The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-17
LOCAL NEWS.

tender at the Washington House.
A monument costing $1,000 is to be
placed on the Shreve Antrim lot in the
cemetery at Columbus.
Buy flour, feed, baled hay and straw,
of Rogers & French, at the grist mill, foot
of Budd street. Telephone 1874
Sheriff Fenton has received from Vir-
ginia two Beagle hounds, which are said
to be the equal of any in the state.
Thomas S. Logan viii leave this week
for Sheldon, Iowa, in company with his
son, Scott Logan, who has been visiting in
Mount Holly for several days.
The unclaimed letters in the post office
for the week ending June IA, are as fol-
lows: Miss Laura E. Annmon, A. Rub
land, G. B. Mullen, Frank Vandergritf.
At meeting of the Lumberton town
ship Board of Education last week, Miss
Alice Fletcher, of Burlington, was Sc
lected as teacher at the Eayrestown school
for the coming year.
The annual sermon to the cadets of tht
Bordentown Military Institute was preach
ed Sunday morning at Trinity Methodist
Church BY Rev. Alexander Harrison Tut
tie, d. D., of Summit.
The members of the Second New Jersey
Cavalry, who held a reunion in Mount
Holly last week, desire to return their
thanks to the citizens who aided in max
ing the affair success.
Camden Lodge. No. Is, F. and A. NJ,
visited the Masonic Home. at burlington,
Sunday afternoon, to attend divine ser
vice there conducted by Rev. Charles
Bowden, Past Master of the lodge.
While visiting Modoc Tribe, No. AZ. |.
O. r. M, at Marlton, on Saturday night,
Great Sachem Blanchard ID. White, OF
Pemberton, was stung on the hand by a
wasp, causing that member to swell con-
siderably.
Ellis Rudderow. a farmer near River
ton, has kept four teams employed haul
ing straw berries to the fhlladelphia mar
kels the past week. During the height OF
the season he picked as high as LOO box
es an hour.
Ladies white shirt waists, 75c, 81 and
$1.25. Lace corsets 25c, soc, Toe Ladies
black lace Isle stockings, beautiful
quality, only 25c per pair. White and
black lawn Tor lining. S. s. Evan, 2e
Main street.
There was a civil service examination
on Wednesday for clerks and carrier al
The Mount Holly post Office. The appli.
cants for clerks were Misses Helen Grigg
and Pearl u. Smith. Albert P. Cardwell
was the only applicant for carrier.
A fair and supper in aid of the Chill
drens Summer Home, at Cinnaminson,
was given by the ladies of Riverton, Gin
naminson and Moorestown at the home
on Saturday afternoon and evening. Sew
eral hundred dollars were turned into the
treasury as result.
A woman was arrested in Philadelphia,
last week for shoplifting 1t was her Sec
ond offence. She gave the name of Annie
Howard, and said she lived in Mount
Holly. Being unable to furnish bail she
was sent to Moyamensing, where she is
still confined. The name and address she
gave were fictitious.
Professor William S. billy, instructor
In mathematics and English at the West
Chester Normal School, has been elected
Principal of the Moorestown Friends
High school in place of Bird T. Baldwin,
resigned, and Miss Elizabeth Price, 8
graduate of the School of Industrial Art,
has been elected instructress in the art de-
partment of the same school.
Noah n Gaskill, who lives near Julius
town, met with a serious accident yester
day. He was holding stake which al
employe was driving into the grount
W hen the head of the mallet flew off ant
struck Mr. Gaskill with great force, frac
turing his skull. He was unconsciou
when picked up and remained in that con
dition all night. 1t is feared he will no
recover.
An automobile passing up Garden stree
on Saturday morning, caused the unhitch
ed delivery horse of William Atkinson t.
run away. Passing down Mount Holly
avenue it turned into Mill street and theI
came dashing up High street, striking
about eight wagons in its flight; some O
which were so badly injured that the,
have gone to the repair shop. Mr.. Allin
son has refused to pay for any of thu
damage incurred, claiming that the re
sponsibility lies with those in charge O.
the automobile.
On Wednesday morning five-foot rat
tlesnake was killed within a few feet o.
the door of the house of James Traynor
of Tomlinson's Mill, near Marlton. Thu
snake when discovered was .only about .
yard away from a three y ear old child anC
was coiled up ready to spring upon thu
child. The reptile was killed by thu
child's mother and Mr.. Traynor. Mai
the same time and found the snake t.
have nine rattles and button which in
dicates that it was 10 years old. Mr.. En-
dicott took the attles to Marlton.
Thursday night John Wells, fearing hi
step-daughter, Jane Carney, would b
killed by some drunken men with whom
she was staying in shanty on the out
skirts of Palmyra, had warrant issue'
by Justice Hires for her arrest on tn
charge of drunkenness, and it was give
to Officer Tones to serve. When he ar
rived at the cabin and pushed open tn
door he was set upon by the ruffians, VIII
beat and kicked him and threw him out
Returning to Palmyra he stated the cas-
to the Justice and they, together with fiv
citizens sworn as deputies, returned ant
placed five of them under arrest, includ
Ing the woman. Edward Call, foot
er, who assaulted the officer, was held TO
trial in the county court.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at Ma
sonville on Wednesday evening at tn
residence of w. M. Evans. The contract
ing parties were Mulford H. Matthias
an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroa'
Company, and Anna LYDIA Page, both o
Camden. Rev. James Stoddard, rector o
st. Andrews Church, Mount Holly, off
ciated. The bridesmaid was Miss Lott
Broadbent, of Tacony. Miss Laura Maize
and Miss Addie Sweeten, of Camden, act
ed as the maids of honor, and Charlie
Watson of Tacony was the hest man