The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-04-11
TIE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

Charles Phares, while working at the
saw mill, on Tuesday, had his thumb cut
off by circular saw.
II or Is men are wanted at once, to
work in the nurseries of Chas. b. Hor'
nor & Son; steady employment.
Mary Woodbury., tramp taken to jail
by Officer Nixon last week, died on We'd
nesday from pneumonia, due to exposure.
Railroad travel was suspended last week
oyer the Barnegat Bay bridge while new
draw was being built. Passengers were
conveyed across the bay in yachts.
The Convocation of Burlington will
meet this evening and tomorrow In
Grace Church, Merchantville, the Rev.
A G. Moses, rector.
The reunion of the Twenty-third Regi-
ment, New Jersey Volunteers, will take
place at the residence of General E. Burd
Grub, Edgewater Park, May g.
Mount Holly Lodge, No. 10, I. o. 0. F.,
will celebrate the 50th anniversary OF Its
institution, tomorrow evening, one OF the
features of which will be banquet IN
Masonic hall.
William c. Small. of Indian Mills, who
was arrested on charge of assaulting
young girl, was given hearing before
Justice Clevenger, on Wednesday. Small
proved an abb, and wa released.
Woodr ow Hughes, who is on duty at
Haddon Avenue. Camden. saved a man
from death, on Friday. The latter fell
under a car just as the train started
Hughes grabbing him from under the very
run of wheel.
Friday was discouraging day for as
paraeus and spring peas. Between sum
rise and sunset-or. rather, the time when
those events should have been visible
we had rain, hail and snow, winding up
with thunder storm.
Ashbrook Shinn, who has been work
ing for Walter V. Inman in making
changes to the dwelling of Samuel A. At
kinson, on Main street, fell down the
cellar, on Wednesday, by stepping on
loose joist, and sprained his ankle.
The bill which fixed a rate of cents
basket for carrying peaches or other
fruits in New Jersey standard baskets for
fifty miles or less, and s cents basket
for distance less than fifty miles, was
not passed by the Senate, hence is not a.
law.
When the reunion of the 2Sd regiment
occurs at Edgewater Park, on the third OF
May. it is said there will be very pleas
ant addition to the program, when Gen.
eral Grubb's son, Thomas Sopwith Grubb,
will be christened.
Wall paper must be sold at sacrifice
All new goods, at &C., &c. and Sc. Gold
papers 1Oc. and be We hang paper
cheap. VIII give you special prices in
order to make room for engagements to
store. Carpets, window shades and mat
tings. 7. Walter Borton, IS Main street.
Harry T. Hagaman, son of John Haga-
man, the Sheriff of Ocean county. and
the foreman of the Ocean County Demo
crat, was on Saturday struck by the bar
of heavy steam paper cutter and
knocked senseless. The blow struck be-
tween the lower rib and the thigh, IN
juring him severely.
Mrs. Lizzie Edwards, of Florence, on
Saturday caused the arrest OF Miss Han
nah FrIck on charge of having ALLEVIATE
the affections of her husband. The scan
dial has caused quite sensation, and led
to the father of the accused girl having
warrant issued for the arrest of William
Edwards for leading bis daughter astray
The annual examination OF candidates
for admission to the Agricultural College
at New Brunswick will be held at the
Court House, at Mount Holly, on Satur-
day, June Sd. County Superintendent
Haas will be pleased to send circulars
showing the requirements of the candi-
dates and the benefits OF the school to all
who apply for them.
The charter election at Bordentown
Yesterday resulted as follows Mayor.
John o. Hudson. Democrat; assessor,
Harry B. Ford. Republican; collector,
Frederick J. Potter. Republican; council
men, first ward, Clinton Mendenhall,
Republican; second ward, John Magee,
Democrat; third ward, VIM. Fl. Feley,
Republican; constable, Charles Gray, DEM
ocrat.
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 than
call at that store. Goods delivered free to
any part of the town, and orders called
for when desired.
William Beasley and David Hart were
held in Bordentown, on Wednesday, for
a further hearing on the charge of high
way robbery. Daniel Ryan, an old man
from Trenton, says that after filling him
with whiskey they beat and robbed him.
This is probably the same Ryan who has
figured In our courts and jail several
times, and who told fshy tale in the
Warner case, whereby he secured his own
escape from punishment.
The Coopertown Cemetery Company
held its annual meeting on Saturday
week. During the year 500 feet of iron
fence have been put up ard other i'm
proyements made. The directors are
Abram Marter. president; Robert Van
solver, secretary Abram Perkins. treas
urer; 4. Budd Msrter. Z. X. Marter, J.
D. Marter, Albert Shaw. E. r. Oliver,
Isaac F. Fenimore, w. H. Adams, ]. E.
Bishop and A. J. Jordan.
Walter Forker. son of ex-Congressman
Samuel c. Forker, of Riverside, and Miss
Christiana L. Marles, of Browns Mills,
we're married at their home, near Column
bus, Wednesday night, by the Rev.James
Lisk, D. d. of Bordentown Baptist Church.
The bride was attired in white silk and
carried bouquet of white roses. The
ushers were Amos Cleyenger. of Mount
Holly John Cults, of Tabernacle; and
the bridesmaids we're Miss Ray Marles
and Miss Corinne Bishop, of Columbus.
The annual congregational meeting of
tha proshvtarian Church was held on