The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-13
Charles R. Gauntt. of Mill street. is i'll.

Charles R. Gauntt, of Mill street, is ILL.,
t. Eckard P. Budd is at Hot Springs. Va.
Engraved visiting cards. Buy it a
d Boyces.
Charles Z. Leek was named yesterda,
as postmaster at Wading River.
+. The work of tearing down Trinit.
Church building was begun yesterday.
The Delaware and Raritan Canal wa.
q reopened to navigation on Saturday.
Two desirable, UNFINISHED rooms, neal
: depot. Apply at 96 Washington street.
Constables Robert Myers and Samuel
K. Gaskill are acting as the death watch
) over George Small.
Mrs. Alice Anderson, of Pine street,
wife of j. Clayton Anderson, died this
morning at 5.45 o'clock from men,
nights
The Brotherhood of St. Paul of the NJ.
E. church, will have charge of the service
at the Lumberton N E. church, on Sun
lday evening.
Rev. E. B. Palmer, d. D., of Philadel
phia. will preach in the first Baptist
Church next Sunday morning. In the
evening the pastor. Rev. R. H. Baker,
will preach. Subject: ''The History of
the English Bible"
Horace Turner and Ernest Smith, two
colored boys, tore down a wall at the resi-
Idence of WINS Petit. South Burlington,
yesterday. On promising to pay for the
damage the boys were dismissed with
sharp reprimand.
Those who attend the Presbyterian
Church, this evening, will have the pleas
ure of listening to a fine musical pro-
gramme, composed mostly of home talent.
The proceeds are for the benefit OF the
Missionary Society. Admission 25 cents.
William Holland, of Florence, was adj
mitted to the Burlington County Hospi
tai yesterday. suffering with bad wound
in the head. caused by being struck by
block and fall striking him. His skull
was fractured and one eye was damaged
badly.
Benajah Sewell, carpenter, went to the
farm of Joseph Klein, near Bordentown,
yesterday to work, and was attacked by a
dog belonging to Klein. The animal
sprang at his throat. Sewell threw up his
hands to protect himself, and the dog bur
led its teeth into them.
1t was rumored around town this morn
ing that Charles Ramsey, well known
horseman, had died at the hospital but
inquiry shows that Charles is alive and
able to walk around. About two weeks
since he received blow on the head, |
which has been bothering him somewhat,
and he went to the hospital for treatment |
The meetings held by the Friends at the |
Court House on Sunday afternoons have
been very successful. The attendance |
has been good. Next Sunday afternoon,
the speakers will be John b. Garrett and |
Joseph Branson. at three O'Clock. The
public is invited. 1t is expected that |
John B. Garrett will be at the morning
meeting at the Buttonwood street house
at 10 80.
Paul Poedoc, 45 years old, Pole. en-
ployed at the new Roebling plant at Kin
kora, was painfully hurt while at work
yesterday. He was engaged in lifting
some heavy pieces of iron when the ma
terial fell on him. His right elbow was
fractured, his left foot sprained and his
left wrist bruised. He was placed on
train and taken to Trenton hospital
Frederick Stanley Groves, president
of the Ericsson Steamboat Company. has
brought suit against Rossin Biddle, of Riv-
erton, for the killing of prize bull dog
The sum named is $1,000. which Mr.. Groves
says is a fair price for the animal Mr..
Groves butler took the dog out for walk
few days ago. The animal attacked
dog belonging to Mr.. Biddle, and the latter
shot it.
Mrs. Alkaline Garrison died at the resi-
dence of her son-in- law, Evans H. Tomlin-
son. this morning. She was taken with
pneumonia, on Friday evening, and rap
idly grew worse. Mrs. Garrison was one
of the managers of the Children's Home,
and was an earnest member of the Presby-
terrain church. in both of which organiza-
tions, as well as in the large social circle
of friends, she will be sorely missed.
The suit of Walter Allen vs. John S.
Bozarth, to recover possession of barn
on Budd street, which the defendant
claimed to have purchased, and which
was tried twice, has been adjusted. Yes
terday afternoon Squire Krayer rendered
a decision, awarding Bozarth verdict of
S. which is satisfactory. and Mr. Allen
will get possession of the barn this week
Every bowler making a score of 215 or
over at the Mill street alley will be pre-.
sented with unique and handsome watch
ceived a prize OF $3.50 for making the
greatest number of balls on the break in
pool game. Fred Smith received a sill
yer knife for making bowling score of
exactly 40 twice in one week.
Burlington county is likely to witness
revolution in regard her forests of pine
and timber, the owners of the sand plant
at Hanover Station being about to add the
machinery necessary to convert this tim
Der into pulp, from which numerous
articles can be made, including paper. The
company is said to be able to complete the
bargain it had partially made some time
ago for the purchase of large tract in
that locality-the most of it timber land,
while there are other thousand of acres
fromwhich the wood could be procured. If |
this enterprise should succeed it will be
the means of converting that section of
the county into an industrial beehive, and |
no man can foretell the final outcome, |
as the land may In the near future be
found valuable for some purpose.
Light Question Discussed.
There was a public meeting of citizens
of Mount Holly at the America Fire Com
pany's house on Thursday night. The
meeting was called by the Township Com
mittee to hear the views of taxpayers rela-
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