The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09


Il am going to have my photo taken
Keeler's Studio, AZ Mill street. The
make good work and at prices speci
q just now." .
Miss Emma L. Steelman, who has bee
: public nurse in Mount Holly, has left hel
~ TO accept position In hospital at Wi
mington, N. c.
VI The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
u building stone and iron culvert to tax
the place of bridge No. between Lun
f berton and Medford.
For rent.-Ten room house with a
conveniences. Privilege Of retaining on
room and board for man and wife resery
s ed. Apply at IA Bispham street.
There will be great game of base bal
at the Mount Holly merchants picnic a
Rancocas Park on Thursday afternoon
The game will be between mines compose,
OF printers and business men.
The Riverside Traction Company, sue
cessor to the Camden and Trenton Rail
way Company, is making extensive i'm
provements to its roadbed, and is having
It's cars thoroughly overhauled.
Mrs. Charles II. Davis died at her hom,
In Pemberton on Thursday. She wa
| taken Ill suddenly that morning, becom
Ing unconscious and remaining In tina
condition until she died shortly after noon
The annual lake carnival at New Egypt
} Will take place on Friday, August 10Th
Governor Fort and Senator John Kean are
among the prominent men who have &C
cepted the invitation Of the carnival com.
mittee to be present.
Mrs. Howard Braddock, of Medford,
met with an accident near the Mount
Holly POST Office en- Tuesday. While try.
Ing to drive out of the car track one of the
wheels of her carriage broke, and Mrs.
Braddock was thrown out and stunned.
She soon recovered.
The family of HoratIo Eddleman, who
died Monday, July %, desire to express
their deep appreciation of the kindness Of
their many friends. who, during Mr..
Eddleman's prolonged illness. helped and
encouraged him and them, by constant
attention and faithful ministration.
Mrs. Edible Drayton, living near Mari
ton, wes bitten on the thumb by a spider
about two weeks ago. In a short time
her hand became badly swollen. She was
taken to Cooper hospital, Camden, where
the thumb aud foreanger were amputated
In the hope of stopping the poison. Her
condition has improved very little.
During an electric storm on Thursday
night two buildings. one of which was
filed with hay and grain, ON farm near
Chesterfield, belonging to the Anthony
Bullock estate, and occupied by Ruther-
ford Fl. Potts, were struck and burned by
lightning. The loss to buildings and
crops is about 5000. 1t is stated there
was $3.50 insurance on the crops.
The ladies of the New Lisbon M. E.
church will hold their annual harvest
home near the New Lisbon railroad sta.
ton on the afternoon and evening of
Wednesday, August II. In addition to
the usual refreshments, hot chicken
supper will be served from until 8 D. m.
A good time awaits all who may attend.
The proceeds will be applied to the
preachers salary fund.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Crosswicks Water Company,
the capital stock being $4,000. The in.
corporators are: Charles L. Dey, William
81. Ellis, George B. Thorn, Josiah E.
Brick, Edwin A. Newbold, Alvin Goode-
nough, James W. Caldwell and Ellis G.
Southland. The company is to supply the
inhabitants Of Crosswicks with water,
which is to be obtained from wells.
The appropriation of $50, 900 made by
the state for the proposed boulevard along
the shore, distance of 1877 miles, Is to
be apportioned as follows: For that part
along. the Atlantic Highlands, $40, 1000;
Lakewood to Toms River, 81, 900; Bur-
lington county line to Mullica river
bridge, $1,000; Cedarville to Seaville,
1000; Borough of Spring Lake. 81, 800,
and Wesley Lake. Ocean Grove, 81, 200.
Former Judge Albert Clark Martin died
at his home at Toms River, on Saturday,
from old age. He will be buried to-day
at that place. Judge Martin was native
Of Connecticut and went to Monmouth
county to teach school as a young man.
studied law with Governor Joseph F.
Bedle, and settled In Toms River In 1866.
He served one term as Prosecutor of the
Pleas, and was appointed Judge by Gov
ernor Griggs in 1896. in which position he
served for II years. He was an active
Republican, and long chairman of the
County Republican Committee.
Charged with assaulting Eugene Har.
grove. Saturday night. Archie Temlin-
son, son of Willard Tomlinson, was ar
rested and committed to jail for twenty
days by Justice Slack. On pleadings
made by his mother yesterday, and the
promise that her son would not remain
out late on Saturday nights in the future,
there may be reconsideration of the sen.
tence and a fine substituted, so that the
young man may secure his release and
go to work for his father, who is quite
busy at Hainesport.
After receiving telephone call on Fri
day night. Lorenzo L. Sapp, an assistant
chief, In the absence from town of Harry
w. Kempte. chief of the Mount Holly
fire department. gave orders for the Union
Fire Company to hasten with its chemical
engine to Unionville. where a chimney
was on fire at the house on the former
Sharp farm and the property threatened.
The place Is occupied by A. w. Jarvis
and William Amish. The firemen arrived
Just in time to save the building, as the
roof was smoking and about ready to
take fire.
Justice Slack had quite an audience
Saturday night, about IL o'clock. owing
to the arrest of Robert Smith, colored
who was committed to Jail In default of
$500 bail. The defendant, who formerly
resided at Moorestown, was employed as
driver by Harry Mullen, the express
man. At 2 o'clock Friday morning Geo.
s. Tomlinson, of West Washington street,
was aroused by the continued barking of
his dog, and on inquiring who's theref"
found that Smith was present and the dog
tried to bite him. The two men met on
Saturday night. The colored man took