The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-02

H. J. w Pederick's store, on Mill street
The regular quarterly business meeting
J of the Baptist Church was held last even
ing.
Farmers along the river front report tina
lice are destroying tomato vines to large
extent.
t George w. Durand has placed new
! step in front of his store corner Kin g anC
Water streets.
The condition of Harry Hamilton il
extremely critical and his death is looked
for at any moment
A Mauser bullet picked up on the bat
; tlefeld near Santiago is in the possession
of Walter Fish, of Beverly.
County Collector Powell was taken i'll
suddenly while at work in his office on
Wednesday. He soon recovered.
An excursion to Ocean Grove will be
given on Thursday, August II, by the
members of the New Egypt M. E. Church
AS Isaac Shinn was turning out of the
car tracks this morning near the post office
arear wheel was twisted off his ice wagon.
Among the latest improvements to the
Milbine property on Main street, is new
step to the entrance to Justice Laumaster's
office
The executors of Anthony Bullock, de-
ceased, have purchased the Samuel B.
Challenger farm in New Hanover, for
$4,000
Letters of administration on the estate
of Martha A. Grooms, deceased, of Mount
Holly, have been granted to Edward
GrOoms.
The Neafie Il Levy Ship and Engine
Building Company have transferred to
George R. Vansciver, of Bridgeboro, the
steamboat Annie L. Vansciver, for $25,
500.
E. L. Prickett & Co received another
order from the government last week, for
1000 brides and 900 halters The firm s
work is highly satisfactory to the army
department.
The Camden county Board of Freehold
ers met on Wednesday to consider the
question of purchasing the Marion turn
pike. They adjourned without doing
anything definite.
! There was no truth whatever in the re
port last week that efforts had been made
to wreck a trolley car between Mount Holly
and Burlington. The story was made out
of the whole cloth
| Norman Massey was seriously injured
while racing on the track at the fair
grounds on Wednesday. He collided with
another boy by the name of Chubaroff,
who was also slightly injured.
William Douglass, painter residing at
Burlington, is confined in the county Jail
for failing to support his wife and chill
dren. He will not be liberated until he
furnishes bail to do the square thing
The Volunteers of America were una
BILE to cope with the noise of the band
music at the fountain on Saturday even
ing, so the members occupied the corner
at the Friends meeting house ON Main
street
During the absence this month of Rev.
James III. Dunham pastor of the Presby
terrain Church, his pulpit will be supplied
by Rev Walter A. Semple of Mount
Holly, and Rev. DR.. Crowell, of Phil
adelphia.
The Changers picnic at Browns Mills
| is one of the most popular annual gather
ings in the county. Thursday is the day
set apart for the outing Comparisons
politically and otherwise will no doubt be
| looked after.
The Good Intent Fire Company will add
to its equipment in the near future, hold
ers for the support of their play pipes
while in service By this means one man
can control stream where it now requires
three or four
A horse that was found missing from
the stable on the farm of A. T. Stokes, in
Springfield, was discovered in an adioin-
ing meadow sunk deep in the mire. The
animal was hauled out with much diff
Guilty, but it died soon afterward.
Workmen were engaged during the
past week in placing new sill under the
south side of the store occupied by Gar
barino Brothers. The foundation was
rotten, causing the building to careen too
much toward the residence of Joseph G.
Bower
There is nothing more important than
the proper care of our eyes. They should
always receive the attention of skilled
| specialists. Call on Leech, Stiles & Cos
specialist at their office in Mount Holly
on Wednesday, August 3, and have them
examined No charge.
Robert Baillie, former Mount Holly
boy, is making his annual visit here, buy
ing and shipping potatoes to Shetzline u
Sons, whom he represents Robert shipped
several car loads from here last year, and
will ship load from here to-day and one
from Pemberton tomorrow.
1t is to be hoped that the efforts of Prof
Allen to make the Mount Holly Academy
a success win be appreciated by the peo-
pie in this section. There is no reason
why Mount Holly should not support such
an institution and there is no doubt that
Prof Allen is well qualified for the task
he assumes
! Yesterday the creek was drawn off in
order that repairs might be made to the
dam. In one part there were found beer
bottles in great numbers. A lot of wire
was also tished up which proved to be
some that had been stolen from the trolley
road Some. time ago when gang of
young men were arrested for robberies
around town they said that quantity of
wire had been thrown into the creek, but
it was then thought that they were only
talking for the sake of having something
to say
Surrogate Kirkbride has issued the fol-
lowing letters of administration: on estate
of Martha A Groom, deceased, of Mount
Holly, to Edward Groom; ON estate of
Abram T. Shreve, deceased, of Mansfield
to j. r. Shreve and John P. Hutchinson;
on estate Of Rachel S. Lippincott, de
ceased of Moorestown, to Edward S
Harmer Letters testamentary have also
been issued to John w Groves and Car
RE Mcdonald Groves on the estate of Is
abella Groves, deceased, of Mount Holly;
to Allen H. Roberts and Isaac L. Roberts
on +bo oetata of phabn ROhartS dacaaspd