The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-07


John L. Severns will act as the day pc
liceman for the next two weeks.
Michael Woolston, of White street. die
Sunday afternoon from paralysis.
Picture frames and mats in stock an,
made to order at II. L. Keeler's studio. .
At the present time there are forty-fv
inmates in the Masonic Home, near Bur
lington.
i Mrs. Annabella Crate, widow of the lat,
Rev j. F. Crate, died at Camden, OIL
Wednesday.
Frank Garbarino, of Union street, fel
down stairs ON Thursday evening, injur
ing himself quite severely.
A meeting of the W. G. T..U. was hell
last evening at the residence of Mrs Sam
uel Elberson, on Garden street.
The large law library of the late Mari
R. Sooy will soon be offered for sale. I
contains many valuable works.
Walter E. Elbertson has accepted pc
sition with the National Automatic Knit
ting Company, of Philadelphia.
A number of men are at work setting
out large cranberry bog near Retreat TO
Frank Cotton, of Atlantic City.
The expense to the township of Noun
Laurel on account of the recent small POI
epidemic, is reported to be $400
| Commodore Comfy will take Moores
town party down the creek on Thursday
to spend the day fishing for shad.
Miss Eliza McHenry has rented of Sam
uel P. Cline the rooms formerly occupied
by Jerome B. Grigg, where she will re
side
The May term of court begins next Tues
day. A large number of cases are to be pre-
sented for the consideration of the grand
jury.
While carrying pail of hot water yes.
terday, Mrs Beulah Bowker, of Pine
street, stubbed her toe and fell scaldine
herself severely.
Aaron E. Burr, of Moorestown, went to
Riverside on Friday and arrested seven
persons, who belong to what is known as
the station gang"
Washington Council, No. 5, Jr O. o.
A. M, is having quite boom in its mem
bership, number of whom were secured
from Moorestown and other places.
Harry M. Abdill has sold to Esther
Streeker house on the west side of Pine
street for $4,000, and property on the
north side of Shreve street for 81, 500.
A Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club
has been organized at Beverly. The mem
bers will give their first public entertain
ment in the near future for the benefit OF
the Delanco fire company.
The members of Star of Washington
Council, No. 20, Daughters of America,
celebrated their fourth anniversary on
Friday evening. Refreshments were
served to those in attendance.
It is safe to say that the pensioners were
the early risers ON Saturday morning.
Many of them were down town at five
o'clock waiting to get their vouchers exc
cuted so as to get them off in the first
mail.
The United States grand jury met at
Trenton, on Wednesday. The Burlington
county members are Walter E. Borden,
Charles Remine, New Hanover; Edwin S.
Buzby, Robert G. Hutchinson, Borden
town.
Assessor Willis j. Buzby, of Woodland
township, is crack wing shot He took
part in the recent big championship hand
leap at Queens, L. l., and captured a
share of the prize money with a score of
"a birds killed out of 49,
While digging in the plot of ground re-
Gently purchased by the cemetery com
pany, Henry c. Risdon found copper
penny dated 1895. 1t is in an excellent
state of preservation. This is the same
date as appears on the Court House.
John Watts and George Willetts, motor
men on the trolley road, and fireman
Wilbur Emmons are to take the examin-
alton required of engineers, and they will
soon be assigned to new positions. John
N. Austin is about to assume his position
as fireman on the New York Division fol
the summer.
A fancy bicycle rider made his appear
ance in Mount Holly on Saturday. The
exhibition which he gave in front of the
Arcade Hotel drew a large crowd, and
nickels and dimes were contributed quite
literally. While descending ladder OF
cart wheel the stranger sustained fall
and narrowly escaped injuring his spine
Cats have a decided antipathy to water,
but William W. Curtis has pet feline in
his dry goods store that is certainly an ex
ception to the rule, as pussy takes batf
every morning Just as regularly as the
water is turned on the cat goes up, wet'
its front paws and washes itself She
seems to enjoy the operation as much al
those who watch her.
The pike season opened on Wednesday
and number of Mount Holly angler
enjoyed the days outing with varying
success. The highest catches were these
Harley Shemeley, who captured fifteen
Harry Matlack secured twelve, and par
ty chaperoned by Constable Gaskill caugh
nineteen. Sheriff Fenton landed one tina
weighed 24 pounds.
William G.. Cowgirl, of Paulsboro'
Grand Inner Guard, visited the Knight
of Pythias in Mount Holly on Frida.
evening. One proposition was receives
and the first and second degrees conferred
on one candidate. On Friday evening
next New Jersey Lodge will give ban
ouet in the Masonic Temple after the dis
trict meeting is over. The delegates fror
4 Burlington and Bordentown will charte
special trolley. The Mount Holly Ban
10, Mandolin and Guitar Club will b
: present to discourse music.
Mrs. Rebecca W. Scattergood, of Unto
street, was more than surprised last wee
when she received type written letter G
unusual interest from California. 1t cam
\ from her school teacher of childhood day
: and contains over $500 words This is th
first time Mrs. Scattergood has heard frol
her old tutor in fifty years. The lettt
3 was written by William Burgess, VIII
formerly taught school at Mansfield. Man
= interesting events in the life of Mr. Blu
CESS are touched upon at length, and mel
ton is made of Barclay White and 9TH