The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-22
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MAY %, 1906
LOCAL NEWS.


Harry Wright has been appointed
deputy game warden at Marlton.
Miss Ethel Dudley. of Mount Holly, Wis
tied relatives at Marlton ON Thursday.
An illustrated booklet, descriptive 0
Kenilworth Lake, near Marlton, is beini
issued by Clayton H. Brick, the owner
The Junior Mechanics, of Jacobstown
have purchased new furniture for thei
lodge room.
The large crowds on the street Saturday
night made business good for the mer
chants about town.
1t is now lawful to catch bass and pike
the season having opened on Sunday. A
number of fine fish have since been caugh
in this vicinity.
For cash with order. Early cabbage
and tomato plants at 1925 per 1000. Al
Rosbach's, Pemberton. Special prices OIL
large quantities.
A pension of IS per month from Sep
TENDER "a. 1908, has been granted Bridget
Carmichael, an inmate of the Burlington
County Almshouse.
Overseer of the Poor John Throckmor-
ton. ST., was able to get out, on Wednes
day, after being confined by an illness
bordering on pneumonia.
A large lot of cranberry vines have ar
rived at Marion. They are to be set out
on the bogs at Kresson, which are owned
by Benajah p Wills, of Mount Holly.
Rev. George M. Hughes will preach in
the M. E. church next Sunday morning on
1.-The Lilies of the Field" In the even
ing service appropriate to Memorial Day
will be held.
The following letters remain unclaimed
in the post Office for the week ending May
10; Miss Jennie Bell, Jos. C. Clark, Jr.,
Miss Maud Doolittle, Miss Annie Woods
ton, Budd Streeker, Mrs. J. Kuppinger.
Clifford R. Bower seems to have luck
finding money. About week ago he pick
ed up pocketbook containing $37 in front
of Flynn's saloon on High street. 1t was
soon returned to the owner, gentleman
living at Moorestown.
A committee will meet at the Office of
Justice Krayer. on Friday evening, TO ar
range for the annual picnic to be held at
Rancocas Park by Marion Circle, No. Q,
Brotherhood of America. The event will
probably take place the latter part of
July.
The high tides during the past week
greatly interfered with the work Of con
structing the tumbling dam at Rancocas
Park. Contractor Allen will soon have
matters in shape for the formation of the
lake If the water conditions remain favor
able.
While grading hill at Cream Ridge.
near New Egypt, Thursday morning. Ma
thaniel Mccoy made misstep and was
struck on the leg by large power shovel
which he was operating His kneecap
was cut entirely of, and he will probably
be cripple for life.
Howard Mathis, fish and game warden,
who has been cruising on the Delaware
IlNCi W lOOh oitCk tuC 5n0a ktAiCio, bOoh q
trip up the Rancocas creek in his launch,
on Friday, and surprised some Mount
Holly fishermen who were violating the
law. The warden destroyed their nets.
Mrs. Martha Jane Heisler, residing near
Beverly 81 years old, has just completed
bed quilt containing 2, 500 pieces and she
feels very proud of her work. Her sister
in-law, Mrs. Mary Heisler, with whom
she lives, is also very capable old lady.
"a years old, and is able to attend to and
perform all of the household duties.
William w. Branson, of Railway, aged
81 years, will be buried this afternoon,
at that place. The deceased. who is
brother of Capt. George II. Branson.
of Mount Holly. had been conductor on
the Pennsylvania Railroad for thirty years.
He was Methodist exhorter and a very
popular man. Death resulted from chron-
ic heart disease.
While there are several freak chickens
in this county. some chickens have begun
to lay freak eggs. One of these is owned
by Edward Barry, living near New Egypt.
On Monday last it laid one as large as
goose egg, on Tuesday it laid another as
small as bantam egg, and ON Wednes-
day it laid two eggs fast together. both
having hard she'll
At session of court. on Saturday, Judge
Gaskill imposed the following sentences
Hugh Barry, one year in state prison, for
his murderous assault on James Kelly, in
a bar room at Moorestown, with the I'M
Outstanding that he is to be transferred to
the insane asylum If found to be necessary.
Philip JONES' eighteen months in state
prison, for stealing chickens. Philip Dor
sey and Daniel Frazier, colored, sixty days
in the county Jail. from the time of their
commitment, for stealing corn from a
farmer in Cinnaminson township.
If proofs obtained by her son, George,
are reliable, his mother, Elizabeth Owens.
q respectable colored woman, living on
West Washington street, is 105 years old.
For years she served as a domestic In
many of the homes in Mount Holly, but
retired from service of this nature when
she reached her Tooth year. She appa-
rently enjoys good health. including all
her faculties Mrs. Owens was born near
Camden, Del, In March, 1901. She re
members the war Of 1912. and has seen
many of the notable men whose names are
connected with the history OF this coun-
try.
The deadly poison of lsudanum and
sugar of lead having been pumped from
the stomach of Miss Rhoda Parker, a
pretty young girl IS years of age, living
near New Egypt, the would.be suicide is
now on the road to recovery. The lady is
highly respected and no reason is given
why she attempted to take her life. The
bottle was labeled poison" and there are
other evidences of suicidal intent. After
taking the drug Miss Parker was COM
PEELED to shrek from her severe pains,
which attracted the attention of members
of the family. who hastily summoned a
physician.
James E. Assay and Constable Robert
Myers, who recently had fight In the
latter's barn, on Pine street, over mis-
understanding of words used by them
with reference to horse owned by Geo.
G.. Dennis, and which was taken from the
stable and driven pretty hard one night
met at the Office of Justice Krayer. Wed