The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-03-21

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ing in Masonic Temple.
Rev. Benjamin Phelps, of East Orange,
has accepted the call to the rectorship OF
Grace P E. Church, Crosswicks-
The Rev. DIR. Paddock, of Philadelphia,
win preach at the evening service in
Trinity Church on Wednesday. at s
o'clock.
Rev Father Brennan, rector of the Sa-
cred Heart Church, delivered an address
in Hunterdon county on Friday-St. Pat
rick's day.
Twenty-Five shares of stock of the Cam
den and Burlington County Railroad were
sold at the Philadelphia exchange, on
Tuesday, at $3S. so per share.
The property of the late Absalom B.
Scattergood, corner of King and Water
streets, was sold at public sale. on Friday,
to Daniel Harrington for 1886.
United States Senator James Smith, Jr.,
has appointed as his private secretary for
the remainder OF the present session of
Congress, Frank A. Foy, of Mount Holly.
The personal property of Anthony s.
Bullock, deceased, will be sold at public
sale, at his late residence on Union street,
ON Friday, March "a The house and
lot will also be offered for sale.
Arthur E. Hotchkiss. the bicycle rail-
road inventor, who is constructing road
at the Worlds Fair, was in Mount Holly
last week. He has ordered of the H. B.
Smith Machine Company 200 bicycles for
his new road.
The annual school meeting for North
ampton township will be held at the
school house this evening. The appro-
priation considered necessary to conduct
the schools the coming year is $4,000.
One trustee will be elected.
The township committee met on Satur-
day night for organization. Robert L.
Nixon was elected chairman and chief
of police; Charles c. Cowperthwait, treas
urer and committee on street lighting;
Thomas W. Nippins, committee on roads.
The chair in the window of THE News
Office is one of the prizes offered by Relief
Fire Company at its fair to be held April
s to 10. It will be contested for by the
butchers-the one receiving the greatest
number of votes to take the chair, which
is made of horns of African cattle.
A mandamus has been served on the
Board of Freeholders requiring that body
to meet and again consider the stone road
question, by awarding contracts under
the bids received, or to advertise for new
bids A special meeting of the board has
been called for Thursday, March so.
Torbet Homer met terrible death at
Alfred Cox's saw mill. Juliustown. on
Tuesday morning. While saving wood
at the circular saw, he, in some way,
stumbled and fell upon the saw. His arm
and leg were cut off, and he died IN a few
moments from loss of blood. He leaves a
wife and several young children.
Richard T. Miller, the newly-appointed
Circuit Judge. was sworn in by Judge Gar
rison, at Camden. on Thursday. Judge
Miller win sit in the Circuit Court in this
county. as we'll as the other counties in
this circuit, and try most of the cases.
Judge Garrison will confine himself prin-
clpally to Supreme Court cases.
The Office of John W. Early's coal yard,
at Hightstown, was entered by thieves on
Thursday night and robbed Of $50 in
money. A large safe was blown open and
ruined, and checks and valuable papers
were thrown aside. As the Office is away
from the main business portion of the
town, the thieves escaped without being
seen.
The committee of the Board of Free
holders, appointed to look into the matter
of the commitment of prisoners to the Jail
as drunk and disorderly, finished its Ia
bors yesterday. 1t was found that the
justices and officers had collected from
the county $2,5l50S in excess of the le-
gal fees Steps will be taken to collect
this money.
The best groceries, meats and provis
ions OF the lowest possible prices. That is
the method of doing bushes adopted by
George w. Durand, at his store corner
Water and King streets. Persons desiring
to make dollar purchase the greatest
amount of goods, can do no better than
call at that store. Goods delivered free to
any part of the town, and orders called
for when desired.
The marriage of Benjamin II. Wills and
Miss Ada v. Hughes was solemnized at
the residence of the bride, on Mill street,
on Tuesday evening, Rev. DIR. S. G. Nell
son officiating. Miss Name Lippincott
was bridesmaid and William Fielding, of
Camden, acted as best man. Charles Fl.
Shaw and Granville B. Moore were the
ushers. Miss Elsie Hughes was flower
girl.
Louisa Shockley, the colored woman
sentenced to the state prison for twenty
years for numbering her child at Marion,
died of consumption in the prison on
Wednesday. She was committed last Oc-
tober. She killed her child by strangling
it with bed chord during fit of an
ger. It is thought she was insane, and
her mother, who visited the prison on
Wednesday. said that she never was right
from child.
Edwin Satterthwaite, a farmer living
mile from Bordentown, his wife and their
son Henry. were struck by lightning on
Tuesday night. Henry was returning
from Bordentown. When about 200 yards
from the house the lightning struck him.
He was knocked off the wagon and was
found in an insensible condition by
farmer. Red streaks were found on his
hands, arms, back and head. About the
time the young man was struck, his father
and mother were eating supper in the
house. A bolt of lightning struck carv-
ing knife in Mr.. Satserthwaite's hand,
and both be and his wife were knocked
senseless. 1t is believed the three will
recover.
Joseph Haines, of Lumberton, had a
narrow escape from death on Wednesday
night He started TO drive home from
Mount Holly, but was so befuddled
that when he reached the railroad crossing
at Madison avenue, he turned his horse
down the track instead of going on the
Lumberton road. He continued down
the track, past the station, until he reach
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