The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
LOCAL NEWS.

ton to his barn on Union street.
Joel H. Rossell, of Buttonwood street
died on Wednesday from consumption.
The Ocean Grove camp meeting will
begin August II and continue until Sep
TENDER 2.
Francis Henry, of Mill street, is very
ill from stroke of paralysis received Oh
Thursday
The Mount Holly Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club will start on its tour along
the shore on August 10.
John Moore, of Juliustown, has been
committed to Jail on charge of stealing
some clothing from Albert Powell.
The annual picnic of the Baptist Sun
day school will be held in the woods at
Smithville on Thursday, August 8.
Elmer Shinn, of Jobstown. is recover
ing from an operation made necessary by
an abscess on the back of his neck.
Cantaloupes of fine flavor are being
shipped from the truck patches near Bur
lington to the Philadelphia market
The annual picnic of the Lumberton
Methodist Sunday school will be held in
the camp woods at Vincentown to-mor-
row.
Walter s. Reeve, in charge of Prickitt's
pharmacy at Lumberton, has accepted a
position in Philadelphia. He will reside
in Palmyra.
Arthur Orr, builder Of the coming
presses used for many years in the mints
of this country, died at hi summer home
in Riverside last week.
Albert B. Evans, of Jobstown, since his
release from the penitentiary In Philadel-
phia, has been travelling with the Kicka-
poo Indian medicine company.
During the past season eight buildings
insured in the Medford Insurance Com
pany were struck by lightning. The dam
age done only amounted to $50.
Arthur Jones is lying seriously i'll at his
home ON Mill street and his recovery is
doubtful. He has been warden of the
Odd Fellows, No. 10, for oyer 40 years.
The marble yard property on Water
street, which has been operated for long
while by Geoage G. Heisler, has been
purchased by him from the Shaffer estate
for 1926.
One of County Clerk Warrick's hound
dogs met an untimely death on Wednes-
day by choking. A chain around the
animals neck caught In nail as 1t
jumped oyer fence.
Two fishing parties from Mount Holly
went to Barnegat Pier last Tuesday.
They had excellent luck, bringing home
nearly 500 weak fish, which were dis
tributed among friends.
j. Harry Halt, the jeweler, has pur-
chased the advertising clock in the post
office. 1t has been placed to a more COM
manding position and is now used exclu
sively for his own business.
On account of the Epworth League
rally to be held at Browns Mills on
Thursday, the annual harvest home OF
Vincentown Methodist Church has been
postponed to some other date.
Building operations at the Anderson
canning house will not be commenced I'M
til next year. Temporary sheds will be
erected so that the seasons work can go
on with but little interruption.
Judge Hendrickson's order that Atlantic
City must remain dry on Sundays, will
probably prevent some people from seeing
the usual sea serpent that generally makes
ts'appearance there at this season.
A large number of people from this
county went to Philadelphia, on Saturday,
on a special excursion given by the Della
ware River Navigation Company, to wit
ness the launching of the battle ship
Maine.
While playing tennis at the court on
Broad street, Wednesday evening. Harvey
Thomas was overcome by the heat He
fell unconscious and it was two hours be-
fore he fully revived. The next day
he left for Sea Side Park to recuperate.
Henry j. ..Burtis, of Trenton, music
dealer who formerly resided in Mount
Holly, was last week convicted of remov-
ing about 1915 from slot gas machine
in his house The verdict was quite a
surprise to those who heard the evidence
Yesterday Mr. Burtis was granted new
trial.
The second battalion of the third regi-
ment will go to Sea Girt for rifle practice
to-day. They will be followed by the
third battalion tomorrow. The first
battalion went yesterday and the boys had
a very pleasant time. Some of them
made good scores at the rifle range.
The banks have been called upon for
statement and the reports of two Of them
will be found in another column. They
show that there is large sum OF money
in town. The farmers has 1903, III. AZ
Union, 1890, 95S "a; Mount Holly, 1882,
5.4O-making total of 1927, 445.S1.
A woman who has been boarding on
Brainard street secured lot of silverware
from various persons about the county ON
the representation that she would put 1t
in better shape at small cost, and then
skipped with the booty. The missing
goods were located at Pittsburg, Pa, by
detective Ellis H. Parker. The woman
has not been arrested.
Teddy" Wescott, of Mount Holly, was
- U.oobo1d loot xuoalx or, oharOp
of stealing $35 from New York gentle
man. The defendant has been driving a
hack at Long Branch, and the charge
against him was preferred by rival in
that business As there was no evidence
TO connect Teddy" with the crime be
was discharged on Friday
Edward Venable, of Bordentown, was
brought to Jail on Tuesday, charged with
beating his wife and causing injuries
which were thought might prove fatal.
The injured woman was removed to st.
Francis's Hospital at Trenton, but since
then her condition has greatly improved
Their married life of year has not been
happy one, they having been estranged
several times during that brief period.
Venable was admitted to bail on Friday
in the sum of 5000.
At the Burlington County Pomona
Grange picnic to be held on the fair
grounds on Tuesday, August 6, the
following persons will deliver addresses
Hon. N. ]. Bachelor, of New Hamp
shire, lecturer of the National Grange, an