The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-20
LOCAL NEWS.

secretary and treasurer OF Company T..
The condition of Richard Greenwald
serious His death is looked for at an
time.
The Riverside Minstrel Company CAV
good performance in Burlington las
evening.
Irving Gaskill went up the creek fey
days since and shot ten fine bull frog
with his rifle.
The event of Memorial day in Noun
Holly will be augmented by the appear
ance of circus.
Jerome Bruere died at hts home on But
tonwood street, on Sunday afternoon, o
locomotor ataxia.
Edward B. Rogers has accepted posi-
ton in the drug store of E. B. Jones TO
the summer season.
Howard Hancock has purchased tn
residence on Buttonwood street occupied
by William A. Slaughter.
Four candidates were initiated on Wed
HtcuoJ evening W uldiion OitCiC, Nv .
Brotherhood of the Union.
The Mount Holly Junior base ball clut
held an entertainment on Friday evening
from which they netted $15.
Mrs. Won Dachenhausen, who fell from
third story window recently, came dowr
stairs by the stairway on Sunday.
Another order for water wheels from
Russia has been received by the Risdon-
Turbine Company of Mount Holly.
Miss Ethel Seaman, of Moorestown, had
finger amputated last week, which was
badly cut by the knives of lawn mower
As the result of falling on a stick while
playing last week, Edith Elbertson, aged
8 years, had the drum of her ear injured
Quite little frost appeared in Mount
Holly last week. 1t did no special dam
age but has retarded the growth of vegeta-
ton.
George J. Robertson is applying fresh
paint to the Mount Holly National Bank
building, which is occupied by Samuel s.
Wyllie
The Junior Mechanics of Lumberton
celebrated their twentieth anniversary on
Saturday evening by giving strawberry
festival
While working on building at River
ton, on Thursday, George W. Bishop. q
carpenter living at Bridgeboro, fell from
scaffold and broke two of his ribs
A number of young friends of Miss
Edith Cook went in body to her home
on Ridgway street, Friday evening, and
completely surprised the young lady.
An institution will shortly be establish
ed at Moorestown, which will have for it:
object the improvement of the moral, in
tellectual and industrial condition of the
negro.
On Saturday evening next the members
of Pocahontas Tribe will visit the Edge
pillock Red Men at Indian Mills. the oc
casion being visit of the Great Chief,
Blanchard I'll. White.
Those DESTROYS of a liberal education
should look up the notice in another
column in regard to the examinations to
be held in Mount Holly on June Z, for ad-
mission to the New Jersey State College
Joseph ]. White reports that the frosts
of last week have killed the young shoots
on cranberry vines, which will make q
great difference to the crop next fall. He
estimates that his loss will be about one
thousand bushels.
Walter Simcox, who ran away from the
Burlington County Children's Home few
days since, was found by farmer wander
ing on the road at Deacon's station, while
making for his home at Beverly. Earl
Stebbens, his companion, is still missing.
Charles Engle, of Garden street. was at
Hainesport, on Friday, and started to
walk across the railroad bridge. His at
tention was called to something In the
creek, and in looking at it he stubbed his
foot and fell between the ties of the
bridge, receiving severe bruises.
Charged with committing an assault and
battery on his wife while intoxicated,
Albert Bishop, of Hainesport, was com
mitted to Jail last week. He tried to es-
cape arrest by running away, but was
caught after lively chase by Detective
Parker and Constable Woodruff
William Walters and NJ Biddle, while
tearing down an old house at Riverton,
last week, found about $50, which rats
had gnawed into small pieces and made
their nest of it. 1t is supposed that a
Chinese laundryman, who once occupied
the place, hid the money for safe keeping
A good assortment of ladies' and chill
dren's underwear in ribbed and plain
Silk and taffeta gloves in black and grays
Several styles in corsets, all good makes
Turkish bath towels, large size and good
quality, two for 25 cents; smaller ones
two for 10 cents. S. S. Evan, 2S High
street
The graduating class of 1902 of the
Medico Chi College, of Philadelphia. of
which Harold B. Allen, of Mount Holly.
is the only member from New Jersey, will
hold its commencement exercises in the
Academy of Music on Saturday. The
event will be preceded tomorrow with q
banquet.
While sitting on the wharf fishing at
Hainesport, on Friday evening, James
Bateman, aged 81 years, fell overheard
and was drowned. 1t is thought he had a
fit at the time, as he was subject to them.
The body was found by Harry Wilson, on
Saturday morning. within few feet of
where the accident happened
There was stranger doing business in
Mount Holly ON Thursday, and those who
patronized him got stuck. He offered for
sale preparation which he said would
put coating of nickel on brass. The
fellow would appear at the rear door,
rather forcing his way into the kitchen OF
several houses. and while making an ex-
PLANTATION he would nickel one of the
water spigots, making their color differ
ent, thus hoping to secure uniformity
dgaiu ny ScihuS niS Hquiu. his hurry y
catch the next train is explained by the
fact that his nickel plating only lasted :
few hours.
Two of the social clubs of Mount Hol
ly, realizing the urgency of contribut
ing to the support of the Burlington
County Hospital, have come to the aid Of
the woman's ward, which is to be opened
in June. BY furnishing bed for that de