The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-08
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

day.
Capt Walter A. Barrows will admins
ter to the estate of his wife, Mary H
Barrows, deceased.
The Beverly fire department has elect
ed james V. Cain, chief, and John P
Hammcll, assistant
The managers of the free gospel meet
ings have rented Trinity Church and are
holding services there.
There will be music at the Relief fail
on Thursday evening by members of the
Mount Holly Banjo Club.
The New Jersey State Convention Of
the Grand Army of the Republic will b
held at New Brunswick on May 21 and %
On the LIST inst the wages of laboreri
on the Amboy division of the Pennsylva
mia railroad were advanced from IL cents
an hour to IS cents.
A large barn belonging to F. Stickel, OF
Beverly, was destroyed by fire on Wed
nesday night Seven cows and one horse
persisted in the flames
John W. Harris, of Joplin, Mo-, was in
Mount Holly on Saturday. He came tc
attend the funeral of his uncle, who died
on Tuesday at New Gretna.
The old foundry property at Haines
port has been purchased by the Burling
ton County Traction Company, where
They will erect power house.
The railroad bridge crossing the As
siscunk creek, near Burlington. caught
fire on Thursday afternoon. A bucket
brigade soon extinguished the blaze
John H. Green, who was catcher for the
Mount Holly base ball club one season
is now a salesman in the clothing store Of
William II. Wanamaker, Philadelphia
An oyerheated stove last week caused
the chimney of the Methodist parsonage
at Pointville to take fire, which furnished
much excitement until the blaze had beer
extinguished.
That advertising in THE News pays il
demonstrated by the fact that card placed
in this paper by John Love. brought him
an order for eggs few days later from
West Virginia
Having recovered from his recent gun
ming accident, which necessitated the am
putation of his left arm, Edgar johnson
has been discharged from the Burlington
County Hospital.
Thomas Farley. Of Trenton, was held
up by foot pads early Wednesday morn
ing near Riverside. They secured gold
watch and $16 in money, and left the
young man lying In a serious condition
along the road.
G. o. Howard, who has been employed
in the pension department at Washington,
D. c., has been transferred to the Phila-
delphia pension office He is now spec
ial examiner of pensions His family will
continue to reside in Mount Holly.
The effects of the New Egypt Packing
Company, which assigned some weeks
ago., were sold at public sale by the as
signee on Wednesday, and were bought
by NJ. E. Lamb and others. 1t is expect
ed that the plant will be operated the
coming season.
Bradford W. Storey has completed one
of the machines which is intended to pre-
vent the racing of propellers on ocean
steamships, and in short time it will be
given trial. 1t is fine piece of work
manship, and the inventor is looking for
its complete success
Before leaving Mount Holly last Thurs.
day, after having been acquitted of the
charge of murder, Mrs. May L. F. Haines
called at the residence of Rev James
Stoddard, rector of St. Andrews Church,
where her prison. born babywas christened
1t was given the name of Gladys
1t is against the postal rules to use pins
or other metal for fastening papers to-
gether for transmission by letter in the
mails. There is also rule which pro.
vides that owners of vicious dogs must
either chain them when the carrier arrives
or call at the post Office for their mail.
A certificate of incorporation of the
Enterprise Company, of Burlington, the
object of which is to engage in the pub
fishing business, with an authorized cap.
ital of $4,000, has been filed in the coun-
ty clerks Office. The incorporators are
Nathan Haines, George G. Gum and
Howard Flanders.
dog, on Wednesday, while in the ACT
of jumping fence at the residence OF
Miss Budd, on Grant street, became i'm
paled on one of the iron palings, producing
frightful wound in its body. When re-
moved from its perilous position it ran to
the rear of a neighboring yard where it
was shot to end its sufferings.
The Auditorium Company, of Burling-
ton, which has for its object the construc
ton and maintaining of concert halls, has
filed articles Of incorporation in the coun-
ty clerks office. The authorized capital
stock is 1925, 900, and the incorporators
are Charles L. Durham, George G. Gum,
William G Farmer and Harry w. Carmen.
While it has been thought for years
past that it is impossible to graft the pc.
tato on the tomato, it has been success
fully done by Capt. Burnet Landreth, of
Bristol, Pa. The captain has spent much
time in experimenting in the growing OF
vegetables, and has really succeeded in
growing tomatoes on potato vines. Hav-
ing succeeded in this he reversed the pro
cess and grated the potato ON the tomato
vine with successful results
At the annual meeting of the Good In
tent Fire Company, held on Tuesday even
ing, the following officers were elected:
President, Franklin Dill; vice president,
William ]. Brannin; secretary. John F.
Riley; treasurer, T. Clifford Keller; trus-
tee, Robert S. Gaskill; collector, c. Mon.
roe Brannin; captain, Lorenzo L. Sapp
engineer, Martin H. Girven; directors,
Charles E. Mcdonald, Frank Nippins, c.
Monroe Brannin, Edwin Gage, Charles
Risdon, William Stewart, William L. Bull.
lock, Clarence Durand.
The will of Mrs. Eliza Ann Perkins, de-
ceased, of Beverly, has been admitted tC
probate, and letters testamentary granted
to Mitchell B. Perkins. The will provides
that the estate shall be divided into sil
parts, one to Rev. Charles NJ. Perkins
one to s. Budd Perkins, subject to the
payment of any debts he may owe, ont
to ]. Florina Bags. one to Mitchell B
Perkins, one to Ida Ballinger. Out Of
the remaining share 81, 900 is TO be paid tc
Jacob Shedaker. a grandson. and 300 tC
each of the other grandchildren. The