The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-17

for their relative. During tn e day tn
entire party was photogr aphed in grouE
F. E. Haines, of Medford, has sold hi
general store and store property to
j. Maurice Garwood.
While cutting corn a few days since
! Eddie, son of Israel Wells, living nea
Medford, fell over stub, cutting one hanC
so severely with the stalk knife that DR.
Bush had to sew the wound up.
DIR. William P. Melcher, Samuel Gas
kill, DIR. Samuel Galley, William B Wills,
and DIR. w. W. Whitehead are at the
Worlds Fair. Surrogate Ballinger has
just returned from the White City.
A two story kitchen on the farm Of
George Dennis, on the railroad between
Mount Holly and Smithville, was found
to he on fire on Tuesday night. and it was
only by hard work that the entire prop
erty was saved from destruction. The
loss was about $500. The fire is supposed
to have been of incendiary origin.
The American Wood Preserving Com
pany of Beverly has filed articles of incor-
poration in the county clerks office The
capital stock will be $250,O00, and the
company will manufacture a compound
known as "Woodline" for the preserva-
ton of wood from decay. The incorpora-
tors are Franklin S. Hovey. Frederick S
Hovey, ]. julius Hovey, Hllyard Stokes
and John C. Allen, Jr Franklin S. Hovey
holds SO shares and the other incorpora-
tors have one share each.
dentown, Saturday, for forging checks on
the Johnstown, Pa, Bank, was lodged In
Jail last evening. He is fine 10 oking
man, and is accompanied by his wife and
an interesting child. He will not give his
true name or residence. Cortland Stokes,
grocer, of Woodbury., identifies the pris
oner as a person to whom he sold S29
wor tn of groceries, in payment of which
he was given certified check for $54.7O
on the Towanda, Pa, Bank. The fellow
had forged the certified stamp. A detec-
tive from Lockhaven, Pa, was here yes
terday looking for the same sharper.
From the Democratic New York World
Samuel Shinn is undoubtedly the young
est man that was ever a candidate for the
office of county clerk in Burlington
county. He is the son of Charles H.
Shinn, the present Sheriff, and although
he has acted as deputy sheriff for the past
three years he has not voted more than
once or twice, if he has that. 1t was
somewhat disappointing that such young
and inexperienced man should be nomi-
mated for the high Office when there were
many others deserving the Office, more
capable and perhaps more deserving"
Professor A. J. Rider. secretary of the
American Cranberry Growers Associa-
ton. sailed for England on Sunday. His
mission abroad is to better educate the
British in the use of cranberries. He will
spend several months in London and
to promote the traffic in them
there. More cranberries are grown than
ca be sold at profit in this country. and |
III J00 ITult u0dlcfo dUTOau Cdu 10 lulSE-
ested, Professor Rider believes large and
important market may be secured. The
exports of this fruit now amounts 10 COM
paratively little. Sales at auction at all |
the distributing centres in England will
be established at once.
The house of Harry Mutt, ticket agent
at Haddon avenue, Camden, was entered |
by burglars on Monday morning. The
robbers forced an entrance through the !
parlor window. Mr.. Nuts mother was
awakened by noise coming from the
bath room. She got up and stood in front
of the burglar, who had just gotten into
her room. She was bewildered at first
and thought it was her son, and said,
"Hal, is that you 2" but saw her mistake I
and then called for her son, but the burg |
lar escaped. Mr.. Nuts mothers dress
and Delbert Brander's coat were both |
rihed and some clothing was stolen.