The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26

Rich cut glass; Buy it at Boyce's.
? New postal cards. Mount Holly stree
scenes. Boyce's Of course.
The Mount Holly NJ E. Sunday schoo
will hold its picnic at Rancocas Park. OF
Tuesday, July 10.
A two and -a-half year old son of Waite
Nesbitt was badly bitten on the face ant
: had the scalp torn by collie dog at Kin
kora ON Friday.
Samuel L. Bullock found q pocketbool
on Garden street. on Sunday night TIT
owner can have the same by calling at his
residence and proving property.
Beginning July LIST and continuing
throug h the summer months the service
at Grace Protestant Episcopal church
Pemberton, will be at 7.30 P. NJ.
The report that the managers of Ran
cocas Park are going to apply for license
to sell liquor is without foundation as nc
such step has ever been contemplated.
| G. A. R. Post 20, of Mount Holly, are
going to Blacks Lower Mills the 18th OF
July. The amusements for the day will be
boating, fishing. huckleberrying and bath
ing. They expect to take breakfast there
at o'clock. A general good time is ex-
pected.
At the Republican jubilee in Philadel-
phia, last week, there were some from
this neighborhood who cast their ballots
for Fremont and Dayton. Those who at
tended the jubilee were Aaron s. Robins,
aged 8S. and Joseph B. Speel, 80, of Kin
kors; William Conklin, SO, Mansfield
Square John Fl. Adams, IS. Columbus
A tramp had both his legs cut off at
Riverside, Friday evening. 1t is presum-
ed that he went ander the cars to sleep.
A brakeman heard him moan and went to
his assistance, The man was unconscious
for an hour or more and when he revived
he gave his name as ]. F. King, New
Haven, Conn.
The members of Mount Holly Forest,
No. 3, Tall Cedars of Lebanon. will not
take their anticipated trip to Philadelphia
next Saturday evening, as Christian j.
Krayer, the secretary, has received notice
that the institution of Franklin Lodge,
No IL, which was to have taken place in
Lulu Temple on that date, has been in
definitely postponed, probably because of
the warm weather.
Interest was added to the work of a
Pennsylvania Railroad section gang en-
ployed in Pemberton township. on Thurs
day. While the men were at the head of
Cope's cranberry bog one of them came
near stepping on rattlesnake. Young
saplings were cut and with these the men
went after the serpent which they sue
cesded in killing after a sharp fight The
snake was nearly five feet long, 1t had
nine rattles and button.
Samuel A. Dobbins. Jr., secretary of
Washington Council. No. 5. Jr o. u A.
NJ, received two blanks yesterday. which
were filled out by DR.. Elmer D. Prickitt,
attesting to the recent death of r. II.
Hart of Bordentown. The deceased be-
longed to the National and State Funeral
Benefit Associations connected with that
order, and his widow will receive $500.
Hart was brakeman. He was run over
by an engine in the freight yard at Mount
Holly and had both legs cut off. Death
resulted at the Burlington County Hospi-
tai
Miss Lizzie Ekings, daughter of the
late John Ekings, formerly of Mount
Holly, died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Phil
adelphia, yesterday afternoon, after sur
gical operation from which it seemed she
was recovering. but the shock was too
great. Miss Ekings was an instructor in
Girard College. Funeral services will be
held at No. 1929 North 10Th street, Phil
adelphia, tomorrow evening. The re-
mains will be brought to Mount Holly for
interment, arriving here on the train leav.
ing Philadelphia at $50 Thursday morn
ing.
A severe hailstorm passed over Borden
town on Saturday afternoon and did much
damage Corn was cut down in several
fields. The hailstones were very large
and one person reports picking up num-
Der that measured eight inches in circum-
ference Many families gathered the
stones and put them in refrigerators as
substitute for ice. Tin roofs were cut to
pieces. Two colts in field at Yardville
were hit by the hailstones and it is feared
they will be blind and may have to be
killed. At the heme of Lewis Klein. near
Crosswicks, SO panes of glass were broken
and tenant house on the farm of Walter
Black was struck by lightning, the shing-
les on the roof being torn off.
Colonel William s. Sharp. well known
all over New Jersey and formerly one of
the most prominent business men in Tren-
ton, was found unconscious in bed yester-
day morning. He was taken to Mercer
Hospital, where the physicians gave little
hope for his recovery. For many years
Colonel Sharp conducted q printing es.
tablishment in Trenton, doing a great
deal of work on State contracts. Business
reverses came and of late years he had
done nothing. The death of his wife
few years ago was severe blow to him
and since that time his mind had been
weakening.
Harold B. Wells, under habeas corpus
proceedings. on Saturday, secured the re-
lease of Frank F. Bell, of Bordentown.
The defendant was placed under $500 bail
| for his appearance at court. as he is liable
to indictment for assaulting his wife
Bell was committed to Jail for one hun
bred and twenty days by Mayor Gable.
He was charged with assault and battery,
and when arrested was committed for dis
orderly conduct. Mr.. Wells pointed out
defects in the commitment, aud Judge
Joline ordered the discharge o. the pris-
oner.
Hiram Fitzpatrick, of Woodmansie,
made a. 80, on Sunday, in manner that
would not be followed by all persons in
need Of money. During a trip through
the pines he caught six pine snakes, each
of which were five feet in length. He
sold them to George B. Bezarth, of Chats
worth, receiving fifteen cents per foot
The only way Fitzpatrick could carry the
snakes was to let them coil around his
arms and body. and he pre-
sented quite sight when he returned
home. Pine snakes are harmless to ths
individual, although they possess all the
repulsive features of the ordinary reptile