The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-21
LOCAL NEWS.

At one time during the past winter
there were twenty -fve cases of griI
among the patients at the almhouse.
The house belonging to the estate Of
John West, on Mount Holly avenue, has
been sold to Harry Norcross for $500.
The Baptist ladies, of Vincentown, gave
an enjoyable supper on Friday and Sat
urday evenings, in the town hall at that
place.
Ellis 81. Parker, George H. Branson, W.
Roland Warrick and Paul R. Goldey left
for the shore, yesterday morning, in quest
of ducks.
The evangelistic meetings which began
in the Presbyterian Church at Jackson
vile, on Sunday. will be continued dur
ing the week.
The rain on Sunday turned to shower
during the night, which was accompanied
by vivid lightning. 1t was the first thun-
der storm of the season.
Gorton's Ministries will appear in the
Mount Holly Opera House on Saturday
night, April 1. This troupe always gives
frst-class performance.
Tuckerton now has an Art Needlework
Club, with Mrs. Carrie Cowperthwait,
president; Mrs. Samuel Horner, secretary,
and Miss Eta OTIS treasurer.
For Sale.-A safe. in good condition.
Made by Farrell & Co. viii be sold
cheap, the owner having no further use
for it. Apply at rs Main street.
Although improvements are to be made
to the Ashhurst property, on Garden
street, it will not be occupied as summer
home by theowner, as has been stated
Mrs. William j. Brannan. of Broad
street. sustained fall, last week, cutting
a deep cash on her head. and for time it
was feared that she would bleed to death.
Rev. e. Kionka, pastor of the Evangel-
ical Lutheran Church at Riverside, has
rendered his resignation to take effect
May Is. He anticipates going to Kansas
City.
Andrew R. Bedwell, the Mill street
shoemaker, has purchased the building
now occupied by Worrell & Harris. He
will use it for his business and also for a
residence.
The Burlington County Railway Com
pany made a change in its schedule on
Saturday, giving half hour trips to Cam
den. New time tables have been printed
for distribution.
A dried beef cutter is responsible for
quick surgical operation performed on
Constable George Denning. of Bridge
boro. who lost portion of one finger by
getting it caught in the machine.
The fair and festival held in the Arcade
hall, on Friday and Saturday evenings.
by Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp, No. DO,
Sons of Veterans, was largely attended,
fine weather favoring the event.
Miss Edith 81. Cook, who is student at
Normal school, Trenton, spent Sunday
with her parents, Professor w. COLON
Cook and wife. She was accompanied by
Miss Helen Brokaw, of Freehold.
All members of the degree team of New
Jersey Lodge, No. 1, Knights of Pythias,
are requested to be at the lodge room at
o'clock, sharp. tomorrow evening, to
proceed to Medford, where the Knight
rank will be conferred in the long form.
Lewis c. Read and Mary A. Poole, of
Burlington, came to Mount Holly on Feb
ruary %, and were married by Justice R.
]. B. Slack The same official performed
another marriage on March II, the con-
tracing parties being Richard L. Spinner,
of Moorestown, aud Alice Gsell, of Haines-
port
The unexpected happened to Harry
Snyder, of Unionville, few days ago,
and as result he has been nursing pain
full wound. After cleaning his revolver he
began to insert the cartridges, and while
thus engaged one of them exploded, the
leaden missile passing through his left
hand at knuckle joint.
cabin at Writings and chopping wood
for George Giberson, on Tuesday
thought that he was being chased and ran
through the woods barefooted and nearly
naked 10 miles to Forked River. His
neighbors followed and found him ex-
hausted on the ground. his scanty cloth.
ing torn from him by the brush. He was
taken to Toms River to be sent to the
asylum at Trenton.
When the 11.12 trolley from Burling-
ton reached Woodland, Saturday night,
a man was seen lying about two feet from
the tracks. Conductor Vansant stopped
The PROSTATE form was that Of eolored
man, very much under the influence of
liquor. Having awakened from a two
hours sleep, he said he was all right and
insisted upon being left alone. The fell
low had been put off a north bound
car at that point, as he works on farm
in the neighborhood. Being unable to
walk under his heavy jag, he lay down on
the damp ground to recuperate.
Andrew Foulke, farmer, of Lumber
ton, asked the Philadelphia police, on
Thursday, to search for his runaway
daughter, Emeline P. Foulke, II years
old, and her friend, Sallie Herkel, of the
same age. He said they left Lumberton
on Wednesday in company with west
ern man, whose name Foulke did not
know. The man had been staying at the
home of relative in Lumberton all win
ter. The Herkle girl was arrested on Fri
day night at Norristown, Pa. Sadie said
she and Emeline went there with a car
penter. who induced them to leave home
and seek work at Norristown.
Because of the fear of trouble at the
dancing school, on West Washington
street, conducted by Professor Hardy,
Captain Branson went there, by request,
on Tuesday evening, fully prepared to
put out of business any patron who might
take notion to flourish a razor or other
wise misbehave himself. 1t seems that
two city chaps have been attending these
dances, and during the past few weeks
they took a notion to monopolize the af.
fections of charming colored lady, whose
admirer wouldn't stand for this Quitting
in" After a heated argument the mer
left the hall, but as they threatened to
come back and lido somebody" it wal
thought best to have an officer on hand
Everything passed off quietly however