The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-25


diphtheria.
The huckleberry crop in this cou nty
larger than it has been in many prevlou
years.
Eugene U. Gibbs, of Mount Holly, ha
been granted patent for his uprigh
boiler.
Miss Lille Wilson, aged IL years, o
New Egypt, fell from merry -go-roun'
on Saturday night and broke leg
It is expected that the corner stone o
the proposed handsome Catholic Church
at Riverton will be laid on August goth.
The Dairymens Associations of Burling
ton, Camden and Ocean counties will hole
their second annual picnic at Brown
Mills on August Sd.
Annual summer sale of ladies' muslin
underwear, now on. Unusual bargain II
25 and SOC goods. W. w. Curtis, 4S Main
street, Mount Holly, N. ].
Charles A. Sims & Co. have been award
ed the contract to build the Philadelphia
and Delaware County railroad. Mr.. Sims
is a son of Cob Clifford Stanley Sims, Of
Mount Holly.
All reports to the contrary notwith'
standing, Nathan Haines is the Republi'
can member of the County Board of Reg
istry, having received his commission
from Gov. Werts.
Rev. ]. ]. Coale. of the Mount Holly
Academy, will preach at the Presbyte'
rian church the next few Sundays. The
pastor, Rev. S. Harper Leeper, and family
are at Frankfort Springs, Pa.
Mrs. Lizzie Durand, who made an as
sault on Amanda Peak recently, and who
has since been in hiding, was arrested by
officer Brown last Friday. She entered
5000 bail for appearance at court
Peter McCue, bod carrier, was over
come by the heat last Tuesday, while
at work on house on Union street.
He recovered in few hours, but could
not resume work for several days.
The usual outdoor gospel meeting
under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A.
will be held Sunday afternoon at $50
o'clock, on Washington street, below the
bridge. Everybody invited to attend.
A valuable yearling colt at the Rance
cas- Stock Farm. at Jobstown, ran away
with his jockey, on Friday, and collided
with fence, breaking one of the colts
forelegs, making it necessary to kiln him.
The horse and carriage of Ellis Parker,
of Georgetown, were stolen at New
Egypt on Saturday night. The rig was
standing under the hotel shed when TAX
en-. 1t was recovered near Cookstown
yesterday. but the thief escaped.
On Saturday the Mount Holly Light
Guard will run an excursion to ATTAIN
tic City, leaving South Pemberton at
6.4s, a. M, Mount Holly 7.O4, Lumberton
7.Os, Medford 7.20. Marlton 1872. Return
ing, leave Atlantic City at Z, p. m.
Trinity Church will be closed during
the month of August, when it will be re-
decorated and repaired. 1t will be re-
opened the second Sunday in September.
PRAYER service will be held in the parish
building every Sunday morning, conduct
ed by Norman Van Pelt Lewis, while the
church is closed.
Before Justice Cook yesterday was
heard an action brought by Samuel
Harr against Theodore Phillips, for 81
for labor performed for the latter. Phil
lips defence was that the work was not
done for him, but for A. Phillips & Sons.
Judgment for the full amount was given
in favor of the defendant. The case was
appealed.
The new stone road from Moorestown
to the township line on the Bridgeboro'
road is about completed, the ballast stone
being laid and part of the finishing coats
being on. The road will be completed
within two weeks, and will make one OF
the finest drives in the county. The road
from Moorestown to Mt. Laurel has not
yet been started, but must be completed
by October l.
The contested election case of George
Fl. Taylor against Edward B. Stokes as
township committeeman of ShamonR
township, has been decided in favor OF
Stokes by Judge Miller. Stokes had been
declared elected by the registry board,
but Taylor claimed that % of the ballots
contained a distinguishing mark. The
Judge ruled that there were no marks to
invalidate the ballots.
The M. E. church of Indian Mills will
hold their sixth annual harvest home in
Haines' grove, Thursday afternoon and
evening. There will be supper served
from to o'clock. Rev. w. r. We'd
derspoon will deliver an address at 3
o'clock, p. m. The YOUNGSTOWN band
has been engaged for the occasion, and
Won may expect good music and fine
times. If the weather is stormy it will
be held the next clear day.
The best groceries. meats and provisions
at the lowest possible prices. That is the
method of doing business adopted by
George w. Durand at his store, corner
Water and King streets. Persons desiring
to make a dollar purchase the greatest
amount of goods can do no better thar
call at that store. Goods delivered free tc
any part of the town, and orders called
for when desired.
Justice Krayer had q stumper on Wed
nesday, when Pole came into his offic'
and wanted to swear out warrant against
Charles Smith, of Masonville, for assault
and battery. The Poles name was Mich
ael Snyder. He had been boarding at
Smiths and got into dispute with tn,
latter. who chased him out with a club
The Pole tried his level best to make the
Squire understand him, and finally sue
ceeded, after considerable effort, and
warrant was issued for Smiths arrest.
The men at work IN the Washington
street bridge found line of curb at E. B
Jones corner about where the fence re
Gently stood. This curb was placed Their
years ago by the Shiras owners to proven
| the pavement from caving in, their lo
being some two feet lower than the side
walk. The lot was filed up by Mr.. Jone
when he built an addition to his propert
recently, and the stones were then COY
cred. Many persons supposed that th
curb was originally gutter curb, whic
is not the case.