The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-07-31

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| Frank Let's is carrying his hand in
sling, as the result of driving nail I'M
his finger.
B. Frank Stidfole has arranged to df
pose of his photograph business to v
Frank Dean.
Thomas Cavanaugh has rented til
building on High street now occupied b
Edward R. Smith.
The services at the NJ E. Church o
Sunday evenings begin at $50. They ar
held under tent.
1t is said that huckleberries in the VI
cinity of Cookstown will only yield abou
half crop this year.
Before buying bicycle for 1900, cal
and inspect the Rambler" at Storey q
Sons, Paxson street.
Mrs. William L. Butterworth expects t.
again reside in Mount Holly, as she ha
sold her hotel property at Manasquan.
The widow and son of the late Judg
Job Lippincott, of Jersey City, will TAX
I'D their residence at Vincentown.
Why are sTdeal' bicycles the best So
wheels on the market this year2 Call ant
see for yourself at Storey & Sons, Paxsol
street.
Thomas Birch, of Delanco, was com
mitted to Jail yesterday for ninety day
as disorderly person. He is charged bJ
his wife with threatening to kill her.
On account of the difficulty experienced
in securing satisfactory rates of insurance
some of the farmers in Burlington county
are trying to form cooperative insur
ance company.
Burlington Quarterly Meeting of Friends
will be held at the corner of High ano
Garden streets, Mount Holly, on the 14tf
of Eighth month, which is two weeks
earlier than usual.
Edwin R. Smith, who has been con
Quoting an eating saloon on High street
for some time, will soon remove to the
building on Mill street, lately occupied by
Albert P. Cardwell.
The unclaimed letters in the post office
for the week ending July % are as follows
Maggie Boyer, Miss Sarah Colledge, Mr..
John Eckman. Theodore Hankins, Mrs.
Lizzie Mullen, Rev. D. Vail, Mrs. Annie
Thomas.
Geraniums, coleus, heliotrope, asters,
nasturtiums, vase, basket and bedding
plants in variety. A large stock still on
hand and can be had at about half regular
prices. to close them out, at Rosbach's,
Pemberton, or Elberson's, Mount Holly. =
F. B. Abercrombie, the newly appoint
ed superintendent of the Amboy Division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been
making himself acquainted with the va
rious stations on the line in special car.
He will take possession of the office to-
morrow.
Of the four Beverly soldiers who were
struck by lightning while in camp at
Sea Girt, all have about recovered except
Joseph McCloskey. Nearly all his
body was scared by the electricity and
his nervous system so severely shocked
= -.
Norcross g. Edmunds, of Mount Holly,
are the successful bidders for supplying
the sand for the filter beds at the Phila-
delphia water works. They were award
ed the contract over several large con-
Germs. The sand will be taken from
Birmin CHAM, and the work will give en-
ployment to many people.
Try George W. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has large
stock at his store, corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention given
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran-
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices.
Two weeks ago to-day William E.
Coombs; section foreman on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company at Toms River,
disappeared after receiving his months
pay, and since that time nothing has been
heard from him. From previous remarks
it is thought that Coombs has left for good
troubles of domestic nature being as
signed as the cause. He has been section
boss there for twenty years, ever since the
road was run through.
William Crosley and John Haley. farm
laborers, were arrested at Rivertcn on
Sunday, charged with stealing horse
and wagon belonging to their employer,
John Chance, living near Bridgeboro. On
Saturday Chance and his family went tc
Atlantic City, and when Constable Hol-
land saw the two men drive off he sup
posed they had stolen the team. The
men say Chance was in the habit OF al
lowing them to go out driving on Sunday
when they desired, and it was their inten-
ton in this case to do no more than exer
else the privilege heretofore granted them
On Wednesday afternoon during the
funeral of William H. Apologize at New
Egypt, thieves stole $3.50, the last cent
the bereaved widow owned, from stand
drawer in her bedroom. 1t is almost az
bad as stealing the coppers from the eyes
of a corpse Mrs. Apologize put thu
the money in her pocket book and laid il
away in the back part of the stand drawer
No one would think of looking for money
in stand drawer, unless they knew i
was there. so the thief must have beer
some one who was in the room when thu
money was put in the drawer. 1t il
thought that the money was stolen dur
ing the funeral sermon.
The sports of this town were excited OF
Friday at the report that sturgeon wa
in the creek just below the mill dam. 4
large net was hunted up and the creei
was dragged, but the fish managed t
elude capture. On Saturday mornin
operations were resumed. The net wa
dragged around, but after each haul tn
fms of the fish could be seen cutting tn
water where the net had passed. One o
the party suggested that some "bait" b
procured and a bottle of it was soon o.
hand. This did the business and the mex
haul landed the sturgeon, which was owe