The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-08-05
LOCAL NEWS.


An old barn in the rear of Brannan'
store, on High street, was torn down las
week
Have you tried the delicious ice crear
soda at Prickitt's Pharmacy, 30 Mai
streetl
A beautiful white crane was shot las
week on the pond at Smithville by Els
worth johnson
The mission Sunday School at Union
will held their annual picnic in the wood
at Smithville, on Friday.
Relief Fire Company appointed com
mittee last night to arrange for a parad
in Mount Holly next fall.
Alcott & Son will place a new turbin
water vince. at Smithville in few days
1t will replace one that has worn out.
The property of George D. Worrell, a
the corner of Broad and ButtonwooC
streets, is being painted by Edward Hack
The annual picnic of the Columbus
Grange was held at Browns Mills, on Sat
urday, and as usual the event was largely
attended.
Twenty-Five snappers were caught il
one day at Medford by Thomas Miller anc
and E. .Drayton. The largest one weigec
20 pounds.
John Myers fell from the hay loft of T
Harry Bowker's stable, on Saturday
night, breaking his nose and badly cut
ting his face.
Robert F. Storey has bought the bicycle
and sporting goods store belonging to thu
estate of S. r. Wetherill He took pos
session yesterday.
The township committee refused to pass
the ordinance granting the use of the
streets to the Delaware and Atlantic
Telephone Company.
The combination excursion to OceaI
Grove, on Thursday, given by the fir,
companies of New Egypt and Wrights
town, was largely patronized.
July was an ideal summer month, will
now and then warm day, but the frequent
showers prevented anything like drought
and quickly broke the hot spells.
Red Mantle, the trotting horse Of Ell
wood Stead, valued at $1,000, died OIL
Tuesday of strangulation of the bowels
The animal had q record of 1925
Rev. Eli Clifford, of Clayton, has beer
relieved of watery tumor, an operation
having been successfully performed fol
that purpose at the Methodist Hospital,
Philadelphia
At her home on Garden street, on Thurs.
day, occurred the death of Miss Amelia
Aaron, daughter of the late Rev Samuel
Aaron. Deceased leaves sister, Miss
Louisa Aaron.
Severe thunder storms haYe been too
frequent this summer to suit the average
citizen, and an ugly feature of most OF
them has been the heavy rains which
ushers them in.
The Beverly Board Of Health has mo-
tilted the Italian colony camping there to
leave the city without delay, as it ia fear
ed their filthy condition may be the cause
Of breeding some contagious disease
The funeral of Charles P. Haines, of
Water street, took place yesterday after
noon. Deceased was veteran of the
civil war, and was buried with military
honors by Gen. A. E. Shiras Post, GAR.
Edward Groom, Mount Holly's Oldest
citizen, is suffering this morning from the
effects of the sting of bees, which attack
ed him last evening while he was work
ing in his garden. His hands and face are
considerably swollen.
Prof w. COLON Cook, Principal of
Mount Hclly High School, will be at the
Brainard street building, on Tuesday,
September 2, from A. NJ to P. M, to re-
ceive applications for admission to the
school from non residents
Colkitt g. Thomson, at their store on
Mill street, have the largest stock of flour,
as well as baled hay and straw, to be
found in town. They sell all kinds of feed.
Grist work will be attended to with
promptness. Telephone No. Ia
A large and first-class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durands 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.
Don't get angry when member Of the
Board of Health tells you there is some
thing about your premises in an unsani-
tary condition. Feel fortunate that he
doesn't have you arrested, make you pay
a fine and have the unclean place put In
order besides
The annual picnic of the Columbus
Snapper Soup Club will be held in ex-
Sheriff Townsend's woods, near that place,
on Wednesday, 18th inst The committee
of arrangements consists of Edward A.
Atkinson, William A. Townsend, John L.
Deacon, Raymond r. Wells and Charles
E. Black
That filtered water cannot be furnished
any too soon was demonstrated at the fire
on Wednesday morning. when the mud
from fire hydrant was so thick in the
Union Company's line of hose that it was
impossible to secure a stream of water I'M
til after the hose had been uncoupled and
the mud allowed to pass out.
Maurice Deacon, who has been living
in England for seven years, is visiting
Mount Holly, having arrived in this
country on Friday. While abroad he has
established reputation as a driver of
horses in England, Australia and France,
making several worlds records. His
father was former clerk of Burlington
county.
According to the compass of one of the
most experienced surveyors in this county
the curb ON the west side of High street
from Washington to Water, is exactly
north and south, but the painter who reset
the weather vane on the Masonic Temple
evidently knew more than all the survey
ors in the state. By his reckoning north
is where northeast is said, by competent
authorities, to be located The painter
had a compass to guide him but he said he
knew that was not right, and he set the
letters according to his own idea
The fire department was called out on
Wednesday morning shortly after 7 O'Clock
by blaze al the gas works, caused by 8
break In the naphtha tank, which permitted