The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-08-14
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.


The South Jersey farmers picnic will
be held at Washington Park to morrow.
Safety tenders have been placed along
the road out Washington street near Bid
wells pond.
1t is quite likely that the young people
will NOT miss the circus which will appeal
in town tomorrow.
Typhoid fever caused the death o
Frank Powell, on Thursday. The de
ceased was 1s years old.
Miss Mildred Hatcher, of SmithviIle
will have charge of the Birmingham
school during the coming term.
Township committeeman J. Franklin
Hunter has suffered the loss of $50 young
chickens, which were killed by rats.
William Fl. Stillwell, a local letter car
rier, is enjoying his annual vacation
Robert F. Storey acting as substitute.
Constable Samuel K Gaskill has been
taking good care of the third ward during
the illness of Capt George I'll. Branson.
A bequest of $500 from the estate of
the late Annie r. Wood, of Delanco, has
been given the Burlington County Home
for Aged Women, located in Burlington.
The Burlington County Convention of
the o. u A. M. will meet with Ches-
ter Council, No. s, in Moorestown, to-mor-
row. The state officers are expected to be
present.
AS the reult of pulling some weeds in
his garden, on Thursday, Horace Cronk
became badly poisoned about the face.
arms and hands. For time his eyes were
nearly closed.
John Collins, formerly of Mount Holly,
left for Colorado Springs, on Tuesday, to
attend meeting of the International Typ
ographical Union, as representative of
the order at Scranton, Pa.
While bathing at Asbury Park, on Tues
day. Miss Edna Dobbins, daughter of the
late DR.. William H. Dobbins, of Newark,
got beyond her depth, and was rescued in
an unconscious condition by life guard.
The remains of Peter Walker, formerly
of Mount Holly, who died in the Hahne-
mann Hospital, Philadelphia, Monday
night, were inferred in Bellview cemetery
on Friday. The deceased was SO years of
age
David Miller and billiard Rodman, of
Rancocas, are prisoners in the county Jail
rIo xx;fh or
watermelons on the farm of Hansell Lip
pincott, between Centerton and Mason
vile.
The presence OF three automobiles and
the shrek of a locomotive whistle, all
coming together, were too much for
horse driven by Allen " Joyce, of Vim
centown. when at Smithville, last Mon
day, and the animal fell dead from fright.
Two weeks ago horse belonging to j.
w. Edwards, living near Smithville, had
one of its hind legs injured by the kick of
a horse On Friday the animal was driven
to Rancocas Park, where the Unionville
Sunday school held its annual picnic.
While returning home in the evening a
bone in the leg snapped and the animal
had to be killed
The packers of canned goods in Mount
Holly will this week begin to put up to-
matocs, if the crop is not entirely ruined
by scald us the result of excessive rains
Between the two firms on Water and King
streets about 300 acres of tomatoes have
been contracted for. This is the largest
of the seasons packing industry and many
hands will be engaged in the work.
A strange man badly demented was
found wandering near Lake Kenilworth
on Wednesday morning. He was in an
awful condition. Justice Clayton Fl.
Brick took him in charge and had him
taken TO Marion, where he was locked
up in the fire house basement and has
since been in care of the overseer of the
poor. Efforts are being made to find his
people He is evidently a Philadelphia
and had been to Atlantic City.
The crack of whip in the hands of
boy, at Burlington, on Saturday, gave
fright to horse owned by ex-senator NJ.
B. Perkins, of Beverly. The animal ran
away and was not stopped until it'reached
the Mount Holly Fair grounds. 1t was
pretty well exhausted from its long run
of seven miles, and reached here without
any damage being done. The runaway
furnished excitement to passengers on a
trolley car who had a good view all the
way over.
Those persons wishing to see fine piece
of newly made road, are referred to that
which has recently been constructed along
the residence of DR.. Charles Harker, on
Union street. No one can view the same
without complimenting the township com
mittee for its efforts to make a fine street
on that throughfare. Vitrified bricks are
not in it with this new idea, which should
be continued, as it would make an ex-
cellent connecting link between the Main
street and Jacksonville stone road
Richard Carpenter, who says he is not
perfect claims that the newspapers did
him an injustice in publishing a story of
the recent trouble at his home on the
South Pemberton road, by stating that he
which died in the hospital the next day.
This he positively denies, although the
information was secured from the COM
plant in Justice Krayer's office. Carpen-
was a stranger to him and he thumped
him pretty hard against the door. He
then got his gun, which was not loaded,
and told the fellow if he didn't get out
something serious might happen.
Joseph Sharp, of Marlton, was prevent
ed from committing suicide recently by
Sharp became alarmed at the prolonged
absence of her husband from the hous,
when he had gone to the stable on an er
rand and went out to investigate. Sh,
found her husband dangling from the en-,
of rope which he had tied over rafte
and then climbed down the ladder upol
which he had been standing. Taking il
the situation at a glance she picked VI
the form in her arms and loosened tn
rope, but as she was unable to release hi
head from the moose she again gently low
cred the body and ran to the house for
knife, all the time calling for help, an
soon returned to the barn and cut the rope
The doctor declares two more minute
would have ended life.
While playing along the creek back c
his home Friday morning Edwin Rrx