The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Priscilla Watkinson, aged SO yesrs
died at her home on Garden street thi
morning
About rs persons from Mount Holl.
went on the excursion to Asbury Parl
this morning.
Daniel S. Edmunds, aged II years, o
West Washington street, died this morn
ing of pneumonia.
The hotel of Joseph B. Lamson, at New
Gretna, has been sold to the Essex Coun
ty Brewing Company, for $4,000.
Quite remarkable circumstance OIL
Sunday evening was the fact that no fsl
were brought up from Barnegat bay.
Walter, son Of s. A. White, of Noun
Holly. has been appointed messenger il
the Patent Office, Washington, D. c.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold {
store in Cookstown, property of Miller
Emley, to Pauline Haines, for $780,
The Epwerth League of the Methods
Church has elected Joseph s. Shreve
president, and Miss Ella Harris, secretary
The trustees of the Methodist Church
at Browns Mills have filed a certificate Of
their organization In the County Clerks
office.
Edward Walsh, of Paterson, and JohI
Maloy, of Port Richmond, Pa, are In
Jail on the charge of stealing $249 from
A. A. Adams, of Woodmansie.
John Myers, of Water street. was held
under 5000 bail last week on charge Of
having stolen some $12 from Albert M
Bishop, of Mansfield township
Annie B. Webb, of New Lisbon, has
been committed to Jail on a charge Of
adultery with James Layton, the com
plainant being Winfield Estellom.
The Methodist Sunday school scholars
are hoping for pleasant weather to-mor-
row, as that Is the date for their annual
picnic, which will be held in the camp
woods at Vincentown.
Mrs Fox, who has acted as matron at the
Burlington County ChiIdrens Home for
several years, has resigned her position
and will occupy the dwelling house of A.
Doron, on Main street.
The recent invoice of stamps received
by Postmaster Cowperthwait are very
much brighter in color than the former
ones He received 75, 900 two cent stamps
and 10000 of the one-cent denomination.
1t is said that the work on the stone
road to Burlington will soon be taken up
at this end, and that in week Westamp-
ton township will appropriate all the
money necessary to pay for its share of
the grading.
Charles H. Estill. ST., who is engaged
at the postoffice this week in the absence
of Postmaster Cowperthwait, will leaye
Mount Holly next week with his family
for months outing. His destination is
yet to be decided upon.
Charles Kelly, a tramp, was set to work
cleaning off the pavement in front of the
Jail, on Thursday, when suddenly he con-
cluded he had enough and left for parts
unknown. This gave rise to the false
rumor that a prisoner had broken out of
jail
1t is rumored that work is soon to be
begun on the trolley between White Hill
and Riverton. 1t is possible however,
that only enough will be done to prevent
the surrender of the franchise, as the time
limit for beginning the work will soon
expire.
Sheriff Fleetwood advertises the sale of
barroom fixtures and household goods of
Charles Heiss, at the suit of John Weih-
mann, to the use of Mary T. Jones, ct ais.
The sale will take place at the corner of
King and Water streets on Thursday
afternoon at one o'clock.
The action of Supervisor Davis in re-
fusing to receive the stone sent for use on
the road between Mount Holly and Bur
lington has resulted in causing Messrs.
Stanley to completely overhaul their
quarries and put in machinery that will
OUT tit StOuc III ptOpCi shape.
bunch of unruly tramps made their
appearance in town on Tuesday evening.
Some of the crowd acted in disorderly
manner on Andersonville, and after try.
ing to enter the residence of James Smith
and other places, the police went over and
arrested five of them, and they were com
mitted to jail.
Some of the veterans of the civil wal
are now receiving their quarterly pension
checks, and as consequence some Of
them will have good time until it is al
gone 1t is said that law is to be passed
to give one-half of the pension to the
wife when it is shown that the husband
fails to support his family.
On Friday last Thomas L. Sherman, Of
Philadelphia, who is connected with {
large steel firm, was in Mount Holly HI
came here for the purpose of making {
contract with Huff & Shemeley for tn,
delivery of IS tons of castings per month
If the contract is accepted this firm will
be able to give employment to some ter
more men.
Try George W. Durand if you wan
strictly pure groceries and provisions a
the lowest cash prices. He has larg'
stock at his store, corner of Water ant
King streets, Mount Holly Orders callet
for and delivered Prompt attention givel
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can b
obtained at lowest market prices.
On Sunday afternoon a brown rat Of
unusual size was seen with half grow
chicken in its mouth making for the woo'
pile along the north side of the jail. TIL
fowl was too large for the rat to handle ant
escaped after being bitten once or twice
The rodent then sought shelter anon,
the cord wood A watch was kept Of
him, and shortly after, when the rat cam
out after another chicken, it was shot b,
Deputy Sheriff Joseph B. Fleetwood.
George D. Worrell, of Mount Holly i
laying the pipe to supply the Masoni
Home with water from nearby spring
In his employ is Pemberton Fields, q
Water street, who met with surprise
few days since. Before going to wor
Mr.. Fields changed his clothes and lai
them on the grass under large tree in
field. When the days work was done b
went for his best clothes, only to find tn;
the cows had eaten them up during h
absence.