The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-05

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| Workmen at the coach factory of Jud
son Gaskill quit work Friday on accoun
of the illness of the father of the pro
prietor.
A. J. Savage, of Riverside, has an
nounced himself candidate for the oftic'
of Freeholder, subject to the rules of thu
Republican party.
The Samuel Challender farm of rs
acres, in New Hanover township, has
been sold to William H Rogers, of Cross
wicks, for 81 800.
| Mrs Emma Oliver, who has been suffer
ing with typhoid fever, has recovered and
gone to spend a few weeks with hel
daughter at Arney's Mount.
William Reeves, alias "Spikey," acct
dentally fell down the cellar stairs of his
residence few days ago and sustained
bruises on his face and body.
Fred Wells, of Delanco, who has been
Frustrated by an attack of paralysis OF
the left side, is recovering slowly and re-
gaining the use of his limbs.
John W. Archer has bought of Benajah
P. Wills the building on Mill street which
he recently purchased of the Mount Holly
Insurance Company. Mr.. Archer will fit
the place up for residence.
Following is list of the unclaimed let
tiers remaining In the post Office for the
week ending February 2: Mr.. Chew, Fred.
M. Moore, Mrs. Mary Mink, Newton Shoe
Co., William Hays, Esq.
Don't neglect your eyes. If you do they
may cause you more trouble in the future
than you expect. Consult Stiles & Co.,
Eye Specialists, at the Masonic Temple,
Wednesday, February 9th. Free exami
nations.
At the Burlington County Hospital on
Saturday, occurred the death of Capt.
Elwood Morris, who has been suffering
from paralysis and other troubles. De
ceased was familiar figure about Mount
Holly. Only few weeks since he buried
his wife.
In the FEBRUARY graduating class of the
State Normal School at Trenton, whose
exercises were held on Friday evening,
the following members were from this
county; Martha Bently, Burlington; Mel
lie R. Woodward, Moorestown; Elsie E.
Hughes. Ethel E. sutphin, Mount Holly;
Eta J. Palmer, Tuckerton.
Having failed to make terms for cross
ing the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at
Edgewater Park, the Camden and Tren-
ton Traction Company will ask the Bev-
erly township committee for permission
to sink the road and pass below grade.
The crossing is one of the most dangerous
along the line.
The quarterly meeting of the Y. P. s.
G. E. of Burlington county, which was
held in the Presbyterian Church at De-
lance, on Thursday evening, was the most
largely attended within the past fifteen
months. Excellent addresses were made
by Revs. H. Marion, of New York, and
James Williams, of Philadelphia. The
church choir, under the direction of John
H. Briggs, gave several brilliant numbers,
and beautiful tenor solo was sung by
William Klein, of Philadelphia.
The New Jersey Cranberry Growers
Association.met at the Bingham House, in
Philadelphia, on Tuesday, and elected the
following officers: President, Edward Du-
rell, Woodbury.; first vice president, B.
P. Wills, Mount Holly; second vice pres
ident, ]. D. Holman, Whitesville; secre-
tary, A. J. Rider, Trenton. State Agri-
cultural Committee, Joseph ]. White,
New Lisbon; Joseph Evans, Marlton. Ex-
ecutive Committee, Theodore Budd, Penn
berton; Joseph j. White, New Lisbon;
Edward Durell, Woodbury.; A. J. Rider,
Trenton.
For long time there has been strange
animal roaming about in the pines, kill
ing and manning number of valuable
hunting dogs and destroying vast num-
bers of chickens and guineas. All efforts
to kill it were unavailing until Friday,
when it was shot by John Brown at In
dian Mills. 1t had collar around its
neck, showing that at one time it had
been in captivity. When taken to Med
ford, it was found to be a genuine prairie
wolf, which had evidently escaped from
some circus. 1t was presented to Charles
Braddock, who sent it to Philadelphia
uactord q " fO no mo11ntad
Rev. Harry Tesnow, whose mother re-
sides in Delanco, was formerly pastor OF
the First Reformed Church of Denver,
Colorado. While at Delanco last Decem-
Der charges were published against him
of drunkenness, embezzlement and as
saulting his delicate wife. He at once
went west to face his accusers and word
comes that he has established his limo
cence. The trustees of the church have
published a signed statement declaring
the charges to be untrue. Mr.. Tesnow
has brought suit against his defamers for
$50, 900 damages. He has employed four
lawyers to push the case.
The Trenton and Camden Railway Com
pany put its first car on the tracks neal
Riverside on Wednesday, and when il
ran into the town all the population turn
ed out to welcome it. The car started
from Taylor's lane, and had quite diff
cult journey on account of the snow and
Ice and also the dirt which had collected
on the rails since they have been down.
The car made one round trip in just seven
minutes. distance of two miles. The
car was taken in charge by Herbert A
Clarke, the company's electric engineer
who made the run, and pronounced every
thing in good shape. The cars are 40 fee
long, and have seating capacity of fifty
4 The motormen and conductors are pro
tected from the weather.
A sad accident occurred on Grant street
on Saturday afternoon by which Ira Pine
lost his life He was in the employ o.
Clarence Coates, farmer at Lumberton
At the time of the occurrence both mel
were at the Mount Holly Shoe Company
factory getting shelving load OF ashes
Some children coasting down the hill
frightened the spirited horses Pine raj
and grabbed the lines and as he was try
ing to hold the animals back he eithe
slipped or was knocked down. In falling
he injured his right temple. The Wagon
passed over the back of his head crushing
in his skull. The man was carried to the