The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-08-22

Services in Grace Episcopal Church, a
Pemberton, will be resumed on Sunday q
10 o'clock.
The Palmyra township committee ha
under consideration the installation of
fire alarm system.
Rev. Mr. Morrison, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
occupied the pulpit of the Baptist Church
morning and evening. on Sunday.
Miss Ella Estill. granddaughter o
Charles III Estill, of this place, died a
Merchantville, on Friday night.
Several tramps on Pine and Shrev'
streets were very insolent in their demands
for something to eat on Sunday morning
Charles II. Deacon, superintendent o.
the Hospital for Insane, is very much
better and it is hoped he will soon be able
to resume his duties.
Cranberry growers are getting ready fol
the picking which will begin in two weeks
The berries are beginning TO color up and
are almost full grown.
Henry Harmed, of Germantown, Pa,
and Miss Sarah Goldy. living on the road
between Mount Holly and Hainesport,
are to be married tomorrow evening
Philip Karg, the King street grocer, has
a very pretty window display, composed
of the products of the Postum Cereal
Company. who are offering prizes to mer-
chants for the best window displays.
AS result of using indecent language
at Rancocas Park Saturday night, Charles
Gordon, of Moorestown, was arrested by
Special Officer Beattey, of Moorestown,
aud subjected to fine and costs before
Justice Krayer, of Mount Holly:
A baby boy, weighing III pounds, ar
rived at the home of Joseph Smires, who
Hives on the Carter farm adjoining the
fair grounds, on Tuesday. The prospect
of having good farm hand to assist him
in few years, is most encouraging to the
father.
Excellent weather favored the picnic
held by the Sacred Heart church, on
Thursday, and quite sum was realized.
The court house yard held many people
during the evening, who enjoyed the
music and dancing. The proceeds of this
event will be applied to the church
Indebtedness
1t was found necessary, on Wednesday
morning, for officers to go to the home Of
William J. Shannon, on Water street. and
bring him up with sharp turn, because
he had threatened to kill his wife while
under the influence of liquor. The mans
condition gave the impression that his
mind was affected.
The formic acid of bee stings is the lat
est cure for rheumatism and lumbago.
One apiaist is reported to have 1000. 900
bees from which the stinger is extracted
by rubber Bees dislike rubber and attack
it viciously. The stingers are carefully
extracted and sent to laboratory. where
the acid is converted into serum.
Ex-Sheriff Townsend's grove. near
Columbus, will be the scene OF another
merry outing party to-day, when a
basket picnic will be held The annual
recurrence of this event adds to its
popu arity and increases yearly the num-
Der OF invitations sent out. The matter is
in charge of Loring S. Borton. Mount
Holly; Thomas B. Aaronson, Columbus;
Herbert Margerum, Trenton.
Stephen J. McElwee, aged So years,
died at his home In Riverton early Sun
day morning, from injuries received on
the railroad over year ago. He was
crossing the track in front of his home
when he was struck by the pilot of the
engine of a passenger train which was
slowing up to stop at the station. He had
several ribs broken and suffered other in
ternal injuries. He was not expected to
live, hut to the surprise of his physicians
and his family, he gradually grew strong
er until he could get up. He never com
pletely regained his strength, however,
and frequently complained of pains in his
side
Considerable damage resulted from the
storm which passed over this section
Tuesday afternoon. The church of ST..
Martins-in-t he-F Field, at Lumberton, was
struck by lightning and hole burned in
the roof. Neighbors extinguished the
flames with buckets of water, and the
damage was small. George Budd, a
farmer. living near Pemberton. suffered
loss TO the amount of about 81, 900, as the
result of lightning, which reduced to ashes
his large outbuildings, crops, etc. From
the same cause a fire occurred on thelfarm
of Samuel j. Davis, near Wrightstown,
destroying barn and its contents. entail
ing loss of 81, 500.
Aaron Haley, of Columbus, died Tues
day afternoon at the age of "a years. The
funeral took place on Friday, interment
being made in the cemetery at Mansfield.
'Old Man Haley" as he was Familiarity
referred to by the residents of his town,
where he settled In 1927, established
a stage route between Columbus and Bur
ling, carrying passengers and mails for
over fifty years between those two places.
There was no more conspicuous figure on
the road than Aaron Haley. who often
times found it necessary to strap passen-
gers riding on the top and in the rear OF
the stage designed for carrying baggage
in order to secure their safety. The old
historic stage ceased its daily trips on the
completion of the Columbus and Kinkors
Railroad. There are many men to-day
who, when boys, felt the sting oftHaley's
whip, which was sufficiently long to reach
those who sought to get free ride.
A man from Buddtown won out, or
Thursday, In Mount Holly. when he had
been arrested for cruelty to his horse, Oh
charge of overlooking his wagon but
not his horses stomach. However, the
Buddtown farmer was backed up by al
lexpert examination of his steed, made by
DR.. Carter, who knows a thing or two
about horse flesh. The Buddtowner haC
gotten next to good load of fine jersey
peaches in Burlington and was joggine
home in his one horse team. The maj
was going through Mount Holly thinking
of nothing but peaches and cream, whel
William Bradley entered complaint befor
Justice Jamison. Constable John Throck
| morton made the arrest and then tn
whole party, peaches and all, moved owe
to the 'Squire's office. The Buddtowl
man began to see the profit on his peache
+ fading away. But it remained for doc
Carter to put the stamp of expert expert