The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-24
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People In Mount Holly should exercise
care this week In protecting their valua-
bles. because of the number of suspicious
characters who are likely to be here.
The machine works at Smithville will
probably shut down for few days this
week SO that repairs may be made to the
dam, as the mud stills are in bad shape.
Louis Garbarino and Arthur Damask
were arrested Saturday night for persist
emily keeping their stores open and sell
ing on Sunday. They waived hearing
and each defendant furnished $500 bail.
Read the advertisement of Real-Alto
Mining Company on the second page of
this issue. The promoters of this COM
pany are practically all Mount Holly men,
and the reports from the mines indicate
that they have ''struck it rich
See the All-Star vaudeville entertain
ment at the Opera House, Tuesday, We'd
nasday and Thursday of this week 1t is
q first class show. Admission 35 cents
everywhere downstairs and 25 cents
balcony, this evening. Eight big acts.
Oliver Leedom, charged with entering
the house of William A. Harner, of Flor
ence, and stealing goods to the value of
$50, was brought to the county Jail Sun
day morning. Leedom was locked up
Saturday night at Burlington, where he
offered resistance while on his way to
Mount Holly.
County Superindent Stees appointed
last Saturday as the time for meeting of
members of the Teachers Retirement
Fund to meet in the Court House to
select a delegate from this county to
attend the state meeting The notice was
published in all of the papers in the
county and on Saturday Mr.. Stees was on
hand and he was met by one teacher
who came from Medford.
A Camden and Trenton trolley car
jumped the track, Saturday night. after
crossing the Delanco bridge and ran into
telegraph POLE which prevented it from
rolling down an embankment into the
meadow. The passengers were thrown
to the floor and badly shaken up As the
result of striking her head against piece
of brass Mrs. James L. Brooks was rem
dered unconscious. She was removed to
her home and revived after two hours
work. A railroad tie fell from pile rest
ing near the track and the motorman
could not stop in time.
Late on Saturday night Constable Gas
kill was requested to go to the home of
Mrs. Taylor. on Water street, where
Walter Frake resides, and arrest David |
Meeks, who was said to be creating dis |
turbance. Capt. Branson also went along |
Arriving at the place the occupants were
placed under arrest They included Mrs |
Taylor's two married daughters and |
"Jakie" Brown, of Florence, the well |
known base ball rooter After listening
to the case Justice Slack discharged the
defendants. When the party came out of |
the house Meeks ran, going up King |
street in the direction of John D. Rock |
woods. Gaskill fired three shots at the
fugitive. The last bullet was purposely |
sent close to Meeks, who jumped about |
three feet in the air but he kept on run
ming.
Lovers of good vaudeville should not
fail to see the big bill presented at the
Opera House this evening, Wednesday
and Thursday. The management an
nounces that every act will be head
liner and the following program bears out
that claim: West and Lewis, original
comedy sketch; Tony Baker, black face
comedian, late of Dumont's minstrels
Harry Bachelor, the musical RUDE; Rice
and Hall, the German Senators; Mabel
Emerson, the dainty soubrette; VanDyke
Sisters, song and dance artists; Clenmens
and Massey, two college sports who can
dance; Bert Fortiner, thirty-five minutes
of latest moving pictures. Prices IS and |
S5 cents this evening; %, 80 and so cents
Wednesday and Thursday evenings Re |
served seats now on sale at JamisOn's |
You will miss one of the greatest shows of |
the season if you fail to see this one.
William Ralph, aged 80 years, living
with his widowed mother at Emerald |
street and Allegheny avenue, Philadel- |
phia, was drowned at Hainesport on Sun
day afternoon. The body was recovered
near the power house about midnight by
Constable George Snyder and son. The
remains were placed in charged of Under
taker Earnest, of Mount Holly, who later
shipped the body to Philadelphia for
burial. In naphtha launch the deceased
ana six companions took a trip up the
Delaware river and entered the Rancocas
creek. Desiring to stop at the railroad
bridge, where some boat houses are locat-
ed, Ralph jumped from the launch, ex
pecting to be the first one to reach shore
A passing tug boat interfered with his
swimming and he was drowned. Coroner
Seeds held an inquest yesterday and found
that death was accidental.
The female portion of the household of
a
nights since, was startled and unnerved
by a noise in the back shed that to them
sounded like a mad bull in tin shop
There was rafting and banging of tin
In profusion that sent ice cold creeps up
and down Mrs. Anderson's vertebra, but
she is plucky little woman and in an in
slant was looking around in the shed for
the cause of the noise The only article
missing was two quart milk can from a
pumpbox. Holding high her lamp, she
peered out In the darkness of the yard
and stepped down to the path. The can
was doing some acrobatic stunts among
the vegetables in the garden. James Lam
gin, neighbor, was attracted to the
scene, and he chased the runaway milk
can until it was captured in joint of the
| fence. In the neck of the can was fas.
tened the head of a cat. Langin struck
the can like western tornado and then
he shook the cat, but neither one was
loose enough to separate Mrs. Anderson
pulled on the can, while her husband pull
ed on the cat, but this scheme failed, as
the cat seemed to be coming apart with
the head still fast In the kettle. Finally,
the premature death of the cat in the milk
can was prevented by wrecking the kettle
to save worthless foraging thief.
There was a three-fold celebration at ST.