The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-04-23

Early tomato plants, four-inch poi
40 cents per dozen. Geraniums gal OF
Ridgway, Lumberton.
Edward Rogers son was operated on
the Burlington County Hospital, on F.
, day, for abscess of throat.
George Hates has returned to his hon
i In Mount Holly after suffering from sms
pox in hospital at Mobile, Alabama.
Marion Circle, No. 8, Brotherhood
, America, will celebrate its 33d annive
sary in Red Mems Hall tomorrow nigh
s William Collins, for many years ca
ployed at the bakery of Joseph G. Bowe
died Wednesday night from heart troubl
Peter Layton, of Jacobstown, has bee
suffering eight weeks with a gathere
hand, which does not seem to impro,
, much.
The regular monthly meeting of I'll
Ushers' Union of the M. E. church wi
, be held at the home of Frank Dennis, Q
Thursday evening.
David E. Sooy, agent for the Pruder
tial Insurance Co., paid this week to
family in Pemberton, $41.sO, cash div
dends on Industrial Policies.
i William Shinn, who conducts a grocer
store at the corner of Washington stree
and Madison avenue, fell over box, O
Friday. and sprained his left ankle.
i 1t is the purpose of Timothy B. Madden
OF Water street, to enter the st. Joseph
Home, at Beverly. This is a Catholic in
stitution for the care of the aged an,
infirm.
William Dickerson is recovering from
lacerated hand. which he got caught IL
some machinery at Smithville. Bloot
poison has delayed speedy healing o
the wound
Mahlon Marshall, Williamstowr
weather prophet. says there will be gool
snow in May, and that in early July Their,
will be cold snap that will make fire.
necessary for comfort.
The following are the unclaimed letter,
remaining in the post Office for week end
ing-April 20: Mrs. w. z Allen, ]. M
Carr, DR.. z. Hand, Mess. Skimm & Co.
Mrs. ]. Everard Sands, Miss Ethel s..
Frank Rigg, of Jacksonville. who wal
discharged from the Cooper Hospital, al
Camden, where he had been taken after
receiving injuries in a grade crossing &C
cident near Burlington, suffered relapse
last week
Hartley Stevenson is now in charge OF
the farm, near Columbus, which has been
operated by the Stevenson Brothers fol-
several years. Edwin Stevenson will take
charge of his mothers farm, In Westamp-
ton township.
The w. G. T. U. will meet at Mrs.
Browns, 2S Brainard street, April 80, al
8 O'Clock sharp. W. c. T. U. Convention
will be held at Bordentown on Wednes.
day, April "A. All are invited to be pres
ent; there will be good speaking.
Quite large crowd collected in front of
the jail, Tuesday evening, when Justice
Krayer gave hearing in the case of How
ard Pierce. colored, who assaulted George
Tomlinson one night last week. Pierce
was admitted to bail In the sum of $500.
William King, superintendent of the
Burlington County Shoe Company's fac
tory, on King street, while demonstrating
the workings of machine, on Friday,
had one of his fingers so badly lacerated,
that 1t was amputsted at the Burlington
County Hospital.
Complaint has been made because of the
fact that so many young men in the vi
entity of Marlton are carrying revolvers
in violation of the law. 1t Is said that
those who have good reasons for carrying
concealed weapons can get permit by
applying to Hester Clymer. clerk of the
township.
The collapse of the State Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association, last Monday,
was not a very serious blow to Mount
Holly. as more money was left here dur
ing the associations fifteen years exist
ence than was taken away These facts
are learned from Jere 81. Colkitt, who was
the local collector.
While on Water street, Wednesday.
James Madden slipped from the curb, and
falling heavily to the ground, fractured
his left leg above the knee He was re-
moved to the Burlington County Hospi.
tai. That institution was so crowded with
surgical cases, last week, as to call for the
use of six extra cots.
The foundry at Roeblings will soon be
greatly enlarged. The increasing of the
plant is due to the large amount of order,
which is being poured into the works.
An addition of about one third its present
size is being figured on When the build
ing is completed it will provide work for
large number of additional men.
Just to have little fun, Alvin Dough
ty, an out-of town visitor to Riverside.
while ON his counting call Wednesday
evening, tickled his girls ear with q
feather. The young lady suddenly turn
ed her head, thus bringing her nose In
contact with the edge of a door, which
caused it to bleed and made kissing i'm
possible. Alvin has not called since.
While driving from Transport to Mount
Holly, on Thursday, the horse belonging
to Theodore Streaker, who lives on the
Stubenrow farm, ran away. Getting or
the railroad track the wagon was wrecked
at the Medford junction. The animal rar
down through the car yard, and falling
into the turn-tab pit was badly injured
The horse was taken to the infirmary O
DR.. Moody.
Since the announcement of the secre
for making cheap fuel from ashes, severa
persons In this county have tried the ex
pertinent with indifferent success, an,
have come to the conclusion that the dis
covery is not all that it is cracked up to be
The composition, which costs about Il
cents for a wash tub full, burns with
blue flame without producing much heat
ing qualities. The residuum is very SINAI
and consists of white powder.
! While car full of passengers was o.
its way from Moorestown to Noun
Holly. on the last trip Wednesday night
the motorman, by the aid of the head
light. saw that rope had been stretche
across the track In such way as to dis
lodge the trolley pole which would hav
} caused total darkness in the car The tun
, mel under the railroad track was selecte