The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-08-14

mas Deen sofa by William n. AoWnsenu
of Columbus.
A COW belonging to B. W. Davis, nea
Deacon's station, was killed by the car
on Wednesday.
Thirty five special premiums will be of
fered at the Burlington County Fair to b
held in October.
The Pine street bridge has been receiv
ing some repairs under the supervision o
! Freebooter Durand.
Edward Smith has removed to his new
quarters on Mill street He re-opened
his restaurant on Saturday morning.
B. W. Storey g. Sons are engaged in thu
manufacture of a gasoline motorcycle, a
their machine shop on Paxson street.
On account of the heat on Friday even
ing, the Knights of Pythias were com
PEELED to postpone the third degree initia
ton.
Quite a number of Mount Holly people
will attend the picnic to be given neal
Burlington tomorrow by the Locust
Grove Club.
The twenty second annual picnic of the
Junior Mechanics, of Tabernacle, will be
held at Oak Shade Grove, near Red Lion,
on August %.
1t was Thomas Myers and not Robert,
as published last week, who got into diff
ficulty on High street while exhibiting
some pine snakes.
A number of men who were working
in the gravel pit at the mount on Tuesday
and Wednesday, were obliged to quit on
account of the extreme heat.
While working in the H. B. Smith
Machine Company's works at Smithville,
Wednesday, Daniel Stanton fell and struck
his arm, breaking it near the wrist.
The Methodist Sunday school of Biz
mingham held its annual picnic on Thurs
day An interesting address was made
by Rev. E. G. Hulse, of Pemberton.
Portraits in oil, correct likeness, size is
x20, $500 each. Frames 75c, $1.0O, $1.5O
100 $400 oil paintings at $1.00 each. G.
w. Lukens, Washington ST., Mount Holly.*
Miss Madge Huff chaperoned merry
party of strawriders to Schenck's farm, on
Tuesday evening, where jolly good time
was enjoyed by the large number of
persons who were present on the ride.
Judge Garrison appeared at the Cam
den Court House, on Friday, and gave
Judicial" endorsement of the shirt waist.
The Judge was attired in silk shirt,
white duck trousers and leather belt.
The funeral of Caleb Remine, who lost
his life by drowning while out fishing
took place at Wrightstown on Wednes-
day, and was very largely attended. De-
ceased was held in high esteem by his
neighbors.
Mrs. Julia A. Sine, of Burlington, has
been granted divorce from her husband,
Frank Sine, of Boston, Mass, formerly of
Mount Holly Blanchard Fl. White was
her counsel.
The stamp book venture of the post
office department has done well The re-
ceipts of the quarter show a profit of
$40, 900 on the books, and their use is in
creasing steadily every week. Up to this
time 2, $50, 900 books have been sold.
The Columbus Grange held its annual
picnic at Browns Mills on Saturday, and
like all former occasions the day was
full of enjoyment. Business was
practically suspended in that section, as
everybody who could possibly do SO at
tended the outing.
The Scientific AmeaicGn's receipt for
protection from lightning is simply to put
on gum shoes or rubber boots, and then
to stand so that your clothes will not
touch anywhere. You will thus be per-
fectly insulated, whether you are indoors
or outside, for rubber is a non conductor.
Following is a list of the unclaimed let
tiers remaining in the post office for the
week ending August II: Frank G. Butt
Ter, Mrs. Annie Dixon, Charles Franklin,
Mrs. F. Fletchinger, Adam Grofert, Will
liam HILL F. G. Hancock, Esq, William
Jackson, 2; Clarence F. Sharp, H. G.
Ames.
Elijah Alloway, a prosperous farmer,
residing near Florence, was committed to
Jail on Tuesday, upon charge of improp-
er conduct with his 16-year-old daughter,
which was preferred by Mrs. Alloway.
The defendant has heretofore borne an
excellent reputation. He has been married
twenty-five years. He does not deny the
Travel was delayed on the Toms River
road on Tuesday afternoon for several
hours. The train from the seashore due
in Mount Holly at 4.58 P. M, in charge of
engineer Washington w. Watts, met with
an accident at Hanover. One of the wheels
on the forward truck of the locomotive
dropped off the axle just as the train was
taking the siding at Hanover.
Norcross & Edmunds, who were recent
ly awarded the contract to supply the sand
to be used at the experimental filtration
plant in Philadelphia, will be required to
screen hundreds of cubic yards of gravel
before they get the required quantity OF
sand to fill the orders of small quantities
of certain sizes of gravel and sand. The
CITY will not award the contract for sand
for the big beds until about two years.
Moorestown is again agitating the sew
er question. Four years ago the matter
was put to vote and defeated, but it is
now believed that the citizens realize that
the sanitary condition of the place will be
greatly benefited by sewers. 1t is proba-
BILE special election will be held to de-
eide the question. 1t is stated that for
$40, 900 Waring system can be establish
ed and be built by the community or the
franchise given to private corporation.
William Lloyd, carpenter, residing near
Pemberton, while working on the asylum
building Tuesday afternoon, lost his bal
ance and fell to the ground, distance of
nearly fifty feet. The injured man was
conveyed to his home and an examination
was made by Drs Hollingshead and Har-
bert. The mans breast was found to be
crushed in, several ribs broken and his
back injured. He also suffered internal
injuries. He died Wednesday. A widow
and four children survive him.
eomnanv owning large tracts of land