The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-09-18
LOCAL NEWS.

drills next Monday night.
The Sunday schools in Mount Holly al
now holding afternoon sessions.
Thirteen yearlings from the Rancoca
stock farm will be shipped to England o
the 22d inst.
A government pension has been granite
to Ellen Miller. of Batsto. She will re
ceive So per month.
Most of the Mount Holly contingen
who have been summering at the sea shor
have returned home.
1t is said that the sweet potato crop
Burlington county will be larger this yea
than for some time past
The pink carnation has been adopted a
as the Republican emblem, because 1t
President McKinley's favorite flower.
Prosecutor Atkinson will have an unu
sually large number of cases to present t.
the grand jury at the October term o
court.
Samuel E. Colder has had signs painted
on the gates to the driveway leading &c
his blacksmith shop. E. Plum Pitcher
was the artist
Mrs. George R. Abrams and children
of Vincentown, are visiting the former
mother. Mrs. Alfred j. Reynolds, on But
tonwood street.
The tomatoes received at the canning
houses this year are not OF such good
quality as those of last season, which was
a remarkable tomato year.
Henry M. Thomson is now associated
with Joseph w. Colkitt in the flour and
feed business. They will operate both the
mills on Bispham and Mill streets.
The New Jersey Fence Company, OF
Mount Holly, which is managed by VIII
liam B. Wills has sold $4,000 feet of wire
picket fence during the past season.
Sheriff Fenton has issued the usual pro-
clamation announcing that the next reg
Mar term of the Burlington county courts
will convene on Tuesday, October "
DR.. G. w. Vanderveer. who has been
enjoying trip along the shore, sent oox
of crabs to Mount Holly, on wednesday
which were distributed among friends.
The evenings we are having now are ideal
ones for wheeling, although few people
have taken advantage of them. In fact,
cycling in this vicinity is on the decline.
Wanted. -Man and wife to take charge
of house for an invalid lady in Mt. Holly.
Rent free with good compensation Ref
erence. Address P. O. box $50, Mt. Holly.
The high wind on Wednesday caused a
large quantity of fruit to drop from the
trees. The grounds in front of the Court
Honse was Uttered with leaves and
branches.
Harry M. Hughes, of the government
printing office in Washington, D. u, IS
enjoying a vacation. Since his appear
ance in Mount Holly Harry has been
catching all the choice fish in the upper
creek.
The sunset on Sunday evening was
grandly sublime, and one of the most
beautiful, perhaps, ever seen IN this re-
gion. The northern sky was filled with
golden clouds and the color finally faded
away into brilliant purple.
William H. Sager, farmer near Cooks
town, died on Monday evening of last
week from paralysis of the brain. He
was discovered in the hay loft that morn
ing in an unconscious condition. He was
removed to the house, and died that even
ing. Deceased was so years of age.
Cranberry growers had an anxious time
of it last night. Several of them were at
the boys watching for frost. The wind
was quite high which kept it away, thus
saving the berries. Water was ready to
be turned on the vines if necessary. In
one or two cases small fires were started
around the bog, and these were continued
all night.
On Wednesday articles of incorporation
were fled in the Clerks office by the
Riyerview club, the objects OF the in
CORPORATION being social, intellectual
and recreative purposes. Its club house
will be located on Delaware avenue, IN
Burlington. The trustees and incorpor-
ators are Joseph s. Murphy, Frank Schafie,
John Keich, ]. Elmer Burch and Henry
TT I'll Of R,1rlin UtOn
A negro was seen skulking in the vi
cinity of New Egypt on Wednesday night
He is believed to be William Bullock,
who escaped from the Freehold Jail sew
eral days ago, after having been twice
convicted of the murder of Officer Walsh,
of Red Bank. A reward of 81 900 is offered
for the capture of Bullock and posse of
men has been searching the swamp
where the negro was seen.
One of the most pleasant and stylish
hooks in town can be seen at the jail,
where a corner of the parlor has been
fitted up in Moorish style by an artist who
understands his business. A handsome
canopy, with appropriate draperies, spear
heads. ETC., has been erected over an ele-
CANT leather covered couch, upon which
one only has to rest for short time IN or
der to dream of the oriental customs OF
India.
The revolver which Policeman Branson
lost recently was not stolen, as some PEG
pie are inclined to believe. The Captain
laid it down temporarily, and forgot tc
take it with him when hastily summoned
to suppress some trouble on Washington
street. The man who undoubtedly TOOK
the weapon was stranger in town, ano
there are facts which would lead him tt
know that it was the property of the OF
Ger. who would like to have il returned
William johnson, an employee OF thu
Weaver Manufacturing Company, me
with painful accident on Saturday, TO
which he alone was to blame. At thu
factory there is rope pulley and johnson
was pulling himself up and down whel
the pulley suddenly unreeled and John
son was thrown to the ground. Luckil.
he fell on a heap of leather scraps whicl
saved him from broken bones, but did no
prevent his being so badly bruised that h
is confined to his bed.
Joseph j. White is now the ruler owe
temporary 'tcity'' in the pines, where
large force is engaged gathering his Gran
berry crop. Just at this season MI
Whites settlement presents very AM
mated appearance. Its inhabitants ar