The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-20

There was no session of court, on Sa
urday. because of the Illness Of Jude
Gaskill.
Nelson Burr Gaskill is located in Soutl
n ern California, where he is enjoying lii
on fruit farm.
n Beverly city is to have Its fire prote'
e ton equipment increased by two-whe'
hand chemical engine of the latest desig
n Franklin B. Lewis has sold pear orch
e ard, on the road from Mount Holly t
Rancocas, to William II. Rogers, Q
Merchantville.
! Quite number of quail have been lii
Grated at Medford, Hainespert and othe
!, places during the past week. They shout
. be quite plentiful next season because O
the open winter.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Law
has been changed. the receipts for take
are no larger now than they were pre-
viously at this season of the year. Thi
is the report of County Collector Powell
The former Sharp property, on Higl
street. adjoining the Friends meeting
house, is being torn down preparatory tt
the erection of the new exchange for tn,
Bell Telephone Company.
Ezekias W. Esham, while engaged IL
razing the two buildings for the Bell Tel
ephone Company on High street. Friday
afternoon. was hit by some falling bricks
and had his left shoulder dislocated
i Louis Garbarino has sold his house or
Brainard street to Mrs. Samuel g. Wyllie
Her present residence. attached to the
Mount Holly National Bank. will be oc
eupied by G. Shelley Heller. the assistant
cashier.
Percy, the young son of Israel Sharp.
while playing on Tuesday afternoon, fell
as the result of push from one of his
companions, striking his chin with such
force as to almost sever the end of his
tongue.
The Young Mems Association of the
Presbyterian Church will give an enter
tainment in the Sunday school room of
the church on Wsshington's birthday,
February % Everybody welcome. Silver
offering at the door.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, of
this week, very nice gold eyeglass chain
will be given free with each pair of eye
glasses. If your eyes need attention,
would advise having them attended to
one of those days. The offer is good for
this week only. Iris Optical Co., II Main
street, Mount Holly.
On invitation of Louis Heb, of Mount
Holly, county secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association, nearly 100
young men, representatives of the local
denominations, met in the Farnum Pre-
paratery school, in Beverly. Friday even
ing. to begin preliminary steps toward or
ganizing an association in that city.
1t cost John Forbes, Jr., and Frank
Berry over $11 for their little love feast
on Mill street, Tuesday night. 1t IL the
first time Berry ever parted with his
money for fighting, and he took receipt
from Justice Krayer, which he says he
will keep as a memento of the occasion.
The young men are good friends again.
That the promoters Of Rancocas Park
will have lake there for boating and
fishing next summer seems to be an as
sured fact. The large area intended to be
covered has been cleared of all under
brush and other distractions, and when
dam Is constructed at the sluice en-
trance 1t will not take long to secure the
necessary body of water for this purpose.
Word was received in Mount Holly, on
Thursday, of the marriage of George
Livingstone, of New York city, where he
was former Commissioner of Public
Works, and Mrs. Lillian Barnes-Allien,
owner of the Rancocas stock farm at
Jobstown. The ceremony was performed
in New York city on Thursday, February
Is, after which the happy pair left for
Florida.
Mary Bishop and her three little chill
dren, who have been living in the old
mansion boarding house. at Borton's
Landing, in a destitute condition ever
since Wesley Bishop. the husband and
father, was arrested some time ago for
stealing chickens, have been removed to
the county almshouse. Bishop was i'm
plicated on information furnished by AL.
bert L. Jones, who was arrested near Ma
sonville under suspicion of having muir
dered his step-daughter, Mary Clark.
For the second time within few weeks
fire visited the farm of Tylee Engle, on
the road from Rancocas to Centreton, on
Friday afternoon. destroying all the out
buildings, crops and machinery. The
flames were discovered at $50 o'clock,
and those persons present succeeded in
saving all the live stock. When the men
rushed to the barn they found one end
ready to fall in, showing that 1t had been
burning for some time. The origin Of
the fire is unknown On December % the
dwelling house was burned, which ia now
being rebuilt. The night following this
fire thieves visited the farm and stole 100
chickens from Mr.. Engle, who is certainly
having hard luck.
Out-of-date Halloween pranks. enjoy
ed by several boys on Wednesday night
resulted In considerable damage, in addi
ton to the liability of persons being in
jured. In the endeavor to arrange tick
tacks, nails were driven In doorsland shut
tiers. A brick was thrown through win
dow at the residence of Walter Finley, or
Mount Holly avenue, breaking severa
panes of glass. Mrs. Emley was sitting
in the room at the time, holding child il
her arms, and the missile came near hit
ting her. A brick was also thrown through
window at the home Of Amanda Cheeks
on Buttonwood street, breaking glass ant
} the sash. Bricks were hurled through
other windows about town. These boy
. should be prosecuted.
Appropriate ceremonies marked the ded
ication of the remodeled parish house an,
: gymnasium of the St. Stephens Protest
ant Episcopal Church, at Riverside, o.
; Wednesday night The ceremonies wer
conducted by Bishop John Scarborough
Z of Trenton. assisted by Rev. John B
Fielding, rector. The new building is
: memorial to the late Rev. P. w. Strykel
a former rector, who, with his sister, wa
9 killed by the cars little over year age
e The gymnasium is for special use of th
s boys and young men of the church, an
8 was erected for the purpose of offsettin
, the charms of questionable clubs an