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

Three different fishing parties VISITED
the pond at Eayrestown, on Thursday
with very poor luck.
1t is said that Prosecutor Samuel A. At
kinson contemplates the erection of new
cottage at Sea Side Park.
John Mcfarland, the shoemaker, hal
given up business in Mount Holly anC
rented shop at Vincentown.
Assessor Martin H. Girven is making
his annual canvass among the property
owners in Northampton township.
A tramp berry picker, known among
his fellows as Kerr" was struck by q
train and killed near Riverton on Thurs
day.
1t is now lawful to fish for and retain
black bass, If you are lucky enough to
catch any. The season came in on Sun
day.
Mrs. s. D. Harker, of Wrightstown,
fell on hook, on Wednesday. resulting
in an ugly wound to the palm of one OF
her hands.
Miss Blanche Travis has been walking
with the assistance of crutches for sew
eral days, made necessary by an injury
to her foot.
Rev. John W. Lynch is making ar
rangements to hold woods meeting at
Golfers Mills, to continue from Sunday,
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July 10 to the Goth.
! A deputy inspector of factories, who
visited Florence last week, found some
children at work under the required age
and sent them home
The Bowker Shoe Company has pur.
chased for s., 900 the building on Risdon
street, in which Rodman W. Bowker for
merly conducted business.
Mrs Mary Haines, of Vincentown, is
in helpless condition from the effects OF
fall received last winter, being unable
to move her body. Her case is serious.
Rev. James Stoddard, rector of St. An
drew's Church, will enjoy TWO months
vacation in Europe this summer. He will
sail on July 10, in company with his wife.
An entertainment, entitled ''The Mu-
steal Blossoms, will be given in the town
hall, at Vincentown, on Thursday even
ing, for the benefit of the Junior League.
An investigation has shown that Chas.
Miller, who recently escaped from the
Ia sotl 4 ha Cd II,
connection with the Washington Hunter
murder.
A new trial has been ordered by the
Supreme Court in the case of Prof. ]. L.
P Eckman, of Mount Holly, against the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,
of Atlantic City.
The vacancy In the board of directors
of the Mount Holly National Bank, re-
sulting from the death Of Amos Gibbs,
has been filled by the election Of William
A. Townsend, of Columbus.
Ellis FL Parker has decided to purchase
scow garby, on which he will erect a
room IL x "a feet, thus making for him
self house boat for use on Barnegat
bay. The affair will be propelled by a
gasoline engine.
The degree team of Marion Circle, No.
10, Brotherhood of the Union, of Mount
Holly. will go to Brooklyn to confer the
degrees on a large number of candidates
on June %, instead of the 21st, as was
originally expected
Edward F. Wilson, Of Buttonwood
street, had the misfortune to fall back
wards out of wagon last week, receiv-
ing painful injuries. His head struck the
curbstone, cutting cash which required
ten stitches. He also sprained an ankle
Robert Farrow, Of Riverton, employed
at the Pennsylvania Railroad station,
while placing the lamp of the train sigma
pole in position on Wednesday evening,
fell distance of nearly thirty feet. He
landed ON his back and was severely in
jured
On Tuesday afternoon the boat in which
James Hendrickson and Edwin H. Nell
vain were sailing was capsized by an un
expected squall near Centreton. The
boys SWAN to shore all right, and aftel
devouring lunch of bread and water
they took the pike for Mount Holly as {
matter of convenience and safety.
The graduating exercises of the Bever
ly High School were held Thursday even
ing in the Odd Fellows Hall. Diplomas
were conferred upon the following grad
yates by j. L. Perkins, President of tn,
Board of Education: Brittany T. Adams
Robert H. Archibald, Herbert W. Heal
Harriet Elmira Heisler, Joseph r. Lean
ing. Marion R. Smith, Harvey M. Van
solver and John H. Warner.
1t said that John Leworthy, OF Moores
town, who recently died from injuries re
ceived as the result of being struck b,
the cars, left an estate valued at $50, 900
He left no will, so that the estate will b,
divided among his heirs at law, about ter
in number, some of whom live in Eng
land A few weeks prior to his death b,
had lawyer to make draft of a will
but he neglected to sign it.
Nearly two hundred pounds of cope
wire were cut from the Bell Telephon,
Company poles near Palmyra, on Wed
nesday, and on the preceding day 25'
pounds, owned by the Postal Telegraph
Company, were taken from the Burling
ton pike. These companies have Offered
a reward for the thieves. 1t is said tina
sixty five miles of wire have been stolel
from one company during the past year
The aggregate loss runs into the thou
sands of dollars. The persons engaged
in this business are hard to capture.
The Burlington County Traction Com
pany will find some difficulty in complet
ing its line in front of the property of tn
Manuel estate at Bulls Head Work a
that point has been stopped by restrain
ing order, secured for the plaintiffs by
Samuel W. Shinn. There was no pro
test against the contractors for removin,
some private property in the shape o
trees and fences, but when it was foun,
J that the trolley cars would pass within
one foot of the fence in front of the Man
uel residence, an objection was raised.
On Wednesday morning the canal boa
Eva May, belonging to Charles Weiner
of Camden. laden with sand, while il
tow of the tugboat Isabel, met with
serious accident at Delanco. The tug hat
two boats in tow The first one, the Vul