The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-03-04
It will be lawful to shoot gray. English

George Haines, residing at the cornt
of Garden and Cherry streets, is serious
ly i'll with paralysis.
DR.. A. W. Taylor. of Beverly, is doubl
! afflicted, being confined with broke
ankle and pneumonia.
J The engagement has been announce
of DIR. F. w. Roberts, of Riyerton, an
Miss Clark, of Beverly.
Albert H. Darnell, of Atlantic City
and former resident of Mount Holly,
now a counselor at law.
Don't forget the terrapin and oyster sur
per tonight, given at Edward R Smith
restaurant, on Mill street.
J, The freight boat Annie L. Vanscive
was scheduled to resume her trips yester
day between Philadelphia and Centreton
A few of our local sports enjoyed pr
vate shooting match at clay pigeons o.
Saturday afternoon back of Anderson
VILE
A number of gunners had great spor
last week shooting musk rats, whicl
were driven out of their holes, by tn
high water.
Mrs. A. E. Budd and Mrs. James Lip
pincott have gone to New Orleans, wher
they will be the guests of Prof and Mrs
billiard for several weeks.
Lost, February 10, on High street, abov,
Garden, small gun-metal watch witt
chatelaine pin. Suitable reward if re
turned to 408 High street. =
Assemblyman John G. Horner has in
troduced bill in the House making it
disorderly act to ring false alarm of fire
in fire houses of townships.
The increase in the salaries of the tele
graph operators employed by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, did not ap
ply to any of the men in this section.
The anniversary exercises of the Bap
fist Yong Peoples Union will be held OIL
Thursday evening. Rev. DR.. Whitman
of Philadelphia, will deliver the address
There was much disappointment il
Mount Holly on Sunday because of the
failure of the daily papers to arrive, ow
ing to-the railroad tracks being submerg
ed above Kinkora.
| The two smallpox patients who have
been in the hospital in the woods have re.
covered to such an extent that physician
is no longer necessary and DR.. Parsons has
discontinued his visits.
Edward r. Smith has made extensive
preparations for his terrapin and oyster
supper to be given this evening at his
restaurant on Mill street. The bill of
fare will be varied to suit all tastes.
Theodore Phillips has appealed from
the decision recently rendered against
him by Justice Clevenger, which gave
judgment for $139 90 in favor of Gilbert
& Atkinson for legal services rendered.
Mrs Robert Street, of Garden street,
went to the Homeopathic Hospital
in Camden, last Wednesday, to have
tumor removed. Failure to rally from
the operation caused her death Sunday
night
If you suffer with headache, or are un-
able to read with comfort, glasses, as we
fit them, will correct the trouble. Stiles
& Co.. Philadelphia eye specialists, Ma
sonic Temple, tomorrow. Wednesday,
March 5.
The W. c. T. U. will hold Willard
memorial parlor meeting at their room in
the Gaskill building, on Wednesday,
March 10, at o'clock. All members and
friends of the cause are earnestly desired
to be present.
Frank s. Weaver, George Rendell and
George w. Heyer have formed company
to conduct the business of the Weaver
Manufacturing Company, with capital
of $40, 900. Mr.. Weaver, while retaining
an interest in the company, has accepted
a position with the Cruikshank Bros.
Preserving Company, at Pittsburg, Pa.
and win remove to that city on the first of
April.
George B. Upton, farmer of Burling-
ton township, has brought suit against
Charles A. King. of Mount Holly, to re-
cover 1000 damages Upton is tenant
on farm owned by Richard Mott. The
plaintiff bought some fertilizer of Mr.
King, alleging that he was authorized to
do so by Mr.. Mott, who denies the allega-
ton, and in suit before Justice eleven
ger, to recover the amount of the bill,
judgment was rendered in favor of Mr..
King. Upton claims that his arrest was
unwarranted
While engaged in putting a new gutter
on the residence of Elwood Stead, on
Garden street, Saturday morning, the
scaffold on which were standing Harry
Glass and John Garrett, fell by reason
of some defect in its support, throwing
the men to the pavement. Both were
considerably dazed and bruised. There
were few small cuts but fortunately NO
bones were broken. The young men are
getting along nicely, but are very sore
from their experience.
While strolling on the county bridge at
Delanco, Thursday night Harry Shep-
pard was knocked senseless by charge
of electricity from the trolley wires which
had come in contact with the iron work Of
the structure. Several of his companions
were also shocked to such an extent thai
they could offer no aid. Bridge-tendel
Leon saw the flash and ran to his assist.
ance. carrying him to the bridge house
for dead. 1t took physician an hour tC
restore him to consciousness.
Lemuel C. Reeves, of Riverside, at on,
time prominent Republican politician
of Burlington county, has been removed
to the Cooper Hospital, Camden, suffer
| ing from a huge abscess, a frozen foo
and frozen fingers. He is in very Sc
rious condition. Some three weeks age
the unfortunate man fell, while almost il
sight of the Engard farm, where he re
sides. Being unable to get up, he wa
compelled to lay out in the bitter cold al
night and until o'clock the next morn
ing, when he was found.
William Cooney. of Moorestown. wa
committed, at Atlantic City, on Thursday
in default of $500, to answer the charge 0
having cashed a check for $40, the in
dorsement of which, it is alleged, haC
been forged. A plea of insanity was no
entertained, as the court held there wa
no evidence that he had ever been com
mitted, as alleged, in an asylum. Upol