The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-19

, is in charge of the public school at Cooks
town.
William McIlvain has accepted posi-
ton with the firm of A. r. Justice & Co.,
of Philadelphia.
John G. Cook has purchased two frame
houses on Holeman street from Aaron
Rambo, for $780,
Rev. John W. Lynch, of New Gretna,
Sunday morning.
While cutting wood at Columbus on
Friday, Charles Allen was injured in the
eye by flying stick.
Mrs. Small, of Riverside, has been elect
ed one of the managers of the Burling
ton County Hospital.
The residence of George Branin, on Pine
street. has been sold to H. M. Lincoln,
farmer near Buddtown.
Miss Lillian NJ Buckage, of Mount
Holly, assumed the principalship of the
school at Pointville last week.
Walter Davis, at Deacons station, has
one of the finest cabbage and turnip
patches to be seen in this section.
Cranberry growers have been quite I'M
easy for several days past, because condi-
tions were favorable for an early frost.
Levi French, of New Gretna, who has
established lumber business at Atlantic
City, will remove to that place shortly
Samuel A. Atkinson has been elected
ldirector of the Union National Bank, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Isaac Fenimore
General E. Burd Grubb has instituted
Isuit against the Beverly Water Company
for So, 600 damages for injury to his prop
Ierty at Edgewater Park.
After having received treatment in the
state hospital at Trenton, Mrs. Thomas
Allen, of Eayrestown, has returned to her
home much improved in health
The Mount Holly Electric Light Com
pany held its annual meeting on Tuesday
evening and besides re-electing its old
officers, dividend Of five per cent was
declared
Jere Madden has secured judgment |
against the National Motor Company to |
recover on bill for wages. The case
was tried before Justice Cleyenger on |
Thursday.
| The Birmingham Inn has been closed |
tond Proul Pho ood xu;fo have .o+,.rod Il
to Philadelphia. For five weeks the sea
son was the most prosperous of any in the
history of the inn.
The suit of Bergner 6 Engle against
William Haines, former hotel keeper of |
Shamong, was heard before Justice Clev- |
enger, on Tuesday and Judgment was
given the plaintiffs.
| The work of grading the road through |
Westampton township is nearly complet- |
ed. Workmen are now engaged putting
in new culvert to take the place of the |
old bridge at the willows.
The Committee on Education will meet
| for the examination Of candidates for the
position of county superintendent for Bur
| lington county, at the high school, Had
don avenue, Camden, on Saturday. Sep
TENDER %, at IL A. NJ
THE News has received copy of the
way Conductors, which contains history
of the Camden division and also the por-
traits of several we'll known railroad men,
The book is handsome publication
The Interstate Fair, Trenton, opens
next Monday The indications are that it
will be the most successful in the societys
history. The programme of events is I'M
usually attractive, and the applications
for space show that there will be a large
and varied assortment of exhibits.
On Friday afternoon there were many
expressions of admiration over a new
funeral ambulance wagon which made its
appearance on the street. 1t is the prop
erty of Undertaken H. H. Earnest, who is
bound to keep up with the times in his
business. 1t is decidedly handsome and
unique funeral carriage
Harry H. Cross was initiated into the
mysteries of the Page and Esquire ranks
of the Knights of Pythias on Friday even
ing. Before the meeting closed, Robert
Southgate, of Smithville, gave an exhi-
bition of what he calls mechanical par
adox. 1t is very fine piece of mechan-
ism and was made by his father
Miss Laura L. Bacon, seventeen-yea
old girl was found dead in bed at Vine
land on Friday. There is considerable
mystery surrounding the affair Death is
supposed to have been caused by arsenical
poisoning The young lady is daughter
of Frank Bacon, of Hartford who did in
surance business in Mount Holly
The large snake that has made its
appearance on frequent occasions along
the South Pemberton road, is still in that
neighborhood, and was again seen by Jo-
seph Dubell in his lane few days ago.
Newspaper reports have somewhat magni-
fed its proportions, but for fact it is said
to be some ten feet long and extremely
large in the body.
Samuel J. Clevenger, Westampton
farmer, went to Philadelphia on Tuesday
| to hire man to work on the farm While
coming home Mr.. Clevenger fell asleep
and while in this condition the strange
man robbed his new employer of IS. He
was caught in the act by the passengers,
who caused his arrest when the train
reached Burlington. The money was
found and passed over to its owner.
Ellen Devlin, who has been confined in |
Jail for some time, was discharged on Sun
day morning. A young lady, who is quite |
prominent in administering to this IN |
fortunate class of people, met Mrs Dew |
lin at the Jail, presented her with some
acceptable gift, and then accompanied |
her to the railroad station and purchased
| a ticket to send her home to Camden, |
where she has several children Such acts
of kindness are commemorate indeed.
At an early hour Wednesday morning
Daniel Kell, aged 80 years, of Taberna-
Gle, attempted to drive over the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad crossing at State street,
East Side Camden, with wagon load of
truck. An east bound freight train had
passed and the iagman had raised the
safety gates. When the farm wagon got
on the tracks a west bound passenger