The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24
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The registry boards met on Tuesday in
their respective districts. The result was
First district. $50 names; second, $50;
third, 273
Over eleven hundred tickets were sold
at our station for Trenton. on Thurs day,
the occasion of the dedication of the
Trenton battle monument.
One thousand one hundred and fifty
tickets were sold by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company here for Trenton dur
ing Thursday, the day of the unwilling OF
the Trenton battle monument.
A barn belonging to Ray S. Wright, con-
tanning five tons of hay and $500 worth of
farming implements belonging to E. J.
Lamson, was burned Tuesday night by an
incendiary, who liberated three horses be-
fore applying the torch. No insurance.
A chrysanthemum exhibition. und er
the auspices of the Epworth League of the
Broad Street NJ E. Church, will be held
in Riggs hall on November 9, 10 and IL.
Premiums amounting to over eighty
uOlldfb Will Dc dWdIQCQ. CibOHo OO6illnS
to make entries address VIM. R. Winters.
Since the man who was claimed to be
William Sanders was committed to the
Burlington county Jail at Mount Holly.
for passing worthless checks on merchants
here in payment of goods, victims from
all parts of the state are turning up. The
last one heard from was CORTLAND
Stokes, of Woodbury., who identified him
as the man who worked the same game
on him. Sanders is known as Patterson.
Since his confinement at Mount Holly, a
woman, who claims to be his wife, accom-
panied by little GIRL has visited this city
and the Jail to secure valise which had
been checked to Bordentown, and is still
held here.
A conference of the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew, was held in Christ Episcopal
church, of this city, on Wednesday after
noon. A large delegation of the local
Brotherhood, of Philadelphia. was in at
tendance. After the business meeting an
elegant repast was given by the ladies of
the church to the visitors and the home
Brotherhood, comprising some sixty odd
persons that sat down to the tables. An
evening service was held In the church,
and addresses were delivered by Rev. Mr.
Armstrong, Mr.. Locke, of Chicago, and
Mr. Davis, President of the local council
of Philadelphia. This council embraces a
part of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia
and New Jersey.
The largest firemen's parade ever seen
in Bordentown took place on Tuesday.
There were six companies present from
outsides towns and six from Borden
town. The firemen had undisputed pos
session of the streets all day. Each of the
visiting companies was welcomed and
cared for in turn by the home companies.
: The residents of the city and the country
folks for miles around turned out to see
the procession. Stores and private resi-
dences in all parts of the city were beauti-
fully decorated with flags and bunting.
The fremen were handsomely uni
formed and marched well, while all the
. apparatus was nicely decorated with flags
and flowers The parade started at 2 P.
NJ, and marched through all the principal
r streets. About a thousand men were in
, line. After the parade the visiting com
: panies were entertained and banqueted
by the home companies The order Of
the parade was as follows: Chief Marshal
+. g. Weise; Aids j. Fowler, G. Jones,
a Frank Daw, E. S. Buzby; Chief Engineer
Joseph Vandegrift; Assistants w. II
Wright, ii. j. Marion.
Burlington City Band, Hope Fire Com.
: pany, No. l. of Burlington Hightstown
: Brass Band, Hightstown Steam Fire Com
:. pany, No. i Moorestown Brass Band,
4 Moorestown Hose Company, No. 1
Joseph Meade Fife and Drum Corps, HUI.
4 name Fire Company, No. /, Bordsntown;
! Riverview Hose Company, No. |, Borden
# town; Bayard Post Fife and Drum Corps
= Hope Hose Company. No /. Bordentown
{ Winkler's Seventh Regiment Band, Mer.
Ger Hose Company, No. 8, Princeton
Koenig's Military Band, Delaware Steam
!. Fire Engine Company. Bordentown; Citi-
I; xens' Hose Company, Pavonia; Florence
Q Brass Band. Weccacoe Hose Company