The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-08-27
LOCAL NEWS.


on Water street. W. H. Stewart. at
Miss Frances Galley has secured schol
arship for Swarthmore college.
John A. Tice is engaged in painting tn
residence and store of T. Walter Borton-
A Pentecostal convention will be hell
at Palmyra from August % to Septembe
g.
Cranberry picking will begin in SOM
parts of Burlington county in week o
two.
Otto Keller will be placed on trial OF
September IL, for the killing of Washing
ton Hunter.
One proposition for membership wal
received by the Knights of Pythias OF
Friday evening.
Attention is directed to an advertise
ment of the Mount Holly Fair in this is
sue of THE News.
Harry Hoffman and Miss Lizzie Hoff
man, of Riverside, are to be married to
morrow in ST. Peters church.
A harvest home will be held at Julius
town on Friday and Saturday next by
members of the Methodist Church.
Martin Bayersdorfer has purchased one
of the houses in the ''brick row. on
Water street, from A. A. Anderson fol-
$1,000
The fleet of canoes which have been
plying on the upper creek is to be locat-
ed in boat house in the rear of Water
street
The Fair Association has secured
Winklers band, of Trenton, to be in
Mount Holly during the four days of the
coming fair.
A rural free delivery route has been
ordered established at Marion, Burling-
ton County. on October 1, with Edward
r. Vennel as carrier.
Several horses in M cunt Holly are now
suffering from disease which is becom-
ing quite epidemic in this section, and
which renders them unfit for use
James K Parker has rented the store of
Edward P. Holeman, which is next to his
present place of business, where he will
soon remove his stock of boots and shoes
Rev. S. Giffard Nelson, of Brooklyn,
delivered two excellent sermons in the
Baptist Church, on Sunday He will con-
duct the Wednesday evening prayer meet
ing.
Congressman John j. Gardner, of this
district, is seriously i'll at his home in Egg
Harbor, with erysipelas on the arm. A
physician is in constant attendance upon
him.
1t is useless to attempt to name the va
rious brands of cigars kept at Stewards,
but they are all good, and our growing
trade is proof positive that what we say
is true.
There will be an opportunity this even
ing to inspect the improvements made to
the interior of the opera house, as the sea-
son will open with the appearance of Gull
hane, Chase & Weston's minstrels
Katie Cameron, 10 years old, of Cam
den, died Friday at the home of her
uncle, Isaac Cameron, in Florence, from
burns sustained two weeks ago by her
dress becoming ignited from lighted
cigar.
The ladies of the M. 2. Church, at Ran
cocas, will hold festival in o. U. A. M.
hall, on Saturday evening next. Peaches,
ice cream, cakes, etc, in abundance.
Proceeds for the NJ E. Church. All are
invited.
Frederic Albury and Charles Schubert,
two young men of Beverly, arrived there
Thursday evening in fifteen-foot cat
boat. having sailed it from Atlantic City,
around Cape May and up the bay and river
to this place.
Clifton Parker has been i'll at his home
for over three weeks suffering from injur-
les received while playing foot ball long
time since. He has lately been employed
with the Otto Gas Engine Company, OF
Iutlducii'ltd, oCo1ihS1 Gil SAhSo'
Miss Sarah Kane, who lives at the home
of Miss Kate Mott. at Bordentown, was
fiercely attacked by a setter dog belonging
to Miss Mott, which was said to have
been mad, yesterday. The screams OF
Miss Kane were heard by Harry Brakley,
living opposite, who rushed to her assist
i,,,oo and shot tho dor
Clayton Lippincott, a well known farm
er of Mount Laurel. met with serious
accident on Friday night while taking a
wagon load of produce to Philadelphia
When he reached Cramer Hill his team
collided with a trolley car. One horse
was killed, the wagon was smashed and
the driver so badly injured that he was
removed to the Cooper Hospital, Camden.
The plague of caterpillars" is on us In
earnest, and no locality is free from the
pest. From all parts of the country come
complaints about them Heretofore fruit
trees have been their particular object OF
attack, but this year they are on all kinds.
The beautiful trees in the parks of New
York and Philadelphia have been stripped
of their foliage and people who sit down
in those spots do so at the risk OF theil
bodily comfort.
While Thomas Candy, Jr., was walk
ing ON the Oxmead road the other night,
a colored man flashed lantern In his face
and called to him to hold up his hands
The incident happened near TerrelPs farm
and Thomas who is quite sprinter, made
a heeline for that farm. He got there al
right and left for home the next morning
Several persons have been annoyed by this
negro. Last week Mr.. Frake fired
pistol shot at him, but evidently missed
his mark.
A stranger suspiciously threw some
paper behind fence on Thursday at Mer-
chantville and Chief Linderman, who saw
the action, investigated. The piece of pape
was pawn ticket for several rings anc
watch. The man was captured as n
was hurriedly leaving town. The prison
er. who gave his name as John Murphy
of Philadelphia, was committed to thu
county Jail for ten days by Justic
Knight. He refused to talk about tn
pawn ticket and an investigation will b
made.
The following unclaimed letters remail
in the Mount Holly post office for tn
week ending August Gath: M. Angelo J
Angeladonio, Frantis Green, Charles Col
man. Charles F. Loveland, Luke F. Lyons