The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-07-17

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the railroad, was overcome by the heat
few days since.
The Union Fire Company has place
, iron gates in front of the driveway at th
side of its hose house.
Franklin B. Lewis has made improve
ments to his cottage at Beach Haven an
it is now open for the summer.
Having been organized July II, 1855
the Relief Fire Company of Mount Holl
was 148 years old on Wednesday.
| John Rokenbaugh is making improve
ments to his property at Unionville, an
will remove there in the near future.
Joseph H. Murray, well known resi-
dent of Hainesport. died in Philadelphia
on Wednesday, at the residence of his son
Harris A. Glover has received the con
tract to do another large job of pape
hanging for Pierre Lorillard, at Jobstown
Hog cholera is quite prevalent at Col
lier's Mills. several farmers in that local
ity having lost number of swine, ant
more are i'll.
The remains of John HI. Borden, 0
Wilkesbarre, Pa, were buried in Noun
Holly on Wednesday. Deceased former
| ly resided here.
A good picture of Lady Z, the guide
less wonder, owned by Samuel R. Gilbert
of Jacksonville, appeared in Philadel
phia paper last week.
James Smith, of Jacksonville, is con
fined in the workhouse at Trenton as {
vagrant. He was committed by judge
Jackson for thirty days.
The Columbus snapper soup club will
hold its annual banquet in John Kerlini
woods tomorrow Much preparation hai
been made to entertain the guests.
The choral society of the Broad Street
M. E. Church, Burlington, was enter
tanned by Miss Mary Cramer, at her home
on Clifton avenue, Tuesday evening.
| The inmates of the Burlington County
Children's Home enjoyed their annua
trip to the sea shore on Friday, in spe
cial car provided by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
The soldiers of Burlington, before leav.
ing that city for Sea Girt on Saturday, re
ceived in advance their pay which is al
lowed by the state. The cash was ad-
vanced by Col. Nathan Haines.
1t is estimated that there are about SOC
bicycles owned by the residents of Mount
Holly. At an average price of $50 this
amounts to $4,000, sum sufficient to
pay for the public school building.
It is said that man in Medford shed
tears of joy when the nomination of
Bryan was announced. That man stands
chance of dropping dead when he hears
the returns from the fall election.
Some fifty residents of Mount Holly
held picnic at Tantum on Thursday,
where very pleasant time prevailed.
The party arrived home just short time
before the heavy down pour of rain.
The jury at an inquest held by Coroner
Wells, at Burlington, on Tuesday, in the
case of Patrick Maloney, tramp, who
was shot by Policeman Shumard, returned
a verdict generating the officer from all
blame.
Joshua Willitts, whose good nature has
saved him heap of trouble and gave
him matrimonial fame, became irritated
last week and had a warrant issued for the
arrest of William English, whom he
charged with abuse.
Among those released from the state
prison last week by the Board of Par
dons, were the following from Burlington
county: Samuel B. Anderson, sentence
1899 to two years for larceny; Emil Emel
lex, sentenced 1899 for larceny.
A tally-ho party from Moorestown came
to Mount Holly on Wednesday evening.
There were about twenty of them and
they enjoyed moonlight ride up the
creek Two of the boats gots fast on a
stump and were detained for quite a
while.
Beginning August /, the Camden and
Burlington Gas and Electric Company will
make reduction in the meter rate of cleo
trio light to their Moorestown consumers
from one to three-quarter cents per am
pere, with minimum rate of 81. 80 pei
month.
George O. Morris horse created some
excitement Saturday night, on Union
street, by getting the halter fastened
around it's neck in such a manner that il
was feared the animal would choke tc
death. Assistance was summoned and the
horse was soon relieved from it's perilous
position.
Howard V. Stratton, Edward r. Smith,
Harry NJ Abdill, George G. Heisler, Mar
tin H. Girven, Jesse Wells, Joseph Stead
T. Lacey Atkins, Constable A. E. Gaskill
and Fred Shreve went on fishing trip to
Barnegat Pier on Tuesday and came home
with large strings, which were distributed
among their friends.
| While coming to Mount Holly on Wed
nesday, Barzillai L. Thompson, of Med
ford, came near meeting with another &C
cident at the Lumberton grade crossing
This time he was on the watch and hearC
an extra train coming, which proved to
be the same one that struck him some tim,
since. He quickly turned down stree
and thus avoided danger.
Among the spectators at the base bal
game on Saturday at the fair grounds wal
John H. Fenimore, of Burlington, who il
days gone by was one of the best frs
basemen in this section of the country
Mr. Fenimore is still lover of the ma
tional game, and he is of the opinion tina
Mount Holly has very strong club.
The upper end of Water street wa
thrown into a state of excitement for
short time on Saturday morning, sparl
from the forge in the blacksmith shoI
next to Theodore Phillips, setting tn
roof of the building on fire, which a
once broke out into a blaze Prompt &C
ton on the part OF bucket brigade pre-
vented what might have been a serious
confagration This is the second tim
within a recent period that this build
ing has taken fire from the same cause.
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