The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-07-13
TUESDAY, JULY ID, 1909
LOCAL NEWS.

BoYce's.
The Burlington County Railway Com
pany has sold the old car barn property
on High street to Horace K. McIlvain.
A dance for the benefit of the Burling
ton County Hospital will be given at Ran
cocas Park on Tuesday evening, July 81
The July interSunday school athletic
meet, postponed from last Tuesday, will
take place this evening on Washington
street.
The sixteenth annual session of the
New Jersey Sunday School Association
began at Asbury Park ON July and will
close tomorrow.
Blanchard III. White has succeeded In
getting Joseph B. Wells paroled from the
state prison. He lives at Red Lion and
was sentenced to six years for assault
John Lanigan, former resident of Bor-
dentown, after an absence of forty-three
years, called ON relatives and friends there
ON Tuesday. He now lives in Gloucester
After serving twenty-five years for
numbering his wife, Patrick Quinn, aged
SO years, the oldest inmate of the state
prison, was turned out into the world on
Tuesday.
Falling twenty feet from a cherry tree
on Tuesday afternoon, Walter Bowers,
aged 10 years. of Bordentown, sustained
a severe scalp wound and some bad
bruises. No bones were broken.
Mrs. Jeanette Martin, of Mount Holly,
has applied to the Court of Chancery for
an absolute divorce from her husband,
Thomas Martin, on statutory grounds.
She also asks for the custody of their
child.
On Tuesday night Richard Fox, stran-
ger, was found wandering around the
streets at Moorestown, where he endeav
ored to enter several of the churches
Being slightly demented he was commit
ted to the county jail.
Miss Lavinia Watkinson, aged 90 years,
while descending the stairs at the home
of her niece, Mrs. Morris 81. Keller, on
Thursday. caught her heel In the carpet
when three steps from the bottom, and
fell heavily. Her hip was fractured.
A Mount Holly lady, while calling at
tention to an error which she found in
this paper on Wednesday. said: place
me on the Desert of Sahara and give me
plenty OF good reading matter such as
find In THE News and would be salts
fed"
Miss Dora Melcher entertained jolly
crowd of young people at house party
In the old Gaskill homestead at Birming-
ham last week. The party included q
number of visitors who expressed them
selves as especially delighted with our
creek.
Another large consignment of Jersey
shingles, single lath and plaster lath has
lust been received, and those who con-
template building or making repairs will
do well to examine the stock and get
prices. Apply to George W. A. French,
Mount Holly.
uOmd8 OldoOJs VI OaA4@1SAb 49, $780,
ploye of The NEWS Office nineteen years
ago, was renewing acquaintance In Mount
Holly on Thursday. For eleven years he
has been connected with the Prudential
Insurance Company, being assistant SUI
perintendent of one of the Camden divi-
sions.
Allan F. Pollock, marine inspector of
the New Jersey Central and Hudson River
Railroad, was visitor in Mount Holly on
Tuesday. When in this vicinity thirty
five years ago he was employed by the late
Charles H. Deacon, who then owned
farm on the road leading from Mount
Holly to Burlington.
The artificial arm, ordered long time
ago for Albert Malsbury, of Broad street,
has been received. and will be of much
assistance to him in his daily work. The
gift by popular subscriptions from friends,
was great surprise to the unfortunate
man, who extends his thanks to all who
so kindly assisted him. A felon was the
direct cause of Mr.. MalsburY losing the
lower portion of his right arm.
A fire at Burlington Tuesday evening
partly destroyed brick barn belonging
to Alexander Gotta. Forcing his way
into the stable after two unsuccessful at
tempts, Mr.. Gotta found his horse to be
on fire about the headquarters and head.
With great difficulty he managed to cut
the rope that tied the horse to the manger
and led the suffering animal outside. In
accomplishing this Mr.. Gotta was very
badly burned on the hands and also In
hailed considerable smoke.
Attacked by pet bulldog, the 2-year-
old daughter of F. w. Messick, of Bur-
lington, was terribly injured before the
father could rush in and fight the animal
on, on Tuesday. The little one was
playing with the dog, when 1t suddenly
sprang upon her and bit her viciously,
Messick, who was sitting nearby, Crap
pied with the brute and only tore 1t away
from the child after 1t had sunk Its teeth
through her cheeks and had badly lacerat
ed her face. The father hurried the child
to physician and then shot the dog.
There is one matter that might be con
sidered by either the railroad companies
or the railroad commission. 1t Is the pro
viding of seats for passengers. 1t is I
usual thing to enter car and see one per
son occupying an entire seat, and some
times two. using all the extra space TO
baggage, bird cages and other articles
Persons entering the Car are compelled t
walk along, often to the end of the train
before finding a seat. To ask the occu
pant of more than one sitting space for
seat appears to be an objectionable OF
fence. The conductor collects tickle
from a passenger who sits or stands
the circumstances admit. On some rail
roads the conductors are required to fla
seats for passengers. and in case chill
under the age for which fare is collecte
is sitting beside its guardian, the latter
compelled to take the youngster on he
lap. This subject is particularly apprC
priate at this time when the crowds al
going to and from the seashore, and whe
passengers insist on occupying two {
three seats when only paying for one.
should be the duty of the train men