The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-07

The condition of Joel Taylor, of Muir
rell street, is critical.
A forelady is wanted by the Bastiar
Shoe Manufacturing Company, Burliug-
i ton.
Miss Maude E. Robertson has been con-
fined to her home for several days by i'll.
ness.
Ellis H. Cobb of Mount Holly. is con-
Quoting an automobile repair shop at Sa-
vannah, Ga.
Clarence Reynolds, of Bordentown, q
patient in the Burlington County Hospi-
tai. died at that institution, on Tuesday.
Thomas H. Lynn and daughter, Minnie,
sailed for Jamaica, on Thursday, where
they will remain until April 1.
Wanted, $4,000 at five per cent, on first
mortgage on 100 acre farm, owner living
thereon. Apply to A. A. Anderson.
A supper and dance given in the Ma
sonic Hall, at Burlington, on Wednesday
evening, under the auspices of the ladies
of St Paul's Church, of that place, was
attended by quite delegation from
Mount Holly.
The final missionary collection for the
year was taken in the NJ. E. Sunday school
on Sunday afternoon, amounting to
$11S. 90. This is the largest collection for
that purpose ever taken up in that church
t. L. he of
last year.
An advertising sheet, containing the
business cards of nineteen merchants. OF
Mount Holly. has been issued in connect
ion with the bill of fare to be served by
the members of st. Pauls NJ. E. Church,
at supper which they will give on next
Thursday and Friday evenings at No. 70
Main street.
Two large barns belonging to George
F. Schwartz, of West Palmyra, were
burned Friday night. The fire is thought
to have been of incendiary origin. Three
negroes have been arrested on suspicion
of having set fire to the buildings. They
were given hearing Saturday, and pro-
tested their innocence. saying they had
never been in New Jersey before. They
were held for further examination.
Letters received by several persons in
Mount Holly from Stephen Dickerson,
now in state prison, ask that pipe and
some smoking tobacco be sent him, and
convey messages to several persons in
town. ''Steve" is the colored bootblack
who cut his sweetheart with knife when
in Jealous passion. He says he is well,
and that his sentence of two years will
expire on August 8. 1905, which date he
is anxiously looking forward to.
Driving from Moorestown to Mount
Holly, few days since, package was
seen lying along the road, and at the re-
quest of his wife Harry B. Gale picked it
up. When opened at the home of Willard
H. Rogers, on the Woodland road. it was
found to contain a dozen pigeons and
squads, but as they were not in a good
state of preservation, visions of a tempt
ing meal soon faded away.
While going to their homes from the
railroad station, about O'Clock on Thurs
day morning, William G. Morgan and
Clinton Bullock saw a blaze near the
wagon shed in the rear of Philip Karg's
store, on King street, which they soon
extinguished. During the early evening
some boys were burning paper there in
the back alley. and they left hastily when
the alarm sounded for the Matthias fire.
1t is quite likely that the smouldering
embers were famed into blaze by the
wind during the night.
Shad fishermen are busy in their cabins
along the Delaware river overhauling nets
and knitting new ones for the coming
season. The fishermen are not in espec-
tally good spirits, however, as they do not
look for an early season this year, although
they expect good run of shad when the
fish do arrive. Shad usually begin to
come up the Delaware about the middle
of March, but this season there is little
prospect of them appearing before the
first of April. Shad will not come out of
the bay in snow or ice water, and there is
little likelihood of the river being clear
for at least two weeks. 1t is doubtful if
any shad will be caught before the end of
the present month.
Joseph Pine, who waived indictment
and pleaded guilty to appropriating to his
own use the proceeds of the sale of a
load of truck, amounting to $27, belong
ing to Benjamin Smith, farmer, living
near Medford, was sentenced to serve six
months in the county Jail, on Saturday,
by Judge Gaskill, TO date from the time
of commitment. Pine has already been
in prison about three months. Pine went
to Camden and sold the produce. He was
accompanied on the journey by Joseph
Cotton. After taking some liquid re-
freshments, Pine told Cotton to wait for
him and that he would be back in five
minutes. As he did not return in two
hours and a half, Cotton went on his way.
Pine said he lost the money, and denied
that he failed to support his family.
AS result of an accident at Golfers
Mill about o'clock Thursday afternoon,
three men are suffering from injuries re.
ceived. A gang of carpenters in charge
of Mr.. Rogers, of Allentown, was raising
the roof of the Elliot store, another story
for the purpose of adding a dwelling tc
the store. The roof was on braces and
skids about six feet above the building
when one of the braces gave way and the
roof collapsed, burying three of the work
men under it. They were Hugh Moore
who has broken shoulder blade bodily
and facial injuries, his condition is con
sidered serious; Henry Crammer received
several cuts and bruises about the face
and body; Mr. Rogers who has charge o.
the work was cut in the face by piece o.
flying timber. Mr.. Rogers is having
difficulty to secure enough men to fnisl
the job, as they are rather suspicious of
second risk.
The Providence Presbyterian Church
at Bustleton, of which Rev. w. Hollins
head is pastor, had an enjoyable time oil
Sunday. At $50 p. m. in place of tn
regular Sunday school exercises there wer
services appropriate to the reception ant
dedication of their new library, the Lotti
K. Graves Library Association, having
presented them with handsome quarteret
oak book case, containing about 200 choic
books. A committee of ten from Phila
delphia, headed by the secretary, Charlie