The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
A new organ has been installed in the

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property of Samuel Greenwald, corner
Y High and Water streets.
The engagement is announced of Mi
: Catherine Levin, of Beverly, and Willial
4 F. Thacher, Jr., of Florence.
Captain William e. Harvey, of Beverly
was operated on at the Burlington Count
/. Hospital, last week, for appendicitis.
On Thursday night Herbert Fowler, {
Marlton, had three COWS killed by hgh
t ming. His windmill was also damaged
In the Colestown cemetery. on Sunda
morning. occurred the funeral of Zebide
w. Haines. of Mt. Laurel, aged 20 year,
Judson qaskill, Garden street, has jus
received carload of wagons, which prot
pective customers are invited to inspect
Miss Elsie Smith. of Beverly, wa
operated on at the Samaritan hospital
Philadelphia, on Wednesday, for stom
ach trouble.
1 Samuel Prout, colored, who lived In tn
vicinity of Tomlinson's pond, near Mari
ton, for over fifty years, died at the aims
house on Wednesday.
The annual outing of the Columbu
Snapper Soup club is being held to-day il
in the woods formerly owned by ex-Sherif
William A. Townsend.
Wanted, bright young man to act a
correspondent for Philadelphia Sunday
paper. Salary. Address Editor, 703 Chest
nut street, Philadelphia.
The funeral of Malcolm Braddock, O
Medford, aged II years, took place OIL
Sunday afternoon. The deceased wa
found dead on his couch.
Theodore Budd and son started yester
day morning to make 10000 cranberry
crates at their barrel factory at Soutf
Pemberton, for the fall picking.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending. July
%: Mrs. Annie Bard, Miss Cecilia P,
Sevamp, Miss Elizabeth SANS, j. Sher
man. Postals for Miss Elizabeth H,
Somers, and Chas. hyperion.
The many friends of Captain Elwood
H. Kirkbride were greatly disturbed last
week, to hear that he had been taken i'll.
Heat and indigestion probably caused him
to give out for short time, but he is
doing nicely now and will soon be out
again.
On Thursday afternoon constable
Charles E. Gilbert drove to Jacksonville
and arrested Frederick and Julia Fritz,
brother and sister. who were charged with
assault and battery on the formers wife.
The defendants were committed to Jail by
Justice Slack.
A surprise. greeted postmaster Cham
bers, of New Egypt, when he found q
discarded fishing line which boarder had
left on the banks of Oskford Lake. To
satisfy his curiosity he pulled in the line,
and was surprised to find one of his
chickens fastened on the hook. The hen
had died from swallowing the bait.
From Arneytown comes report of the
poor craftsmanship of Samuel Southland,
who found cat catching his chickens.
With the idea of killing the feline, South
ard got his gun, but instead of accom-
plishing his purpose, he brought down
three setting hens He hasn't seen the
cat since.
Anderson Shinn, recently appointed to
patrol this section Of the state on the
lookout for automobiles that evade or
break the law, has learned how to ride a
motor cycle, and he can now catch up
with the speedy machines which go too
fast. He is also paying attention to those
drivers who fail to light their lamps on
time.
An alarm of fire that was sounded on
Sunday afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock
should have led the department to Carl
ton avenue, but owing to some misunder-
standing the apparatus assembled at the
Grant street station. The trouble was at
the residence of Philip Bullock, which
was slightly damaged. Charged with set
ting the place on fire. Bullock was ar
rested aud committed for a hearing this
evening.
B. C. Doyle, living on the river bank at
Delanco. who Is an enthusiastic member
of Philadelphia Lodge, No. 2. Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, has ar
ranged to entertain members of the frater-
nifty living at Delanco, Riverside, Beverly,
Burlington and Mount Holly, on Thurs
day, July so. He has had big barn on
his property fitted up for the purpose, and
he proposes to make the event memorable
In Elkdom history.
Suffering his third incendiary fire about
2 o'clock yesterday morning, Frank
Kelvey, living on the Wilkins farm, near
Arney's Mount, is pretty well discouraged.
and he may not continue in the
business, The fire was discovered
in the large barn, and soon all the out
buildings and their valuable crops were
reduced to ashes. The family have been
living in the tenant house, which Is the
only building now on the farm, as their
home and its contents were burned few
weeks since during the absence of the
family. Two or three years ago Mr.. Kelvey
farmed on the South Pemberton road,
where he suffered his first loss by fire.
A very severe electrical storm passed
over this section Thursday night. Although
Mount Holly got its share little damage
was done. The vivid lightning created a
feeling of unrest, which did not subside
until the heavy peals of thunder were
heard rolling away in the distance. At
the home of the Misses Rebecca and Flor
ence Gaskill. on Cherry street, the cleo
trio fluid tore of the number plate over
the front door, knocked some plaster from
the parlor ceiling and slightly singed the
tree In front of the house. During the
height of the shower Deputy County
Clerk Charles M. Atkinson was riding
in his automobile out to a farm house
where he and his family were stopping.
A tree was hit by lightning as he was
passing piece of woods. He saw bolt
strike barn ON the farm of George Girls
pin, southeast of Lumberton, and right
in the same neighborhood corner was
knocked out of the house occupied by
Charles Budd.
The appellation of fanatic is nc
longer being applied to State Entomolo-