The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-08-20
Quite number went to the shore this
morning on the excursion train.
All trains were late last evening out of
Camden on account of the high water and

Camden on account of the high water an
washouts
The heavy rain last week washed on
/, the new culvert near Tricks school hous
! on the Burlington road.
Charles r. Estill, Sr., is in charge Q
, the office of John D. Clevenger while tn
latter is at the sea shore.
The water in the creek rose very rapid
: last night and this morning is higher tina
lit has been for some years.
The annual gathering at ''The Fo
Chase" on Thursday will be the event o
the season in that comm unity.
It was William Wright and not Franz
Wright who sold house on Madison ave
nue. to Joseph R. Sisom for $500.
A gentleman was in Mount Holly Oh
Wednesday soliciting boys to go to Bridge
ton to work in the glass houses there.
Rev. s. Giffard Nelson, former pastor
will occupy the pulpit of the Baptis
church next Sunday morning and evening
i There will be cake walk and picnic II
the Court House yard on Saturday even
ing under the auspices of the members o.
Company E.
Wanted.-A book keeper having EN-
ployment during the day, can have extra
work evenings. Apply Weaver Mfg Co.,
Mount Holly.
Nathan Fl. Schuyler, Mount Holly
bow. has been made foreman of the com
posing room in the American Printing
House at Philadelphia.
Joseph R. Morton, for many years an
express messenger in Burlington, died on
Sunday at the age of So years. Deceased
was native of Mount Holly.
! Charles Haines, of Mount Laurel town
ship. is one of the few farmers who will
have a good crop of potatoes. He ex-
poets to gather about 1900 bushels.
Joseph S. Shreve has resigned his po-
sition as superintendent of the Burning
ton County Telephone Company. his
successor is B. Fl. Starr, of Philadelphia
Charged with assault and battery on
| Julia White, domestic employed on
Pine street, Ambrose Reeves has been
held under bail for his appearance at court
Rev. John Shape, pastor of the Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church, of Viii
mington, Delaware, occupied the pulpit
of the Baptist Church in Mount Holly on
Sunday.
Miss Kate Cameron, the Philadelphia
| lady who was so seriously burned while
visiting relatives at Florence, is doing as
well as can be expected, and 1t is believed
that she will recover.
| An epidemic of influenza has broken
out at Merchantville and the malady is
reported to be spreading. A number OF
horses have died and many more are af-
fiicted with the disease.
The San Domingo house and farm out
Pine street, In the ownership of which
several persons in Mount Holly are inter
ested, has been exchanged to lady for
six houses in Philadelphia.
AS soon as John W. Harris settles up
his business affairs in Mount Holly, he
will remove to Joplin, Mo-, where he and
Jerome B. Grigg will engage as jobbers
in the sale of structural iron.
At the breaking of the dam ON Sunday
three young men were in swimming just
below and the force of the flood carried
them to the Pine street bridge before
thew could reach the shore.
The increased number of steamboats, and
the trolley have provided an opportun-
ity for cheap outing for everybody this
summer. According to general observa-
lions, the profits have made the stockhol-
ders happy.
The picnic given in the Court House
yard on Saturday by the Sacred Heart
Church was a success in every particular.
The programme of events was particular
ly pleasing, and the dance in the evening
was largely attended.
Following is the list of unclaimed let
tiers remaining in the post Office for the
week ending August IL William L. Gal
braith, 2; Miss Bessie Hoffman, A. B..
Lewis, Miss Sarah johnson, Mrs. Mary
Mink, Mrs. Laura Sapp.
Joseph E. Haines, a respected citizen of
Springfield township, died at his home
near Jacksonville, on Sunday. He had
been failing for some time, but death
came while he was sitting quietly in a
chair. Mr. Haines will be missed in his
locality. He was kind neighbor, ever
ready to lend hand in time of need.
On Friday Herman virgins went to
Justice Laumaster and entered complaint
against his wife, Viola B. virgins, and
Henry Warwick, charging them with
adultery The Squire required 800 bail,
which Warwick furnished at once, but
Mrs. virgins went to jail. Yesterday
she promised to be good and live with her
husband in a right manner, so he went her
bail and she was released
Tuesday filed in the Court of Chancery a
petition of Mrs. Clara Deworth for divorce
from her husband, Joseph Deworth. They
were married at Cookstown, in 1899, by
Squire Haines. They lived together after
marriage only II months. He deserted her
in 1898, when they were living at Brindle
Park Since then she has been unable to
discover his whereabouts She now lives
in Trenton.
The mystery surrounding the supposed
discovery of the body of woman by
several boys in the basin of the Borden
town reservoir and Water Company, was
cleared away Thursday afternoon when
the water was drained out and close
search revealed no evidence of human
body The authorities are now feeling
confident that no murder was committed
and place no criminal significance on the
midnight cries or the finding of the blood
smeared clothing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrie Allen Baxter, Of
Great Neck, are said to be summering al
Branchport under the name of Doolittlt
hardly appropriate under all the circum
tances. 1t is said that all is not smooth
at the Great Neck homestead mother-in-
law Baxter net being as well pleased a!
mother-irf-law Wills is or was Mean
while October is coming on when thu
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