The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-10

800 in cash.
On Saturday night thieves broke in
the basement of Mrs. William Mayer
home at Riverside, and stole all the mont
In the gas meter.
William Sharp, of Water street, WI
committed to the county Jail, on Satu
q day, on complaint of his wife, who say
J. that he assaulted and threatened to ki
/, her.
/ A farm of IS acres, at Eayrestowl
and a lot of implements, household good
IS etc., belonging to the estate of Mary An
: Prickitt. will be sold at public sale Q
March 81.
Y Spalding's base ball supplies. If 20
e will investigate our goods, our prices, an
our method of doing business, we wi
. secure your patronage. L. s. Boyce, 2
! Garden street.
Big Charlie, brother to Amy, is tn
0 name of hog that will be slaughtered l
q Frank Let's stable yard, on Water street
, on March H. The weighing will tax
place at P. M.
II The ferry boat William E. Doron wa
withdrawn yesterday from the route be
tween Burlington and Bristol for repair
and inspection. The boat will probabl
a, he returned to service on the Goth instant
Here comes the Spring Winds to chap
tan and freckle. Use Pinesalve Carbol
Iized, (acts like poultice), for cuts, sores
burns, chapped skin. Sold by 81. B
Allen, Mount Holly, F. 8. billiard, Vim
centown.
Former Prosecutor Eckard P. Budd hal
been paid by the Freeholders of Atlantic
county $40 as special counsel for helpinl
Prosecutor Abbott, to prosecute Johl
Andrews, defaulting clerk in the Comp
troller's office.
George A. Haines, q farmer, at Dea
cons station, will be buried in Noun
Holly this afternoon. While sorting pc
tatoes Friday evening, he was stricken
with apoplexy and died at 8 o'clock the
following morning.
Tomorrow 10 the date for the visit OF
Stiles & Co., eye specialists. A represent
alive will be at Masonic Temple to make
free examinations of eyes and will tell you
whether your headache, neuralgia or other
causes come from necessity to wear glasses
or spectacles.
Mr.. and Mrs Siebert and two children,
of South Beverly, were taken violently ill
after supper Wednesday evening. They
were brought around all right by DR.. E..
S. Adams, who found that in mistake for
baking powder poisonous substance had
been placed in noodles.
For stealing three chickens on the day
before last Christmas from the farm of
Atwell Wright opposite the fair grounds,
where he was employed. Frank Myers was
arrested on Saturday night and committed
to Jail in default of $500 bail. To Justice
Slack the young man made a confession
of his guilt.
Miss Amelia Biddle, of Riverside, aged
16 years, had narrow escape from death
in peculiar manner. She inflated bal
loon with Illuminating gas, and placing
the tube in her mouth permitted the gas
to escape down her throat, and she fell
oyer in a stupor. She was resuscitated af-
ter hard work and confined to her bed for
two days.
Judge A. B. Endicott closed the At
lantic Circuit court on Wednesday with
rebuke to the attorneys. There are
1O4 cases marked ready for trial and no
lawyers are here to move the suits This
| is an unjustiiable expense upon the
county order the discharge of the
Jurors for the term and also order all cases
over until the next regular session." he
declared as he left the bench.
Although there is opposition to bill
now before the Legislature, which re-
quires residents of the state to register
and pay license fee of So per year be-
fore they can hunt and kill game, there
are many people who are enthusiastic in
support of the measure, being willing to
q POSO
in e better game protection in the interest
of those who may desire to enjoy the
sport. 1t is reported that if the bill be-
comes a law some of the liberal spirited
farmers near Mount Holly will SOW buck
wheat for food as a means of retaining
quail on their premises. Pot hunters and
others are said to be numbered among
those who are opposed to the present bill,
whose provisions will eliminate from the
hunting grounds some gunners who have
made it their business to violate the game
laws and annoy farmers.
A fire caused by defective insulation on
an electric light wire, which was dis
covered just after midnight Thursday
morning, caused several hundred dollars
damage to A. w. Haxters three story
frame house on the Rancocas creek, near
the railroad station at Delanco, and drove
the family into the street until bucket
brigade, which was quickly formed, ex
tinguished the blaze and the danger was
past. The blaze was caused by the rub
bing off of the rubber insulation on the
| light cable, leaving the copper bare,
When the heavy current of the light sys-
tenn was turned on the woodwork at the
point near the cable was charred anC
smoldered all the evening. At about mid
night the family who had retired for the
night were aroused by the smell of burn.
ing wood, and upon investigation it was
found that the upper portion of the house
was In blaze In panic, the inhabi
tants Of the house rushed to the street
and an alarm was sounded.
Charged with causing to be removed
from Crosswicks goods which did moi
belong to him. Edmund Yates, of Stops
Corner, was before Squire Eastburn, Of
Yardley. few days ago. The charge
was preferred by Mrs. Martha Yates,
wife of the accused. Albert Yates
brother of the accused man, was also
placed under arrest by Constable Visit
charged with the removal of the goods
Following a hearing before the justice
Mr.. and Mrs. Yates, who have been sepa
rated for some time, agreed to forget thei
differences, and after each had paid por
ton of the costs left the Office of the jus
tice together. They went immediately.
to Stops Corner, where they begaI
housekeeping with the furniture that
few hours previous was In dispute. Whel
the Yates agreed to live apart, it appear
they stored their furniture. The husban'
was charged with taking number 0
pieces of the household effects belongin
to Mrs. Yates at the time he caused tn
: A-..-al &c 4ho Goods halnnninr to him