The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.

opening OF the bOmdtO scdcOH.
E. w. Esham, the builder, is at Altar
tic CITY with his wife and daughters.
Frank Wright and family, of Haine
port, have removed to Mount Holly.
Celery plants-good ones-Schumacht
and White Plumes. Rosbach's, Pembe
ton.
Rain prevented the Masonyille Sunda
school from holding its annual picnic g
Rancocas Park on Friday.
The services in the Methodist Church
on Sunday, were in charge of Rev E. M
Ogden, of Mount Holly.
Miss Felicia Cavollo. the girl harpist
will render solos at Rancocas Park mex
Sunday evening. An orchestra will fur
nish music also.
A very large crowd attended the picnic
of the Shepherds of Bethlehem OF Bur
lipgton and Camden counties, held a
Rancocas Park on Wednesday.
George Gilbert, city solicitor OF Bever
w. has returned to his home after two
months illness in a Philadelphia Hospital
where he underwent an operation.
Subjects of Rev. r. Fl. Bakers dis
courses next Sabbath, at the Baptist
church, will be: 1890 a. m, 1.-The Wages
of SIM" at z D. M. 1.-THE Gift of God"
Colored post cards of Mount Holly. Il
T,,e hot have beer
waiting for. Q for &c, 25c dozen. l.
s. Boyce, stationer, 25 Garden street. :
Among the candidates that passed the
recent examination for registered phar
macists before the State Board, were j
O. Billings and George E. Hitzelberger
both of Mount Holly.
A pair of mules belonging to Elias Zie
genfuss, residing near Beverly, were
killed early on Friday morning by step
ping.on an electric wire that had beer
knocked down by the storm.
The Real Alto Mining Company, capital
SIC, 900, filed articles of incorporation In
the Camden County Clerks office, on
Wednesday, H. H. Cross, J. K. Gillian
and George ii. B. Martin as incorporators.
The voters of Seaside Park will decide,
at a special election to be held August ~,
for or against the bonding of the borough
to buy the water, light and sewer
plant now owned by private company.
The Lumberton Fire Company will hold
a peach festival in the Mechanics hall, at
that place, on Saturday evening. August
II. From this entertainment the mem
bers hope to realize enough money to pur-
chase bell.
The next visit Stiles & Co., the eye
specialists, will make to Mount Holly, will
be on Wednesday. August a. If you have
headaches, neuralgia. or eye trouble call
at Masonic Temple on that day and get
free examination of your eyes.
Cries of murder at the lower end of
Water street, Wednesday night, attracted
officers to the spot, who found that the
disturbance was family jar between
man and wife, which was soon patched
up to avoid any arrests being made.
The services of a specialist have been
employed in the case of George Mehl,
Jr., of Madison avenue. His first trouble
started with rheumatism, followed by
hemorrhage and then blood poisoning. His
case is regarded as most peculiar one.
His insurance having been adjusted,
Rodman w. Bowker will soon begin to re-
pair the damage done to his residence, on
Risdon street. which was partly destroyed
during the Wissahickon factory fire. Mr..
Bowker may rent the property and reside
elsewhere.
M. E. Std, of Mount Holly, drove
several horses in the midsummer races of
the Gent1emen's Driving Club at Trenton,
on Saturday. Bennington, b. g., was
seventh in the 2.35 pacing event. Owen
Bell, b. g.. third in the Q "a trot; Ryan.
g., second in the three minute trot.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending
August 10: Rev. t. Armstrong, Miss
Onita Brown, Mrs. Geo. Braneson, Mrs.
s. G. Barnard, Harry R. Engle, Home
Mfg. Co., L. V. Knight, 2; Mrs. Harker,
Harrison w. Pope, A; Miss Nellie Shinn-
William Hall, colored, % years of age,
deaf and dumb, was struck and killed by
a passenger train on the Burlington branch
railroad on Thursday afternoon, near Bur
lington. Hall was on the track. with his
back to the train. and failed to hear the
whistle. His body was taken to his home
in Burlington.
Little Marcello Dufresne met a tragic
death at Delanco, on Thursday afternoon.
when he was struck by q. west bound ac-
commodation train at 5 o'clock. The boy,
who was years old. was about to cross
over to the other side of the street when
the train hit him. Although his skull was
crushed he lived for several hours.
All Sea Girt, with the exception of the
soldiers camp grounds, was bought by
Charles L. Noble, of Yonkers, N. Y, on
Saturday. The sale covers about $50
acres, including the Beach house, the old
Commodore Stockton house and about one
mile of beach front. The new owner will
lay out the land into building lots.
Frank Tichenor, of Burlington, was a
disappointed spectator at the meeting of
the Board of Freeholders held on Tues
day afternoon. He brought bis camera
with him, expecting TO get picture OF
the members of the Board, but as they re-
fused to pose, the photographer gathered
up his outfit and went home Disguised.
Constable Throckmorton, of Mount
Holly. is arranging a visit to the delin-
quent taxpayers of Lumberton township,
the authorities of the latter place having
employed him to make collections. As
John says be will perform that duty with
out fear or favor, some of the debtors
there will probably settle before the off
Ger starts in on his work.
William Blanch, colored, aged 40 years
who worked for DIR. E. G. Bullock a
Columbus, took an overdose of opium oil
Wednesday night. He was taken to st
Francis hospital, Trenton, where, in spit'
of the work of the doctors, he died OF
Thursday. Blanch has been an opium
fiend for long time, and 1t is thought h
accidentally took an overdose.
The Burlington County Board of Tax
alton held meeting on Tuesday. Nearl.
all of the assessors haye completed thei