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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31
The Rock Of Gibraltar.

So familiar and so popular has become
the Prudential Insurance Company's util
ization of the Rock of Gibraltar in its ad-
vertisements, as a means of measuring
the Company's strength, that the Com
pany, believing there is widespread de-
sire to learn more about Gibraltar than is
generally known, has just issued book
let giving history of the famous fort
ress.
1t tells us that more than one thousand
years before England seized the Rock
from Spain, this famous landmark passed
through innumerable fierce and bloody
struggles, being successfully won and
lost by Saracens, Moors and Castilians.
There is thrilling account of the great
siege of the Rock, from 1779 to 1888,
when the combined armies and navies of
France and Spain attempted to regain
possession Of the fortress from England.
Twice the English garrison was reduced
to the verge of starvation, and there is
probably no story in history to which can
be paralleled the moral and physical
courage, extraordinary human endurance
and wonderful tenacity of purpose exhib-
tied by the British in defending the Rock
Handsome half-tene pictures of both
the interior and exterior of the Rock are
shown in the booklet, and many facts of
interest are told regarding the great 'hit"
made by The Prudential in using the
Rock of Gibraltar in its advertisements.
A copy of this booklet will be sent free
to any one writing to the Home Office in
Newark, N. j., mentioning this publica-
ton.
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Personal.

Harry Collins will spend the winter t
Manasquan.
Horace McIlvain has returned fro a
trip to Washington, D. c.
George Miller, of Bordentown, was
in Mount Holly on Sunday
Miss Rosa Garbarino, of Trenton, was
in Mount Holly over Sunday.
Assemblyman Joel Horner, of Palmyra,
was in Mount Holly yesterday.
Frank L. Sherman, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday in Mount Holly.
Theodore Budd, of Pemberton, greeted
Mount Holly friends on Tuesday.
Mrs. Gussie Rigg, of Burlington. visit
ed Mount Holly relatives on Wednesday.
Miss Belle R. Snyder, of Montclair,
spent few days in Mount Holly last
week.
Major John l. Shinn, of Burlington,
was visitor last evening at the armory
of Co. E.
Ex-senator Trick, of Vincentown, join
ed the politicians at the county seat on
Saturday.
Mrs. Frederick H. Lee, of Union street,
has returned FROM three weeks visit in
Philadelphia.
| The Misses Newbold, of Mount Holly
last week visited Miss Sarah Newbold al
Wrightstown.
James Wiseman, Jr., and wife, of Phil
adelphia, spent Sunday in Mount Holly
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rodman, of Flor
ence, spent Sunday at the residence O
Sheriff Fleetwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris H. Keller last
week entertained Samuel Barton anC
wife, of Cape May.
Miss Ethel /. Pitcher, of Moorestown
spent last week in Mount Holly as CUES
of Miss Anna Taylor
Samuel S. Bower and wife, of Phil
adelphia, who were in Mount Holly OF
Saturday, spent Sunday in Pemberton
Mrs. Mary Kerr, an inmate of the Bap
list Home, who has been visiting at tn
residence of James K. Parker, returned t
Newark on Thursday
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This Week at Ketth's.

OF the sixty-fve available specialties
deemed suitable for the patrons of the
Keith quadruple circuit of theatres the IF
cen assigned to Philadelphia will furnish
an entertainment equal to or superior to
those to be seen at the Keith houses in
New York, Boston and Providence. Every
act will please the average man and wo-
man; some will excite wonder, not few
elicit roars of laughter, and several of the
specialties are calculated to startle those
familiar with the novel feats of specialists
The latest of the vaudeville plays is to be
acted by company headed by the man,
Hugh Stanton, who was the first to pro-
claim that short play would be accept
able to lovers of variety entertainment.
In New York, Boston and Providence "For
Reform" was assigned first place on the
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Blow. ON Head Cause Death,

