The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-03-05
LOCAL NEWS.

WanJ 10 VOLe u6AG Auesudy.
Company E will go to Camden to-mol
row evening to participate in battalio
drill
A number of large quails were liberat
ed on some of the farms near Mount Hol
ly last week.
Ellis 81. Parker, of Wrightstown, con
templates taking up his residence il
Mount Holly.
Rev. Marshall Owens will dispose O
some of his household goods at public
vendue this afternoon.
The recent entertainment given at Vim
centown for the benefit of the Burlington
County Hospital, Melted $53.
When the new insane asylum is in read
mess, the patients will be transferred
from Trenton in special train
Some Cinnamon from Philadelphia have
rented one of the Milb,ne stores on High
street. where they will open laundry.
Hop Pinion is now the presiding
judge over chancery row. He takes the
place of Benjamin Deekins, deceased
P. Cesar the candy manufacturer, has
rented the Love property on High street,
where he will remove the middle of this
month.
A hog by the name of Chester will be
executed at the Mill street hotel, on
Thursday. 1t is large fellow and may
fool some of the guessers.
The members of Gen. A. E. Shiras
Post, No 26, G. A. R., of Mount Holly,
will pay visit to Sherman Post at
Moorestown this evening
One of the main shafts at the Fl. B.
Smith Machine Company's works broke
Wednesday, necessitating the idleness of a
portion of the machinery.
Those seeking perfect truss should ex-
anime the Dr. Rorick air cushion pad. 1t in
sures comfort, security and durability. Dr.
E. D. Prickitt, sole agent.
A resurvey has been ordered of all the
property in Riverside, in order to straight
en- out tangle that has existed over back
taxes for number of years.
The quarterly meeting of the Society of
Friends, held in Mount Holly on Tues
day, was very largely attended, and the
remarks of the ministers highly enter
tanning.
During the past week Benjamin J.
Mingin, of Medford, shipped over three
hundred hogs which he bought at Jobs
town, Mount Holly, Pemberton and Vim
centown.
Thirty Years of Freedom" is the title
of drama that was presented in the Mt
Moriah Church on Thursday evening,
which drew out large attendance of col
ored people.
Mount Holly, has been served with a
writ of attachment issued by Straw
bridge & Clothier, of Philadelphia, to re-
cover claim amounting to $4,000.
It is evident from the number of rob-
berries recently attempted that gang of
petty thieves exist in Mount Holly. The
police are keeping a close watch and they
may yet make some important arrests.
A Vincentown miss, who visited one of
large department stores in Philadelphia
few days since, said she went up stairs on
ga threshing machine" What she had
reference to was one of those endless
chain stairways.
man of Columbus, made an assignment
last week for the benefit of his creditors,
to r. Howard Aaronson. The assets are
81, 1906, and claims have been filed to
the amount of 81, 10000.
A quantity of timber in the woods near
Lumberton, belonging to Michael Bough-
ton, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday.
One hundred fence rails were also con-
sumed. Some brush burners allowed the
flames to get beyond their control.
Mount Holly Lodge, No. 10, !. o. o.
F., will give its lodge room thorough
overhauling this spring The canopies
are to be taken down and cleaned, the
room will be papered and the carpet tax
en- up for the first time in twelve years.
Letters testamentary have been granted
on the estate of Mary Straub, deceased,
of Mount Holly, to John Straub; on the
estate of Isaac L. Roberts, deceased, of
Moorestown, to Mary w. Roberts; on the
estate of Matilda Ashby, deceased, of
Burlington, to Ella K. Ashby.
Harvey Thomas is just completing one
of the largest stenographic contracts ever
given out in Burlington county. The
work has been done for the Ancient Order
United Workmen through Past Grand
Master Workman Walter A. Barrows, and
when finished will foot up over 1000
pages.
The United States Fidelity and Guar
anty Co., of Baltimore, Md, through its
agent, John R. Howell, is doing quite a
business in the matter of bonds for admin
istrators, collectors, postal employees and
burglar insurance, and is open for any
thing in the bond or policy line that is
offered.
William H. Hurff, of Mt. Laurel. was
standing in front of pair of mules a
few days since which were being unlock
ed from wagon, when swingletree fell
and caused the animals to run away.
They knocked Mr.. Hurff down and ran
over him, spraining an ankle and shoulder
and bruising him severely. 1t will be
some time before he will be able to get
about again.
While engaged in making some repairs
to the railroad bridge between Water and
Washington streets, on Friday, Clarence
Sharp, an employe, while getting out OF
the way of trolley car, fell to the ground,
distance of fourteen feet, and struck on
his head, producing slight conclusion OF
the brain. He also received elaborated
scalp wound. His escape from death was
almost miraculous.
Many of the residents of the district
which is to be included in the Bridgeboro
free rural delivery system are loud in Their
protests against the proposed plan as now
perfected and declare that they would
rather be without the so-called improve
ment. Beverly is nearly five miles dis
tant from the major portion of them, and
they will be compelled to wait nearly "a
hours for some of their deliveries. They
viii enter protest to the Department ane
fight for something that savors of more