The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Park will be ready for use this week.
New postal cards, views of Mount Holl
streets, very fine. See them at Boyce's.
There will be no public demonstration
in Mount Holly ON the Fourth of July.
: Ezekias w. Esham is erecting fiv
houses at Hainesport for the Ronalds 4
Johnson Co.
Walter Haines. rural mail carrier, ha
new stable In course of erection on hi
property at Unionville.
Albert H. Lear has gone to Beach Ha
ven, where he will be employed at thu
Engleside hotel until September.
Miss Dora Melcher entertained number
of her friends on Friday evening by +.
private dance at Rancocas Park.
On Thursday Sheriff Norcross sold
twenty four acres of woodland, the prop
erty of John d. Rock, to Adam Karg fol
1850.
A large number of children are availine
themselves Of the play ground which hai
been provided for their use in the rear Of
the Court House
The frame building on the railroad lot
on upper High street, formerly used as g
hay press by the Fenimore Brothers. Ii
being dismanteled
The cry of bob White" so frequently
heard in the country, is evidence of the
fact that there are quite number OF
quail in this section.
Tomorrow week will be July A, and on
that day clear weather is hoped for. Bus
mess will be pretty generally suspended
and the post Office will close at 10 o'clock.
A. A. Anderson has purchased three
hundred acres of swamp from County
Clerk Watson T. Sooy. The property lies
in the lower end of the County near Green
Bank
1t is said that in September next j.
Clayton Anderson will open a meat mar
ket at the stand in Red Mems hall, for
merly occupied by the late William B.
Ogburn.
William Walters. of Mount Holly ave-
nue.. was operated on at the Burlington
County Hospital, on Thursday, for ap
pendicitis. On that day there were four
operations at that institution.
The eighth annual camp meeting of the
Fletcher Grove Association began at De
lance, on Friday, and will continue until
July 4, during which time many promi
nent ministers will deliver addresses.
One of the prominent outings next
month will be the annual picnic of the
Columbus Grange, which will be held at
Rancocas Park on July 20, when prom
inent speakers will deliver addresses.
A large number of cars loaded with
huge pieces of stone, to be used in ele-
waiting the railroad tracks through Cam
den. are being stored on the sidings be-
tween the fair grounds and WOODLAND.
At meeting of New Jersey Lodge, No.
l, Knights of Pythias, on. Friday night.
George W. A. French, the master of
finance, reported having collected dues to
the amount of $1Os60. which breaks the
record.
1t is hoped that when the engineers
again visit the site of the proposed new
dam ON the upper creek, the water condi-
tions will be such as to enable them to d o
something They were here last week but
the water was too high for action.
At their meeting on Thursday evening.
Washington Camp, No. II, P. o. s. of
A., received visit from members of the
lodge at Merchantville. The compliment
will be returned this evening. when some
of the local members will go to Merchant
vile to witness an initiation.
The testing works of the Dupont Pow
der Company, near Writings, have been
firing unusually heavy charges for several
days past, and there have been numerous
complaints around the neighborhood. 1t
is said that eggs in incubators and under
setting hens have been spoiled.
The regular monthly business meeting
of the Ushers' Union of the III. E. church
will be held at the home of Charles and
Dallas Pierce on Thursday evening.
business will come before the meeting and
all members are requested to be present
Those renting privileges at Rancocas
Park received more hard knocks, last
week, business having been cut by rain
on Thursday and Saturday nights. Not
withstanding the unfavorable conditions
quite few persons took the trip, which
shows that people are anxious to go to
the park when the weather will permit
them to do so.
Judge Joline, presiding at session of
court in Mount Holly, on Saturday, gave
Ernest Watts, of Burlington. power to
make distribution of funds in his hands as
executor of the estate of Firman Dubell,
deceased of Burlington. Mr.. Watts asked
for this power because there is considers
BILE litigation that will necessarily delay
final settlement of the estate, and he did
not care to keep from the heirs the money
in his hands, amounting to nearly at, 600
this being the balance after all the special
beauests under the Dubell will have been
paid.
A prisoner in the county Jail awaiting
severe punishment at the hands OF Judge
Gaskill is Assay Crusen, colored, living In
Tabernacle township. Had he succeeded
in accomplishing his purpose when h'
dragged Mrs Carrie Elfine to a building
In the rear of her residence during the alb
sence of her husband, he would hav'
made himself liable to long term In thu
state prison. The plaintiff is a white lady
who was only recently married. The brut'
was arrested by Constable Albert Bozartf
and committed by Justice Brown, OF Vim
centown.
The arrest on Friday of Horace John
son. of Crosswicks, and Horace Jones,
Yardyille, brought to light some OF tn
details of bloody fistic battle In whicl
the young men had engaged to settle thei
rivalry for the affections of pretty girl
Jones and johnson claimed the right t
call Miss Lee his own, and as they coul
settle the matter in no other way, they re
sorted to their fists. Several chosen friend
assisted at the little affair In q remot
meadow near Yardville late Wednesda
night The bout was fast and furious
but johnson got good deal the worst G
it, Then it developed that Jones ha
used brass knuckles to aid him win tn
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