The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-08-27
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y Clifford Shinn, of Lumberton, mas pee
/ appointed assistant station agent at Man
toloking.
/ Wanted. "A young man or lady expe
rienced In office work. Apply Weave
Mfg. Co., Mount Holly.
Minnie A. Gaskil, of Pemberton, ha
purchased the William H. Cox farm, nea
New Lisbon, for $1,000.
An Italian was seriously injured OF
Wednesday at the Edgewarter trolley
tunnel by the embankment caving in OF
him.
The death of Ex-Governor Newell
; leaves but two living ex-Governors in thi
state George T. Werts and John W
Griggs.
Word comes from Rancocas that apples
will be only fourth of crop and tina
Keiffer pears will fall off one half Peach
es are good.
i Caterpillars have became regular pes
about town, destroying the foliage OF
shade trees and doing considerable injury
to fruit trees.
Justice Laumaster heard five cases or
contract yesterday. He gave judgment
for plaintiffs in four and one was post
| poned for further hearing.
The second annual snapper supper Of
the Relief Fire Company will be held on
September 10 at the engine house. The
bill OF fare will be exceptionally fine.
During the absence of Miss Anna H.
Deacon, who is i'll at Spray Beach, her
father. James W. Deacon, is acting as
librarian for the Burlington County Circu-
lating Library.
George w. Eddleman, of Pine street,
died of typhoid fever on Wednesday.
Deceased was in his Goth year. He was
member of the Sons of Veterans and the
Relief Fire Company.
All the newspapers along the shore
speak in the highest terms of the enter
tainments given by the Mount Holly
Banjo Mandolin and Guitar Club during
their recent annual tour.
Benjamin Fenton has promised to be
good again. He has been working for
Harry Kester on the Mount, from whom
he stole some corn. Benjamin was re-
leased from Jail when he promised to
work out the amount of the loss.
The high tides of the past week made
fishing good in the lower creek, many cat
fish of large size having been captured.
Over on the meadows, which were covered
with water, there was considerable sport
in catching carp, some of which were
nearly three feet in length
There is more trouble at the water
works. The heavy rains have washed
out the crib at the intake and it will have
to be repaired at once. 1t is hoped to
have this done by tomorrow, and house
holders are requested to be frugal in the
use of water for the next two or three
days.
Landlord Hammond. who has been con
Quoting the Baldwin, at Beach Haven,
this summer, quietly slipped away on
Monday of last week, leaving his guests
clamoring for dinner, while his creditors
looked for about $4,000 due them. The
proprie tors of the hotel went to the rescue
and concluded to finish the season under
their own management
On Wednesday will occur the sixth an
nual reunion of the 3Sth Regiment, New
Jersey Volunteers, at the home of Gen.
E. Burd Grubb at Edgewater Park. The
survivors from Mount Holly who will at
tend are George N. Monroe, George s.
Dobbins, James P. Melodies, Lewis @.
Lynch, Abraham Armstrong.
A true bill was returned by the Grand
Jury in the United States District Court,
at Philadelphia on Tuesday, against Law
yer John L. Semple, of Camden, who
was indicted at the last term for alleged
completely in the Kendig- counter
feiting case. The new Indictment is
merely supplemental ry, to correct the flaw
in the one previously found
Charles Early, Jr., assistant station
agent at Writings, was badly cut and
bruised by the Beach Haven express on
Monday. Young Early fell between the
baggage car and passenger coach, and
was dragged some distance by the train
before he could be pulled out He was
extricated just in time to keep the truck
wheels from going over his body.
Any man who ties dog in his yard and
leaves it to bark and whine all night is
guilty of cruelty to animals and is
himself nuisance The unfortunate
brute that is confined in yard is the vic
tim of mosquitoes and thirst and every
family in the block is deprived of sleep
by the bowling and barking of the dog
| that is under torture.
Bismarck, Sheriff" Bowers body guard,
had narrow escape from drowning on
Saturday. He has been in the habit of
taking a bath in the creek at Bispham
street, and on Saturday plunged into the
stream. 1t was so swollen and running so
rapidly that the large dogs strength gave
out and he began to whine piteously. 1t
took the combined strength of two men
to get him to land.
Sheriff Fenton sold at public sale on
Thursday two lots of land in Southampton
township belonging to Amos L. Middle
ton at the suit of Henry Woods Sons.
No. / was lot of land and blacksmith
shop in Vincentown, which was sold to
Martin L. Haines, attorney for John
Colby, for $40. No. 2 consisted of house
and lot in Vincentown and was purchased
by Martin L. Haines for $3.50.
Joseph Jackson, colored, aged forty
years, who was employed as a farm hand
by c. W. Rogers, a Marlton farmer was
so badly injured by being struck by a
train early yesterday morning that he died
in the Cooper Hospital few hours later,
Jackson was driving his team across the
tracks of the West Jersey and Seashore
Railroad at Haddon ave- and Pine SITS. al
/. 80 O'Clock. The gate man had just beer
removed. Jackson's wagon was loaded
with farm truck, and it is believed he was
asleep. An engine pulling long train Of
, empty cars which were being rushed tt
Atlantic City struck the wagon. Tit
vehicle was demolished and one of thu
mules killed.
! A terrific windstorm visited the farms o
t Robert E. Taylor and Thomas Rogers
4 near Columbus late Saturday afternoon