The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-10
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

new pOStaI CdTus, views Oh mount HOLY
streets, very fine. See them at Boyce's.
During the storm. on Tuesday, light
ming killed cow belonging to County
Collector Powell.
On Thursday Sheriff Norcross sold the
property of Thomas II. Phares, on Pine
street, to George Stead for $1,000.
Norcross & Edmunds, of Birmingha
have shipped load of sand to San Fran
cisco by water. The cargo was put in zoe
pound bags.
the following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending July
4: Mr.. Chas. w. Bryn, Daniel Brigon,
Lewis E. Prest and Harest Page.
The infant child of William Maui, one
of the sand inspectors at the plant of Nor
cross & Edmunds at Birmingham, died at
Pemberton, on July 4. from pneumonia.
Charged with committing an assault
and battery on Mary Beck. his house
keeper, Elwood Mount. of Columbus, was
committed to the county jail, ON Thurs
day, in default of $500 bail.
During the heavy shower on Tuesday
night water went through the skYlight at
Tichenor's Photographic studio at lively
rate. 1t found its way to the barber shop
of George Greenwald and did some dam
age.
Elwood Fl. Stokes, of Garden street,
has purchased the residence of Frank
Wright, corner Of Union and Buttonwood
streets, for "a, 400. The latter has rented
one of the new houses on Washington
street belonging to Ellsworth II. Burtis.
Some of the campers on Burlington
Island, on July 4, ran up against stiff
proposition when they were compelled to
pay fifteen cents per pound for granulat-
ed sugar. Between the rain, high prices
and high tide they got pretty well soaked
Harry Harris, of Pemberton, the rail
road engineer who was injured at Barne-
eat, receiving bad fracture of the skull
has been unconscious for twenty five days
at the Cooper Hospital in Camden. His
case is regarded as a most remarkable one
In the recent rifle shooting contest be-
tween Company E. of Mount Holly, and
Company g. of Beverly, the former won
by the score of 489 to 421. Lieutenant
Toner, of the visiting team, made the
highest individual score, getting 40 out of
possible 90 points.
Tho Methodist Qnndav school "a holding
its annual picnic at Rancocas Park to-day.
On Thursday the outing of the Baptist
Sunday school will be held at the same
place. On Thursday, July 10. the picnic
of the Presbyterian Sunday school will
also be held there.
Game Warden Foulks, of New Egypt,
on Wednesday arrested David Earlin, of
Browns Mills, on the charge Of permit
ting his dog to run at large in the woods.
Justice F. B. Haines. of Cookstown, i'm
posed fine OF 500 and the costs, which
Earlin promptly paid.
Constable Samuel K Gaskill, employed
by Sheriff Norcross as jailer, is now in
possession of the young bloodhound own
ed by Micajah E. Matlack. The animal
will be kept at the Jail and trained for
use in running down criminals. Recent
experiments in this line show that the dog
works we'll
Standing near COW which he had just
united, Thomas Haines, of Bridgeboro,
received wound he was not looking for.
The animal was bothered with flies, and
to get rid of them she threw her head
around. In doing so one of her horns
penetrated the leg of Haines, ripping the
flesh several inches. DR.. Alexander II.
Small, of Riverside, cauterized the wound
and closed the cut by taking several
stitches
Thomas Adams has been committed to
the Ocean county Jail to await the action
of the grand jury, although he pleaded
ignorance to the charge preferred against
him, which is stealing horse and wagon
from under shed at New Egypt on the
night of July A. William Miller, of ia
cobstown, the complainant, alleges that
while Adams was making way with the
team he ran into another carriage, result
ing In the destruction of the stolen We
hicle and the serious injury of Adams,
who insists that he received his wounds
by being run into by a wagon while he
was walking on the foot path by the side
of the road near Harker's GROVE.
Carelessness In the manipulation of
small boats on the Delaware river at night
may soon furnish drowning accident
story. Captains on the steamboats, be-
longing to the Delaware River Transpor-
tation Company report gross violation
OF the navigation laws on the part of q
few launch owners in the vicinity of De-
lance. who persist in running their boats
without the display of signal lights. This
disregard of personal safety is likely to
been demonstrated that some of the per
sons in charge of these launches are in
competent and unable to act with good
judgment In time of danger. There
is much anxiety over the situation because
of previous accidents that have occurred
from such neglect.
James Dorgan and Patrick Fahy, o.
Moorestown, were sentenced to thirty day.
In Jail for being drunk and disorderly OIL
the Fourth. They exploded fireworks il
trolley car while coming from Burling
ton to Mount Holly, insulted the passen
gers by their language and threatened tn
motorman and conductor. Upon arriving
In Mount Holly the chaps were arrested
When this new situation was created tn
men each offered Policeman Severns 81
to let them 60 Later when interviewe'
at the Jail by Justice Krayer, one of tn
prisoners lost his bravery and began t
cry. The hearing was postponed unit
Saturday in order to secure the necessar.
witnesses After the sentence had bee
imposed there was consultation betwee
interested parties, resulting in the ser
tence being changed to four days, tn
time already served making seven days
all Those persons who create disturb
ances on trolley cars in the future ma
expect to serve time instead of escapin
punishment by the payment of fine.
What is expected to be the greats
base ball event of the season will tax
place to- morrow afternoon at Rancocs
Park, where the trolley men will cro
bats with the Hainesport club. Jimmy
Stills, captain of the electric slugger