The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JULY 2S, 1908
LOCAL NEWS.

CUNtIluS lrOm III JuElce "HiSA SAo ASSSA'>
by falling down stairs.
The next meeting of the Young Friend
Society will be held at the residence of
Budd Coles, near Lumberton, on Augu
10.
From some of the local dealers in Mour
Holly, on Wednesday, samples of II
milk sold were secured by state mil
inspector.
Shipments of potatoes from Mount DO
ly have slackened somewhat, as farmer
are holding off for higher price than 4
cents per basket.
J. II. Sinex, of Edgewater Park, ha
been elected president of the First Nation
al Bank, of Beverly. to succeed the lat
Morris r. Fl. Levin.
AS the result of falling down stairs a
her home in Wrightstown, Mrs. Ella Har
ker had two teeth knocked out and sh
was also badly bruised.
On Thursday the house on Gardel
street, belonging to Elizabeth b. Snyde
and others, was sold by Sheriff Norcros
to Charles Evan Merritt for 81, 500.
Fire drills are engaging the attention o
the inmates at the Burlington Count.
Children's Home, which building ha
been fitted with fire escapes OF the mos
approved pattern.
William L. Powell, of Philadelphia
was in Mount Holly, Tuesday evening
visiting his daughter, Mrs. William
Noblitt, who is stopping at the Inn Oh
Mount Holly avenue.
Harry Thomson, of Mount Holly, whil'
visiting relatives in Millville, came nea
crushing his head on sunken log whil'
diving from boat. He was unconscious
when rescued by his cousin, james Charge
George Wispert. of Stanwick, has re
moved to Mount Holly and is occupying
a house on Pine street. While in the civi
war as q member of the First New jersey
Cavalry, he lost an arm by an exploding
shell.
Mrs. Mary Gaskill, widow of Frank
Gaskill, living pear Pemberton, has sue
cessfully managed three farms since the
death of her husband about four years
ago. Each farm is said to be paying
proposition.
Neglect to remove an old maple In front
of house at Beverly, will cost the Mrs.
Lucy adams heirs about $500. The tree
fell against the building with such force
that the front porch and one side were
completely wrecked.
Dissatisfied with 81 $50 insurance which
he received for the burning Of buildings
and household goods on his farm In Med
ford township, ON which there was insur
ance of 81, 300, Fl. NJ Lincoln, of Mount
Holly, has brought suit to recover $780,
Thirty five relatives and friends were
present at a party given Horace G. At
kinson, of the Jobstown pike, on We'd
nesday, in honor of his SD birthday. The
event was held at the home of his son
Frank. living on an adjoining farm, and
was very pleasant affair.
During the shower on Wednesday at
ternoon lightning caused fire on the
farm of William Rahilly. near Wrights-
town. The barns, outbuildings, crops and
nearly all the machinery were burned and
one horse persisted. The loss was quite
heavy There was an insurance of ST.
30O
The home of Albert Shaw, at South
Pemberton, early WednesdA morning,
was struck by lightning, the electricity
entering an upper room. 1t made bed
dance around, tearing the casters from
under it. The bed was occupied by Mr..
Ehaw's daughter, who suffered no In
juries.
A few days since George r. Abrams and
William p Bryan, of Vincentown, were
stopping at the Holmhurst at Atlantic
City. Henry Darnell, the proprietor. gave
his friends an automobile ride, and while
they were speeding swiftly the machine
collided with trolley car. Mr.. Bryan
had his face, hands and leg injured. He
has not yet recovered from his unpleasant
experience.
Members of the New Jersey Post
masters Association will meet at Atlantic
City on September II, to take up ques
tions of securing better postal facilities
for the citizens of the state The date
was fixed at meeting Of the executive
committee of the organization, at which
Charles c. Cowperthwait, of Mount Holly,
was elected to serve out the term of treas
urer, made vacant by the retirement of
Evan F. Benners, of Moorestown.
While operating thread cutter at the
Florence iron foundry, on Tuesday, David
Smith was drawn into the machine and
painfully injured. Finding that his
clothing had caught between the cogs of
two wheels, and being unable to free him
self, he called for assistance and compan-
ions soon shut off the power. Although
his experience was of short duration, there
was time enough for most of the garments
to be stripped from his body. An opera
tion at the Burlington County Hospital
soon relieved the patient and his recovery
is progressing nicely. Smith received
a bad laceration on his body. No bones
were broken.
Disorderly persons who visit Rancocas
Park are beginning to realize that Detec
tive Parker has no use for them at that
resort The first batch of such objection
able characters came from Moorestown
and they were told what would happen If
the offence was repeated. Rather than
hand out warnings to all who thus com
NIT their first offence, the officers at the
Park have determined to make arrests In
stead, which is considered the better plan
to break up the practice. Acting on this
determination Constable Throckmorton
has already arrested two partly intoxi-
Gated young men, who were brought to
Mount Holly and fined s. and costs each
by Justice Risdon.
The theory seems to be well founded
that the death of several cows on the
farm of Edgar G. Allen, near Vincentown
was caused by Paris green, which the
animals obtained while pasturing. Tht
deadly poison, which was used to spray
ON crops, was kept in small building
and when this was cleaned out all the
debris was thrown on the ground sut
burned. 1t is supposed that from thu