The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-16
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Poilcehen Oh mount Holly hay
received their new summer uniforms.
Fred L. Owen, of Madison avenue
picked the first ripe strawberries IN Sal
urday.
A new tin roof has been placed on tn
Main street building occupied by tn
Cinnamon.
Evans R. Tomlinson is laying a nev
flag walk in front of his property OF
Broad street.
Postmaster Cowperthwait reports tina
the receipts of his office last week in
cluded over $500 in gold coin.
Some of the delivery horses about tow
need to be muzzled, judging by the wa,
they are gnawing young trees.
The Volunteers of America were las
week Joined by a new officer, whose. pres
ence has added interest in their work.
The farmers of South Jersey have de
cided to hold their annual picnic at Wash
ington Park on Wednesday, August IS.
Garrison Mitchell, who had his rich
hand frozen last winter, was compelled t,
have his third finger amputated last week
The Eureka laundry, at No. so Mil
street, has opened for business. The pro
prietors are Nathan Everline and Franz
Long.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union viii
have a light tea and strawberry festiva
in the Masonic Temple on Saturday even
ing next.
Ten prisoners in Jail, against whom nc
indictments were found by the grand
jury, were discharged by the Sheriff on
Saturday.
Miss Sarah Quinn has resigned her DO.
sition in the post Office to accept employ
ment in Philadelphia. The resignation
takes effect next Saturday.
A cartridge in the hands of Charles
Collins, Of Fellowship, that was supposed
to be empty, exploded a few days since,
and the boy was slightly wounded.
After singing the second hymn on Sunday
evening, the congregation at the Baptist
Church was dismissed, Rev. G. H. Pen
dleton being SO hoarse as to be unable to
preach.
A large number of. people who have
had bicycles for a long time are not rid
ing as much as formerly. but it is safe to
say that if we had better streets business
in this line would pick up wonderfully.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Burlington County will hold a
convention at Rancocas on Thursday,
May 20. A large attendance is expected
and the programme will cover the entire
day.
The members of Gen. Hooker Camp,
Sons OF Veterans, are getting matters in
shape for their fair and festival to be held
In the Arcade Hall next Friday and Sat
urday evenings. The young men hope to
be literally patronized.
]. Frank Scattergood represented Wash
ington Council, No. 5, Jr. o. u. A. M,
of Mount Holly, at the 18th annual meet
ing of the Junior American Mechanics
Funeral Benefit Association which was
held in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Marsh, of Masonville, was
last fall afflicted with some sort of an i'll
ness which has deprived her of her speech,
and in answer to questions she can only
nod her head. She is apparently in good
health now, and her case is a puzzle to
her physician.
Jacob Claypoole, Jr., CT Cherry street,
underwent a surgical operation Thursday,
and since then his case has not been very
reassuring. although he was reported
somewhat better yesterday. He is being
cared for by a nurse from the Hahnemann
Hospital, Philadelphia.
An Italian rag man was seen at the rail-
road station a few days ago lighting his
pipe with the aid of a common eye glass,
through which the rays of the sun focused
with such force as to ignite the tobacco.
When spoken to about the matter the fell
low replied: "Well, me got no matches"
There were quite a number of drunken
men on the streets on Saturday night.
Among the number were some minors,
who are said to be getting liquor regu-
larly at licensed places. This matter
should be investigated and an example
made of those selling to the boys.
On Saturday a Lumberton bicycle rider
struck a lady while coming down Madi-
son avenue on the sidewalk. Joseph W.
Colkitt thinks of getting out a petition
asking the township committee to grant
the people in that neighborhood the priv.
ilege of walking in the middle of the
road.
Tho Philadelphia Watch Case Com
pany's factory, located at Riverside, was
in danger of fire at noon on Wednesday.
A loaded oil tank car standing very close
to the factory was leaking, and the oil
caught fire from hot cinders. Owing to
the fire departments activity it was soon
under control The damage was slight.
Mrs. William Ferguson, of White Hill
while visiting her mother at that place OF
Wednesday, was savagely attacked by
her brother, Elwood Brown, who, it is al.
legged, would nave killed her but for the
timely arrival of some neighbors, who
came to her rescue. Brown has been de
clared insane and he is now in the Tren.
ton asylum.
An immense amount of asparagus has
been put up during the past week by the
packers of Mount Holly. Jones 6 Ire
land have been receiving from one to two
tons or more daily from the river from
alone. Charles H. Deacon has charge o.
the receiving station at Beverly, where al
the asparagus is weighed before being
shipped here.
Several persons about town who hav,
been i'll lately, and who belong to various
secret societies, received no benefits be
cause they were behind with their due
at the beginning of their sickness. B,
not keeping paid up the object for which
they Joined is lost. Members who do no
keep within the beneficial limit are simpl,
throwing their money away. Pay upl
N. Hawkins, a jockey residing at Jobs
town, was committed to Jail by Justic
Hagaman on Thursday, but the next da,
the young man was discharged. TIL
complaint charged him with stealing
horse and wagon belonging to Samue
Miller. of Springfield township. 1t az
pears that Hawkins drove to Chatswortf
and as the distance was too far to retur
home ON the same dav he concluded to r,