The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-23
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.


in the America Hose Company's house
$4,000 colored post cards of Noun
Holly IS new views. Buy 1t at Boyce's
Josiah HI. Mason, formerly of Noun
Holly, has purchased a property at As
bury Park.
A colored camp meeting will be held Ii
the grove, near Tabernacle. from July 2
to August II.
Money is being raised by subscription
to purchase an artificial arm for ALDER
Maulsbury.
Sheriff Norcross will draw the panel o.
petit jurors for the September term o.
court on Tuesday, August 81.
A tin can cut bad cash in one of thu
toes of Palmer Thomas, of Water street
while the boy was bathing In the creek.
The remains of Alkaline B., wife of Ed
ward Danley, of Arnold avenue. were In
TERED In the Brotherhood cemetery, or
Thursday afternoon.
By the slipping of razor which he was
stropping, Francis o. Durand, of Mil
street, nearly severed the end of one OF
his fingers last week.
Schrayshuen is supplying his customers
with the thickest and purest ice, which
contains no sediments or germs that are
incidental to natural pond ice. ct
The Inter state Telephone Company
have just installed Royal typewriters in
their equipment Mount Holly people
are quick to appreciate good thing.
There will be public sale of land for
unpaid taxes and sidewalk assessments by
Collector Frank s. Davis, on August 8.
at the office of R. j. B. Slack. at o'clock
M.
Samuel Wickward is recovering from a
wound which he received while cutting
grass with a scythe. The point of the
instrument entered his left leg above the
ankle.
DR.. Frank A. Wright, of Mount Holly.
has passed the state examinations as a
veterinary surgeon in both New Jersey
and Pennsylvania He has an Office at
Toms River.
Colkitt & Company have leased the
-four and feed mill of Fenimore Brothers,
on Grant street. The latter firm will con-
tinue their business of hay pressing and
dealing in wet brewery grains.
The pulpit of the Baptist Church, on
Sunday, was occupied by Rev. William
]. Morgan, of Bispham street. The ser
mons delivered by the young man have
been very favorably spoken of.
The Burlington County Fair Associa
ton is sending out its premium schedule.
The demand for the book shows that peo-
pie are taking an interest in the Fair, to
be held this year from September "a to q.
Philip Carr, of Evesboro, while pitch
ing hay on the Corderry farm, had mar
row escape from death. The hay fork
dropped and fractured his skull. For
time he was in precarious condition, but
he is now on the road to recovery.
Men employed at Rancocas Park, while
practicing with rifle, on Thursday, acct
dentally shot Mrs. John Smith, who lives
near by. A bullet which had nearly spent
its force entered her back while she was
standing In the yard. 1t came close to
piercing her spine.
Coroner Enoch Deworth. of Borden
town, was called to Mount Holly, on Fri
day, by the sudden death of George
Dougherty, aged SO years, who was en-
ployed on the John DAVIS farm, on the
Burlington road, which is now being OPP
Grated by Albert Watson. Death was due
to acute indigestion.
Chief of Police Conway, of Moores-
town, arrested Dorcas Muse, colored, of
Mt. Laurel. on Wednesday, and on Friday
she was taken from jail to Ocean City for
a further hearing. She Is accused of steal
ing gold watch and chain, 50 in cash and
quantity of clothing from Mrs. La.
Roche. Nearly all the property has been
recovered.
The township committee, on Tuesday
night, refused to give its official endorse
ment to the Sunday closing movement in
Mount Holly. The request for such action
was made by Howard Apologize, at whose
application the police were instructed to
keep boys away from the public ice bar
rels and loafing crowds from collecting
on the streets,
At 2 A. NJ, on Friday morning, an au
tomobile containing three gentlemen from
New York city, collided with the draw
bridge at Hainesport. The latter was not
injured, but the auto was considerably
damaged. The party spent the balance
of the night at the home of John Gsell,
and the next morning arranged for the re-
pairing of their car.
Armed with requisition papers, Chief
of Police Jesse Conway, of Moorestown,
went to Philadelphia, on Saturday, and
brought Joseph Haywood and John A.
Cook to the Burlington county jail. The
men are charged with stealing quantity
of silverware from the residence of Mrs.
Hurff. of Mount Laurel, all of which was
recovered by Conway. who was instru-
mental In apprehending the burglars.
Mrs. Hannah Camac, of Water street,
had close call from serious injury, on
Friday morning. Walking in deep medi-
tation with her head bowed. she crossed
the railroad tracks, on Washington street.
and without noticing her danger walked
in front of trolley car Motorman Wal
Their applied the brakes, and stranger
standing on the front platform reached
out and gave the woman push. Mrs
Camac was knocked down and her ankle
somewhat sprained. She said the acct
dent was entirely her fault.
Benjamin Armstrong and William Binn,
colored, and James O'Brien were arrested
last week and taken before Justice Slack,
who imposed fines and costs amounting to
West Washington street, the officers were
defed, conquered and the law trampled
on. Being intoxicated Policeman Severns
sought to take Charles Lott to his home.
Under the belief that Lott was to be ar
rested, Armstrong, Binn and O'Brien, II
is alleged, assaulted the officer and res
cued his prisoner. Severns, who was
roughly handled. was threatened with
bodily violence if be drew any weapon
Lott was given hearing Saturday night
Being held responsible for the trouble
lie was fined 1928 SO.