May Schoepfle, aged nine years, of
Riverside, died on Sunday under peculiar
circumstances. The cause was concus-
sion of the brain, resulting, it is alleged,
from blows administered by Florence
Krepps, aged 10 years.
On Friday, Florence was riding her
bicycle along one of the sidewalks, when
she came up to May, who, despite the Wig
orous ringing of the bicycle bell, failed to
move out of the way 1t is alleged that
Florence jumped off the wheel to expos
tulate, and that the two little girls got ia
to an alteration. 1t is further asserted,
but vigorously denied, that Florence dealt
May several hard blows on the head with
her fists
Nothing was thought of the episode at
the time, but on Sunday little May was
taken violently i'll with terrible pains in
the head. DR.. Weller was summoned,
but despite all he could do, the little girl
died in agony in the afternoon. The doc
tor says the cause of her death was con
cussion of the brain, although the autopsy
will not be made until to-day, previous to
an inquest by Coroner Wells.
The parents of both children are very
well known. Mr.. Krepps was assistant
chief engineer on the United States steam
ship Vulcan in the Spanish American war.
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bill, and to its reception by the assem-
blages is due its forthcoming interpreta-
ton in Philadelphia. Florence Modena
will be the ''new woman and reformer,
whose ideas win be changed by her hus-
band in the half hour sketch. Another
play that may have caused reform in not
few households is can Uptown Flat ,,
Another whose speciality invariably wins
favor is Joe Flynn, the parodist The
comedy end of the bill will also include
Cushman, Holcomb and Curtis, who will
produce a sketch entitled ''The New
Teacher" Barnes and Sisson are dancers
as we'll as comedians. De Veaux and De
Veaugh are comedians and instrumental
lists. Leo Dervalto, the spiral ascensionist;
Whalen and Doyle will please those who
like to see dancing; Dewitt and Burns
will probably be approved by lovers of &C
rotatics. The entertainment will also in
clude the great Gautier, the French horse
man; Lezell's performance on flying rings;
Wilson and Leicester, vocalists; Edwin R.
Lang, the comedy tramp; the stereopti-
cons fifty new views and the biograph's
ten living pictures, including Howard
Gould's yacht Niagara.
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Died Of HydrOphobia.

