The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-08-15

Bower, died in Philadelphia, on Saturday.
Howard V. Stratton does not contem-
plate removing from the store he is now
occupying.
The unclaimed letters in the post office
are for Beechwood. Nathan Cole. Ellis
word johnson and 81. E. Turner.
A gold dollar attached to pin, bearing
the initials I'M. L. l., found on High
street last night by Patrick Dolan, can be
obtained at 1877 Risdon street by paying
for this notice.
Most cases of headache and neuralgia
are caused from eye strain. If you have
headache look to your eyes. Consult
Stiles & Co., eye specialists, at the Ma
sonic Temple, tomorrow. Free exami-
nation.
While working in the ice house of Atkins
& Anderson, at Smithville, yesterday
morning, getting out ice to be carted to
Mount Holly, Charles Bishop. who as
sists in serving customers, cut bad cash
on the back of his left hand with an axe.
While swimming at the mill dam, yes
terday afternoon, the son of Josiah En-
gle, of Cherry street. stepped on a piece
of glass, cutting deep cash in the great
toe of his right foot and severing an ar
terry. The injury was attended to by DR..
Flynn.
George Childs, who has been working
at the Baldwin House, Beach Haven, was
arrested on Sunday, by Constable Throck-
morton, and brought to Mount Holly, on
warrant charging him with the larceny
ot some carpenters tools, valued at $40,
the property of Ezekias w. Esham.
The Board of Freeholders was called
together in special session on Wednesday
to consider a request of the Delaware and
Atlantic Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany for permission to enter upon certain
roads in the county in order that they
may lay their wires under ground. The
roads are in Beverly, Riverside andRiverton
and the Solicitor was instructed to draw
an ordinance that will cover all roads.
The Telephone Company paid the expense
of the special session.
Lying In pool of blood an unidentified
man was found dead near the Robert
Brock farm between Bridgeboro and Gin
naminson. Saturday afternoon. Coroner
William Grobler after careful investiga-
ton said the man had probably died either
from heart disease or heat prostration.
The man was well dressed in a blue
serge suit, blue shirt and black SLOUGH
hat. He was feet 8 inches in height,
and was apparently so years old. 1t is
thought that he was Philadelphia.
A full blooded bull dog, which had won
two blue ribbons and defeated all corners
at Newark, was recently brought to Mount
Holly as an additional home attraction
for the children of Prosecutor Samuel A.
Atkinson. The animal was owned by
Harvey Thomas, now enjoying his annual
vacation, and who had expected to take
it back to Newark in two weeks. That
number on the programme, however, will
be omitted, as the beast is no more. Break
ing loose, on Saturday, the animal sought
the street, coming In contact with troll
ley car with fatal results.
The presence of some alert officers at
Rancocas Park, on Saturday, prevented
gang of pick-pockets from enjoying nice
graft" 1t is known that nine of them
were there. Four escaped but the follow
ing quartette was captured and land
ed in Jail: William Leonard. Frank Kill
patrick, Samuel Fischie and Edgar Sutton,
who claim to reside in Philadelphia. The
robbers were working the crowd in at
tendance at the Red Mems picnic, and
they got Frank Dennis for $11. There
are other victims who did not report
their losses. Constable Throckmorton
shot his revolver at one of the men who
tried unsuccessfully to escape. When De-
tective Parker discovered the presence of
the strangers, he detailed John Wright to
watch them, and the detective came up
on car to prevent the men from operat-
ing among the passengers Two thieves
jumped off the car. Parker went back
and then returned to Mount Holly to get
Deputy Fleetwood. In the meantime
Throckmorton arrived at the park and
was apprised of the situation. Parker
was laying plans to capture the whole
crowd, not yet having been in communi-
cation with Throakmorton. When the
latter saw one of the thieves picking a
mans pocket, it was more than he could
stand, and summoning assistance four of
the gang were arrested, and they are
slick looking lot. Four detectives were
here yesterday, and identified two of the
men as old offenders. A man who claimed
to be the father of one prisoner, put up
$500 cash bail for his reputed son and the
latter was released.