The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-05-16
SON of the late Nathan Mulliner, of Mount

son OF the late Nathan Muluner, OI Mouh
Holly.
The township committee has awarded
the contract for paving Water street t
| William Fl. Sherman, of Camden.
Another consignment of mattings JUS
arrived. Wall paper, window shades
carpets and oil cloths at T. w. Borton's
To have success with egg plants gel
ported plants at Rosbach's, Pemberton,
at Soc per dozen. First class tomato and
cabbage plants at the same place. st.
A tramp, who travels under the name
of Cranberry Frank" got into racket
on Saturday, and was struck on the head
with hammer in the hands of John
Gauntt.
Lille May Thorn, resident of Med
ford, dissolute character, was committed
to Jail, last week, charged with the theft
of dresses. jewelry, etc., from Sallie Shinn,
of West Washington street.
Reys. Father Brennan, of Mount Holly,
and Father Connolly, of Bordentown, will
take trip to Europe this summer. DIR.
John ]. Flynn, of Mount Holly, and Edi-
tor James D. Flynn, of Bordentown, may
join the party.
George Assay, of Burlington, and Katie
Peak, sister of Barclay w. Peak, were
married by Justice Clevenger on Satur-
day. The Squire has had his back Office
entirely refurnished and fitted up for just
such occasions, and Saturdays event was
the first under the revised order.
John J. Flynn and Ellsworth Dubell. of
Mount Holly, and Luther M. Allen, OF
Medford, graduated with high honors in
the medical class at the University of
Pennsylvania. on Wednesday. Moses
Baltadona, young Cuban, who boarded
in Mount Holly last summer, was also
graduate of the same class.
The law of 1892. reducing fees of JUS
tees and officers for arresting disorderly
persons, has been repealed. This is the
statute that nobody knew was in exist
ence, the result being quite hubbub
over alleged illegal fees and the appoint
ment of committee of investigation by
the Board of Freeholders.
The Medford Epworth League held
their annual anniversary at the M. Z.
Church, of that place on Sunday evening.
The exercises consisted of an anthem by
The choir, dialogues. Rotations, ETC., and
The explanatory work of the League by
Rev. 2. 7. Dugan, president. The Church
was well filed.
Coroner Hibberd came to Mount Holly, |
IN Monday, to investigate the death Of
Leroy Pembleton, colored infant aged
;wo months. The child's mothers name
8 Essie Pembleton, and she claims that
he father is white resident of the town.
About a week since the mother went to
work, leaving the infant in charge of a
,irl Is years of age. The autopsy on the
,ody shows that the child died of starya-
ion. An inquest will be held tomorrow.
rhe following jury has been summon
ID: 7. Walter Borton, David W. Carr,
I. Howard Shinn, William w. Curtis,
George w. Hand. George ]. Robertson,
George Stead.
The Court of Common Pleas on Friday
heard the case of William Higgins
against Charles Stewart, it being an ap-
peal from jury trial before Justice Burns,
# Bordentown. Both parties live In
New Hanover township. Peter Wilson,
he notorious colored jockey, sold horse
o Stewart, but. the latter claiming the
horse did not suit him, was given
mother. Then Wilson sold the first
lorse to Higgins. Stewart took the sec
md horse back to Wilson, and was,
therefore,, without horse, while Wilson
leId his note. He sued Higgins for the
'alus of the animal and got verdict for
80. Higgins appealed, and, on Friday.
he jury gave Stewart one cent damages
nd costs.