The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-08
Burlington.

While fishing at the town wharf, Bur
lingtoD, on Friday, Paddy Ryan caught
catfish weighing 81 pounds.
Henry Wells. rheumatic patient at the
Burlington County Hospital, had finger
amputated while there. James Estilow Is
being treated for eczema at the same
Institution.
Harlan A. Lowden and Miss Florence
NJ. Hawkey, both Of Burlington, were
married on Friday night ct the parsonage
of the Union Street NJ. E. Church by Rev.
]. FL. Payran.
Joshua Taylor has turned over to the
treasurer the sum of 81 .0S8. 90. being an
adjustment of the loss occasioned by the
recent fire at the Oneida Boat Club house
at Burlington.
The Hope Fire Company, of Burling-
ton, will hold clam bake at the Locust
Grove club house on September 4th A
base ball game, shooting match, quoits
and other sports will enliven the occasion.
Francis A. Quinn, reporter on the staff
of the Enterprise, by display of heroism
on Friday. saved Bishop Scarborough
from being killed as the venerable prelate
fell while boarding moving train at Bur-
lington.
A barn on the Anthony Sippy farm at
Burlington, located back Of the Odd Fell
lows cemetery, together with all its con-
tents. was destroyed by fire early on Sun
day morning. Fortunately all the cattle
had been put out to pasture and escaped.
For the third time the Enterprise build
Ing was slightly damaged by flames of I'M
known origin on Wednesday evening"
The blaze was put out by some men sum-
moned from Doyles cigar store Miss
Pauline Healy, an operator In the tele-
phone exchange located in the building,
had her dress badly ruined by the spray
from chemical extinguisher she was
using in an effort to subdue the flames.
A fire at the home of Harry Taylor,
Burlington, on Friday morning, destroyed
part of the furnishings in the room occu-
pied by his son. Floyd, who accidentally
caused the blaze by setting fire to lace
curtain when he struck match to light
the gas. Rushing into the house Gran
vile Brotherton extinguished the fire be-
fore the arrival Of the department While
proceeding to the fire the truck of the
Mitchell company ran over and killed a
dog.
An agreement Of sale has been made be-
tween the Orthodox Friends and the West
Jersey Proprietors for lot 1926 feet on
West Broad street next to the property of
Miss Martha George, where an Office will
be erected. The old building on the south
side of the street will be torn down for
the erection of the new government post
office. The Proprietors received 81,
for the building. which amount will be
paid to the state and In turn paid to the
Proprietors.
John Adams, painter, was badly hurt
In tumble from aladder on which he was
painting building at Broad and High
streets, Burlington, and narrowly escaped
bath In tub of hot soapsuds when he
plunged through the skYlight over the
laundry of Mock Leon. Chinese laundry
man. Leon was industriously scrubbing
clothes when there was crash and the
ceiling tumbled about his ears and the
painter struck the floor at his feet with a
bump. The Chinaman ran screaming
from his laundry and policeman ran in
to investigate and found Adams apparent
~ dead. He was removed to the en-
ergency hospital at city hall. where DR..
Williams found several ribs broken and
his collarbone fractured. Adams was
later taken to his home in critical con