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

+ High street
Late cabbage, Flat Dutch and Rec
Rock, and celery plants, cheap, at Over
Bros.
i Before buying bicycle for 1900, cal
and inspect the Rambler" at Storey 6
Sons, Paxson street.
The residents of Marlton are highly
pleased over the prospect of trolley roao
running through that place.
, THE NEWS is indebted to Warden w. G.
Wise, of Burlington, for copies of the fish
and game laws of New Jersey.
, Mayor Flanders, of Burlington, has is
sued orders to the police to drive every
tramp out of the city that comes there.
Kate Conroy, an inmate of the aims
house, died there last week, and was
buried in the cemetery adjoining the in
stitution.
An electric light plant is to be installed
in the "Annie L. Vansciver, the freight
boat plying between Centreton and Phil
adelphia.
A large school of blue fish came up
Barnegat bay yesterday as far as the
bridge, and fishermen to-day are looking
for great sport
myra, was struck by lightning while at
work on Thursday afternoon. He was
/ paralyzed on the left side.
The Methodist Sunday school will take
their annual picnic on Thursday, when
they will enjoy themselves at Haines
woods, near Rancocas.
The River Shore Gas Company, of Riv
erton, which has just completed laying
pipes to Moorestown, has begun to extend
them to Riverside and Delanco.
The primaries for the election of dele
gates to the Second District Congression-
al Convention, which will be held In At
lantic City ON Thursday, will be held this
evening,
Abraham Marter died at his home at
Beverly on Sunday from infirmities due to
old age He was a well known farmer,
and at one time was an influential political
leader in this county.
An automobile passing through Mount
Holly on Saturday sustained a break down
on Mill street at WorrelPs corner. After
considerable delay repairs were made and
the vehicle proceeded on its journey.
About twenty people from Mount Holly
attended the Rhoda Royal show at Bur
lington last night and were well pleased.
The tent was pitched on the base ball lot,
where another circus is expected to ex-
hibit next Saturday afternoon.
John Robinson, prisoner in Jail who
was declared to be insane, was removed
to the state asylum on Wednesday by
Sheriff Fenton He also took Harry
Jones, colored, to the state prison yester-
day, where he will serve two years for
horse stealing.
The last issue of the Beverly Banner
contained an illuminated ''hurrah" circu
lar announcing the fact that the paper had
completed it's 22d year. Editor Perkins
is still young man, and THE News hopes
he will live to enjoy twenty years
more of prosperity.
Edward F. Burns and wife, who have
been delayed in their European trip by
the fire at the North German Lloyd piers,
which destroyed some of the company's
boats, will sail tomorrow in the steam
ship ST. Paul. Robert and Eugene will
remain with relatives in Western New
York until the return of their arents in
the fall.
Governor VOORHEES, yesterday appointed
Abram @. Garretson as Judge of the Su
premeN Court, to succeed Judge Lippin-
colt, deceased. He was formerly County
Judge and Prosecutor of Morris county.
Mr. Garretson has signifed his acceptance
of the office. The appointment is credited
to Morris county. Mr.. Garretson has had
law office in Jersey City.
After battling several years against the
ravages of cancer, Elwood Watson, II
years old, of Moorestown, few days ago,
succumbed to the disease. Mr.. Watson
held the office of constable continuously
for thirty eight years and was well known
throughout the county. During his term
of office he encountered many desperate
characters and had several conflicts from
which he narrowly escaped with his life
For greater part of his term as constable
he was also overseer of the poor.
William F. Britton, junior vice COM
mander of the department of New Jer
sey, G. A. R., of Burlington, accompan-
led by the chaplain of Post No is, visit
ed Gen. A. E. Shiras Post, in Mount Hol-
ly, on Friday evening, and installed Capt.
Walter A. Barrows to the position of chief
of staff. After the ceremony was over
Mr.. Barrows gave an interesting account
of his recent trip to South Dakota, after
which he entertained the members and
visitors at Bowers ice cream parlors.
There is young lady living in Burling
ton who may be regarded as very sensi-
BILE person, and her frankness clearly de-
fines her position. She is fond of society,
but on account of her frivolity she may
drift into the stages of an old maid. IF
1 should marry, the height of my ambi-
ton would be to have happy home, she
recently remarked, ''but never intend to
get married, because / am afraid that
may meet some gentleman whom | might
like better than my husband. For that
reason intend to remain single"
A fire of unknown origin broke out at
New Egypt yesterday afternoon at 1.35
o'clock, which gave the residents of that
place a pretty bad scare. The Mount
Holly fire department was called on for
assistance, but when the Good Intent en-
CINE and three hose carriages reached the
station, word was received that the fire
was under control, and that their services
were not needed A barn belonging to
the Singleton estate was totally destroyed,
causing loss of $500 with no insurance;
A. s. Branson's loss was $50, fully insured;
E. Cowperthwait $50, fully insured;
Charles K. Cannon, $50, no insurance; R.
E. Bean, 800, fully insured.
The family of Justice of the Peace A.
S. Petit, of Moorestown, was thrown in