A very sad death occurred at Locus
Grove, near Marlton, on Wednesday even
ing. About five weeks ago the four-year
old child of Noble J. and Ida s. Taylor
was playing in the yard of her grand
father, George H. Taylor, when rather
small, strange dog encountered her and
bit her in the face and twice on the arm.
The child was at once taken to DR.. Haines,
at Marlton, where the wounds were eau
terized and they healed so that no scar
was visible. Not until Monday of last
week was anything wrong noticed with
the child. She begaE. showing signs of
nervousness which at first was thought to
be due from indigestion. and she was treat
ed accordingly. But she gradually grew
worse and spasms set in.
During these spasms the strength of two
persons was required to hold her. She
appeared to be gifted with superhuman
strength, and struggled in most violent
manner Her features became distorted,
and during the throes she did not recog-
nize her relatives, who were doing all in
their power to quiet her. Two physicians
had been called in but to no avail as the
little one was lying in the worst throes of
that dread disease, hydrophobia, until
Wednesday evening, when death came.
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For some time past robberies have beef
quite prevalent in Burlington, which tn
police have been. unable to ferret out. TIL
miscreants knew the habits of the officer
and worked one end of their beats Will,
the officers walked the other Special off
Ger Kressler was detailed on the case, and
has since been roaming around the town
in citizens clothes.
About two O'Clock on Sunday morning,
while the officer was patrolling in the vi
cinity of High and Federal streets he saw
two men acting in suspicious manner
around u G. Farlee's grocery store. As
| the men could not give satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION of their presence there the off,
Ger placed them under arrest and the trio
started down the street toward the city
Jail. They had gone but short distance
when the two men made break for liber-
ty. The officer fired two shots with his
revolver at the fleeing men, but neither
took effect. One of the men turned in his
flight and emptied two shots of his pistol
at the officer, one taking effect in his side.
The wounded officer blew his whistle and
Patrolman Gusrang came to his assistance.
A physician probed for the bullet, but 1t
was so deeply imbedded he did not locate
it. The injured man was taken to Penn
sylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, where
the ball was extracted.
Kessler is young married man and
only recently went on the police force.
There was picked up near Farlee's store
that morning piece of lead pipe about
two feet long with smaller pipe inserted
in it. 1t is supposed to be weapon left
behind by the would-be burglars Off
Ger Kessler says the men were strangers in
this locality, but he would have no Difficult
ity in recognizing them should he see
them again.
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William Mutt has again taken up his
| residence here.
Mrs. Fannie Beck, of Philadelphia, was
visiting here last week
Misses Adah Thomas and Mae Jones
visited Mount Holly on Saturday.
There will be stocking social in the
Baptist church OF Thursday evening.
A. F, Lippincott will take up his resi-
dence in Philadelphia for the winter
months.
A bright little baby girl arrived in the
family of J. G. Hendrickson last Sunday
afternoon.
The teachers of the Baptist Sunday
school will meet in the lecture room of the
church after prayer meeting for the trans
action of business.
Mrs. Sarah Taylor died suddenly at her
home in Browns Mills last Friday from
apoplexy. Deceased was daughter of
the late Thomas Scattergood, who was one
of the original settlers of Browns Mills.
She was in her Goth year.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cope and daughter
Helen, Mr.. and Mrs. William Watts and
daughter Charlotte, Mrs. NJ Ella Haas
and Master Edgar of Bordentown, have
been visiting Mrs T. M. Cope at Cope's
cranberry bogs near here.
Elmer Cowperthwaite, of New Egypt,
while standing at the North Pemberton
station, on Saturday, was seized with
fainting spell and he lay unconscious
for long time. 1t was at first thought
he was dead, but restoratiyes were admin
istered and he recovered.
The W. c. T. u held very enjoyable
parlor meeting at the home of Miss Tillie
Edmond on Saturday evening. The presi-
dent of the Union, Mrs. Lizzie Heisler,
being absent, Miss Annie Antrim received
the guests Twenty-Five ladies responded
to invitations. An interesting program
had been arranged and was well carried
out. Miss Antrim also presided at the
piano. The annual report was read by
Miss Lidie Cross, secretary. Then there
was report from Mrs. Benjamin White,
delegate to the state convention at Allan
tic City. After partaking of refreshments
the ladies babe their hostess good night
with many expressions of pleasure at hav-
ing passed very enjoyable evening.
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Sporting Notes,

The Sorosis team is trying to arrange a
game of foot ball for the Fair Grounds
next Saturday.
Riverside was defeated on Saturday by
Consohocken at the latter place by the
score of So to 0. Atkinson, Jim Berry
and Garbarino played with Riverside.
During the foot ball game at Burling-
ton on Saturday, Walter Elbertson, of the
Mount Holly team, fell on piece of glass
and cut his forehead badly
During the foot ball game at the fair
grounds on Saturday, between the AGA
deny and Pemberton, Ward, of the Penn
berton team, was badly bruised and hurt
internally.
The Sorosis foot ball team of Mount
Holly defeated the Burlington second
team at the latter's ground on Saturday by
the score of 70 to 0. Shinn, Alcott and
Linton each made touchdown.
The foot ball teams of the Bordentowr
Military Institute and Rutgers Prepare.
tory school played at New Brunswick OF
Saturday. The game resulted in a victory
for Bordentown boys by the score of II tt
10.
The large colleges do not appear to b.
having as easy time as they have had il
the past. Yale, Princeton and Pennsyl
vania have all been compelled to bite tn,
dust at the hands of what they term tn,
smaller fry.
The Mount Holly Academy defeated
the Pemberton School in an exciting gam
of foot ball at the fair grounds, on Satur
day afternoon by the score of II to 0. TIL
playing of Sooy and Coolidge for the AGA
deny, and Elliot for Pemberton were tn,
features. Quite a number watched tn
game which was the first of series o
three between these teams
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31

