The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-19
LOCAL NEWS.
inner begins next Friday.

being enjoyed.
Beverly is planning for big demonstra
ton on the Fourth of July.
Burr A. Haines has sold double hous,
on Water street to Blanchard II. White.
New postal cards, views of Mount Holly
streets, very fine. See them at Boyce's.
An addition is being erected to the house
occupied by Gottleib Everline, on Greer
street.
Lightning last week killed five cattle
on the farm of Congressman Gardner al
Indian Mills
The Epworth League will hold its an
niversary in the Methodist Church Thurs.
day evening
The closing exercises of the Brainard
school will be held In the Opera House
this evening.
The children's day exercises of the Sun.
day school. at Unionville, were held on
Sunday afternoon.
F. G. Dalton has joined the staff of col
lectors connected with the Metropolitan
Insurance Company.
Edgar Wallace, Of Chesterfield, Ia at
Pittsburg. Pa, having accepted position
on the Dispatch in that city.
Harry S. Scott has sold the David Oar
nell farm, on the road from Hainesport to
Mount Laurel, to Matte B. Bunce for
$500.
A transfer of the hotel license recently
granted to David W. Maloy, at the Roeb-
ling plant, near Kinkora. has been made
to Thomas J. Barrett.
A diminutive turkey is curious Great
ure owned by Joseph Emery, of Jobs
town. 1t has four wings and three legs
and is growing nicely.
Charles Green, of Hanover, while en-
gagged hauling logs at Golfers Mills. fell
dead on Tuesday. He probably received
fatal rupture or strain.
Lawyer A. j. Kelsey, of Pemberton,
has two important damage suits pending
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, for sums amounting to $40. 900.
A. j. Lippincott, assistant at the Biz
mingham railroad station, having been
made passenger brakeman, Walter F.
Mingin has been appointed to fill the va
cancy.
The police have been instructed to arrest
persons found bathing naked in the creek
hoo IF hos
resulted in number of complaints being
made.
Because of the absence Of a minister, of
Tunkhannock, Pa. for several weeks. the
pulpit of the Baptist Church at that place
is being filled by William ]. Morgan. of
Mount Holly.
Howard Collins, of Mount Holly, who
has charge of the cupalo at the Smith
vile foundry, had his left eye slightly
burned on Thursday, by the flying of some
molten iron.
in San Francisco and elsewhere, the Bur-
lington County Underwriters' Association
has decided to increase the rates of fire
insurance all over the county.
Scarlet fever caused 'Beano" Shinn to
enter quarantine on Wednesday. This
action on the part of the health suthori-
ties was unexpected, as the disease had
appeared in house at which he was Wis
iting.
A launch. fourteen feet long. recently
purchased by William s. Reudell, of High
street, will figure conspicuously in the
sports to be enjoyed by himself and family
during their summer sojourn at Toms
River.
Clayton Still has recovered from wound
in his arm, an artery having been broken
by blow from billiard cue in the hands
of Benjamin Murray. who also drew re-
volver on another man. The police are
looking for the offender.
Because persuasion failed to put stop
to vandalism about his store at the corner
of Water and King street, Joseph Rossell
invoked the aid of the law, resulting In
the arrest of number of boys, who were
ordered to appear before Justice Krayer
this evening.
The members of the Junior Epworth
League of the Methodist church enjoyed
Tuesday afternoon to its. fullest extent at
Rancocas Park, where their annual outing
was held. Those who remained later filed
trolley car which arrived at Brainard
otraof aorlu in the aveniuU
Committing Magistrate Christian j.
Krayer was nearly down and out last week
by case of ivy poison which he con-
tracted while giving his baby an outing
on the mount For a while his right optic
was closed to the sins of the world, but
with his left eye he managed to dispense
Justice. His right arm and portions of bis
body were also affected by the poison.
Stumbling over barricade erected for
the protection of cement walk, on High
street, a man fell to the pavement, few
DAYS since. The accident revealed the fac
that bundle which he carried under his
arm contained live chicken, but he hello
on to the bird. The trouble was appar
entity caused by the mans desire to escape
the observation of justice of the peace
who was sitting close by.
At the memorial services for decease,
members held by the Odd Fellows, Oh
Wednesday evening, addresses were mad
by ]. M. Harrison, of Lumberton Johl
w. Bodine, of Camden c. ]. Krayer, JIG
siah w. Evan and Horace Cronk, of Noun
Holly. Members having died during tn
wear are Solomon Wolf, Charles r. Gaunti
]. Fred Laumaster, William ]. Brannar
Stephen c. English, Samuel s. Wyllie an
Jonathan Fisher.
The dam erected by contractor Waite
Allen for forming the lake at Rancocs
Park has been completed. 1t takes
pretty high tide in the creek to sen
water through the gate. whic
will be kept up when the opportunity pr
sents itself In the meantime body I
water will be drawn from the strea
which comes from above. There will
a display of fireworks at the Park on Il
night of July A.
At the Jail can be seen watch that Wi
shattered to pieces by bullet from Il
revolver of Walter Steever, which W as
cidentally discharged in a scuffie at Rive
side, the leaden missive striking Edg
Pensinger. Had it not been for the pr