The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-15
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william l. Tomlinson is studying medi
cine in the office of DR. j. W. Branin.
r The Third New Jersey Cavalry will
hold its annual reunion at Millville on
Thursday.
, John Atkinson, President of the Build
er's Exchange, Philadelphia, was in town
on Wednesday
: Several Mount Holly gentlemen enjoy
ed trip down the Delaware river on Fri
day, on j. Holmes Longstreet's steam
yacht May.
Two hundred pairs ladies' Isle cluster
ribbed hose. A bargain. Two pairs for
Csc W. W. Curtis, 4S Main street, Mount
Holly, N. j.
Harry Thornton, who is remembered by
many people in Mount Holly, is recover
ing from a recent operation to one of his
feet for necrosis.
William O'Hara, of Florence, while at
work in the R. D. Wood foundry, Thurs
day, dropped a 10-inch spindle on his foot,
crushing it badly.
Charles II. Saidt, of Jobstown, suffered
considerably last week from the effects of
eating snow balls in which stale flavoring
is said to have been used.
A movement is on foot looking to the
enlargement of the public school building
at Hainesport, as its present size is in
sufficient during the winter
Barzillai L. Thompson, of Medford, the
venerable court crier, has been suffering
with rheumatism in his right hand, which
has been badly swollen for week
E. P. Hoagland, who has been mem
Der of the James H. Allen Shoe Company,
of Mount Holly, has decided to remove to
Hightstown, where he will engage in
business.
In order to appropriate the money ne
cessary to pay for its grading along the
stone road to Burlington, the residents of
Westampton township will hold a special
meeting to-day.
Jacob Mitchell. a former resident of
Mansfield Square, who attempted suicide
by hacking his throat with razor few
months ago, died Saturday night in the
insane asylum at Trenton.
Ezekias W. Esham, while doing car
penter work on Wilmer S. Chances new
house on Saturday, fell from scaffold
about seventeen feet high, injuring his
back and side and spraining his left wrist
Thomas E. Atkins has taken the agency
for book entitled Life and Achieve
ments of Admiral Dewey from Montpelier
to Manila, by Murat Halstead 1t is a
valuable and exhaustive work and should
meet with ready sale.
| The $4,000 of preferred stock of Stand
ard Hicks Hammock Co., recently placed
on the market, has all been subscribed,
which is an indication that the business
has inspired confidence among our bust
ness men. In few weeks the enlarged
factory will be ready for occupancy.
The endless chain started by Miss Ma
italia Schenck, of Babylon, R. l., at the
beginning of the Spanish war to raise
fund for an ice plant, has at last come to
an end. The total amount of subserip-
tions is $25, 1000. The collection of this
amount brought the government $40, 900
for postage stamps.
While driving with her baby on Tues
day evening, Mrs. Edward Conklin, of
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The occupants of the carriage were
thrown out, and while the child escaped
the mother was severely hurt. The acct
dent was caused by the carriage striking
a guard rail along the road.
A fire of unknown origin occurred on
the farm of Jacob Lorillard, Jr, on the
North Pemberton road, early on Tuesday
evening, which destroyed large barn
and its contents, consisting of hay, oats,
rye and some harness, valued at about
$780, The damage on the building is
the loss Mr.. Lorillard will erect another
barn at once.
Some very large hail stones were drop
ped by the storm which passed over Bur
lington county on Thursday. At Borden
town the rain was particularly heavy, the
pavements in some places being covered
with four inches of water Mount Holly
usually seems to be favored when these
devastating showers appear, and this is
thought by many to be due to the fact
that the town is situated in hollow.
Mrs. Edward Conklin of Mt. Laurel,
had narrow escape in a runaway acct
dent Tuesday night She was driving
down the steep hill of the Mt. Laurel road
from Moorestown when her horse took
fright and became manageable The
carriage struck guard rail along the road
and was demolished. Mrs Conklin and
her one year-old child was thrown out
Mrs Conklin was considerably bruised,
but the child escaped unhurt.
On Sunday of last week there was
fire in the Methodist Church at Smith
Vile It was not one of the ordinary con-
flagrations but an extraordinary one, the
occasion being the burning of mortgage
which has rested on the building for more
than dozen years. The pastor made up
his mind that the remaining debt of $3.50
must be wiped out, and funds to accom-
plish this purpose were raised at the re-
cent Epworth League rally held there.
A large audience was present in the after
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participated in by the pastor, Rev. D. c.
Clair; Rev. E. G. Hulse, of Pemberton;
Rev. Marshall Owens, of Mount Holly;
Rev. H J. Conover, of Mullica HILL
Andrew j. Rider, one of the largest
cranberry growers of the state, on Tues
day secured from Vice Chancellor Reed
an order restraining Joseph Wharton from
filling in ditch leading from a cranberry
bog of Mr.. Riders to pond in Harmon
ton, Atlantic County. The cranberry bog
in question contains fifteen acres and is
completely surrounded by the lands of
Mr.. Wharton The bill sets out that ii
will be impossible for Mr. Rider to con-
tinue the cultivation of cranberries on
this property unless the ditch mentioned
is kept open. Mr. Rider says his cram
berry bog has been drained by the ditch
for the past thirty years, and he, there
fore, claims an easement on the ditch as q
means of drainage.
1t is not generally known that the dis
, tinguished teacher, William j. Kelly, wh(
died recently, had his own tombstone