepe has again been placed on the front
of the Good Intent engine house, another
member, Philip Murphy, having died last
week
There now remain only fifteen rifles in
the possession of Company F, of Mount
Holly, the rest having all been shipped to
Sea Girt.
On account of the pleasant weather on
Sunday number of farmers in this vi
cinity worked all day gathering in their
hay and grain.
On Friday evening the Relief Fire Com
pany decided to purchase new uniforms
for parade corps that is being organized
among its members.
A change in the summer schedule on
the Pennsylvania Railroad went into eff
feet on Sunday. Sunday trains to Beach
Haven will begin running on the Sd of
July.
A game of base ball took place at the
fair grounds on Thursday between the
business men and college graduates. The
former were victorious by score of 20
to II.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Hattie L., daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth s. Branin, and John N. Austin,
on Thursday evening, July 18th, at
O'Clock.
Emma Clark and William Wilson, both
of Cinnaminson township, were placed in
Jail yesterday to answer at court for com
hitting an assault and battery on Charles
Minchin
The notorious Billy" Bryan joined his
wife in Jail on Friday. He was sent up
for being drunk and disorderly, When
liberated they both promised to leave town
for good.
Contractor George Branin, who is now
employed at Atlantic City, recently cut a
deep cash in one of his fingers and is also
suffering much pain from wound caused
by rusty nail.
Mrs Henry l. Budd, of Mount Holly,
made an address at joint meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
the Methodist Churches of Burlington on
Thursday evening
E. L. Prickett s. CO. received an order
from the army department, on Friday
for 5000 gun sings or straps, to be made
of russell leather, stitched with white
thread They will be delivered 1000 a
week
Rev James NJ Crowell, of Philadel-
phia, occupied the pulpit at the Presbyte-
rian Church on Sunday, both morning
and evening. DIR. Crowell has host of
friends here who are always glad to well
come him.
Letters testamentary have been issued
to Ernest Watts on the estate of John j.
Rice, deceased, of Burlington; also, let
tiers of administration to Timothy ]. Don
ovan, on the estate of Elizabeth T. Don
ovan, deceased, of Riverside.
The very severe electrical storm of Sat
urday evening caused great deal of dam
age in Camden and South Jersey towns
In Mount Holly some of the electric
wires were displaced, number of limbs
were ripped from various trees and a
horse was blown over on it's side on Wash
ington street
The Vacuum Gas Engine, Power an6
Machine Co. have perfected and built
new gasoline engine of ten horse power
that is decided improvement over thu
first one built. 1t was exhibited to a mum
Der of visitors last week, and appears tt
have all the advantages claimed for it. A
number of engines are to be built on tn,
new pattern.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold tn,
following properties Lot in Riverside
belonging to Richard G. Hack, to Mary
Stellings, for $50; farm of "a acres, nea
Florence, belonging to Edward r. ant
Mary K Wood to William H. Bodine
for $1110, two houses and factory in Riv
erside, owned by the Leach Bros, t,
Charles G. Robson, for $3.50.
Albert Rulings, of Moorestown, anC
Harry Sherman, of Mount Holly, while
out driving Saturday evening met witt
an accident which not only proved disas
trous to the team but to themselves also
as both gentlemen were badly bruised ant
cut by being thrown out and dragged
over the ground for quite distance.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred NJ Shemeley hav,
been chosen delegates to represent tn,
Baptist Young Peoples Union of Noun
Holly. at the national convention to b
held at Buffalo, N. Y, next month Sew
eral others from here will also take tn
trip to view the scenery in that section o
the country, owing to the reduced rate
offered by the railroad company.
A lively controversy took place on Sat
urday evening, at the corner of Garde
apd Rntton,vood straatc hetwaen an OF