The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-09


evidence in this section during the pas
a week.
It John Lewis, of Budd street, who was
stricken with the heat on August 2, i:
+ still ILL
f The annual picnic of Wei Council, Jr.
o. U. A. NJ, of Marlton, will be held on
e Thursday.
q Five of the local telephone poles at Vim
centown were shattered by lightning on
Thursday.
d A colt belonging to DR.. Stewart, vet
Urinary, of Beverly, died in Mount Holly
on Sunday
The annual picnic of the Unionville
Sunday school will be held tomorrow in
. the Smithville woods
e The public school at Hainesport will
again be in charge of Miss Gertrude E.
e Andrus, the coming season.
} Lost, in Mount Holly, Maltese cat. A
liberal reward will be given for his return
f to Mrs Lamb, 216 Clifton avenue.
Perry Verga had base ball suit and
pair of shoes stolen from him while going
from Camden to Burlington on Saturday.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Margaret Pease,
daughter of Horace Pease, and Rev. Wal
ter A. Semple.
E. L. Prickett & Co, of Garden street,
have placed a neat wagon on the road,
which they use in carting goods to and
from the railroad station
The widow of Dr. A c. Haines fell
downstairs at her home, in Columbus, by
being tripped by dog, Friday evening,
and broke her collar bone.
The school for young ladies and child
rem conducted by the Misses Wyllie at
Broad and Buttonwood streets, will re-
open on Wednesday, September IA.
After undergoing treatment in the State
Hospital, at Trenton, for number of
weeks, Adam Stills, residing near EVAN
vile, was taken to his home last week
The twenty ninth anniversary of Wash
ington Council, No. 5, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
will be celebrated in October Arrange
ments are being made for holding the ex-
ercises in the Opera House.
Rev Eli Clifford, pastor of the First
Methodist Church of Vineland has
patch of potatoes which yielded Il BUSH
els on 20 square yards of ground, or an
average of 1868 bushels to the acre.
Prof. H. NJ. Walradt, formerly princi
pal of Mount Holly Academy, was calling
on friends here, on Wednesday. Prof |
Walradt now lives near Boston, where he
holds position similar to that of County |
Superintendent of this state
The low limbs on the trees in front of |
the residence of William D. Troth, on
Union street, were removed last week.
This example should be followed by numt
Der of other property owners, as it would
prove great benefit to pedestrians.
On Tuesday General E. Burd Grubb re-
ceived cable dispatch saying that Mr.. |
Sopwith, his father-in- law, had been kill I
ed while hunting on the Isle of Lismore,
Scotland. Mr. Sopwith was one of the |
governors of the Bank of England.
The Burlington County Druggists As
ISOLATION has been formed with the follow
ing officers: President, Henry P Thorn,
of Medford; vice president, Edward B |
Jones, of Mount Holly; secretary and
treasurer, S. r. Sparks, of Burlington
William Bryan, drunken tramp, was
arrested on Friday by Officer Denness
While taking the fellow to Jail he turned |
on the policeman An exchange of blows
resulted disastrously to the hobo who
concluded that he would go peaceably the
balance of the way for fear that serious
charge might be preferred against him
Ramon Paoli, former Spanish student |
at the Mount Holly Academy, left this
country yesterday for Porto Rico to visit
his father, who is said to be quite ILL., On
Wednesday Secretary Alger granted the
young man safe conduct through the
American lines Mr. Paoli will return to
llllS county, W winch Hc recently sWOTe
allegiance.
New Jersey Castle, No. A. Knights of
the Golden Eagle, have elected the follow
ing officers: P c.. Frank w Cain; N c., |
John A. Mack; " c., William Mcdonald;
H. P, Frank Dennis S. H., Louis H. Nc
Twain; NJ of r., G. ] Robertson; K of
W., John W. Taylor; trustees, John A
Mack Frank Dennis, M. H. Johnson; rep |
resentative, George j Robertson.
Soon after the recruits from Mount
Holly went into camp at Sea Girt with the
Woodbury. company, good hearted mer
chant here sent box of luxuries to be
distributed among them The package
was delivered to one of them and from
later reports from camp the contents were
not divided up, but kept entirely by the
receiver The others will have to smoke
up" hereafter.
The work of hauling off the dirt on
| lower Water street, preparatory to paving, |
was commenced yesterday The work on
this street will require about two weeks |
During part of the time that part of the
thoroughfare will be closed for travel and
persons desiring to come into Mount Holly
by wagon will be compelled to go through
a lane across to the Burlington road oppo-
site the fair grounds
Mrs Margaret F. Lamb died on Tues
day at her home on Garden street This
makes the third of the Watkinson sisters,
whose longevity has been most remark
able, that have died within the past few
months The first to be stricken was Ann,
wife of William Curtis, aged "a years
The next was Martha, wife of Edward
Groom, aged "a years Margaret Lamb
was born in 1911, near Pemberton, and
was in her s8th year. The funeral took
place on Thursday Interment was made
at Arneys Mount.
| Two travelling umbrella members enter
ed the residence at Grant street station, on
Wednesday, and took three finger rings
belonging to Mrs. Frake. The theft was
reported to Officer Denness who at once
began a search for the thieves He learned
they had gone to Burlington so he started
for that city, where he located his men
and secured the stolen property Two of
the rings had been sold, and one of the
men threw the other away Just as he was
being captured by Burlington police
man The two thieves were hron pbt tn