The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-19
LOCAL NEWS.

ulatIons over the birth of a son.
w Wright, of Centreton, has bee
granted patent on folding chair.
America Hose Company's house wa
connected with the sewer yesterday.
Fine peaches, watermeIons, pears, etc
at Crammer's fruit store, on Main street.
The Fire Department of Bordentown j
preparing for parade on Tuesday. Dc
tober II.
A great bargain in ladies' coats AM
children's REFERS. w. w. Curtis, As Mali
street, Mount Holly.
Miss Mary Girven, Mrs. Frank P. Bor
den and Mrs. Harry Lynn left for the Chi
cago Fair on Saturday.
Postmasters appointed last week fol
Burlington county: George H. Taylor, In
dian Mills; ]. Ellis Cramer, Pointvile.
Ex-Judge Benajah P. Wills has been ap
pointed Deputy Collector of Internal Reve
nue. for the First District of New Jersey.
Charles H. Crammer has some extra
fine watermelons and peaches at his
store on Main street. Call and see them.
The extra police for this week are Will
liam Foulks, John P. L. Atkins, j. Henry
Heaviland, Barclay Shinn and Job Shlnn.
Henry Peters has been appointed post
master at Tabernacle, and George G.
Crammer has been put in charge of the
Office at Writings.
James Ryan and Walter Watson were
sent to Jail on Thursday by Justice White.
of Pemberton, for stealing from families
in that township.
The NJ E. Church, at Juliustown, which
has been undergoing extensive altera-
tions, will be rededicated on Wednesday,
October 4th, with appropriate exercises.
Autumnal services will be held in the
Mount Holly Baptist Church, on Sunday
afternoon by the Sunday school and the
mission schools of Eayrestown, Haines-
port and Union.
At an adjourned meeting of the town
ship committee, last week, the tax rate
question was reconsidered and fixed at
$I45-97 cents for county and As cents
for school,
Early on Sunday morning Officer Sew
erns discovered man in the yard of the
Methodist parsonage on Brainerd street.
He escaped over a back fence upon the
approach of the policeman.
The carpet mill started yesterday. The
Brussels carpet that was under way when
the mill shut down will be completed
and then the looms will be put to work
at manufacturing tapestry.
Rev. DIR. S. Gifard Nelson will conduct
the first of series of Evenings with
Authors" in the Mount Holly Baptist
Church, on Monday evening. Sept. 25.
Topic, Samuel Lover, the Irish Humor-
ist."
William S. Kelley left for the Worlds
Fair on Sunday night, to take charge of
the Fl. B. Smith Machine Company's large
exhibit there. Edward F. Burns, who
has been in charge, returned home on
Sunday.
At the sale of real and personal prop
erty of Mrs Anna B. Parker, on Broad
street, on Saturday, good prices we're real
lied. Horace Cronk bought one hundred
feet of ground on Union street, near
Cherry, at $40 per foot.
While driving from Ballingsr's Mills to
Indian Mills. on Friday, DR.. VanDerveer
saw three deer buck, doe and fawn.
They were standing at Mountain Run
stream and on the approach of the doctor
they turned and ran into the woods.
Blanchard H. White, of Pemberton, may
possibly be a Democratic candidate for
Assembly in the Second district. Mr..
White has been advised to run by many
gentlemen in various parts of the state,
who were warm friends of his brother,
the late Assemblyman.
Trinity Church was not reopened on
Sunday as expected, the Improvements
not having been completed. 1t will be
reopened next Sunday, however. There
will be morning prayer, sermon and holy
communion at 1880; evening prayer and
sermon at 7.30. The Rev. Martin Aigner
will officiate.
The Sand Burr, the sprightly paper
published weekly at Riverside, is greatly
improved in appearance by its change
from four pages to eight pages. The Sand
Bur- is one of the brightest papers on our
exchange list, and we are pleased to
notice the evidence it gives of continued
prosperity.
The New Jersey Funeral Directors
Association, at Trenton, on Wednesday,
elected these officers President. A. w.
Grobler, of Pemberton first vice presi-
dent, George H. Paulson, Trenton second
vice president, Israel G. Howell, Hope
we'll secretary, George d. Lair, Glen
Gardner, and treasurer, ]. G. Conover,
Matawan.
John Wickward and George Bryant,
employed at the foundry of Thomas c.
Acott K Son, met with severe injury
yesterday Wickward was carrying la
die of melted iron, which upset, the hot
metal running into his shoes, burning his
feet badly. While be was being attended
to Bryant was burned in a precisely SINH
lar manner.
A colored man entered the house OF
Mrs. III. C. Douglass the Marlton turn
pike. near Merchantville, on Wednesday,
The only occupants of the house were
Mrs. Douglass and lady friend. The ne
gro was armed with dagger, and when
ordered to leave the place he turned on
Mrs. Douglass. The latter was not scared,
however but made spring for the man,
who fed.
Suit for libel has been begun in the
New Jersey Supreme Court by Lawyer
Herbert w. Edmunds, of Cape May,
against the Star of the Cape newspaper
for $4,000 damages. The suit is the out
come of the Stars publication of the news
of alleged transactions connected with the
borough of Cape May Point, of which
EImunds was Solicitor.
Mrs. Kezia Folwell widow of the late
John Folwell, died at the residence o.
her son-in-law, Charles r. Gauntt, or
Sunday evening. Death was the result o.
shock from fall. On Tuesday last, al
Mrs. Folwell arose from the breakfas
table, her foot caught IN the carpet anc
she fell heavily to the floor breaking he