The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-23
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

noon.
The Camden Baptist Association will
hold meeting at Marlton to-day and to-
morrow
Just at the present time carload of
coal passing through town is quite a
curiosity.
Edwin, son of j. Fred Kiner, is suffer
ing with broken arm, the result of fall
from a bicycle.
The bridge for the trolley road from
Moorestown to Mount Holly is being built
at Bulls Head.
Riverton has two cases of smallpox, the
patients being Martha Howard, colored,
and her infant child.
Clarence Edwards, who has been en-
ployed by James ID. Flynn, at his High
street saloon, has resigned his position.
Albert Gray has had his barber shop
neatly papered and the floor covered with
oil cloth. The change is very noticeable.
William Mcgowan, of Maple Shade.
who was hurt in runaway accident last
week, died in Cooper Hospital, Wednes
day.
Rev. james Ii. Durham, who has been
spending the summer in Europe, occupied
his pulpit in the Presbyterian church on
Sunday.
First-clas carpenters wanted for wood
working plant Good wages, steady work
Call or address, 1920 Real Estate Trust
building, Philadelphia.
The primary school at Foundrytown,
Florence, was ordered closed last week by
the Board of Health, ON account of the
presence of diphtheria.
William Danz, of Hulme street, while
fishing in the pond at Smithville, a few
days SINCE caught swapping turtle
weighing thirteen pounds.
The sale of refreshment stands at the
fair grounds took place Saturday and the
bidding was spirited The prices realized
were equal to those of last year.
Mount Holly will soon receive its gas
supply from the main running through
Burlington, as pipes are being distributed
along the road to the latter city.
Robert Street, who has charge of the
Clover Hill property, is a thorough be-
lever in protection, as he has about ten
dogs on the place for that purpose.
Joseph Driver. who tried to get money
on forged note in Medford bank, was
sentenced to SIX months in the county Jail
by Judge Joline in Camden on Wednes
day.
Miss Matte Shemeley, who has been
lame for several years. is suffering from
the effects of recent fall, which broke a
bone in her wrist and caused other in
juries.
Manager Ed. s. Troth had show book
ed for the opera house for the first of
October, but he got information which led
him to the belief that it would be wise to
cancel the contract and he did so.
After returning with the Good Intent
engine from the recent fire at Edward
Logan's, horse belonging to Isaac Shinn
was taken sick and grew gradually worse
until Friday afternoon, when it died
On the United States grand jury for the
present term: Benjamin II. Crosby,
Thomas Mathis, Tuckerton; Thomas N
Adams, Bordentown; Charles K. Cham
bers, Mount Holly; Lewis E. Foulkes,
New Egypt.
The New Jersey Bee Keepers Associa-
ton will hold its annual meeting or the
grounds of the Interstate Fair Associa-
ton, at Trenton, on Thursday, October 9,
at 10 o'clock, A. M. Everybody interested
in bees is invited to attend.
The work of elevating the Pennsylvan-
la Railroad Company tracks in Camden
will be commenced as soon as the heavy
summer traffic is ended. An order has
been issued to have all the properties of
that corporation along Bridge avenue va
Gated by October l.
A horse standing at Allinson's corner,
on Thursday afternoon, for some cause
started on a gallop down High street,
knocking over the barber pole of Frank
Cain, and striking one or two carriages.
The animal fell and was caught in front
of Gaskill's cigar store.
Clifford A. Nesbitt, of Mount Holly,
and Miss Ella D. Rue, of Burlington,
were married at the home of the bride, on
Tuesday, by Rev. T. NJ. Eastwood, pastor
of the Baptist church. The happy couple
left on wedding trip to Boston. They
will reside in Burlington.
On Tuesday afternoon, as an automobile
was passing through Washington street,
it gave fright to a horse being driven by
two ladies, who turned too short in their
efforts to enter Bispham street, overturn
ing the carriage and wrecking it. The
occupants escaped without injury.
When Joseph Bebee, the noted horse
thief, who tried to break Jail, was recently
taken to the state prison, he remarked to
turnkey Joseph B Fleetwood: "Well, I'm
going to my new home in Trenton for ten
years less than what / thought l would
as l expected the judge would give me
twenty years.
At the residence of Frank T. Morton,
on Thursday evening, occurred the mar
riage of his son, Charles G. Morton, and
Miss Josephine C. Shultis, of Wrights-
town The ceremony was performed at 8
O'Clock by Rev. Walter L. Shaw, of the
latter place. only the immediate relatives
being present. The newly married couple
will reside on Garden street.
]. Franklin Hunter, the florist, has in
stalled a machine which burns crude oil,
for the purpose of heating his greenhouse.
This change has become necessary owing
to the scarcity of coal, large quantity of
which he uses through the winter He
figures that the expense will be about the
same as coal at the prevailing prices OF
last year. The present method will en-
tail much less work, it being necessary
heretofore to get out of bed and shovel
coal at 8 o'clock every morning.
A strange white man attacked Florence
nonas, InC ~ ySoi -oiu uouShe0i vi
Freebooter Thomas, of Merchantville, or
Wednesday afternoon. The child is suf
fering from the rough handling she under
went. Florence was riding from school
on her bicycle. When opposite piece Of
woods near her home the man suddenly
jumped from the bushes and knocked her
from her wheel The child fought hel
assailant. and finally broke away. She