The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-08-19

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TENDER 1.
David Mitchell, of Burlington, was
transacting business at the county seat on
Thursday.
Miss Myra Wright, of Vincentown. a
young lady well known in Mount Holly,
was buried yesterday.
Congressman John ]. Gardner is
booked to make speech at a harvest
home at Indian Mills, on Thursday.
There will be meeting of the Burling-
ton County Convention of Ithei o. U. A.
NJ, next Saturday evening. at Moores-
town.
During the absence Of Miss Frances
Galley, Miss Mary Quicksall has been Off
eating as organist in the Presbyterian
Church.
| Max Jackson, of 'Bucto, was arrested
yesterday for being drunk and disorderly.
Justice Laumaster committed him to Jail
| for four days.
Josiah W. Evans lumber team became
frightened at an automobile ON Thursday
and damaged the wagon somewhat before
the trouble was over.
While going from Mount Holly to Jack
sonville, on Tuesday, Mrs. T. Walter Bor-
ton lost gold breastpin. The finder will
be rewarded for its return.
Miss Mabel Cobb, nurse at Cooper
IToen;toI (yordar and Ellie n Noht of
Wilmington, Del, spent Thursday with
their parents in Mount Molly.
John Smith, of Medford, who dislocat-
ed his hip by fall last winter, has been
unable to secure relief because the bone
has been out of the socket so long.
Walter Aaronson, of Mount Holly, who
works at Hollis paper box factory in Riv-
erside, had his left hand mashed. on
Friday, by getting it caught in printing
press.
Several members of P. o. S. of A.,
| Washington Camp, No. II, of Mount
Holly, drove over to Burlington last even
ling to witness the institution of camp
there.
The Riverside Game Associations large
club house at Wading River was totally
destroyed by a fire of unknown origin on
Tuesday. The loss is 5000. The asso
citation is composed of Philadelphians.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
Of Wooster Prestidge, of Maple Shade,
for allowing his hound dog to run In the
woods and fields. The complaint was
made by John P. Saar, deputy game war
den.
! David Johnson, butcher at Vincentown,
was killed at the Smithville railroad cross
ing this morning. He was driving pair
of horses across the tracks when he was
struck by the seashore express. The
wagon was demolished and both horses
were killed.
| A. large and first-class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durand's new
store on High street. Call and see the
| goods and get prices Then you will be
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions.
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
OF the town.
| An agent came to Mount Holly last
week to deliver some goods, the orders
for which he had taken some time pre-
viously. He became very much exercised
upon learning that a number of his Gus
toners were absent from town on their
summer vacation.
The Burlington County Safe Deposit
ard Trust Company, Moorestown, N. j.,
acts as financial agent for municipalities,
railroads and other corporations. Also
acts as Trustee under deeds of trust,
mortgages, and as agent for the transfer
OF registration of stocks and bonds
The pug dog of Mrs Thedosia Borden
got badly pinched, on Friday night, by a
bull dog owned by Amos Pointsett. The
animals came together at High and Muir
rell streets. and for time there was some
little excitement, owing to the inability of
onlookers to make the vicious dog break
his to hold on the pug.
Josiah Wallace's three-year-old son
Josiah, of Rivertcn, was badly hurt while
playing in his fathers yard last week
A rowboat, supported by two kegs, had
been filled with water, and while the child
was trying to climb into this it upset and
fell on the youngster, infiicting injuries
that may prove fatal.
Frank Greenberry, farm hand living
between Cookstown and Hockamick, was
arrested by Game Warden Foulks, on
Wednesday, for allowing his hound dog
to run at large in the woods and fields.
In default of $50 fine and costs, Justice
Haines committed the man to Jail for
thirty days. He was taken to Jail by the
Game Warden.
| The houseboat Holly was launched on
Hawken creek, near Manahawken, last
week. 1t is 10 by 80 feet in size, and is a
complete affair in every detail. Two
cunning skiffs and row boat complete
the outfit. The owners are Sheriff Fenton,
Detective Parker, Turnkey Fleetwood,
County Clerk Warrick and George Heis.
Ter. They will christen the boat early in
September and then indulge in some gun
ming.
An exploding gasoline stove, on Thurs
day noon, quickly destroyed the shoe re-
pair shop of William Gordon, on Union
street, who was somewhat scorched in try
ing to subdue the flames. All his posses
sions were burned excepting what he had
on his back, as were also six pairs of shoes
belonging to customers The building
was the property of Miss Sarah Forker
and was not insured. Slight damage wai
done to the adjoining residence of Mrs
Mary White. A small hole was burned
In the roof of the residen ce of Mrs Henry
Plummer, on Che rry street.
1t will require many loads of dirt tC
fill in washout that occurred on Saiur
day by the blowing off of cap on tn,
old water main on Buttonwood street
which enters the premises of Charles A
King, and which was formerly used as
dumping station. The accident happen
ed, it is thought, by the water thumpin,
in the pipe, caused by turning water OF
and off too suddenly in the fire plugs, a
they were being tested on that day. Tn
entire sidewalk was carried away, and
small boy came near going with it. TIL,
r excavation is about five feet deep. Tn
: water completed covered the lower por
: ton of the building in which agriculture
8 machinery is stored. Owing to the recen
! flood and the damage done by the presen