The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-23

holding outdoor meetings this week.
i Harry Smith has provided his horse
with bonnet, which is trimmed with
roses and other flowers.
The Epworth League attached to the
Hainesport Baptist Church, gave lawn
fete on Saturday evening.
| Judson Gaskill, the carriage builder OF
Mount Holly, has shipped fine buggy to
Franklin Gaskill, of Indian Mills
Four young ladies from Mount Holly
walked to Smithville on Sunday evening
to attend the camp meeting there.
Mrs Emeline Rogers, of Garden street,
died last night. Deceased was the widow
of the late Samuel Rogers, of Westamp-
ton.
Express trains do not have to stop at
Burlington now At Stevens station a
water trough, 1000 feet in length, has
been constructed.
The Columbus Grange will hold its an .
nual picnic at Browns Mills on Wednes-
day, July 81. There will be dancing, re
| freshments, etc.
Some of the boating parties up the
creek on Tuesday evening got caught in
the shower and before they reached home
they were drenched to the skin.
The Epworth League rally at Smith
vile Thursday was great success. The
attendance was very large. there being
persons present from all parts of the
county.
! The Sunday evening train from the shore
was full of passengers. Every seat was
taken and some were standing. Some
anglers who went down the bay returned
home with large strings of weak fish.
Miss Mary Warren wishes to return
thanks to the many friends who assisted
at the funeral of her brother, Richard
Warren; also to the Metropolitan Insur-
ance Company for the prompt payment OF
the insurance.
While adjusting belt in the shirt fac
tory at New Egypt, on Thursday, Freder-
lex M. Potts got too close to an electric
fan and was struck violently on the head
by one of the blades He was knocked
senseless from table on which he stood.
Fred Speaker is confined in Jail on
charge of cruelty to his daughter. He
certainly has faithful wife as she has
walked all the way from Medford during
hot days, wheeling baby coach, to bring
delicacies to him and to administer to his
wants.
The Gamers combine is said to have an
option on all the canning works in South
Jersey. except two plants at Bridgeton
and Greenwich. The concern has
$50 900, 900 capital, taking in the three
states of New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland.
James Hargrove got on another banter
on Saturday night. He abused his family
and insulted his neighbors. for which
warrant was issued for his arrest. He
promised officer Severns that he would
appear at the office of Justice Krayer on
Sunday evening but he did not.
John Davis is farm hand in the en-
ploy of John Forsyth, Jr., of Springfield.
On Saturday night Davis was given per
mission to take one of the horses out drlv-
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and lost the team He was arrested and
committed to Jail in default of $500 bail.
James Wesser, farmer, aged go years,
fell from train between Edgewater Park
and Burlington, on Tuesday night. His
left leg was dislocated, his scalp badly
lacerated, and it is feared he is internally
injured. His condition became SO serious
that he was removed to the Cooper
Hospital at Camden.
A small boy by the name of Duncan
Drummond, claiming to reside in Phila-
delphia, was found asleep on S. 2. Cline's
steps Friday night by Policeman Severns.
He said he had walked all the way from
New York, where he had been looking for
work. He was taken to Jail and released
the next day 1t is thought he escaped
from some reform school,
The barns and outbuildings on the farm
of John Moses, near Buddtown. were de-
stroyed by an incendiary fire Sunday
night, and a lot of hay and corn was burn
ed The dwelling house was also set on
fire in two different places at the same
time, but the flames were extinguished by
the neighbors. There was no insurance
on the crops or farm implements.
During the absence of Rev. c. H. Pen
dleton, pastor of the Baptist Church, his
pulpit will be supplied as follows: Sun
day, August 4, Rev. Percy Lynch, OF Al
toona, Pa; August II, Rev. Job Cham
'bers, of Chester, Pa; August IS. Rev
John Shape, Wilmington, Del; August
25. Rev. DIR. S. Giffard Nelson, of Brook
Ign.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF
Ezra Bowen, deceased, of Burlington
have been granted to Elizabeth B. Bowen
Elizabeth Wildes Bowen, niece, and
Ezra Bowen, great nephew, are to re-
ceive s., 900 each. The remainder OF the
estate, which is valued at $3.50, 900, re-
verts to the widow. A caveat has been
filed against admitting to probate the will
of Rachel Grellet, deceased, of Medford.
Mrs. Alice Bartlett, of Clinton City,
Iowa, who is now visiting in Mount Holly
and who is one of the heirs of the Robert
SNYDER estate, has been divorced from her
husband, and now assumes her maiden
name of Cooper She was led to believe
that the estate, which amounts to about
$50, 900, was much larger and that she
should receive larger sum than that
willed her. Her attorney from the west
was here yesterday looking after her in
terests, but he finds that the case has
been misrepresented to her.
It was rather warm at Merchantville on
Sunday. During the afternoon while
crowd of Youths members of some of the
borough's best families were discussing
the heat, one of them proposed taking
, swim in the creek. All readily assented,
and repairing to spot just across the
border line in the township they disrobed
and were soon sporting in the water.
Constable French. colored, got word that
| the hoys were bathing. and hurrying to