There is but one Democratic candidate
for Assembly, and after next Tuesday bt
viii wish he had not been on the ticket.
The Marion Record thinks if the ladies
could vote there would not be any doubt
as to the result of the election for Sheriff
Al. Silpath is a good natured fellow.
After being knocked down by his own
party in former campaign, he is per
fectly willing to take another dose of the
same kind of medicine
Assemblyman Wright was in town yes
terday. His wife is better, but is still
critically i'll. Her condition has been such
that Mr.. Wright has not been able to leave
her for any length of time.
The Democrats of Ocean county haye
nominated the following ticket: Sheriff,
Frank Ellis; county collector s. T. Frost;
assembly, Carlos P. Steelman; coroners
B. S. Cramer, Malcomb Henderson.
jerome B. Grigg, chairman of the re-
cent county Democratic convention, has
named the following Central Committee
Charles Stokes, of Beverly; ]. Harry Bar
kalow, of Chester; James 0. Glasgow, of
Burlington; William f. Morgan, of Gin
naminson; Mortimer B. Thomas, of Bor
dentown; Charles B. Ballinger, of Lum
berton; Samuel W. Shinn, of Northamp-
ton
Saturday was the last day on which
candidates could sign the necessary &C
ceptance of their nomination. Thomas
A Cash and DIR. Stroud, Democratic can
didates for Assembly and Coroner had
failed to sign. and Chairman Grigg kept
the wires hot to get them here by noon.
They did not arrive and County Clerk
Warrick courteously waited for them, al
though his Office closed at noon and he
was not compelled to wait.
On Saturday the Burlington Gazette
hoisted the Democratic ticket at the head
of its columns. Why it held off for q
week is not known. Possibly the Judge
had not discovered just where he was
at, as he has had troubles of his own.
Some people hold him responsible for the
recent police muddles in Burlington, and
a self-constituted committee awaited on
the Judge and demanded to know wheth-
er ''he and Sam Semple were the whole
Democratic party or individual members
AS the ticket did not appear until Satur-
day, the Judge had evidently been study
ing the question put to him by the CON-
mittee
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31

"As if brick were lying In my stomach
is the description by dyspeptic of his
feeling after eating.
This is one of the commonest symptoms
of indigestion. If you have it, take Shak
er Digestive Cordial.
Not only this symptom, but all the
symptoms of indigestion are cured BY
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
So many medicines to cure this one dis
order. Only one that can be called sue
cessful, because only one that acts in a
simple, natural, and yet scientific way.
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Purely vegetable. and containing nc
dangerous ingredients, Shaker Digestive
Cordial tones up, strengthens, and restores
to health all the digestive organs.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to 81 90
bottle.
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From Sire to Son.

As family medicine Bacon's Celery
King for the nerves passes from sire to
son as legacy. If you have kidney,
liver or blood disorder get free sample
package of this remedy at once. If you
have indigestion, constipation, headache,
rheumatism, etc, this specific will cure
you. Wells 6 Son, Columbus; E. D.
Prickitt, Mount Holly; w. G. Jones, New
Egypt; Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and
]. II. Leeds, Rancocas, the leading drug
gists, are sole agents and are distributing
samples free. Large packages SOC. and .5c
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31
Golf Club Organized.

The Mount Holly Golf Club was for
mally organized on Saturday night and a
constitution adopted. Thomas W. Hulme
was elected president, and Board of Gov
ernors chosen as follows: Thomas W.
Hume, John D. johnson, Charles K.
Chambers, Eckard P. Budd, Charles H.
Folwell, Harry Sherman and Edward H.
Lewis. The board appointed Harry H.
Cross as secretary and treasurer.
The fair ground has been secured as a
temporary course until spring, when it is
probable permanent course will be OBJ
tanned.
The subscriptions thus far received
amount to over $500. The club numbers
at present about sixty members.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31
One Way to be Happy

Is at all times to attend to the comforts of
your family. Should anyone of them
catch slight cold or cough, call at once
on Wells s. Son, Columbus; E. D. Prick
lit, Mount Holly; w. G. Jones, New Egypt;
Edw. w. Rossell, Pemberton, and ]. H.
Leeds, Rancocas, sole agents, and get a
trial bottle of Otto Cure, the great Ger
man remedy, Free We give it away tc
prove that we have sure cure for coughs
colds, asthma, consumption, and all dis
eases of the throat and lungs. Large sizei
Soc and Csc.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller efter using Aliens Foot Ease,
a powder to be shaken into the shoes. 1t
makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gives in
slant relief to corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age. Cures
swollen feel, blisters and callous spots. Aliens
Foot Ease is certain cure for ingrowing nails,
sweating hot, aching feet. At all druggists
and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE by
mail. Address, fallen s. olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31

HOlEoII05U
AS well as the handsomest, and others are in
vited to call on any druggist and get free a
trial bottle OF Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs,a remedy that is guaranteed to cure
and relieve all Chronic and Acute Coughs
Asthma, Bronchitis ana Consumption. Price
25c. and SOC.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31
DoARp oF FREERoLpERs.

