The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

much improved in appearance by the al
plication of fresh paint.
The electric wiring at the Arcade HI
tel is being changed in order to conforI
to the wishes of the insurance agents.
: Ira L. Joyce has given up the manage
ment of the hotel, at Woodmansie, an
returned to his home near Browns Mills.
On August Is. Daniel A. Sweeney wi
e take possession of the American House
: at Monmouth junction, which he has pun
chased
An iron fence has been erected on th
High street side of the residence of Capt
Z Walter A. Barrows, which adds consider
ably to its appearance.
E John b. Nolan and Elizabeth Upper
) lein, both of Southampton township, wer
r married in Mount Holly, on July II, b.
James L. Jamison, Justice of the Peace.
! John Myers, aged 81 years, was buriet
on Saturday afternoon from the residenc'
of his brother-in-law, Walter &. Dennis
In the Baptist cemetery at Pemberton.
Richard Challender. of Wrightstown
the driver of a load of hay belonging tt
Charles Remine, escaped injury when the
horses ran away on Tuesday. The hay
was upset and the wagon and harness
were broken.
Old snapper catchers at Hanover say
that offers, which have become quite mum
erous in that section, are killing snappers
When out hunting few days since, Asa
Pittman found number of dead turtles,
and their death is attributed to this cause
Joseph Britton, who occupies County
Collector Powells farm, near Lumberton,
is recovering from an injury which caused
him great pain. While trying to fix an
obstinate window sash, he ran nail into
his hand, causing his arm to swell to large
proportions.
While drunk and disorderly on the
streets, Wednesday afternoon, Ella Dew
| lin, tramp, was arrested by Constable
Throckmorton and when taken before
Justice Slack she abused that officer with
very bad language, resulting in asentence
of ninety days in Jail.
The removal of the iron fence in front
of the court house and jail, which is in
line with suggestion of THE News, will
add materially to the appearance of that
neighborhood, especially when all the i'm
provements there are completed. The
fence will be stored away for future use.
During the past week William L. Dur
and was confined to the house as the
result of injuries which he received while
painting a roof on the barn of Walter II.
Kirby, at Georgetown. By the slipping
of board, Durand fell to the ground,
hurting his foot and receiving internal
injuries.
In order that there may be skating
pond at Rancocas Park, in time for next
winter, the work of erecting dam there
will soon begin. Much of the under
brush will be cleared away, and when the
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will have been formed. No charge will
be made for skating.
The following properties were sold by
Sheriff Bower, on Thursday: Mary Groves
in Southampton township, to Blanchard
H. White, the complainant, for 800; Web
ster Foundry Sand Company, in Chester
township. 81, 500; same in Florence town
ship, 81, 100, to the Security Trust Com
pany. of Camden, the complainant.
The congregation of the Sacred Heart
church will hold its annual picnic in the
court house yard on Thursday, August II,
at which time they hope for unusual sup
port on the part of the public, it having
become necessary to expend over 81, 900 in
making repairs and improvements to the
church building since it was damaged by
fire.
Washington Council, No. 8, Jr. o. U.
A. M installed the following officers on
Tuesday evening: Junior past councillor,
Raymond W. Sprow; councillor. Bertram
circuit; vice councillor, Thomas A. Brown,
recording secretary, Samuel A. Dobbins,
Jr.; assistant recording secretary, Harry
w. Phares; financial secretary Benjamin
A. Sleeper; treasurer, Alburtus H. Jack
son; warden, George VI. Sleeper; trustee,
Harry Hawkins, Jr.; chaplain, Raymond
W. Sprow; representative to State Coun-
Gil. Harry w. Phares; representative to
Funeral Benefit Association. Alburtus Fl.
Jackson.
During an outing at Kenilworth Lake
by some Marlton people, on Wednesday,
Mrs Henry W. Roberts, while strolling
through the grove, had an unpleasant ex-
perience when she found herself within
three feet of rattlesnake, whose thickest
part was as large as mans arm. The
snake was not coiled up and it made no
attack upon her. Mrs. Roberts hit it with
a stick when the reptile coiled up in an
attitude of defiance, shaking its six rattles
and button. Her calls for help brought
several men to her assistance and the dan
gerous serpent was killed.
Constable Mccormick Is meeting with
all kinds of trouble in his efforts to collect
the back taxes of Northampton township.
1t appears he arrested Howard Eckert
after the latter had paid his taxes to Col
lector Frank S. Davis, the officer being
ignorant of that fact. Mccormick had
some difficulty when he called on E. A.
Sibbitt. baker, living on Mount Holly
avenue, who sells his bread and cakes
from push-cart. Sibbitt didn't like the
Constable and struck Mccormick over the
head with bag of -four and covered him
with it. AS result the offender was ar
rested and held under $50 bail by Justice
Slack.
Charles Scott, demented negro, gave
Deputy Sheriff Fleetwood and Constable
Throckmorton some trouble when they
took him to the state asylum, last week.
The fellow refused to get on trolley car,
and In the scuffle which ensued Scott bit
Fleetwood on the thumb and sank his
teeth into Throckmorton's arm. The
crazy man was subdued by two policemen,
who took him to the station house. Hand
cuffs were placed on him and he was land.
ed in the asylum without further trouble.
The officers had with them Charles Baker
and Edward Venable, whom they were
taking to the state prison, and the trouble
with Scott did not break out until those
prisoners had been confined behind the
bars