The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-21

Frosted fingers, ears and feet were not
uncommon last week.
William Reagers was unfortunate last
week in losing his pocketbook, which con-
tanned $40
John H. Sine predicts that some of this
snow will remain on the ground until the
first of April
Harry Williams, of Mount Holly, was
in charge of the railroad station at Toms
River last week.
The Volunteers of America will hold
their anniversary exercises in the Court
House on Saturday evening.
There was some disappointment last
week because the large body of snow af-
forded so little good sleighing.
There are lots of people who would
like to assassinate the ground hog if he is
responsible for this blizzard weather
Mrs Mary E. Ridgway died in Camden
on Saturday. She was daughter of
Capt. Firman Cranmer, of Manahawken.
De Voc, the weather prophet, who
missed the two great storms of the pres
ent winter, predicts another severe biz
zard for Friday.
A tract of three lots at Riverdale, near
Hainesport, belonging to Lorenzo A. Car
yer, has been purchased by s. Budd Nor
cross, of Mount Holly.
The police report that on Tuesday
morning last at 1. Is o'clock the first star
was seen after the So hours of snow, and
that it began to clear very fast two hours
later.
Mrs. Mann, who is now with her moth
er at Lumberton, is quite i'll from appen-
dicitis, although she has spent several
weeks in a Philadelphia hospital under
going treatment.
A large fire at Scranton, Pa, one night
last week, next to his boarding house,
caused John M. Collins, of Mount Holly,
to get up and go out in the cold quicker
than he cared to.
The Junior and Senior Orders of United
American Mechanics attended St. An
drew's Church on Sunday evening. An
excellent sermon was delivered by the
rector, Rev. Mr.. Stoddard.
After quite lengthy period of undis-
turbed, peaceful and faithful service the
organ in the Baptist Church has decided
to take another vacation, pending an over
hauling and investigation by the makers.
The funeral of Robert Page, of West
Conshohocken, Pa, took place in Mount
Holly on Saturday. Services were held
in the Sacred Heart Church. Deceased
was So years old, and formerly resided in
Jobstown.
Frank Curtis, of Water street, has car
ried some heavy loads of "snow flake"
around town in his wagons; but last week
the fakes on the roof of a shed under
which one of the vehicles was standing
became trifie too heavy and it fell in
upon the wagon, MASKING it fat to the
ground
A very pleasant euchre party was given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bayersdorfer, at
their home on Garden street, on Thursday
evening. The weather was wretched, but
that did not deter those invited from at
tending. The bad weather outside was
soon forgotten in the enjoyment of the
pleasure within.
Fred Wilson, the young man who was
sent to state prison for year for stealing
a bicycle from party living at Moores
town, was released last week. He came
to Mount Holly, on Tuesday, after some
that were taken from him when
arrested, and then he went to Bordentown
to look for work.
A Burlington policeman is responsible
for the statement that Detective Ellis H.
Parker of Columbus, knows where Thos
Cromwell is. If Mr.. Parker will give
the facts in the case we will show him
how easy the sum of 81, 900 can be made
Cromwell, it will be remembered, is &C
cused of numbering John Hencke, at Bur
lington, in August, 1896.
On Thursday morning flock of crows
that gave evidence of fatigue, circled
very low about the corner of Union and
Buttonwood streets. They were embold
ened to such an extent by hunger that
they sought food in back yards and alleys.
Men walking through the woods report
many dead quail and rabbits lying around,
and it is feared that pretty much all the
game has persisted
The prolonged blowing of whistle on
Tuesday night led many people to be-
lieve that there was fire, but it was soon
apparent that something else was the mat
ter. The trouble was at Aliens shoe fac
tory on King street. 1t seems that the
steam got so low in the boiler that the
pressure was not sufficient to keep the
valve closed, and the weight of the rope
caused the whistle to open and scream for
quite while before the trouble was ad
justed.
In THE NEWS last week was notice to
the effect that Samuel l. Taylor, of Co.
G, 4th N. J. Volunteers, was tired of sol
dier life and wanted to secure his dis
charge. This was denied by the young
mans father to us privately and through
the columns of another paper. If THE
News was wrong it was not through in
tention The information came from
letter from the young man to Squire
Krayer, in which the aid of the justice
was asked to secure the desired discharge
A man from Rancocas, while walking
down Main street on Tuesday, saw sus-
picious looking object sticking out of
snow bank Concluding to make an inves-
tigation he took hold of it, and thrill of
horror passed over him as his suspicious
became confirmed. Stranger, give me
little assistance ?" he asked of an ap-
preaching pedestrian, there is something
wrong here. Ibelieve a man has been
buried in the snow Look at that footH
Both men gave sudden pull, and out
came the body of a small boy but
it happened to be one of the iron dunn
mics used to display goods in front of
Martin Bayersdorfer's clothing store. The
men became disguised at once.
The Young Peoples Union of the Bap-
fist Church celebrated their anniversary
last evening with appropriate exercises.
Delegations were present from the Ep-
worth League of the Methodist Church /;
Christian Endeavor Society of the Pres
hutnria IN Church and the Rantief Young