The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-30
LOCAL NEWS.


1t is quite probable that Lieutenant
Joshua NJ. Reeve will succeed Winfield s
Gale as captain of Company F.
The Junior Mechanics, of Jacksonville
will hold peach festival on September 2
A good time will be provided for.
A party of ladies and gentlemen from
Mount Holly, will hold a picnic in the
Silver Lake woods, on Thursday.
Mrs. Lucas of Water street, who fell
off her back step yesterday, received sew
eral bruises and cut on her ear.
On Sunday next the Rev. Mr. Relyea
will resume his pulpit, having returned
from his vacation at Bradley Beach.
new porch is being erected in front of
the property of Miss Addie Coombs, on
Pine street The house is also being re-
painted.
The annual meeting of the Board of As
SCISSORS of Burlington county, will be held
at the Court House, on Tuesday next, at
10 O'Clock
E. Plum Pitcher has been doing some
neat lettering on the glass in the door at
the office of Jacob G. Hendrickson on
Main street.
A band of gypsies is now in camp in
the woods on the South Pemberton road.
The queen is awaiting to tell your fortune
for quarter.
Thomas Test, the man accused of scald-
ing his tep-daughter to death last week,
has not yet been captured but the au-
thorities will have him soon.
The Read family picnic was held on
Wednesday at Brindle park, near Cooks
town. There was very large attendance
and all had a delightful time.
The Hicksite branch of the Society OF
Friends hold their regular quarterly meet
ing tomorrow, at the Meeting House,
corner of Garden and High streets.
The marriage of Martin Bayersdorfer,
of Mount Holly, and Miss Della r. Wolff,
of Oil City, Pa, will take place in Phil
adelphia on Wednesday, October IL.
Albert p Cardwell has made known
his intention of removing his printing
office from it's present location on Main
street to his residence on Murrell street.
Richard Westwood ran up from Barne-
gat yesterday. Tomorrow he will close
his hotel there, having accepted position
with the Messrs. Dobson, at Philadelphia.
DIR. E. A. Hambright, of Philadelphia,
who went to the Klondike regions with
party Of gentlemen, has returned home.
He says all the good claims are taken,
and that the trip did not pay him
Frank Parazo, of Beverly, was com
mitted to Jail on Thursday, charged with
the larceny of some goods belonging to
Chris. Heineman. The prisoner secured
bail on Saturday and was liberated.
The locomotive which engineer Engle
was running at the time of the accident
last week was the same that Alfred Rey-
nolds was taken sick on. 1t had also been
in wreck previous to that of Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Stoddard, rector of st. An
,drew's P. E. Church, who has been sum
mering up in Connecticut, will return
home with his family this week. He will
resume his pulpit duties on Sunday next.
The regular meeting of the County
Boards of Education will be held in the
Court House, Mount Holly, on Saturday,
beginning at 2 P. M. Speakers will ad-
dress the meeting and full attendance is
desired
A thorough overhauling is being made
of the curios and specimens in the His
torical Society's rooms. The mounted
birds are being stuffed by Samuel Brown
and all the specimens classified. When
completed the room will present fine APP
PeaTance.
Engineer A. A. Engle, who was injured
in railroad accident last Monday. re
turned to Mount Holly on Thursday from
hospital in Camden. His injuries about
the head did not prove serious. His fire
man, William Everham, is slowly improy
ing, his injuries being of an internal ma
ture
The goods and chattels of Thomas Hol
land were scattered to the four winds OF
Thursday by auctioneer Slack. The en-
tire equipment of the barber shop wa
purchased by Walter A. Barrows, wht
owns the building. The sudden ending
of Hollands business career and his tlight
from town contains moral that many
will do well to heed
Rev ]. NJ Crowell of Philadelphia
preached in the Presbyterian Church OF
Sunday. There was beautiful display
of flowers and the musicI was very fine
Mrs. Charles K. Chambers presided a
1.-THE organ in the absence of Organist Err
NEST D. Holeman, who is stopping at Is
hand Heights. Rev. Mr. Studdeford, o
Treu&on, will occupy the pulpit mex
Sunday, as the pastor, Rev. ]. H. Dun
ham, has heen granted an extra week
vacation.
Edward T. Ha ines, who resides on tn
B. Frank Deacon farm, near Eayrestown
was badly hurt on Friday, by his hors
running away. He was driving along tn
road near Eayrestown when a dog ran GU
at his horse causing it to suddenly jun
and break the king bolt of the wagon
The horse ran away and jumped a fenc
into neighboring field. Mr.. Haines wa
found lying unconscious in the road som
time afterward, by George Parker.
was found that heA was badly cut owe
the eyes and about the face and was cor
siderably bruised
John Kane, young man living 8
Burha gton, became involved in figh
Sunday night at Mount Holly with Georg
W. Hopper, a painter employed on tn
Academy building. The latter was prett
badly used up. The defendant is Crane
son of Mrs. Kane, living out Shreve stree
and known as the fortune teller Office
Claypoole went there yesterday afternoo
to make an arrest, when the young ma
started to escape from the constabl
Policeman Severns was sent for, and Il
prisoner was rounded up in Edward d.
rand's swamp lie was given hearir
before Justice Laumaster, and held f,
court in default of 800 bail.
Edward S Troth, Charles r. Fentc
and several other members of the Mou
Holly Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Gil
went to Medford on Saturday evening al
took part in an entertainment and fest