The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-16

both of Beverly, are to be married O.
Thursday.
Walter Shinn has assumed charge of tn
business of the Union News Company II
Mount Holly.
Another good one at Dreamland. 9Th,
Runaway Motor Car" 1t is very funny
Don't miss 1t.
The addition of very neat porch hal
greatly improved the appearance of the
residence of Clifton r. Appleton, or
Union street.
Clarence Bintliff, of Beverly, and Miss
Ella Mick, formerly OF Florence, were
married last March. The ceremony was
performed in Mount Holly.
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
Lawyer Samuel W. Shinn, of Mount
Holly, is representing a fair client, of
Riverside, who wants to get into court
before the new divorce law goes into eff
feet on January /.
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Typewriter. $4,000.
Cleveland Brewer. employed by Fenton
& Doughty, was kicked in the face by a
horse, on Saturday, receiving two bad
cuts, one above and one below the right
eye, but the sight was not injured.
The Ushers' Union of the Methodist
Church went to Knights Park, this morn
ing. ON their annual outing. The party
was composed of about fifty persons, who
made the trip on special trolley car.
| The Methodist minister's camp meeting
will begin at Fletcher Grove, on August
81, and continue for ten days. Some ex-
cellent sermons are expected from promi-
nent ministers In this and other states.
Philip Allison Wiegel, of Riverton, and
Miss Carolyn B. Read, of Beverly, were
mrrried at the brides home, on Friday
evening. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. G. l. FitzGeorge, of Moorestown.
A cat doing the cakewalk on the keys
of piano at 11.30 O'Clock at night was
the strange noise which awoke Mrs T. l.
Rogers, of Burlington, who found what
the trouble was after going down stairs to
investigate.
The members of Company E, of Mount
Holly, and other commands of the Third
Regiment, returned. on Saturday, from
their weeks outing at Sandy Hook. From
all accounts the soldiers had good time |
and plenty of military practice.
AS result of the indictments found by
the grand jury, yesterday, one woman
and eight men were arrested in raid on
speak-easies made at Burlington, last
night, where ten more persons are to be
arrested for violation of the liquor laws.
The prisoners were all brought to the
county jail.
Thomas Barrett, who some time ago
was shot at Roebling inn. by a man who
gave his name as George Clark, and who
after being treated at the st. Francis hos
pital, Trenton, went to the mountain re-
gion in Central Pennsylvania, has returned
much improved and is now on duty at the
inn at Roebling, of which he is proprietor.
Mark Smith and two other boys went
out to the Wisham farm, Saturday even
ing, to get milk for Harry Leary. While on
Pine street reckless automobile driver
ran into them, demolishing the wagon
and injuring the boys. The chauffeur
did not stop to ascertain what damage had
been done. The number of the auto was
not ascertained.
John Morris, colored, who was SEN
fenced to the county jail for six months
for stoning the residence of Rev. John w.
Lynch, of Burlington, after the minister
had given him a pair Of shoes, wrote a
etter of apology to the dominee and ask
ed that he try to secure his liberty. Nor
rs said he was the sole support of his
aged mother, who lived In Virginia. Mr..
AJ I'LL NAoAbCO tuC PAA6OACl JCbOCIQdys
The State Board of Health is after res.
dents of Vincentown who are alleged to
be emptying sewage into the Rancocas
creek. AS they failed to cease the prac-
tice after proper notice had been given,
action may be taken against them. A test
made of water in the wells at Eayerstown,
showed that it was unfit for domestic pur-
poses. Over In that section there have
been several cases of typhoid fever.
Farmers and gunners in the vicinity of
Beverly think it advisable and are taking
steps to have the game law so amended as
to impose fine upon owners of cats that
kill rabbits, just as In the case of dogs
caught chasing the cottontails. At this
season Of the year there are numerous rab-
bits in the fields and woods close to the
town, and it is safe to say that three times
IS many Of them are killed by cats as are
caught by dogs Some of the cats have
become very skilful in bouncing upon the
bunny.
drowning and the lives of five other lads
were imperiled Friday afternoon by jump
ing from the stern of the steamer Column
bia in mid stream off Riverton. Young
Lloyd, Thomas Lieb. Albert Major,
George McMullin and his brother, Robert
son, clambered aboard the boat while she
was discharging passengers, expecting to
jump off as she left pier, Instead of
casting off up stream as she usually
does, the boat backed and went down
stream a considerable distance before strik
ing the channel. When she started ahead
the boys were 80 far from shore that some
of them would surely have been drowned
but for the timely aid rendered by Assist
ant Postmaster Ross Maths, who when he
saw the Columbia backing down stream
realized the great danger of the boys, |
so, accompanied by Russell McIlhenny,
put off in rowboat to the rescue. Ma |
jor and the two MacMullin lads reached |
Vice Commodore Cookies sailboat, moored !
off Riverton, in safety, but Lloyd, Thomas
and Lieb were still far out in the river |
Lloyd was exhausted and Thomas and
Lieb were doing their best to keep him
afioat, though they were both pretty |
well tired out When the boat reached |
them they bsd to be lifted aboard.
The chalice contest which engaged the
attention of people In this section for sew