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

A wind mill has been erected on the
property of Allen A. Engle. on Mount
Holly avenue.
Sheriff Bower is making radical i'm
provements to his barn in the rear of his
residence on High street.
A brick dwelling house at No Al Pine
street, containing modern improvements.
is offered for rent by Joseph G. Bower
Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Fred Stanton, of Mount Holly.
and Miss Pearl Beideman, of Haddon-
field.
Four candidates were initiated by Wash
ington Camp. No. II, P. o. s. of A., at a
meeting of the lodge held on Thursday
evening.
If you want fine Georgia peaches, water
melons, cantelopes. pineapples and fresh
vegetables. get them at Cavanaugh's.
Main street.
The canning houses are now putting up
okra. A considerable quantity of this
product is being furnished the canneries
by ]. Edward Dobbins, whose success as
a farmer is being noted.
On Thursday next will be held the an
nual picnic of the Sacred Heart church.
The event will take place in the Court
House yard and should be well patronized.
as the proceeds will be applied to the
church debt
There was an audience atJustice Slack s
Office ON Wednesday night. The case was
that of Mrs. Huntington VS. Mrs. Bert
Sherman, who charged that the latter as
saulted her 12-year- daughter. The
defendant was placed under $50 bail.
Fitzpatrick. of Beverly. were married at
st. Joseph's rectory Saturday by Rev. F.
Dennis. John Fitzpatrick, father of the
groom, was best man, and the bridesmaid
was Miss Rose Fitzpatrick. sister of the
groom.
The katydid is chirping vociferously,
as if to impress the truth of the old tradi
tion that frost will come within six weeks.
As this insect has been getting in his work
for at least two weeks. the predicted frost
should come within month, which is
hardly likely.
A flock of black birds arrived in the
vicinity of Deacon's Station Thursday
morning, which was SO large that large
pasturage was almost covered when
they alighted. Their gatherings and
the rustling of their wings sounded
like wind in winter sweeping through
telegraph wires.
Car $40 on its 10 o'clock trip to Mount
Holly from Burlington Thursday morning
lost portion of its trolley pole while
climbing the high grade in front of the
Fair grounds. The brakes of the car
were speedily set to keep the car from
slipping down the hill while temporary
repairs were made.
The Burlington county convention of
the Senior o. U. A. M. will be held in
Mount Holly. on Thursday evening, at
the chamber of Washington Council, No.
10. The state councillor and the state
council secretary will be present. The
members of the order are requested to at
tend and have good time.
Mark Valentine, of Riyerton, was ar
rested by Marshal Ryan Wednesday morn
ing, charged by his wife with beating her
and cutting her with razor. In default
of bail. he was committed to Mount Holly
Jail by Recorder Coddington to await trial
Mrs. Valentine said her husband threatened
to kill her if she had him arrested for
beating her. They live at Cinnaminson.
Finding himself partly in stupor on
Thursday night, Walter Bryan, of Spout
Spring avenue, became alarmed and
sought the members of his family. who
fects of Illuminating gas. Doors and
windows were hastily opened and those
in the house were hustled into the fresh
air, where they soon revived. The trouble
arose from the pipe in the cellar becoming
disconnected with the meter, which filed
the house with the deadly gas.
William Garwood had narrow escape
from serious injury or perhaps death, on
Saturday. The young man was riding on
the front platform of trolley Car going
to Camden. A short distance below
Moorestown sudden puff of wind blew
off his hat and in making hurried grab
for it he slipped and fell from the car.
which was moving at rapid rate. His
right thumb was badly sprained, and he
was considerably bruised about the body.
as well as being cut and scratshed about
the face. He fell within few inches of
the wheels, and narrowly missed being
crushed beneath them.
For the sum of $1,000. it is reported, be-
sides counsel fees, DIR. Thomas s. Lippin-
colt, of Lower Pottsgrove, Tuesday settled
with Mrs. Blanche Nourse. of Altoona,
who thereupon Withdrew her &c. 900
breach of promise suit against the doctor.
This is the case in which the plaintiff was
recently acquitted of the Doctors charge
that she had burned his barn in revenge
for his marriage to another woman. The
Doctor admits that Mrs. Nourse spent
three days at his home, but only as q
housekeeper, and says that he never made
love to her, as she alleged, even though
she did declare that she loved rural life
and would like to rake the meadows
sweet with hay" Family pride was at
the bottom of the settlement of the case.
The publicity was most unsavory to the
good old Lippincott family tree, largely
located in New Jersey.
Unable to secure 5000 bail, half -crazed
and chained to drunken negro, John
Bintliff, once one of the most popular anG
respected young men of Beverly, was
broughtto Mount Holly Jail yesterday tt
await trial on three serious charges. TIL,
worst feature of his downfall is the piteoul
grief of his aged parents. Until recently
Bintliff was industrious and highly though
of He became enamored of a married
woman of Burlington, who left her hus
band and went to Beverly. Recently. it il
claimed. he beat the woman's mother
who objected to his attentions He wa
held in 5000 bail for the offense. Later h
was arrested on a charge of larceny anC
was again held In 5000 bail The Gilman
of his troubles came Tuesday when be
had furious fight with Marshall Austin
who tried to serve warrant upon him
Bail was.tixed at $500 and not only was h'