The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-08-28
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t Coroner William G. Bishop, of Pembel
ton, died en- Sunday from consumption
The funeral will take place to. morrow.
After spending his vacation at Oceal
Grove, Rev. George NJ. Hughes will re
turn and occupy the pulpit of the NJ. E
church next Sunday.
Watson Bishop escaped from the Bur
lington County Asylum, on the 18TH HI
is middle aged man, has red whiskers
and lives near Burlington.
John D. Clevenger, who has been con
fined to his home, on Mill street, for sew
eral weeks, suffering from a sevepe illness
which at one time became very threaten
ing. is now much improved in health.
Prof. Thomas Shannon's famous 23d
Regiment Band of New York will give a
concert in the Mount Holly opera house in
November, under the auspices of the
Lodge of Elks Prof. Shannon, who was
a former resident of Mount Holly, has
one of the best bands in the United
States. 1t consists of As pieces.
The Mount Holly public schools will
open on Monday, September 10. Prof.
W. G. Cook will be at the school house,
on Thursday, September 6, from A. M,
tou5 P. NJ, to examine and grade non
resident applicants as well as to grade
resident applicants who have not been pre-
viously enrolled, with the exception of
kindergartners
While Caleb Wilson, son of George
Wilson, living on farm below White Hill
was driving pair of horses attached to a
wagon loaded with peaches down a steep
hill near White Hill, on his way to Borden
town, on Thursday afternoon, a trace
broke and Wilson was thrown behind the
horses heels. One of the horses kicked
him badly on one of his legs
Samuel Bunting, living in the vicinity
of the Springfield mills, Bordentown,
was before Mayor Gabel, Saturday, on com
plant of John Haines, neighbor who
charged that Buntings dog bit him on the
thigh as he was passing the home of Bunt-
ing The Mayor imposed fine of So, and
a permit was given to kill the dog, which
was done the same night by the man who
was bitten.
Word has just reached Mount Holly of
the death of Howard A. West, son of the
late John S. West, of Mount Holly. The
young man had been living at Buffalo,
Wyoming, and while on hunting trip,
last Thursday, he fell with loaded gun
in his hand. The weapon exploded and
West was instantly killed. Frank S. West,
a brother lives in Louisville, KY, and
was getting ready to visit Howard, whom
he had not seen since the latter left Mount
Holly, % years ago, when the news of his
death came.
An unusually severe electrical storm
passed over Moorestown shortly after noon
yesterday, leaving destruction in its wake
struck house ON Church |
street, tore off lot of shingles and shat |
tered several rafters. On the farm of the |
late Dr. Newlin Stokes a valuable COW |
was killed. A trolley car was stalled for |
half an hour in front of the bank. The |
car was filled with sparks and smoke I'M
til the pole could be pulled from the wire,
At Rancocas the residence of Mrs. John |
Sexton was damaged and Mrs. Sexton Sc
verely stunned. The house is minus
several rafters and sash, nearly |
all the shingles on the roof and the plas-
Ter in two rooms are off,