The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-04-04


has organized with James Tantum.
President; Secretary, John o. Hudson !;
Treasurer, Robert K. Allen.
Sallie J. Sapp, wife of Edward Sapp. a
well known passenger conductor on the
Amboy division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, died here on Friday night, aged
"a years.
Rev. ]. Z. Diverty, formerly minister at
Bordentown, and who was, at his own re-
quest, allowed to retire from active work
for a year, is said to be contemplating
Withdrawing entirely from the M. E. Con-
ference and connecting himself with the
Episcopal Church.
Bordentown Democrats have nominated
the following ticket Mayor, John 0.
Hudson Councilmen-First ward, John
Vanatta Second ward, John Magee
Third ward, Peter Burns Commissioners
Of Appeal Helagus Trout, Henry P. Ar
mel, Bunting Hankins Constable, Charles
Gray; Harbor Master, James Carr
Pound Keeper, Robert Quigley.
Bordentown Republicans have nomi-
mated the following ticket: Mayor, James
Tantum; Assessor, Harry Ford Collect
or, Fred. J. Potter Councilmen, Clinton
Mendenhall, Harry Wright, William H.
Foley Commissioners of Appeal, W. A..
Shreve, William Steele, ST., Joshua Car
son Constable, Joshua Jobes; Harbor
Master, Erastus Brewer.
Mrs Mary Fitzpatrick, wife of Morris
Fitzpatrick was terribly burned about the
body by her dress catching on fire from
brush heap which she was burning in
her yard on Friday afternoon But for
the timely assistance of some neighbors,
who saw the accident, and who succeeded
in smothering the flames, Mrs. Fitzpat-
rick would have been burned to death i'm
mediately. AS it is, her recovery is
doubtful
The engineer killed by being struck in
the head by an iron pipe while leaning
from his cab window at Monmouth juno
ton, on the New York Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad on Tuesday last,
was Robert K Stackhouse, son of Captain
Samuel K Stackhouse, a well-known
steamboat man, and formerly resident
of Bordentown. He was in the AID year
of his age.
Dr. Henry Cannon, of Elizabeth, and a
brother of the late Colonel G. s. Cannon,
who few months ago read his own obit-
uary in all the leading New York papers,
spent Easter Sunday with the family of
Mr.. Cannon's widow here. In speaking
of the obituary notice he said that it had
been misunderstanding. a young man
had died near the doctors residence, and
names had been COMPOUNDED.
Wednesday evening Rev. I. S. Ham
mond burned the cancelled mortgage of
the Mt Zion A. NJ E. church on West
street. On the programme Prof Merritt,
DR.. Landon and Rev. j. H. Morgan we're
mentioned for addresses, Rev. W. S. john
son, of Beverly, for prayer, and the Bor-
dentown Glee Club for choice selections.
The PASTOR Rev. w. M. Middleton, made
the occasion source of revenue in order
to cancel floating debts.
A petition has been presented to the
Board of Health of this city, signed by a
number of persons living along the Della
ware and Raritan Canal between Borden
town and Trenton, complaining of matter
thrown into the canal which is detrimen-
tai to the health of the citizens. This
water is pumped into the city reservoir.
The Board has considered the matter, and
resolved to notify the Board of Health of
Trenton, requesting them to take steps to
prevent further use of the canal for that
purpose.
An interesting entertainment took place
at Mount Zion A. M. E. Church, Wednes-
day night, in honor of the canceling of
the entire Indebtedness on the church
property, which has stood for some years
past. Among other features of the eve
ning's entertainment was the burning of
the mortgage on the above named church,
which was performed by the Rev. Thomas
S. Hammond, pastor of Trinity M. E.
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Church. Addresses were made by Pro-
fessor A. II. Merritt. of the Bordentown
Military Institute, taking for his subject
"Free Church." followed by the Rev.
Thompson H Landon, of the Institute,
and j. H. Morgan, Presiding Elder of the
Newark Annual Conference. There was
singing by the choir, prayer by Rev. w.
S. Johnson, of the Beverly Mission. A
glee club, led by Professor Fl. Morgan,
was present and rendered some choice
selections.
A rather peculiar case was before JUS
tice Caminade in Trenton last Wednesday
morning. John Mulvin, who said he was
from Bordentown, was arraigned before
the Justice on charge Of disorderly con-
duct. He wore light spring overcoat,
which looked as If he had la in on it 70
week, and brown soft hat, very much
dilapidated, and he had the general APP
pearance of chappie. He went into the
American House and asked proprietor
Kropp to lend him S.. Mr. Kropp.
thinking to have little fun with the
young man, who was under the influence
of LIQUOR, handed him the money, II did
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