The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-10-01

street.
Mrs. Douglass Stackhouse, of Point
vile, is recovering from severe case o
blood poisoning.
A lady wishes position as housekeep
err. Answer by mail Address L. M.
Mount Holly, N. J.
A new floor has been placed in the
Armory of Company E. Other improve
ments are to be made to the room.
Reed birds are getting scarce, but those
who have been treading the marshes say
rail birds are plentiful and very fat.
The George H. White property on West
Washington street has been sold by Sheriff
Fenton to Howard r. Deacon for 5000.
Fall millinery opening Friday and Sat
urday, October a and 5. Every one cor
daily invited. 1. H. Lippincott, 10 Mill
street.
William H. Hinkle, who recently went
to the coal fields in Pennsylvania has re-
turned home after delightful trip in
that section.
Harry Gleason, a former member of the
Mount Holly base ball club, has signed
with the Boston American League team
for next season.
Frederick Krayer, the venerable father
of Justice c. J. Krayer, who has been
spending the summer in Philadelphia, has
returned to Mount Holly.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending Sep
TENDER %: Mrs. E. M. Harvey, Elwood
Parker, Miss Ida Fenimore.
Atlee D. Prickett, No. 8 Garden street,
manufactures harness of all kinds. He
will have one of the finest exhibits at the
Mount Holly Fair ever seen here.
Rudolph Stecher, Jr., of Riverside, is
suffering from bullet wound in his leg,
caused by the accidental discharge of a
rifle in the hands of BERTHE DOVE.
While at Sing Sing prison last week,
Sheriff Fenton and Thomas B. Denness
were shown the chair in which prisoners
condemned to death are electrocuted.
Edward B. Rogers has given up his po
sition in DR.. Prickitts drug store, in or
der to resume the study of medicine at
the Medico- Chi College in Philadelphia
The sixteenth annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Florence, Thursday, October. Sd.
Joseph Gale of White street, gave
musical entertainment to a number of
friends on Saturday evening. Refresh
ments were served and those present had
delightful time.
A fair and festival will be given on No
vember IA, IS and is, by the members of
the Union Fire Company. One of the
features will be a prize for the most pop
ular baby in town.
At Crosswicks, Wednesday night, Ed
ward Chapman heard means, which led to
finding Russell Maps, aged 45 years, ly-
ing between his barn and house, with all
one side paralyzed
H. Blanchard Earnest, of Pemberton, a
graduate of the Champion College of EN-
balming, has opened an office in River
side, where he hopes to build up bust
ness as funeral director.
The dam at Birmingham is being re-
built While assisting in removing the
gates, on Friday, William Bowers had
four fingers badly torn by having them
caught between chains used to do the
lifting.
Rev. j. H. Hutchinson died suddenly
in Camden on Tuesday. He had filled
several pulpits in the M. E. Conference,
the last being at Bridgeboro. His re-
mains were inferred at Mount Holly on
Saturday.
A new stand for the judges of the races
has been built on the fair grounds. 1t is
directly opposite the old one, on the same
side as the grand stand. A large plat
form for vaudeville performances has
been built inside the ring
John V. Rice, Jr., the young inventor
of Edgewater Park, and Richard johnson,
have both been bound over to court as
result of fist fight which they INDUCED
in at Beverly on Saturday. The quarrel
was about debt of $3.50.
Charles Harker, while fishing in the
creek above Smithville, on Wednesday,
broke the record by capturing a beautiful
pike that weighed one-half ounce over
six pounds. 1t was admired by many
people while on exhibition at THE News
office
A large and first-class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durand's new
store on High street. Call and see the
goods and get prices. Then you will be
isure to buy. Also meats and provisions
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
The Mount Holly foot ball team de-
feated the Belmont Field Club, on Satur-
day afternoon, by the score of II to 0.
The home boys played good game, es-
pecially Peck and Wright, who both made
large gains and long runs and each made
touch down. On next Saturday they
will play the Manton A. A., of Philadel-
phia.
While walking through the woods near
Riverside, on Wednesday, Andrew Cas-
per discovered the body Of a middle-a aged
man hanging from the limb of tree.
The man had evidently been dead for
several days. He had climbed the tree
with the moose about his neck. He hook.
ed one end over broken limb and let
himself drop.
The season for catching black bass in
the Silver Lakes, near Burlington, opened
on Wednesday. Fifty four fine bass were
captured during the day by three anglers
The peculiarities known only to fish eX-
listed the next day, when they could not
be induced to bite at various sorts OF
tempting bait thrown their way. The
lakes were stocked at the personal ex
pense of William G. Wise, ex-game war
den.
Robert Lee, of Camden, was arrested
at Riverton, Tuesday evening, and com
mitted to the county Jail in default Of
$500 bail While in transit he jumped
through the Car window at Delanco, ant
Constable Cooper, of Palmyra, who hat
him in charge, followed suit. Finding