The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-14

was using to drag logs on
Wednesday, kicked him in the head
and crushed his skull. He was found
lying UNCONSCIOUS in the snow. He
died from his injuries Thursday.
| A farmer by the name of Clark, liv-
ing on the Marion pike, about five
miles from Camden, in fit of despon-
dency Thursday afternoon swallowed
quantity of paris green, from which
he died in great agony a few hours
later. Coroner Davis, of Camden,
was notified of the case and will inves-.
tigate it.
Our Junior Mechanics were highly
elated over their visit to Medford on
Tuesday night The young ladies of
that place are highly complimented by
the boys for the excellent manner in
which they prepared and rendered the
sumptuous supper on that occasion
and the treat will not be soon for
gotten.
At a meeting of the Camden and
Burlington County Railroad company,
held at Camden On Saturday last,
Amos Gibbs, of Mount Holly, was
elected Trustee in the place of Henry
L. Cav, deceased, and Superintendent
w. N. Barnard was elected director
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Job HI. Gaskill.
Navigation on the Delaware and
Raritan Canal has ended for the
season. A large number of canal
boats are frozen in between New
| Brunswick and Bordentown. The
company had set December goth as
the date for closing the canal, not ex
pecting SO long and severe a cold snap
SO early in the season.
On next Saturday afternoon and
evening the peerless queen of the
roller skates, Jennie Houghton, will
give an exhibition of her professional
experience on skates at the rink. She
possesses rare talent and has become
famous everywhere. In her daring
variety characters which she wilLSper-.
form on this occasion, can but entrance
those who may witness them.
Frank Brenn the locomotive firemen,
who was recently injured at
Bridgeton, losing both legs, received
$500 from the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Fireman and not from the P.
r. r. relief fund as heretofore pub
1 lished. The same organization also
pay him SIS per week until his recov-
cry. He was not member of the
P. r. R. Relief Fund.
SIS. Bowers toy store is enchanted
with a glittering display of holiday
presents. 900 persons out of thou
| = I. al - and
assortment, suitable gift for any one.
His stock is complete which comprise
the fruits of the new ideas of the best
artistic minds, all of which are inter-
estingly beautiful, from a penny toy
! to as high in price as may please the
purchasers notion.
The most complete arrangements
are being made for the success of the
first grand ball to be given at the rink
on Thursday, Dec. 23d, by the en-
pieces of Lynn & Pettit's mating fac
tory. The committee of arrangements
propose having the rink handsomely
decorated with bunting and in every
respect the affair will be conducted in
first-class style. 1t promises to be
the best ball this town ever witnessed
DIR. Hunt, Inspector, and DIR. W. B.
Miller, veterinary surgeon of the
State Board of Health, examined the
herd of fifty cattle of Stacy B. Taylor,
of Wrightstown, on Wednesday and
found it infected with pleuro- pneu-
monia. Six COWS and one calf were
condemned and killed and the re-
mainder of the herd put into rigid
quarantine. The disease is supposed
to have originated from calves brought
from New York to raise.
From this time on till Christmas,
there will be much shopping, and sun
dry packages will be secretly struggled
into drawers and closets awaiting
that holiday to complete the many
surprises in store for the friends at
home. The expressmen too, from
this time on, will struggle under the
numerous packages for the friends
abroad. 1t is a good time to remem-
Der those we hold dear, and though
the present be but trifling it awakens
the spirit of generosity.
| On Monday Philadelphia conf
dence man attempted to play one of his
games on James Clothier, of Mount
Holly. Mr.. Clothier was on Sixth
street when he was approached by a
smiling man who made great fuss
over him and invited him into house
near by to see lot of Indian relics.
Not succeeding in this he gave him a
very heavy ring and tried to borrow
one dollar on it. This also failed and
he left in disgust. He said he was
formerly employed in the Mount
Holly Post office.
1t is well-known fact that r. ]. B.
Slack is fine caterer and can prepare
many dishes that would tickle the
palate of an epicure. This together
with an extended notice of his abili-
/ ties in this line in recent issue of the
, Herald, has secured MIN permanent
position as caterer to the Griddle club
of Mount Holly. He fills the position
to the entire satisfaction of all the
members, all of whom can tell a dish
of terrapin from stewed veal the in
slant the flavor comes in contact with
their olfactory nerves.
The State Grange concluded its an
! nual session at Trenton on Thursday
+ Officers elected were: Master, Rich
r man Coles, of Woodstown Overseer
: John Statesin, Colts Neck Lecturer
Mortimer Whitehead, Middlebush
: Assistant Steward, George H. Gaunt
;. Paulsboro !; Chaplain, Charles Scho
= maker, Mantua; Treasurer, a. c
: Rulon, Swedesboro Secretary, NJ. D
: Dickerson, Woodstown; Executiy,
Committee, James H. Baird Mari
borough Charles Collins, Fellowship
n John 7. Cox, Reddington, and Thoma
II Berlin, Mullica Hill.
i A large congregation assembled OF
q Thursday morning in st. Pauls P. T
Church, Camden, to witness the ordi
nation to the priesthood of Rev. Johl
!, Moses, now an assistant at the Churcl
4 of the Epiphany, Philadelphia. TIL
} ceremonies were conducted by BishoI
u Scarborough, and the ordination ser
9 mon was delivered by Rev. r. G
Moses, of Merchantville, father of tn
8. young licentiate. The other clergy
: men who participated were Rev. Dr.
d Tidball, Revs. J. H. Lamb, of Moores
, town; H. E. Thompson, of Wood
n bury ]. II. Townsend. of Camden
n and G. w. Duane, of Philadelphia.
Robert Jackson's policy of 81 co
1t was promptly paid by Col. C. NJ. Sloar
q | nicfr;at A Oont of tho M,,t,,ol Do,oG