The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
LOCAL NEWS.

Clifford B. Vansant and John Grifsu,
trolley conductors, were on the sick list
last week.
The members of Company E went to
Sea Girt. on Thursday, for their annual
rifle practice.
Rosenfeld Bros, Mill street. have a
large stock of agate and tin ware, of the
aud 10 cent line
A position as teacher in the Brainard
school has been accepted by Miss Madeline
C. Raby, of London Grove Pa.
A very pleasant lawn social and supper
was given by the ladies of the Methodist
Church, on Thursday and Friday evenings.
Wood thieves have renewed operations
in the pines about Magnolia, and a special
officer has been employed to arrest the
guilty parties.
The pupils and friends of the Brainard
School enjoyed their picnic at Rancocas
Park. on Thursday. Quite large number
were in attendance.
Rosenfeld Bros are now having spec
ial sale of dress suit cases and lawn
benches. Their new line of refrigerators
is particularly worthy of notice.
The new uniforms, recently ordered by
America Hose Company were distributed
among the members at special meeting
held last night for that purpose.
William H. Lewis, of Wood Lane, lost
his pocketbook, on Wednesday morning,
containing 800. Later he found it in the
rear of the Arcade Hotel, after searching
for several hours.
During the shower which passed over
Mount Holly, on Wednesday evening. the
attention of several persons was called to
the peculiar formation of a group of
clouds. which resembled water wheel.
A caveat has been filed against the pro-
bate of the will of Isaac w. Buck, deceased,
of Burlington, by his daughter, Dorothy,
until decree of the court is made. The
executor is George A. Atkinson, Mayor of
Burlington.
Job Collins is the newly appointed jan
itor of the lodgeroom in the Mirror build
ing Thus far he has been complying
with the rules governing his position,
one of which is that ne shall keep the
room warm"
The person buying $50 worth of goods
for cash during our July sale, will be pre-
sented with large size graphaphcne.
With every s. purchase, for cash. will be
given cyclinder or disc record. Rosen-
field Bros, Mill street.
The hotel at Ellisburg. owned by Jack |
son L. Kelley, has been sold at an advance
of 50, 600 over what he paid for it. His
son, Andrew ]. Kelley, has also sold his
hotel at Clayton. The latter has gone on
trip to the Pacific coast.
Prisoners from Burlington County were
paroled by the Board of Pardons. on We'd
nesday, as follows: Charles s. Relish. SEN
fenced October, 1904, one year for assault
and battery; Robert Pickering. sentenced
October, 1908, three years for Larceny.
The only person on High street, We'd
nesday evening, who was complying with
the provisions of the ordinance which re-
quires bicycle riders to display light on
their machines, was a 12-year-old boy |
who had lighted lantern suspended from
the handle bar of his wheel.
Chief Linderman, of Merchantville, and |
Chief Conway, of Moorestown, are look
ing for the parties who put large fence
rail on the track with the idea of wreck
ing trolley car of the Burlington County
Railway Company as it was proceeding
from Mount Holly to Camden.
Prosecutor Samuel A. Atkinson spent
Thursday at Wilmington, Del. On Fri
day he boarded steamship at Philadel-
phia and sailed for Boston, where he spent
a day and then proceeded to Portland,
Maine He will return home on Saturday.
On this trip the Prosecutor is accompanied
by Thomas B. Denness.
Sylvester J. Greth, 68 years old. of
MasOnville, was one of the Philadelphia
heat victims and removed to a hospital.
W c,
and his son, A. P. Greth. notified the
detective bureau, when a search was in
stituted for the missing man. who was
employed at the news stand in the Bourse
building.
When it became known that the young
son of M. Warner Hargrove had the scarlet
fever, there was somewhat of scare at
Browns Mills, and the lad was quaran-
tined Not feeling satisfied, however,
three other physicians, at different times,
were called in, and they pronounced the
case to be measles, which was relief to
all concerned.
In stating that Howard Eckert was ar
rested by Constable Mccormick after he
had paid his taxes. THE News was mis-
informed. In this case Mccormick did
his duty, and Eckert did not settle until
after his difficulty with the officer Col
lector Davis is exercising care in this
respect, so that no mistakes of this char
acter might be made. Baker Sibbett did
not pay his back taxes until after he was
arrested by Mccormick, who is perform
ing his duty without fear or favor
Washington Camp, No II, P. o. s. of
A.. is preparing for a good time next |
Thursday evening, when about a dozen
candidates are to be initiated. 1t is pos
sble that the work will be performed in |
all its beauty by the degree team of Pal |
myra Camp, No. 90, which has been in |
vited to come to Mount Holly for that |
purpose. Members of neighboring camps |
are invit to participate in the refresh
ments which are to be served after the
business session has adjourned. 1t is ex-
pected that several of the state officers,
accompanied by friends, will be present.
The members of No II who fail to attend
will miss good thing.
A party of automobilists, presumably
from New York, ran down Ralph, the
young son of Harry Carly, near Colum-
bus, on Thursday afternoon. as he was
driving home with load of empty milk
cans. He was thrown out and severely
bruised, and his wagon was wrecked In
attempting to avoid drove of cows which
blocked the highway, the autoists smashed
into young Carly, spilling him and the
milk cans and causing the horse to run
away. The automobile was stopped and
the lad was lifted in and taken to his home,
where his injuries were dressed. The
autOists fixed nm the damages with the