The news., 1885-07-21

The Mount Holly band has treat
in store for our people. Some evening
next week, date to be announced, they
will repair to the Court House grounds
and render a choice programme. This
volun ary offer on the part Of the band
should be greeted with a generous out
pouring of our people in appreciation
of the kind act. In our next issue we
will give the programme in full
On Sunday, August ?, the corner
stone of the new Academy of st.
Joseph, in Bordentown, will be laid
by Right Rev Bishop M. J. O'Farrell,
who will deliver an interesting dis
course or the occasion. All persons
contributing five dollars and upwards
will have their names written on
parchment and placed in the stone.
Samuel +. Burr, prominent resi-
dent of Bordentown, has been arrest
ed for taking the general agency book
| out of the office of the Standard In
surance Company, at Trenton, and re-
fusing to surrender the same when re-
| quested by the officers of the company.
A suit for 5000 damages will also be
brought against him. Mr.. Burr was
formerly secretary Of the company,
and says the book belongs to him.
Theodore A. Gibbs, agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
of New York, has just paid claim. of
$4,000 upon the life of Gertrude Bor-
ton, of Masonvile. The prompt man
ner in which this company pays lis
claims has gained for it the respect Of
this town and community The small
weekly payments bring it within the
reach of all classes.
John c. Ten Eyck Camp, No. II. Sons
of Veterans, recently organized in
Mount Holly, will hold fair and fes-
tival in the rink ON Saturday night,
August LIST. Peaches, ice cream, cakes,
vocal and instrumental music will be
the attractions. At Q o'clock there
will be a grand balloon ascension.
Admission cents. The proceeds will
be used in providing suitable outfit
for the Camp.
Remember the festival of the
Knights of the Golden Eagle comes
off at the rink tonight. The commit
tee have done everything possible to
make things pleasant for you and eX-
pect to see you all there. Don't dis
appoint them. Remember there are
other attractions beside eating ice
cream. There will be grand drill
by visiting Sir Knights in full uni
FORM
Thos. II. Kirby, alias "The Judge"
has established a wood depot at the
saw mill on Pine street, and has now
on hand cord wood cut and split which
he will sell in large or small quantities
delivered at very reasonable prices.
Orders left at ZelIey q Morton's, O. L.
Jefl'rey's,W X. Rudderow's, Wolfrom's,
or Worrel's will receive prompt at
tention. The Judge is determined to
break up the Pineys' traffic in stolen
wood and will give you more wood for
your money than they do.
The evidence in the county line mat
ter which appears on the first page is
incomplete in some of the surveys.
We repeat them here, they having
been correctly filled:
Sea Hauen improvement Company
surreg.-561.26 acres. Recorded J. j..
%, Dated Feb 7th, 1892 Survey on
Long Beach from Phdro and others to
new inlet in Burlington county.
John Lddds surrey should read in
stead of Book P, "Bull's Book 1l2.
On Saturday afternoon Frank Bon
ner made an attempt to drive his
hack to the Fair Grounds and back
in three minutes The hack was
loaded with the visiting ball players.
After entering the fair grounds the
horses started on run and upset the
hack, players and Bonner in q confused
heap. The only injuries done were
to Bonner and the hack, the former
having his ear cut and several slight
bruises, and the hack was completely
demolished.
The four-story fence erected some
time since by Morgan Lippincott, in
order to protect his neighbors on
the opposite side of the street from
the fierce drafts of wind which blow
down Church street, has been partly
torn down. It proved to be too warm
this hot weather for the owner. Mr.
Lippincott's bosom friend and neigh
Dor, John B. Collins, recently erected
barbed wire fence, which was adj
: mired greatly by Morgan, and he has
copied after his friend by erecting one
also.
The always looked for and mos
popular excursion of the season is tha
given annually by the Brotherhood o
the Union, of Mount Holly, to Allan
tie City. This year the date has be eI
fixed for Saturday, August 10Th
. Everything is being done by the ex
, cellent committee in charge to maxi
pleasant day for the large crowd tina
will 90 along. Every accommodation
will be provided, plenty of cars, ic
, water in abundance in every car an'
everything will be done to make tn
trip a pleasant one. Tickets are nov
for sale by the Committee.
3 Considerable interesting local mat
ter will be found on the outside page
of to-day's issue. Another instalmen
i, of the interesting evidence bein
taken in the disputed county lin
. matter is printed. The evidence c
! Charles Rutter, 81! years old show
remarkable intellect and memory q
such an advanced age Another tier
! headed Life on Ranch" is of locs
interest as it refers to the territory i
which Messrs Howell and Read {
u this place have purchased larg
Il ranch. 1t gives an intelligent idea
l. the life these gentleman will lea
= when they settle down ON the froi
. tier. An interesting and sarcast
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