The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-11
Mrs. Katie Rogers. of Mount Holly, was

n Mrs. Katie Rogers, of Mount Holly, wa
Il relieved Of her purse by a pickpocket i
:, a Philadelphia store on Thursday.
Jesse Wells, of Bordentown, has pun
/, chased the driving outfit of Prosecute
: Samuel A. Atkinson. of Mount Holly.
d The pulpit of the Baptist Church, a
Chesterfield, on Sunday, was occupied b.
: William j. Morgan, of Mount Holly.
e The Epworth League. of the First M
8 E. Church, of Camden, will run trolle,
excursion to Mount Holly this evening
: Charles R. Fenton is at Buffalo, N. Y.
l representing Mount Holly Lodge of Elk
. at the meeting of the Grand Lodge Their
this week.
A contract to paint the cold storage
E warehouse of Albert Hansell, near Ran
cocas, has been awarded to George w
; Bothner, of Mount Holly.
Eighteen fine work horses, secured in
this section by DR.. j. Hume Carter, OF
Mount Holly. have been shipped to con.
} tractor at Havre De Grace, Md
Thirty two young chickens, put up for
market, and valued at $25, were recently
stolen from Mrs. Mary Sharp, of Marlton,
whose hennery has been frequently visit
ed by thieves.
A special election was held at Lumber
ton, on Wednesday, to appropriate $1,000
to purchase that portion of the Mount
Holly and Lumberton turnpike lying in
that township. The appropriation was
passed by vote of so to l.
DR.. Thomas S. Lippincott, of Potts
town, Pa, who recently married Miss
Viola White. of Mount Holly, has opened
an office for the practice of his profession
at Parkerford. Pa. The doctor reports
that he is meeting with success
John McCardle and s. l. Goodall, both
of Philadelphia, caught 996 weakfsh with
hook and line at Beach Haven in three
days last week. On Wednesday morning
McCardle, fishing alone, caught 2OS. The
next day the two men Landed 34S and on
Friday they caug hit 40.
Residents of Bispham street are circu-
lating a petition, to be presented to the
Township Committee, to compel the
Crew-Levick Company to remove the
large oil tank located along the railroad
in the rear of that street. The petition
claims the tank is constant source of
danger from fire.
Thomas Horror, of Juliustown, it is
learned, will not lose the sight of his eyes
as the result of a Fourth of July acct
dent, when he was badly burned In the
face. With the fuse of large cannon
cracker sputtering fire while holding the
same in his hand, he overlooked the at
tending danger by stopping to light his
pipe. and the cracker exploded.
Dennis Stumpf and wife occupy small
place on the South Pemberton road. and
during the absence of the family, Thurs
day afternoon, thief entered the house
and ransacked all the rooms for valua.
bles leaving the premises in a chaotic
condition. Three gold rings and several
small articles were taken. besides silver
stop watch, priced for its intrinsic value
and as an heirloom coming from the old
county. Detective Parker has the case in
hand
Washington Council, No. 10, o. U. A.
hoe Ofn
councillor, John Throckmorton, Jr.; ju-
nior ex-councilor, Dilwyn s. Gauntt;
councillor, John Throckmorton, ST.; vice
councillor, Alvin s. Eastlack; recording
secretary, Harley G. Brown; assistant re-
cording secretary Morris L. Throckmor-
ton; financial secretary. VIM. M. Reeves;
treasurer, s. Earl Assay; inductor, Ridg
way Assay; examiner, Alvin Staley; in
side protector, Franklin Armstrong; out
side protector, George II. Peak; trustee,
w. W. Sherman; representative, Scott
Cameron.
Use oil of cetronelle and be free from
mosquitoes, says Prof. John B. Smith, the
New Jersey entomologist and mosquito
expert. 1t is to be applied externally,
care being taken not to get it in the eyes
Ii the oil gets into the eyes it produces
distressing smarting sensation, although
no permanent injury will follow. Partial
relief may be obtained by washing the
affected members with water. For horses
and other animals exposed to the mosquito
pest fish oil, with little crude carbolic
acid. is excellent. The "skeeters" will
not remain in the vicinity of either of
these preparations.
Howard Eckert is one of the tax delin-
quents of this township, and constable
Mccormick, who is trying to collect the
back taxes, saw Eckert on Saturday even
ing and asked for the money. As Eckert
did not give satisfactory reply, the con-
stable started to arrest him, when Eckert
showed fight. Mccormick got warrant
for the arrest of Eckert on charge of as
saulting an officer. The other fellow, in
return, attempted to get warrant for the
constable for assault and battery, draw
fused to issue it, claiming that the official
bond of the constable was sufficient to
cover such charge.
Elias Lemon, employed by Victor Rit-
zendollar, of Chatsworth, met with a Sc
rious accident, on Thursday. He was ad-
justing an axe with the handle resting
against tree, when it slipped and the
blade cut him on the back of the head.
Blood flowed freely from the wound, fill
ing his shoes and saturating his clothing.
Local remedies failed to check the flow
of blood, and the sufferer was hastily
driven to Pemberton, distance OF twelve
miles. DR.. Sitgreaves saw the serious
condition of the man and ordered his re-
moval to the Burlington County Hospital
Before reaching Mount Holly it was
thought Lemon would die. The surgeons
at the hospital had been notified of the
case, and they were ready for action when
the patient arrived.
A few days since colored lady entered
the stationery store of L. G. Jamison and,
it is alleged, stole pocketbook belonging
to young girl which had been laid on the
shelf of the display window temporarily.
A boy employed in the store at the time
informed Squire Jamison that the custo-
mer took the purse. The Squire secured
the names of the girl and woman and the
latter went out. The lad was then sent
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