The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-03-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Agricultural Society will be held Septem
Der IL, IS. IA, Is and 16.
An effort will be made to liquidate the
$1,000 debt on Trinity parish building by
an offering on Easter day.
George w. Cardwell has bought the
grocery business, corner Mill and Green
streets, of Elias Hargrove.
Edward Parker Deacon. who recently
shot his wife's alleged lover in Paris, is OF
Burlington county parentage.
Robert A. Smith. of Bordentown. was
committed to Jail on Saturday, on charge
of assault and battery on his wife.
The county auditor will be at his Office
on March 18th, and every other week
thereafter until the freeholders meet.
A considerable number of counterfeit
SILVER dollars, principally of the year 1890,
have been passed on Camden merchants.
The senate on Tuesday confirmed the
nomination of James o. Glasgow as a
Judge of the inferior courts of this eoun-
ty.
The desk and chair in the Assembly
chamber, recently occupied by A. Harry
White. was on Tuesday draped in mourn
ing.
The II. B. Smith Machine company is
making arrangements for large exhibit
of machinery and bicycles at the Worlds
Fair.
Florence, the young daughter OF j.
Howard Clothier, died at Bordentown
yesterday of diphtheria. 1t is the only
child.
The Florence hotel property was sold
at Sheriff's sale on Friday, for $500 to j.
@. Hibbs, of Bristol, who held second
mortgage.
The members of the Methodist church
will invite the Conference to meet in
Mount Holly in 1898, and it is likely that
the offer will be accepted.
Edwin L. Prickett, of Mount Holly, the
fountain pen agent, has taken up his res
ldence in Minneapolis, and opened a
business Office in st. Paul.
Georges creek, Cumberland, coal, for
blacksmith and manufacturing purposes,
can be had at Deacon's coal yard at the
same price as the Clearfeld coal.
The smithville and Mount Holly bicycle
railroad project is meeting with encourage
ment. The employees of the Smith ma
chine company have agreed TO take 81 900
worth of the bonds.
IA. Anderson is erecting two more
houses on his tract at the Grant street
station. He has just completed two. and
Charles F. Hume has two IN the course
of construction. This makes total OF
% houses on that tract.
Benjamin White has been granted let
tiers of administration forthe estate OF his
son. A. Harry White. deceased, of Penn
berton. Barzillai Bishop, of Jobstown, has
also been granted letters of administration
for the estate of Mary Jane Bishop. de-
ceased.
The Barker, Moore & Mein Medicine
Co. 600 Market street, Philadelphia, issue
a very comical souvenir book which may
he had on conditions mentioned in their
advertisement in another column. A
comic almanac can be obtained free from
the druggists.
A Boys Guild has been organized by
Rev. Martin Aigner, rector of Trinity
church. 1t is open to boys of the Sunday
school of that church between the ages OF
~ and Is years. The Girls and Young
Mems Guilds of the parish are in -four
ishing condition.
Rev. Charles M. Perkins, of Salem, a
former rector of ST. Andrews church. was
elected chaplain of the New Jersey So
ciety of the Sons of the Revolution, at
their annual meeting at Trenton, on Tues
day. The reverend gentleman is a broth
er Of Senator Perkins.
The Republican primary election for
Northampton township was held on Tues
day. The only contest was over the
township committee nomination, for
which Thomas w. Nippins received 203
votes, Isaac L. Shinn so, Henry MacDon-
aid IA Nippins was declared the nomi-
nee.
Senator Perkins introduced bill on
Tuesday to re-apportion the two assembly
districts of Burlington county. The sec
ond district of Cinnaminson township is
taken out of the second assembly district
and added to the first assembly district
thereby increasing the Democratic major.
ity of the latter.
The Burlington County Agricultural So
ciety announces that its forty-sixth an
nual fair will be held at Mount Holly, or
September IL, continuing FIVE days. Hav
ing thus early fixed the time, the societ,
evidently means 10 push things with |
view to making the coming exhibition
more attractive than any of its predeces
Cgusden Courier.
After brief illness, Caleb Lamb died a
his residence at Lumberton, on Saturda,
morning, aged So years. Before the ad
vent of the railroad to Philadelphia, b,
was the captain of the passenger steame
Barclay, that used to ply between Haines
port and Philadelphia, and was generally
respected. For the past twenty years h
has been assessor of Lumberton township
At the meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliar,
of the Y. M. G. A. on Wednesday the fol
lowing officers were elected President
Mrs. Daniel Suffer vice presidents, Mr.
C. D. Raine. Mrs. George Rendell, Mr.
Evans TomlinsoD ; secretary, Mrs. Henr
L. Budd corresponding secretary, Mr.
Charles Harker treasurer, Mrs. John |
johnson. The furnishing committee wa
instructed to purchase a piano for th
rooms.
William J. Thompson. proprietor of tt
Gloucester race course, was arrested aga
on Friday by the Law and Order Leagt
Of Camden. The defendant was place
under 81 900 bail for keeping a disorder
house. The complaints accuse him
maintaining public nuisance at Clio
cester City in the shape and form of q
unlawful horse race course at which gan
bling and pool-selling on races there al
habitually carried on"
Theodore Jones. aged about 16 year
employed on the farm of James Lippi
colt. on the Jacksonville road, near Moul
Holly. committed suicide by hanging {
Friday afternoon. The lad did not a
suspiciously during the morning, but a
peared to be in good spirits. While mo
of the family was away in the afternoo