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

Flat Dutch cabbage plants 81 per 1000
at Rosbach's, Pemberton.
Workmcn began this morning to lay
new water pipes through Murrell street.
Howard Russ, farmer near Delanco
one day last week shipped load of sugar
corn to market
Charles Lucas, son of Thomas Lucas
died in a hospital at Philadelphia, on Sun
day, of consumption.
The steamer Annie L. Vansciver took
an excursion from Centreton to Washing
ton Park, yesterday.
Judson c. Gaskill has been awarded the
contract to furnish coal to the public
school for the ensuing year
The Epworth League of the Methodist
Church will hold lawn picnic near
Smithville, ON Tuesday next
Hannah, wife of Patrick Quinn, died at
the residence of her husband, on Risdon
street, on Sunday, after lingering illness.
The employees of the Mount Holly branch
OF. the Armour Packing Company have
been provided with bicycle for their use
by the company.
The stone road on Main street has been
patched up with gravel in several places
where the recent heavy showers have
washed away the top soil.
The owners of several large cranberry
boys in this county report an unusually
large bloom this year and indications
point to a large crop of berries.
Jacob E. Gaskill, of Jacksonville, last
week gathered 10 loads of hay from four
acres. The crop of hay throughout the
county this season is very good.
Some one entered the Chinese laundry
on Main street, yesterday and stole $15
from the money drawer during the tenn
porary absence of the proprietor.
Andrew j. Kerlin, while working on
the house now being erected by Gillespie
q Esham for the Stevenson Brothers, was
overcome by the heat on Tuesday
Bids for paving Water street will be
opened at the meeting of the township
committee this evening and the contract
will in all probability be awarded.
Clarence E. McIlvain, the messenger
between Mount Holly and Philadelphia,
has accepted position as brakeman on
the railroad for the summer months.
Coroner Grobler issued burial permit
yesterday for an infant daughter of Joseph
Peak The child died unexpectedly of
miasma, and had received no medical at
tention.
The house of Daniel Eddeman, back of
Madison avenue, was struck by lightning
ON Tuesday afternoon The electric fluid
toppled over a chimney and burned a hole
in the roof.
by looking into a cannon to eeif it was
going off, Walter, son of Joseph Ebert
son. on Mount Holly avenue, received the
charge in his face, but fortunately escaped
with few burns.
Rev. J. Madison Hare has resigned as
pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Burlington. Rev. Mr.. Hare is Chaplain of
the First Regiment from this state and
thinks his duty is with his regiment
Private families in Mount Holly desir-
ing to take male boarders for few months
can secure same by communicating with
E. l.. Prickett & Co State rate per week
and the number of boarders desired.
Owing to the extreme heat of Sunday,
there was u small congregation at the
Baptist church in the evening, and conse-
quently Rev. Mr. Pendleton will repeat
his patriotic sermon next Sunday evening
Stacy b. Lippincott, representing Thorn
as II. Lynn & Son, has just returned from
a business trip of about 5000 miles, trav-
cling through the south rs far as Jack
sonville, Florida, and west as far as Kan
sas City
William f. Gaskill has sold his farm
near Juliustown, to his son, Noah n
Gaskill, who now occupies it, It is
known as the Locust Grove" farm and
contains 141 acres. The price paid was
5000.
The workmen of Bowker's shoe factory
will this week erect a 60 foot flag pole in
the yard facing the building, The pole
that is now on top of the building will be
removed and the flag transferred to the
new staff.
The strike at the iron foundry of r. d.
Wood & Co., at Florence has been set
tied, and nearly all of the men have re-
turned to work. The trouble was caused
by the discharge of one of the men for
disobedience
During the absence of Dr. Charles Har-
ker at Sea Side Park for the summer his
patients in Mount Holly will be cared for
by Dr. Shirley W. Bowles, of Elmira, N.
Y, who is graduate of the Philadelphia
Dental College.
There was much enthusiasm in Mount
Holly yesterday, not only because it was
the Fourth of July. but over the news oil
the destruction of the Spanish fleet al
Santiago. 1t was glorious victory and
cIedleu MUCH JuDlAdbioH.
A union meeting of the W. G. T. U
and the Y w, c. t. IT, will be held al
the residence of Mrs. Henry l. Budd
Main street. Tuesday evening, July 10, at
SIP. M. A full attendance is desired, a,
business of Importance will be discussed
William Sharp, of Moorestown, Kat,
Driver and Mamie Driver of Philadelphia
were arrested last night by Officers Den
ness and Severns for acting in disorderly
manner in carriage on Main street JUS
tice Slack gave the trio four days each il
Jail.
The company of Klondikers that recent
ly started from Philadelphia, and of whicl
DIR. E. A. Hambright was one have no
been heard from since they started over
land and their friends and relatives ar
becoming somewhat alarmed for thei
safety.
Charles A. King has been carrying on,
of his arms in bandages the past week
While engaged in making repairs to ;
Dihuer on ehe KARIN VI JoscPh hdihes, Hed
Lumberton, he caught his arm in tn
machine, and it was badly lacerated befor
being extracted.
The shower yesterday was very sever
in the vicinity of Pemberton and Lum
berton, being accompanied with wind an'
hail At Lumberton lightning struck
tree in the yard of William IL. Bishop
residence The corn on County ColleC