The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-16

Workmen are now engaged in erecting
the new smoke stack at the electric light
works
Alexander De La Croix, of Springfield,
has been granted an original pension of Sc
per month.
A laundry has been opened in the VOL
from property, on Washington street, by
Charles Leon.
, Jacob Kamm, farmer near Birming
ham, is making successful experiments in
tobacco culture.
Rev Mr.. Babcock, of Allentown, will
occupy the pulpit of the Baptist Church
on Sunday, 2Sth inst.
members of the Bustleton Presbyterian
Church on August 81.
During the shower on Wednesday, the
residence of Michael Chubaroff was slight
ly damaged by lightning.
The old brick chimney on Pine street,
near the Relief engine house, was struck
by lightning on Wednesday
c. E. Davis, grocer of Palmyra, has
made an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors to Frank Windisch
Religious meetings will be held on the
mount, on Sunday afternoons, hereafter,
| by the Volunteers of America
Girls wanted for pocket book work.
Apply at once to E. L. Prickett & Co.,
3O2 Garden street, Mount Holly.
Harry E. Lynn, of Mount Holly, has
received five dollars for being one of the
successful Inquirer puzzle guessers.
The members of Vici Council, Jr. o.
U. A. M, of Marlton, held their annual
picnic ON Thursday, and had very enjoy
able time
The Indian Mills Methodist Sunday
school will hold its eleventh annual har-
vest home, o-morrow. in Browns grove.
at that place.
Liverpool Jack" was released from the
Jail on Wednesday. In short time he
was drunk and an officer escorted him
back home again.
The annual picnic of the farmers of
South Jersey will be held at Washington
Park on August "a. Hon. Mortimer
Whitehead will be the orator of the day.
The house of Benjamin Harker, at
Wrightstown, was entered by burglars
last week, who took nothing but Mr.. Har-
ker's shoes, which were lying by the side
of his bed.
Twelve hogs were killed by lightning
during the storm on Wednesday, at Eos
tertown They were on the farm of
William R. Clark, whose barns were de-
stroyed by fire.
DR.. Pennington will return from his two |
weeks vacation spent at Bay Head, on |
Thursday, and will be in his office that
day and as usual on Tuesday Thursday
and Saturday thereafter.
Many complaints are made of truck
thieves by the farmers who cart their |
products to Philadelphia. Much of the |
stuff is taken while the drivers are asleep |
The evil could be remedied to great ex
tent by their staying awake.
Wanted, number of people to buy |
crimson and yellow Rambler rose bushes
lover two feet high at 90 cents EACH and |
a variety of other roses just as cheap
also lot of bedding and vase plants at
about half regular prices at Rosbach's,
Pemberton.
Just as the neighbors were assembling
for the funeral of William Bozarth, at
Tabernacle, last Monday, forest fire
broke out, and but for the prompt action
of the fire fighters much damage would
have resulted to the cranberry Dogs owned |
by Evans & Wills.
The members of the Mount Holly Ban
jo, Mandolin and Guitar club seem deter
mined to accomplish the object of their
organization, as they have not missed
any practice nights during the hot wealth
err The club will soon be proficient
enough to appear before the public
There were two large funerals on West |
Washington street, on Saturday. Mrs
Euphemia White was buried in the morn
ing from Mount Moriah A. NJ E. Church,
and in the afternoon Mrs. Isaac Gaines
was buried from ST. Paul's NJ E. Church.
A number of addresses by ministers from
a distance were made
Following is list of the unclaimed
mail remaining in the postoffice for the
week ending August 10; Letters, Mrs
Kittie Collins, Miss Laura Corne Mrs.
David Deacon, Miss May Hockey Mrs.
Jane Mocelva, Miss May Newton, Jacob
Pierson, Mile Rebecca, w H. Toures,
Frank Wervrik Postals, Harry A. Beine,
j. w. Gaskill, Charles Rel, George B.
Ward
Chaplain Hare, of the First New Jersey
Volunteers at Camp Alger, and former
pastor Of the Baptist Church at Burling-
ton, was painfully injured on Tuesday
His horse slipped in the mud, and in fall
ing the minister's leg was pinned under
the animal in such manner that he
could not extricate himself Mr. Hare
was taken to the regimental hospital in
an ambulance and given necessary atten-
ton. 1t was found that his leg was badly
bruised and that his back was wrenched.