The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-23
LOCAL NEWS.

George ]. Robertson has erected pair
shop in the rear Of his property on Broa
street.
Charles Coles, mixologist at Allen
pharmacy, was Ill for several days lai
week.
Stanley, son of Herman Heilbron, G
Mount Holly avenue, is reported to be Il
with typhoid fever.
A number of improvements have bee
made to the property of Clarence L
Price. on Union street.
A meeting of Armour Union will b.
held at the home of Miss Lydia Garon, OIL
Rossell street, this evening.
Road overseer Powell and his assistants
cleaned the dirt from the brick pavement
on High street. Saturday night.
Mrs. Josephine Robbins. wife of Benia
min Robbins, Of Florence, died at tn,
county insane asylum Tuesday night.
Mrs. Joseph Eckert. of Paxson street. IL
seriously Ill. suffering with interns
trouble thought to have been caused by
strain.
The residence on High street, belonging
to the Brown estate, has been rented by
James T. Royle, of the Royle- Pilkingtor
Company.
Bog owners predict that II present favor
able conditions exist until the middle Of
September, there will be record break
ing crop Of cranberries.
The summer cottage at Seaside Park be
longing to Mrs. Eckard P. Budd, Of
Mount Holly, has been rented to 1. Snow
den Haines. Of Burlington.
]. Alfred Morton, Of Pemberton, and
Miss Laura Warner Rossell, of Mount
Holly, were married on Sunday, July IA,
and not June IA, as stated last week.
A lawn fete for the benefit of the Sacred
Heart church will be held on the church
grounds Saturday afternoon and evening,
August 10. Tickets % cents, redeemable
at supper tables.
The Crosswicks Grange will entertain
at that place today the members of the
Burlington County Pomona Grange.
There will be speaking and a good time
for all who attend.
At depth of 200 feet, Morris E. Lamb,
of New Egypt. has secured splendid
supply of water from an artesian well,
around which he will build pavilion and
erect public drinking fountain.
John Meng. of Hanover, had a narrow
escape from death on Tuesday. By mis-
take he drank laudanum for whiskey.
Members of the family and neighbors
hustled him around at a lively rate to
keep him from going to sleep.
During a recent electrical storm, Mrs.
Cliff ,rd Britton, of Lumberton, who was
In the yard of joseph Brlttnn at the time.
was struck by lightning, which completely
paraIyzed one side of her body. 1t was q
remarkable escape from death.
Thomas Assay. of Bisphsm street, a
freight train conductor, while standing on
top of a car at Hainesport, ON Wednesday
morning, during the process of drilling,
fell to the ground by the iolting of some
cars. He was injured In the back and
side.
Asa Schooley, the rich hermit who was
recently found In such deplorable condi-
ton at his home near Florence, and who
was committed to the county hospital at
New Lisbon and from there to the insane
asylum, died at the latter institution on
Wednesday.
Following is the list of unclaimed mail
remaining in the post Office for the week
ending July 20: q. Ferguson, Miss LII
liam Furman. Miss Mary johnson. w. G.
Kenney. ~; Mrs. Laura Mabery, Mrs.
Bertha Muse. Matten Romell, Charles
Yessler, Mrs. T. G. Conrad. postal.
The services of the Presbyterian church
during the pastors vacation will be con-
Quoted by the following ministers: July
%. Rev. Edward Haines Kistler. Moores-
town; August A. II. Rev. G. B Austin.
d. D., of Toms River; August IS, Rev
George H. Turner, Swarthmore, Pa.
Edwin A. Abbey, of High street. is now
connected with the Central Pacific Rail-
road. He has accepted position in the
engineering department of that corpora
ton, and his headquarters are at Montreal,
Canada. The young man Is recent
graduate of the University of Pennsyl-
vania
Jacob Raft, of Rancocas. died on Thurs
day of lockjaw. About two weeks ago
Raff ran rusty nail into his foot, but
little was thought of 1t at the time. Later
the foot gradually grew worse and lock-
jaw set In, resulting fatally. The funeral
took place Saturday. Raft was twenty
eight years old.
The series of social functions In con-
uection with the move among the colored
residents of the county to form a fedora
ton of churches, came to close Tuesday
night at st. Pauls Church, Mount Holly.
The affair took the form of mock trial
for horse stealing. A large audience was
present and the trial caused much merri-
ment.
Thomss J. Barrett, who has been doing
some contract work In Mount Holly fol
the Burlington County Transit Company
has received the official papers giving him
all the patent rights on his road materia
from the French government. Mr. Bar
rett, who Is resident of Bordentown, hal
been practical road builder for fifteer
years.
A large hens egg, found in a nest by
William Rossell over week ago. wal
given to his son-in,law, Cornelius Nc
Kenna. The young man had curiosity
to know what 1t contained. He brok,
open both ends, and there was revealed tw.
eggs in one. each egg being contained ii
perfectly formed shell of its own. Tn,
curiosity is on exhibition. at Dubell's drul
store.
John Deitz, farmer near Hanover, wa
attacked by bulldog, on Saturday, ant
terribly torn about the neck. The ANNA
had been in the family several years an,
had record of biting about half dozel
persons, but was never known to sttemp
to injure any member of the Deitz house
hold. Several neighbors had threstene
to kill the dog on account of its viciousnes
and Mr.. Deitz kept 1t chained. Saturda
the chain was off and the dog was bein