The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-08-27

IN Pineapple Flip. Something new am
good. Aliens soda fountain.
It Miss Sarah G. Forker, of Mill street
r will be buried this afternoon.
e The remains of Oliver L. Jeffrey wer
n inferred in the Mount Holly cemetery yes
terday afternoon.
n William 81. Mason, of Mill street, hal
purchased the residence of Mrs. Georg,
Z. Rendell, on Union street.
n William s. Kelley has rented the pro
e perty of Judge Joseph II. Gaskill on High
e street. opposite Ridgway.
John Carter, of Pine street, aged 81
: years, who died on Sunday, will be
a buried tomorrow afternoon.
d Two ladies from the Unionville missi on
were baptized in the Baptist Church, on
, Sunday, by Rev. R. II. Baker.
The August business meeting of the
Ushers' Union of the NJ. E. church will be
held at the home of Harry G. Bullock on
, Thursday evening.
The annual meeting of the W. G. I. u.
will be held at the residence of Samuel l..
Bullock, Garden street. on Tuesday, Sep
: TENDER 10, at o'clock.
Mrs. John Frantz, son and daughter
who have been spending two weeks In
Mount Holly, will return to their home
in Philadelphia this evening.
A pure white light is perfect delight.
Furnished the users of the Lindsay light.
Harvey A. Worrell sells them. Repairs
constantly on hand. Drop me postal
Joseph 8. Shreve desires to contradict
the statement that he is candidate for
member of the Township Committee. He
has no desire for political position at
present.
During the heavy storm Saturday night,
corn was leveled on some of the farms
between Mount Holly and Burlington, a
large part of which territory was under
water for while.
| Rev. A. F. A. Neudoerffer of the Lu-
theran Church, Hainesport, has started a
mission at Roebling and holds services
there every Sunday evening. with Sunday
school in the afternoon.
During the thunder storm of Saturday
night lightning struck barn on the Vashti
Burtis farm, near Jacobstown, and entire
ly destroyed it. There was large amount
of grain in the barn. No insurance.
John B. Lipipncott, of New Haven, is
visiting his parents in Mount Holly. Mr.. |
Lippincott, who is accompanied by his
family, is connected with the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany as telegraph operator
Samuel P. Cline has decided to be
candidate for the Republican nomination
for Township Committee. Harry Matlack
is said to have an eye on the office. Not
withstanding reports to the contrary, S.
A. Dobbins, Jr., is still candidate.
The Mcbride and Rittenhouse forces,
of Water street. clashed on Saturd ay
night, during which an axe was thrown
.but no one seriously injured. The COM
batants were taken before Justice Slack,
who discharged them. as no person enter
ed complaint.
A horse belonging to Capt. Elton A.
Smith, while standing 10 front of the
Mount Holly National Bank, yesterday
morning, became frightened at trolley
car. The animal gave jump and threw !
itself, receiving laceration on one knee.
A colored girl in the carriage at the time
was badly scared.
After being thoroughly renovated and
greatly improved the Mount Holly Opera
House will reopen for the season on Tues c
day evening next. September 8, with the 9
of the great melodramatic l
triumph. "a Ragged Hero. This is a c
play of absorbing interest and one that q
you will enjoy Prices, so, 30 and 25 I
cents. Reserved seats now on sale at
Jamison's.
Judson Gaskill the Garden street car /
rage manufacturer, has received two car I
loads Of buggies and Surveys that are as !
nice as one cares to own. In reality he I
got them for exhibition purposes at the >
Mount Holly Fair, but he is ready to dis I
pose of them to any who may care to :
purchase, providing they come at once :
and thus give him chance to replace +
these disposed of before the Fair. The
stock has some beauties in it.
A team driven by Charles Parker ran
away on Washington street yesterday.
AS he was driving past Hates blacksmith q
shop the neck yoke broke. The horses at '
once started on a dash out the street. f
The tongue luckily did not drop all the /
way to the ground The team turned into {
Madison avenue and was stopped by Mr.. I
Parker soon after crossing the railroad
1t was found that no damage had been I
done.
The Mount Holly Opera House will re- !
open for the season of 1907-8, on Tuesday !
evening next, September 8, when "a
Ragged Hero" Leander de Cordova's /,
sensational comedy-drama, will be pre-
sented by an exceptionally capable COM ,
pany. In offering this attraction to the !,
theatre going public of Mount Holly and
vicinity the management does 80 feeling .
confident that "a Ragged Hero" will ,,
prove of especial interest The story of
the play is filled with heart throbs, stirring
adventures and acts of self sacrifice and
heroism. The mounting OF this piece is
said justly to be the most costly and
magnificent ever given a comedy-drama.
Remember the date, September s. Prices
So So and IS cents. Reserved seats on
sale at Jamisofi's.
Mrs. Burt, nurse in the Burlington
County Insane Asylum, is at the hospital
suffering from wounds caused by scalding.
Yesterday one of the patients at theI
ASYLUM was somewhat unruly and the at
tendant had been attempting to get her
pacified Failing In the effort she went
for the superintendent. While she was
gone Mrs Burt said to the patient "Why
did you not do as you were told to dor"
Then she turned her back and the patient
went to the hot water spigot and drew a
pail of scalding water. This she threw on
Mrs. Burt, who fell screaming, to the
floor Superintendent Deacon rushed to
the room and found the patient had been
kicking the PROSTATE woman and was just
then getting another bucket of hot water
to throw on the nurse. Mrs. Burt was
hurried to the Burlington County Hospital
where she is now In as comfortable con-
dition as possible with her severe wounds
and it is thought she will soon recover.
The storm which passed over this sec
ton, on Wednesday, was quite destruc
tive. On the Gauntt farm at Jobstown,
bull was killed, and several trees struck
on the Rancocas stock farm. Lightning
s pitt the chimney on Reuben Chamber
lain's house, and knocked spoon out of
the hand of girl who was stirring apple
sauce A large white pine tree In the
yard of Ernest t. Snyder, at Smithville, |
was split in a curious manner. Mrs. |
Henry Mellon, of Camden, visitor, was
so badly scared that she nearly fell down |