The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-10

at Boyce's.
it Electric lights are being installed in Il
Opera House.
10 Joseph A Ward, of East Orange. was
visitor in Mount Holly yesterday.
70 Amos L Poinsett is at Washington,
c., attending the sessions of Congress.
u Mrs. Henrietta B. Wills returned la
9 week from her extended trip to Portland
Oregon.
"Whitey" Schoenhut has been engage
as pitcher for Medford's base ball club thi
season.
: The Burlington County convention c
o. the Brotherhood of America will be hel
at Moorestown on April %.
t County Clerk Watson T. 6ooy find
much difficulty In walking. because O
rheumatism in his knees
The watches that Bayersdorfer is givinI
f away are guaranteed for one year. and ar
very neat time piece.
l A small house on Pine street, renting
for IS per manth, vacated on Thursda.
morning, had six applicants before night
) John Woertz has resigned his position
at the University Hospital, Philadelphia
and has returned to his home in this town
Cross-cut buns at Bowers bakery OIL
Friday. Vanilla, chocolate, bisque. peach
strawberry ice cream and orange and cherr,
ices for Easter.
Blanchard H. White was In happy
mood on Saturday. He was kept busy re
ceiving congratulations on the birth Of {
daughter.
4 Walter G. Shinn took rest on Sunday
1t was the first Sabbath in over twenty
years that he did not serve the news
papers in Mount Holly.
The w. c. T. U. will meet on Wednes
day afternoon. at three o'clock, at Mrs
Samuel Elberson's, corner of Garden street
and Mount Holly avenue.
Joseph johnson, on White street, who
recently moved here from Vincentown,
lost one of his children on Saturday after
noon from whooplng cough.
Mrs Hancock, the new owner of the
poultry house property on Ridgway street,
near the cemetery, has had it put it good
condition for the raising of pigeons.
The Brotherhood of st. Paul, of the
Methodist church, will celebrate its first
anniversary next Tuesday evening. The
speaker on that occasion will be Rev.
Henry ]. Zelley. of Union NJ. E. church,
Camden.
The Du Pont Company will soon start
to put up powder mill one mile from the
railroad station at Writings, where the old
works were dismantled some twelve years
ago. Charles Thompson, of Toms River,
has the contract to erect a steel magazine
and also brick laboratory.
No matter what the trouble with your
watch. If worth repairing, will repair it
for you for 81. do not slight my work,
but give it as careful attention as If you
paid full value of repairs. This offer is
good until May /. Il. v. Stratton. watch
maker, jeweler and optician, 80 Main
street.
Sylvan Hucksted, "a years old, was
found dead yesterday morning in clothes
closet at his home in Hightstown. There
was bullet wound above his heart, and
revolver with one chamber empty was
found in his coat pocket. An investiga-
ton is being made to ascertain If it was
suicide, accident or murder.
Mrs Charles H. Estill, of Church
street, had quite serious fall while COM
ing out of the Baptist Church Sunday
evening by catching the heel of her shoe,
pr making misstep. She was thrown to
the floor, striking her head on the floor
and wrenching her arm in two places, re-
curing bandaging by physician.
The hull OF the i'll fated steamboat Gen.
eral Slocum, that was burned at New York,
is anchored In the Delaware river. toward
the New Jessey shore, some distance below
the Fish House, having recently been
towed there from Camden. 1t il white in
color, and is an object of much interest to
the passengers on the river boats.
Charles, son of William G.. Kirby, of
Kirby's Mill, was badly injured on Satur-
day. While he was in the flour mill he
somehow got caught in revolving chain
belt used to transmit power from one floor
to ar other. He was carried to the room
below and thrown violently to the floor.
His clothing was nearly all torn from his
body. His condition is serious.
There was live pigeon shooting match
at Bristol, Pa, on Wednesday, between
teams representing Mount Holly and Med
ford. The latter lost by IA birds. The
number of birds used was $50. The
Mount Holly team was composed of r.
M. Lamb, Prentiss Comegys, Frank
Ridgway, Theo. G. Wills and Arthur
Fine Medford was represented by Isaac
W. Budd, J. M. Garwood, Japhet Bowker,
William Thaekara and II. 8. Bowker.
There has been postponement of the
for tomorrow, to consider the granting of
a franchise to build trolley road to
Smithville Since this movement was
inaugurated. the Legislature has passed
the bill limiting franchises to twenty years,
and the Governor has signed the measure.
1t affects the franchise applied for here
and has caused cessation of operations
for the present.
Because of an alleged persistent viola
tion of a recently enacted ordinance reg
ulating the distribution of circulars 10
Mount Holly. Policeman Severns has en-
tered formal complaint against 8. G,
Childs before Justice Krayer. The mat
ter has been placed in the hands of Rich
ard B. Eckman, counsel for Northampton
township, who will prepare the papers In
the case 1t is said that Mr.. Childs will
contest the validity of the ordinance.
Congressman Gardner has introduced In
the house bill authorizing the President
to appoint chaplain for the New jersey
Life Saving Service, who shall re
ceive salary of $1,000 year. The bill
defines the duties of the chaplain, which
shall be to hold religious services at leas
at two different stations on each Sabbath
day, visit the sick, administer to the dyinl
help the shipwrecked and in general per
form the work of faithful pastor.
7 There was serious forest fire near Egg
Rarbor on Sunday. the first of the season
r A path over a mile wide and four or fv
miles long was cut by the flames, an