The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-19

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scenes. BoYce's of course.
:, There will be change In the Pennsyl
vania railroad timetable next Sunday.
William 81. King, and his son Willie
were Sunday visitors at Squire Krayer'
residence.
During the storm on Saturday night
lightning broke open box on telephone
pole out Pine street.
Tichenor's studio, Main street, Mount
Holly, will be open for business on July
4th. Twelve fine photographs, 1.5O to g.
Charles Hubbs has returned to his home
at Riverside. He was operated on at the
Burlington County Hospital for append
citis.
On Sunday Mrs. Daniel Suffer rendered
her resignation as Superintendent of the
infant department of the Baptist Sunday
School.
The Baptist Sunday School has decided
to hold its annual picnic at Knights Park.
near COllingswood, In July. The date
has not yet been selected.
The colored Baptists. of Mount Holly,
have perfected an organization. They
hold meetings on Sunday afternoon in the
Kiner building, on Water street.
There will be meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union at the home
of Mrs. samuel L. Bullock, on Garden
street, at three o'clock this afternoon.
DR.. R. II. Parsons is attending the
meeting s of the State Medical Association
which are being held in Atlantic City, and
will last until Thursday evening.
The Mount Holly base ball team did not
play, on Saturday, owing to the rain.
The new suits have arrived and will be
worn next Saturday in a contest with
Florence II the weather will permit.
The Brotherhood of St. Paul, of the
N. E. church. elected the following officers
last evening: President, Howard Crammer;
vice president, William Pew; secretary.
Frank Pratt; treasurer, Edwin Ogburn.
After spending four weeks at Atlantic
City, Mrs. Margaret Colby returned to
Mount Holly yesterday. She was accom-
panied by Gerald Deacon and Marjorie
Willitts. who will spend the summer here.
The Bowker shoe manufacturing com
pany's plant at Mount Holly was sold at
public sale Friday by s. Conrad OFT,
receiver, the Burlington County Shoe Co.
being the purchaser, the price being &c.
500.
A lace trimmed handkerchief was lost
in the opera house on the evening of the
High school confinement. 1t is valued
as the gift of friend and reward will be
paid for its return to No. 81 Brainard
street.
A small dog lying in the gutter near the
corner of Madison avenue and Washington
street, yesterday afternoon, caused some
persons tofear that the animal was mad,
but it was probably poisoned A shot
from revolver soon put an end to the
dogs misery.
Five women, all living on Topetoy,
were struck by Jersey lightning. last
week, and on Friday and Saturday they
had glorious time during which they
fought among themselves, there being con-
siderablesc scratching and hair pulling. Their
programme rather amused the neighbors,
and no complaints were made.
Pensions have been granted the past
week to Elizabeth, widow of William H.
Oliver, Mount Holly, % from November
8, 1905; Dennis Seymour, Riverside, In
creased to $12 from March Z, 1905; Joseph
Willitts. Smithville, Increased to $50 from
May Z, 1905; John Moore, Batsto, $12
from March 10, 1905; John w. Kinsey,
Riverton, $12 from May z, 1905.
While Clarence Reagers was unloading
a revolver in the street at Burlington last
night he accidentally discharged the weap-
on and the ball struck Quincy Hart, 10
years old, in the right arm. The ball i'm
bedded itself in the bone of the lads arm
below the elbow and it will be necessary
to take him to the hospital in order to
nave IL removed.
The dual matrimonial bliss of Frank
Horner, 26 years old, Riverside, has been
rudely interrupted by his arrest and com
mitment to jail In default of bail on
charges of bigamy. preferred against him
by wife No. /. Horner was married to
Miss Laura A. Edwards, of Delanco, five
years ago, and last Wednesday night he
married Miss Ethel G. Grey, a comedy
shop girl, of Trenton. His arrest follow
ed.
Leniency was not feature with Com
mitting Magistrate Krayer in dispensing
justice last night, and those who appeared
before him will spend q season in the
county's fortress on High street. George
Hagan, eolored. got ninety days for being
disorderly at Berry's saloon ON Saturday
night. John A. Glennon was the next
candidate. He was picked up by Officer
Severns, who preferred charge of drunk
and disorderly, and Happy Jack" was
sentenced to sixty days in Jail. To old
offenders Justice Krsyer has very properly
cut out the ine business.
In his final report to the Board of Edu-
cation for the present school year, Pro-
fessor w. COLON Cook says the class
graduated on the seventh of this month
was the largest in II years. In 1895 there
were six graduates 1897, six 1898. eight;
1899 FIVE; 1900, five; 1901, six 1902,
ten; 1908. twelve; 1904, eleven 1905,
fifteen 1905. sixteen, total of 100 grad.
yates for the years 1896 to 1905, inclusive.
During the school year just closed there
was a total enrolment of 931-432 boys
and 400 girls, 25 less than the previous
year. In the High School there were en-
rolled 70 pupils. an increase of IS over the
previous year.
Bridget Tracey, age 25 years. married
woman, was arrested at Burlington Sstur.
day, charged with throwing her infant In
a cesspool at house she formerly occu
pied on Federal street in that city. The
} body was found few days ago. 1t was
first thought the child was ofnegro parent
age, but later investigation showed thai
it was white. The woman at first stoutly
denied her guilt, but later said that sh,
/ placed the body there and that the chilt
had been born dead. The woman's hus