The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
A cement floor is being laidi in the Court
House cellar under the County Clerks

by Constable Gaskill.
A barn on the farm of the late John
Davis, near Pointville, was destroyed by
fire during the storm last night
Stenographer with four years expert
ence desires position. Address Steno-
grapher Box GA, Mount Holly.
DIR. Ball, of Columbus has decided to
practice in Mount Holly, and will to-day
move into the property owned by the late
DR.. Galley.
Four applications of Timothy B. Mad
dens linament enabled lady to get down
stairs without creeping for the first time
in four years.
For Rent.-A barn in the rear of DIR.
Atwood's residence. There are two box
stalls, three standing stalls, hydrant water
and electric lights.
The Mount Holly Tennis Club. having
been compelled to vacate their present
court on Broad street, have secured the
lot belonging to John D. Clevenger, on
Ridgway street, which is now being put
in condition for use.
The Mount Holly Fair Association has
arranged to have four trotting and four
pacing races this fall for special purses OF
81 900 each. These races are well filled
and they will bring together some OF the
best horses in the country.
| William Mccormick, Of Burlington,
who for number of years has been sup
fplying vegetables to the people OF Mount
Holly, has decided to quit the business,
having accepted position with the river
front trolley company.
The Bridgeland Mattress Co., who have
been doing business here the past two
months are still making their famous
folding mattresses There are now about
300 of those mattresses in use in this
section and are all satisfactory. Call at
90 White street and see how the mattress
ses are made.
Thomas c. Smith was run over and
killed by Media trolley car at Chester,
Pa, on Thursday He did not hear the
car coming, and stepped off the pavement
Immediately in front of it. The remains
were buried on Sunday. Deceased was
engaged to be married to Miss Josephine
Willitts of Mount Holly.
N. B. Hartman, foreign buyer for q.
O. Peacock, of Philadelphia, will sail for
Europe next Thursday on the steamer
Fuerst Bismarck. He will visit the prin-
cipal foreign markets in the interest OF
Mr.. Peacock's rapidly growing business
for the selection of high class novelties IN
laces, trimmings and dress furnishings Tor
the early fall trade.
In the races at Old Orchard, Maine, last
week, in the 222 trotting class for purse
of $500, the bay stallion, Charmer, be-
longing to Frank Martin, who now owns
the Risdon Hankinson farm, won the
three last heats and made record OF
2.154. Mr.. Martin gave $3.50 for his horse
at the Madison Square Garden sale last
winter He has a fine pedigree and is
now worth $4,000.
A fire was caused by the explosion of
an oil stove in the shed kitchen at he
home of Taylor Blinn, on West Pearl
street, Burlington, Thursday. 1t is a
frame building and the flames spread
rapidly. When the firemen arrived the
fire had gotten considerable Roadway, but
it was soon under control. The principal
loss was caused by water and smoke.
Only the rear portion of the house was
burned.
w. Derr Gardner, OF Monroe street, was
sent to Jail yesterday for four days by
Justice Clevenger, on complaint of his
wife, who said she was tired of taking
his abuse. He went home drunk and tried
to cut her clothes line down after she had
done large wash William Brown, of
Burlington township, who was parading
around the county seat with a disorderly
Jag on, was given ten days in Jail by the
same magistrate
The sale of the John W. Taylor plant
has been confirmed and on Friday arti-
cles of incorporation were granted to the
Risdon- Alcott Turbine Company, 1925,
900. to ACQUIRE and take over the present
concern of T. C. Alcott & Son, of Mount
Holly, and the plant of the John W. lay
lor Manufacturing Company, at the same
place The incorporators are Thomas j.
| Alcott Edgar A. Alcott and Howard E.
Alcott, all of Mount Holly.
The report that there has been recon
ciliation in the affairs of the family OF
Judge Wills is incorrect, and it is safe to
say there never will be any forgiveness
on the part of the Judge for Baxter.
Mrs. Wills, her son, and Mrs. Mabel Baxter
are at the farm in YOUNGSTOWN, having
gone there week since. Baxter may also
be there, and he had better remain in that
neighborhood Should he come to Mount
Holly he might find the town too rich for
| his blood.
| Do not think the filtration of our water
is being overlooked. For the past three
months the directors of the water COM
pany have ''been considering" the matter
Yesterday, a representative OF filter
manufacturing concern was here and drove
around in state with two of the directors
and there is no doubt there was much
considering" done. One of the directors
is rep orted to have said that "a filter will
cost too much and the company will not
put one in. +" Meantime the water is getting
re ady to put on its summer odor, and the
water company is still considering" and
paving it's usual div idends
There was lively time on Water street
Saturday afternoon. A family that was
moving into one of Horace Cronk's houses
opposite Frank Curtis boarding house,
had two teams standing in the road loaded
with household goods. A lady and gen
tleman drove by in carriage, and this
scared all the horses at once. One team
ran down Water street and the other
came up towards High street. They had
not gone far before they were checked,
but In their wake there were mirrors,
stoves, furniture and crockery scattered
over the cobble stones. The carriage
horse ran into the yard adjoining the bar
Der shop and the lady tainted. She had
come to town to seek medical aid for an
injured arm.
Jonathan Steward died at the home of
his son law, in Trenton, on Friday. He
had been more or less i'll for the past year.
| Ao bo xuoc ovar 90 vaars of are his death