The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JULY IS, 1899.
LOCAL NEWS.


The roadbed of the Amboy division ha
again been sprinkled with crude kerosen
oil to lay the dust.
Edward C. Stevens, colored, aged q
years, of West Washington street, dice
yesterday morning.
The old floor boards on the Mill stree
bridge crossing Buttonwood run hay,
been replaced by new ones.
Miss Jennie Hulse, of Cookstown, will
have charge of the Mount Laurel publ,
school for the coming year.
Thomas Elbertson, who keeps grocery
store at the corner of Union street and
Mount Holly avenue, is quite i'll.
The creek was drawn off on Sunday and
will remain so during the coming week
in order to make some repairs under the
mill.
Rodman w. Bowker and wife came uI
from Island Heights last evening loaded
down with weak fish and plenty of sun
burn.
Some malicious person has been poison
ing large number of chickens and ducks
in the vicinity of Bispham and Budd
streets.
John Baskin, of Burlington, while rid
ing his bicycle from Florence on Saturday,
collided with another cyclist and had his
arm broken.
The young son of William Fl. johnson,
of Monroe street, cut the palm of his right
hand severely yesterday by the breaking
of bottle.
The members of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union are arranging for trip down
the Delaware river and thence by trolley
to Willow Grove.
An accident policy is pretty good
thing to have, especially just after the
Fourth of July, as some people are now
in position to testify.
Spider Brown was injured at Martin s
hotel instead of at the West End, as re-
ported last week His arm was cut by
broken glass striking him.
DR.. A. r. W. Atwood's Sunday school
class was to have given another carnival
up the creek, but it was postponed until
the water is not drawn off,
DR. G. Eugene Harbert, son of ex-Sheriff
Harbert, has passed his examination be-
fore the State Medical Board, and will
soon begin the practice of me dicine.
Complaint has been made against an al
legged disorderly house on Cherry street,
and the landlord has begun proceedings
to get rid of his Objectionable tenant.
Two guineas belonging to Benjamin
w. Zelley, which have been going away
from home and annoying neighbors, were
shot yesterday morning by Frank Let's.
Daniel Stanton has been assisting John
Grady for some time in the sale of snow
flakes, but for some reason the former was
discharged Dan is now in the employ
of Frank Curtis.
The Cuban X Giants, the strongest ag-
gregation of colored ball players in the
country, will play game with the Mount
Holly team at the fair ground tomorrow
"wednesday afternoon at $50,
Among the many curios in Henry s.
Haines' Office, at Burlington, is copy of
an autograph letter from Henry Clay,
wherein he acknowledges the receipt of
some home made fabric for wearing APP
parel.
1t Is to be hoped the committee appoint
ed to view the Washington street bridge
win get to work at once. The bridge is
not only disgrace but is in dangerous
condition 1t should have received atten-
tion some time ago
Rev DR.. ]. w. Ford, pastor of Geth-
semane Baptist Church, Philadelphia, will
occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist
Church next Sunday morning and even
ing, Rev. G. Fl. Pendleton occupying the
pulpit at Gethsemane
There was an unusually large influx of
bugs about the arc lights Sunday even
ing, and yesterday morning Main street
in certain places was covered with dead
insects. They were also very annoying
at the evening church service
The weather vane on the Methodist
Church steeple has been twisted by the
wind until it is now some eighteen inches
out of plumb, and it looks bad. At every
strong blow the large upright beam sways
to and fro as if it would snap off, and in
this event human life would be endan-
gered
The inmates of the Burlington County
Children's Home, accompanied by the
managers, enjoyed their annual excursion
to Sea Side Park, on Thursday, as guests
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The little ones enjoyed the trip and also
the good dinner, which was paid for by
Mrs. Catharine johnson.
John Kemble, who lives ON the Charles
Brown farm near the fair grounds, had a
turkey killed by dog on Thursday. This
is the third time that he has met with a
similar loss. Mr. Kemble arrived just in
time TO drive the dog away, or more dam
age would have been done He entered
complaint before Justice Laumaster
A great many complaints are still being
made of delivery horses doing damage to
young trees by eating the leaves break
ing limbs and ripping off the bark. In
some cases owners of such horses have
been compelled to pay for the damage.
A law imposes a heavy fine for this kind
of neglect, and it should be inforced
John Davis, of Springfield township,
who works on the farm of George Lun-
dy, came to town ON Saturday He got
In fast company, and early in the evening
he was found lying helplessly drunk on
the Chinese laundry steps. Constable
Woodward was sent for, and he found q
place for the helpless man to remain over
night.
A wealthy Japanese, accompanied by an
interpreter, visited Smithville, on Friday
to view the H. B. Smith Machine Com
pany's works with the idea of purchasing
machinery. He was shown through tn,
shops by Capt Elton A. Smith and ex
pressed himself as greatly pleased will
the machinery turned out by the company
He purchased carload of machinery anC
accepted the agency for the company a
Toxic, Japan.
While Samuel Ware and wife, of Column
bus, were out carriage riding on Sun
day evening, they encountered swarm
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