The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
Frederick H. Lee and family are now
living on High street.

: 4IeutflCh H. LICE duu Adully dAC uO'
e living on High street.
Nathan L. Wright has been electe
chief of the Moorestown fire department
, The infant son of Hugh Bergman, o
Church street, died early yesterday morn
l ing.
The Frederick residence on Broad street
owned by Frank Wright, has been sold tt
Sarah NJ Randall
: A private excursion from Mount Holly
and Rancocas went to Washington Parl
on Sunday on the Annie L. Vansciver.
The first katydid was heard on Wednes
day, and according to schedule fros
should appear six weeks from that date.
, Charles A. Sims & Co. have been award
! ed the contract to build new bridge fol
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company al
+ Trenton.
The New Jersey Children's Home So
ciety has placed 5S4 children in family
homes during the last seven years at an
average cost of $63.97 per child.
1t is reported that New York capitalists
have been making inquiries at Moores-
town as to the feasibility of building a
trolley road between there and Riverside.
i A Bible printed in 1885 and clock
supposed to be 800 years of age are among
the antiquities found among the personal
effects of the late Mahala Longcore, of
Newton.
The bill passed by the Pennsylvania
Legislature prohibiting the marriage OF
first cousins became a law June "a. Penn
sylvania is the eighth state in the union
to adopt such prohibitory law.
The Rev. D. E. Clair, of the Methodist
Church at Lumberton, has announced to
his congregation that during the hot
weather women without hats and men in
shirt waists would be welcome to all ser
vices.
On Tuesday last Governor VOORHEES,
said that he had not yet fixed the new
date for Jersey Day at the Pan-American.
The date fixed in October had been can
celled because it was so late in the dura-
| ton of the fair.
William S. Rendell and Charles Har-
mer, who recently bought the property of
the Enterprise Shoe Company, at Nights
town, removed a quantity of the machin-
cry, including an engine and dynamo,
to Mount Holly on Saturday.
R. D. Towne, editor of the Burlingto ton
Enterprise, will resign tomorrow to ac-
cept the position of Pennsylvania news
editor of the Philadelphia Times The
editorial chair of the Enterprise will be
in charge of David " Holmes.
William L. Powell, who is employed In
Philadelphia printing Office, will take
charge of the local department of the
Mount Holly Herald during the month Of
August, while Edward D. Stokes is
catching great big fish up in Maine.
Arrangements have been completed for
holding the sixteenth annual reunion of
the Ninth New Jersey Veteran Volunteers,
at Somerville, on Wednesday. September
25, with headquarters with General Wads-
worth Post, No. 95, G. A. R., at the Ten
Eyck House.
1t looked on Sunday night as though
Church street was about to furnish an
item for the newspapers At O'Clock the
report of revolver was heard and then
! a scream. Presently person ran swiftly
down the street, and upon his return he
was accompanied by physician. Short
! ly after this an undertaken passed that
way. Inquiry fails to reveal any sensa-
tional developments.
Three men and two women slept in
Joseph E. Simon's crib house at Medford
on Thursday night. On Friday afternoon,
while Katie McCray was climbing into
the loft, she was tripped and knocked
down by David Green, who struck her in
the face, and when she screamed for help
he cut cash in her head with some in
strument. When George Dockerty went
to the woman's assistance Green knocked
him down also.
/ The Secretary of the Thirty seventh
Regiment NJ. Volunteers Association is
DESTROYS of having the members of the
regiment send their names and addresses
with such other information as they may
have in relation to other comrades who
have died or moved away. The Thirty
seventh Regiment claims the honor of
having been the youngest regiment that
served in the Civil War fourths
of them at time of enlistment were within
the ages of 16 and 10.
Philadelphia is arranging for a man.
moth parade and tournament in connection
with the meeting of the State Firemen's
Association to be held there next Oc-
tober In speaking at length on the
subject, the Firemen's Herald has this
to say concerning a company In this
town: ssThe oldest active fire company
in the country, the Relief Engine Com
pany, of Mount Holly, organized July H.,
1852, will be in the parade, and some of
the old buckets used by the company
when organized will be carried by its
members"
A COW belonging to George Slim, far
mer at White Hill, attempted to eat the
matched covering of beehive. 1t was
early morning, the bees were not yet
aroused, and the COW proceeded quietly
with her breakfast. Soon the animal
reached the honey and she at once began
closer Investigations. By this time the
thoroughly aroused and angered bees
decided to enter a protest and insert a
clause for damages. They did so with
energy. The COW, with the hive cooked
to one side of her head made the circuit
of the farm house about nineteen times,
believing loudly. 1t was fully an hour
before the animal was freed from the odd
bonnet and her tiny tormentors.
Samuel r. Wetherill, proprietor of the
Burlington County Democrat died at his
home on Garden street, on Thursday. He
had been suffering with Bright's disease
| for long time Mr. Wetherill lived at
Jobstown for a number of years, con-
Quoting country store and holding the
office of collector of Springfield township
for several terms. He removed to Mount
Holly and opened store for the sale of
sporting goods, and also became interest
ed in the Democrat When that paper was
sold by a receiver Mr.. Wetherill purchas-
ed it, He was one of the original free
silver advocates, and never receded from