The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03

badly spiked while playing base ball.
Mrs. Hannah Crispin, living near the
trolley subway, above Stanwick, died
Friday morning at the age of IS years.
Edward Holloway, of Bordentown, has
been removed to the Mercer hospital,
7 Trenton, to be treated for Brights disease.
A large outing of Red Men. consisting
of thirty-four tribes in this county. Will be
held at Rancocas Park on Saturday, Au-
! gust H.
Benjamin F. Hishblond, Henry Mantel
3 and John B. Dolan are the promoters of
select dance to be given at Rancocas Park
this evening.
A kick on the knee by q horse caused
painful injury to DR.. William A. Fitz-
patrick, of Burlington. He was laid up
for several days.
A delightful time was enjoyed by MEM
bers of the Columbus Grange. who held |
their annual picnic at Rsncocas Park on
Thursday. There was large attendance.
Falling out of car from which he un-
loading Ice for Fred schrayshuen, fort
night ago, John Baltic sustained frac-
tured arm. The accident was caused by
the tongs slipping.
Being well posted on the situation, B.
F. Porter, of Medford, says the cranberry
crop will be short in this state this year
This result will be due to late frosts the
drought and hot weather.
4 AS the result of kicking match be
tween two horses belonging to w. Burtis |
Pew, while In Mount Holly on Tuesday |
afternoon, one of them had several bad
gashes cut on one Of its hind legs.
An interesting district meeting was
held in the rooms of Camp No. II. P. o.
s. of A., on Thursday night. After the
exercises the large delegation was served
with banquet in Red Mems hall.
Fred SchraYshuen, of Bispham street,
has sold ninety feet of his coal yard bor-
dering on the railroad switch to Charles
E. Rogers, recently of the firm of ]. w.
Colkitt & Co., who will erect a feed mill
there.
Carlton, son of J. M Thompson, of
New Egypt, is seriously Ill and his re-
covery is doubtful. Specialists who have
consulted over the case agree that the boy
is suffering from yalvular weakness of
the heart.
The hook supporting 8 large double
lamp pulled from the ceiling a few days
since at the store of Samuel Lamb, at
Wrightstown, falling to the floor q burn
/ ing mass. The flames were soon extin-
guished by bystanders.
A dilapidated looking stranger, who
was evidently suffering from mental
disorder, created excitement when he
passed through Moorestown a few days
since and threatened to kidnap several
children. He got away before the officers
could arrest him.
| The farmers of Willingboro and Bever-
ly townships held their annual outing on
Saturday. using the historic Cooperstown
Church for the purpose. The building
was erected in 1908. but is seldom opened
for worship. Coopertown was first settled
in 1881 by Thomas Olive, and for a time
was one of the most 1ourishing places be-
tween Camden and Trenton.
| II. z. Gilbert, living at Springside,
near Burlington, lost some chickens ON
Thursday night by thieves who visited his
hennery. His daughter heard commo-
ton and notified her father. On making
an investigation he found six chickens
missing, but could find no trace of the
robber, although a search was made
through the adjoining cornfelds.
During the absence Of Rev. James 81.
Durham, who will spend the present
month at Pine Hill, in the Catskill Noun
tains, the pulpit Of the Presbyterian
Church will be supplied as follows: Au-
gust 8th-Rev Francis 8. Hort, South
Bethlehem, Pa; 15th-Rev. Samuel G
Hodge, Fifth Presbyterian church, Tren-
ton; 22-Rev. Frank G. Bossert, Mount
Joy, Pa.
| Two government engineers, represent
ing the Department of Commerce and
Labor, were In Mount Holly a few days
ago. AS result of another inspection
made by them of the lower Rancocas
Greek, they will order the removal of all
sunken scows and other Instructions which
are dangerous to navigation on that stream
between Mount Holly and Centreton.
The engineers served notice on G. Howard
Curtis to remove the drift log which ex-
tends from his wharf on Water street.
| A big carnival and regatta is proposed
for Labor Day, to be held on the Della
ware river, opposite the home Of the LAX
anoo Boat Club. For this event mag
nificent solid silver loving cup has been
received by the club as gift from Minor
K. Phillips, of Florida, former member.
The cup is to be awarded to the canoeist
making the highest score on that occasion.
The cup will be held one year by the win
ner and then returned to the club. If won
three consecutive times by the same in
diyidual 1t becomes his permanent prop
erty. The cup stands nearly foot high
and is mounted on black ebony stand.
John Joyce, of Garden street, aged so
years, met with fatal accident Friday
morning. He was moving grass at the
time on Robert Gaskil's lot skirting the
mill race on the upper creek. While
working along the embankment he was
seized with stroke of apoplexy and fell
overheard, with only the upper part of
his body lying in the water. Mrs Ed
ward Hack and her daughter, living close
by, saw Joyce In the water, his feet being
in motion in the air, but unable to help
himself. The women ran to Colkitt Il
Company's feed store and gave an alarm
Men by the name of Powell and Wells ran
from the Mill street hotel and pulled the
old man out of the water before life had
become extinct. The unfortunate man Is
said to. have breathed several times after
, being placed on shore and then expired |
, The case was hopeless because of the |
severe attack of apoplexy. The deceased
, is survived by wife, two daughters and
one son, the latter living at Haddonfield
A sudden death occurred at Moorestown
on Tuesday when Michael McDonough
was found lying dead In the corn field near
his home on South Church street. Mr..
McDonough left the house at about ten
O'Clock saying he was going down into
the field to hoe corn. When he did not
9 raturn for dinner Mrs McDouou0h