The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-07
LOCAL NEWS.


Residents of Riverton will vote, on No
vember %, whether the town shall be In
corporated as borough.
Bishop Andrews will preside over the
next NJ. E. Conference of New Jersey, to
be held in Camden next March.
The New Jersey Dairymen's Protective
Association has increased the wholesale
price of milk from Al cents per quart to AZ
cents.
To-day, Tuesday, is donation day at the
Burlington County Hospital. Contrlbu-
tions of food, clothing or money can be
left at Flynn's drug store.
THE News has made arrangements to
secure the returns tomorrow night. Our
Office will be open until we are assured
that somebody is elected, and bulletins
will be posted whenever returns are re-
ceived.
Charles Lewallen, living on the Will
liam G. Lippincott farm, was out cunning
on Wednesday, and just as he was about
to fire at rabbit. his gun burst, the frag-
ments flying in all directions. Luckily
Mr.. Lewallen escaped injury.
The township clerks came to town on
Saturday and received the official ballots
and envelopes. The executive committees
of both parties also had meetings, the can
didates were here, and the independent
voters were happy.
When is the Water company going to
fence in the new reservoir 1t is almost
a daily occurrence to see dogs taking a
bath In the water, and COW, which
makes the neighborhood her stamping
ground. was driven away three times, on
Thursday, by man who feared the ami
NAL would fall into the basin.
Mrs. George w. Childs Drexel, who was
Miss. Trick. was slightly injured by being
kicked by vicious horse on Friday while
riding near her home at Vincentown.
The horse became unmanageable and she
jumped from the saddle and was kicked
In the side. She is now suffering from
the shock.
The Baptist Church of Hightstown,
through the efforts of Rev. o. P caches,
D. D., the pastor, has opened Home for
Aged Women in brick building adjoln-
ing the church. The fund was started by |
r. E. Livingstone. who bequeathed $1,000
to the project. Wilson Hunt, of New
York, also contributed $4,000 to the noble
charity.
very creditable musical entertainment
was given in the Parish house of Trinity
Church on Thursday evening. The pro-
gramme was as published in these col
umns last week with the exception of the
two recitations by Prof. Frank Parsons,
who was unable to be present, and Prof.
C. d. Raine gave two excellent readings
instead.
The Long Beach Railroad, which ex-
tends from Manahawkin TO Beach Haven,
Harvey Cedars and other points on the
coast, is advertised to be sold at Sheriff's
sale at Toms River early in November. In
the foreclosure proceedings the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company appears as the
plaintiff. Property owners along the
beach are very much disturbed over the
sale, as they cannot divine the object of it.
The congregations of the Baptist, Meth
odist and Presbyterian churches, accord
ing to their usual custom, will unite In
Thanksgiving day services in the Baptist
church. at 1880 A. NJ. Rev. Eli Clifford, OF
the Methodist church, will preach the
sermon. Rev. Messrs. Nelson and Leeper
will participate in the service. There will
also be services in the Episcopal churches.
The ladies of St Andrews church have
decided to hold the chrysanthemum show
TWO days instead of three as at first con-
templated The exhibition will be held
in the gymnasium in the rear of the
church on November 8 and 10. COMPETE
tors and visitors are cordially invited. Ad-
mission 10 cents. In addition to the show,
there will be ice cream, cake, coffee, sand
witches and other refreshments served at
moderate cost.
The ladies of Indian Mills will give a
complimentary entertainment in the
shape of fair and festival, to the mem
bers of Edgepillock Tribe, No. 1913, I'm
proved Order of Red Men, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of next week, No
vember Is, II and Is. The entertainment
will be held in Red Mems Hall, Indian
Mills. Several useful articles will be dis
posed of, and on Thursday evening there
will be music by minstrel troupe from
Philadelphia.
At the session OF the Baptist State Con-
vention, at New Brunswick, last week, |
Rev. DIR. Nelson, of Mount Holly, was
elected one of the Board of Managers.
He delivered an address on moral Re- |
form" Rev. DIR. J. c. Buchanan, of Penn
berton, who has been secretary ofthe con-
vention for more than nine years, was
compelled to resign on account of i'll
health. A resolution was passed testify
ing to the conventions appreciation of DR..
Buchanan's work as secretary.
Lawyer Herbert w. Edmunds, who has
been confined 10 the Cape May county
Jail for three weeks, charged with con-
tempt of the Court of Chancery in falling
to comply with an order requiring him to
return 500 of Cape May Points delin-
quent taxes into its custody, was released
on Tuesday night by the intervention OF
ex-Mayor Edmunds, who became respon-
sible for the money. Lawyer Edmunds is
in poor health, a circumstance which
aroused his friends to action in behalf of
restoring him to liberty.
w. H. Grundy, of the firm of Grundy &
Company, dealers in worsted yarns, died
on Thursday morning at bis residence IN
Bristol, of apoplexy. He was in good
health up to three hours previous to the
end, and his death is mourned by the en-
tire town Mr. Grundy was a member of
the Union League, the Manufacturers
Club and other organizations in Philadel-
ptia. In the last Presidential campaign
he was an elector on the Pennsylvania
Republican ticket. He was an ardent
party man, and was one of the main sup
ports of the Republican organization in
Bucks county.
The post office at Vincentown was
robbed on Thursday night. The theft
was discovered about half-past six on Fri
day morning by the postmaster, who found
things very much disturbed when he
went into the office. All the letters were
taken. In them we're some valuable
checks, upon which payment was at once
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