The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-06-13
HE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.
A $4,000 town hall is to be built by a
skncL cnmnanu of Toms River.

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drug store on High street. near Water. !
very i'll at the residence of his son-in-law
William McCully.
Rev. G. Cotton Kimball, D. D., preache'
at the Pemberton Baptist Church, OF
Sunday morning, the pastor, Rev. DIR.
G. Buchanan, being ILL.,
On the first page of this issue will b
found poem by Rev. DIR. S. Giffard Mel
son, of Mount Holly, which was first pub
lished in the Christian Inquirer.
The house of Joseph H. Buchanan, cor
ner of Broad and Buttonwood streets
was sold at Sheriff's sale, on Saturday t.
Charles S. Brown. of Philadelphia, fol
$6,2O0
The appeal court has rendered decis
ion IN the case of George w. Bennett VS.
Pocahontas Tribe OF Red Men. The judg
ment below, which was in favor of Ben
nett. was reversed.
Adm Jones, of Lumberton was arrested
yesterday, charged with assault and bat
terry on William Albright. Jones waived
a hearing and gave bail for his appear.
ance at court.
The physicians of Mrs. General f.
Burd Grub now report her as GONZALES
cent, and she will probably entertain the
Infanta Eulalia upon the return of the
latter from Chicago.
Mr.. Frank Clemens, of Philadelphia,
will address the mems meeting at the
Y. M. G. A. rooms next Sunday at $40
PM. 1t is hoped that large audience
will greet the speaker.
Alfred P. Mar, a machinist who for
merly resided at Smithville, fell from
scaffolding in Trenton on Monday of last
week, while painting house, and died in
a short time from the injuries he received.
Train service has been resumed on the
Barnegat City branch-indeed there are
those who assert it was never discontin-
ued. Clifford vanzant has been promoted
conductor and has been given the
Barnegat City run.
The Rev. John Dows Hills, recently
rector of st. Luke's Parish, Tacoma.
Washington, has accepted an election as
associate rector, st. Mary's Church,
West Philadelphia and will enter upon
his duties on the first Of October.
Edward Wills gardener, Maurice Row
an, dug some nice potatoes, on Monday.
The first new potatoes from this neighbor-
hood for market, were at Sexton Fol-
wells store, this morning. They came
from Stacy Stiles farm. Lumberton.
Some burning brush on the farm of D.
Walson Davis, at Deacon's station, got be-
-y6nd the control of the man in charge
and destroyed a line fence between Davis
farm and that of James Lipplncott, Jr.
The latter will bring suit for damages.
The mission at Lumberton has chosen
the name of st. Martins in the Fields.
A large piece of land has been bought in
the centre of the town, and house on it
will be fitted up as chapel. The build
ing of new church is among the hopes
and plans of the near future.
The Rev. James W. Smith has resigned
the associate missions of Pemberton, Vim
centown and Medford. and accepted call
to the parish at Undertook, in the do
cese of Albany. Mr.. Smith has been
most successful in his work, and will be
greatly missed from the diocese.
A valuable Newfoundland dog, belong
ing to George w. Childs Drexel. of Phil
adelphia, was beaten to death with rail
by a VIncentown farmer the other day
merely because the dog was trespassing
on the farm. Mr.. Drexel has announced
his intention of bringing suit for DANA
ges.
Two dish peddleIs stopped near the
Fair Ground last night, and after tying
their horse to fence, went to sleep in
the wagon. About O'Clock they awoke
and found the horse gone. The animal
was found later in nearby lot, having
gained his freedom while the men were
sleeping.
Justice Krayer had his first case ON
Thursday. James Maloy sued George
Num- for breach of contract in connection
with tne leasing of farm near Rancocas.
Jerome B. Grigg represented Maloy, and
Charles E. Hendrickson appeared for
Num-. The verdict of the jury was no
cause of action.
The Rev. R. G. Moses, rector OF Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church, Merchant
vile, will on Sunday next conduct SER
vices in the old Church at Colestown. On
this occasion the rector will preach an
historical sermon of the old Church,
which has been in existence for a century
and half
James f. Lane, ticket agent at East
Moorestown, was arrested and committed
to Jail this morning on charge of en-
bezzllng 1900 from the railroad COM
pany The peculations, it is thought,
have been going on since January 1st.
The money is supposed to have been lost
in betting on races.
In adjusting his accounts for the month
of May, Postmaster Collins was surprised
to discover discrepancy. He at once
began vigorous search and employed
experts to examine his books ana assets,
but no change could be made in the fig
ures, and be is about Sl06 out of pocket.
Mr.. Collins is investigating the affair.
A company has been organized to run q
ferry across the Delaware between River
ton and Bridesburg. They will use the
old ferryboat Elwood Doran, now running
between Bristol and Burlington. A large,
new iron ferryboat, which has been built
at a cost of $4,000, will be put on the
latter route in few days.
John B. Lippincott, who for long time
has been in the employ of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad Company as telegraph
operator at Mount Holly, has resigned his
position, and will 90 to Slocumville, r. l.,
where he will be employed in block
tower on the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad He will be succeeded
at Mount Holly by Arthur Thomas.
Edward McKenna, who lives on Mount
Holly avenue, went home under the IN
fiuence OF liquor on Saturday afternoon
and after being in the house short time
started to 60 out, when he put his arm
through the glass in door and received
bad cuts on the arm. Two muscles were
cut, and an artery was severed; one OF thu
cuts was three inches in length ant
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