The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

Samuel B. Gale the only charter menu
of New Jersey Lodge, No. l, Knights
Pythias, who has retained his membershi
In the order.
A valuable diamond ring which ma
been given up as lost since January WI
found last week in an old bureau drawt
by Mrs. William Wright. of Garden stree
who returned it to her husband.
While in Philadelphia one day las
week, Shreve Lippincott, who has bee
employed at the freight station for man
wears, was taken i'll. and he has since bee
confined to his home on Madison avenue.
Cooper Mason, of Moorestown, went
Cooper Hospital, Camden, last week, t
be treated for blood poisoning, caused b
running u rusty nail into his hand, whic
1t was feared might hayeto be amputated
An unused trolley switch on the exten
sion rounding the corner at the Unio
National Bank, was taken out. on Thurs
day, and a single rail inserted. The chang
was made to prevent trolley cars jumping
the track at that point.
A snake four feet long was found b.
Mrs. II. D. Rue, of Wrightstown, whel
she went to look after her setting hen
The serpent was coiled around the egg
as If waiting for them to hatch. Thre'
men and dog killed the snake after al
exciting fight.
The township committee has passed al
ordinance relating to the trimming O
trees. Under its provisions property own
ers should trim all branches hanging les
than nine feet over the sidewalk. Fail
ure to do so may result In the work beinf
done under direction of the committee.
The juvenile record for catching fish
has been broken by Nathaniel Allen, col
ored, 8 years old, living at Chambers cor
ner. He hooked a carp in branch o.
the Assiscunk creek, near his home, anc
after quite struggle landed his prize
The fish weighed eight pounds.
The children's playground in the cour
house yard might be made more attractive
with additional conveniencies were 1t MOI
for the vandalistic tendencies of some
persons to destroy everything in sight
An arrest and the imposition of a fine
might stop that sort of work.
The Mount Holly work train on the
Amboy division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. which has been doing continuous
service for the past fifteen years, was
withdrawn Thursday night. Conductor
Harry Garon, of Mount Holly, who had
charge of the Is IN during that time, will
be transferred tosthe Mount Holly peddle
Herbert r. Smith, Fred Norcross, Cliff
ford D. Cain, Harold J. Worrell, John
w. Price and Philip B. Burtis are Mount
Holly boys who have formed an outing
Rancocas creek, below Hughes landing.
An old trolley car has been transformed
into bungalow, which has been comfort
ably furnished.
George Taylor, a single man, aged 80
years, who boarded with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Moore, of Bordentown, attempt
ed suicide by hanging Friday morning.
He had tied rope about his neck and the
end to the bed post in his room. Mrs.
Moore, hearing a scuff1e, went to the room
and discovered Taylor hanging. She at
once cut him down.
Having been apprehended and discharg
ed after a few days confinement in the
county jail as suspect in the death of
James Flynn. the Mocrestown letter car
rier who was supposed to have been muir
dered, Prank Prout, colored, who feels
that a stain has been put on his charac-
ter, has begun suit against Detective
Ellis H. Parker to recover 81 900 damages
for false arrest.
Having been indicted by the April grand
jury, and falling to appear when called
upon to plead. bench warrant was issued
for David Matthews, colored, of Mount
Holly. Learning of his whereabouts De-
tective Parker went to Cape May, Thurs
day morning. and arrested Matthews, who
had obtained employment in a barber
shop there. He is charged with keeping
disorderly house.
While working in field on Tuesday,
John E. Taylor, farmer, living near
Buddtown, was killed The shot tore a
large hole in his body and blew one rib
away. When he started out Taylor took
a gun with him, telling his wife that he
intended to shoot crows and black birds.
1t is said that he lived long enough to
state that the shooting was accidental. A
report that he threatened to commit sui
eide is denied.
James Durkin, aged about 45 years,
committed suicide by hanging himself to
the grated door of cell at the city hail,
Bordentown, on Tuesday. He was a man
of family, having wife and three chill
dren. Mayor Gabel had an errand in the
back corridor, when he discovered Durkin
hanging to the door. Durkin had been In
the cell for several days on complaint OF
his wife, who charged him with being
drunk and abusing ner.
Because of the decision of jury In a
damage suit, Harrison G. Rockhill drew
blank and William M. Evans got only
$25. The plaintiffs are farmers, and be
cause of the forming of lake at Rance
cas- Park they claimed that the back water
did them an injury. but the jury didn't
think SO after viewing the premises. Rath
er than have any lawsuit over the matter
the Burlington County Railway Company
had offered to settle by paying $500 tc
each plaintiff, which they refused.
The marriage of Miss Isabel R. Pugf
aud George w. Hewitt occurred Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock in st. Nary
Church, Burlington. The ceremony wal
performed by Rev. James F. Olmsted
rector of the church, and the benedictior
pronounced by Bishop Scarborough, o.
Trenton. The bride was given away BY
her uncle, Charles Pugh, vice president o
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Thu
happy couple sailed on Saturday for al
extended trip abroad.
Cleveland King, William Berry, Ed
ward Stiles, Stacy Powell and Henri.
Wells are youthful defendants who plead
ed guilty to larceny before Justice Risdon
last week, their victim being Richard T
Butler, of Philadelphia, who owns it'll
summer residence of twelve acres nea
Polly Cox's swamp. The goods taken
consisting of bed clothes. tools. brss
hardware, dishes, lap robes, etc., wer