The regular meeting OF the Board OF Free.
holders of Burlington county win be held al
the Court House, Mount Holly, on
Tuesday. November 14th, 1899,
at 10 O'Clock, A. M, for the transaction OF busi
ness
BLANCHARD h. WHITE, Clerk
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31

How Are Your Kidneyse
DR. Hobbs sparagus Pills cure all kidney ills. Sam.
pie free Add Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or N. Y.
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1
Turkeytown, Shutdown and other places
in the pines and go home on the late owl
line This is just the time when the po-
lice are engaged in the centre of the town,
and to to give protection at the station
special officer should be stationed in that
neighborhood.
The New Jersey Fish and Game Com
mission is making preparations to capture
all the fish in the Delaware and Raritar
canal, which runs from New Brunswick
to Bordentown. A recent examination
has shown that the canal is filled will
black bass, perch and other fish. The fisl
will be captured and placed in the ponds
and lakes throughout lower New Jersey
The commissioners have determined tina
no fish shall ever be put into private O.
land waters at the expense of the state
The stocking of streams with trout will b,
abandoned in the future, because owner
of land through which trout streams flow
have invariably pooled the grounds o
leased out the privilege to clubs and shu
! out the public.
On Wednesday ]. L.lAnderson & Sor
had some 5000 baskets of Keiffer pear
stacked up at their canning factory o.
Water street. They will be receiving thi
fruit for some time yet, and they expect t
put up some 80, 900 baskets. This indus
try is much larger that many people sup
pose On account of the receipt of s
many pears it has been found necesssr
to adopt some means to get rid of ther
faster On account of the enormous pack
s ing of tomatoes all their cans were used
9 and at present this feature has been a sc
: rious drawback. To overcome the diff
q Guilty, however, the firm have secured
+ number of can makers from Woodstowr
e They have been divided into shifts an
!, are working all night and all day, turnin
/ out some 10000 cans every twenty fou
n hours. The proprietors may take anotht
II important step in this matter, and if su,
Il cessful, they may be able to put up peal
most all winter.
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aDSenL mlSSeu tTcdt. ne AbnleIlC ASSN
citation netted the munifcent sum of sc
cents.
The property of the Upper Delaware
River Transportation Company, which
consists of the upper Delaware steamboats,
and their Office at Beverly. has been as
sessed by the Beverly board of assessors
for $50, 900. This is the first time the prop
erty of this company has been assessed
and was brought about by the discovery
of state law, which says the movable
property of corporation must be assessed
in the place where the owners main Office
is located.
On Thursday morning the H. B. Smitl
Machine Company received one of it
most peculiar orders from San Francisco
firm 1t was for saw bench, weighing
100 pounds, and costing 800. The lette
gave instructions to send the machine a
once by express, prepaid. When it wa
found that the expressage alone would
amount to $40, telegram was sent to tn
Pacific coast asking if some mistake hs'
not been made. This answer came back
mo mistake; we meant just what we said.
As the firm is rated at over 81, 900, 900, tn
express charges were prepaid and the ma
chine shipped at once.
Testimony was taken before Samuel A
Atkinson, Supreme Court Commissioner
yesterday, to secure definition of the word
bordering" and fronting" The disput
arose over an assessment of benefits d.
rived from the stone road running froI
Chambers Corner to Columbus. One {
the properties assessed does not lie ON til
road, but reaches it through long Ian,
The commissioners who assessed the bel
efits claimed that the farm came with
the meaning of the term bordering {
fronting ON said road" The matter wi
be decided by the court.