The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-06-20
Burlington.


Lawyer Flanders lost roll OF money
while going home from his Of
fee, on Tuesday evening.
The Reynolds property on the river
bank has been sold to Mrs. Bailey and
Mrs. Foster, of st. Paul, MINI.
Council has passed an ordinance, which
the Mayor has signed, which permits the
granting of licenses at any meeting.
Burlington College is to be reopened in
the fall. Rev. DR.. Williams, of Fall
River, Mass, will have charge of the
school.
The ferryboat Elwood Doran was blown
against the steamer Edwin Forrest Friday
afternoon. One of the Doran's wheels
was splintered, rendering the boat help
less for time. She drifted about in the
water, but was finally taken back to Bristol.
Fire was discovered issuing from JOS
eph Smiths house on the Bordentown
road on Wednesday morning. The fire
was confined to small space between the
weather boards and the plaster, and was
easily subdued by stream from the chem
ical engine.
William Peterson, who keeps a contec-
tionery store on the Mount Holly road
had a number of bottles of beer and sar-
saparilla In tub of water to cool on Sun
day evening prior to the advent of the
thunder shower. When the lightning
struck near by the thunder that followed
was SO terrific that the concussion bursted
every bottle and overturned the tub.
The sale of the Vandegrift properties
is likely to fall through after all, notwith-
standing the fact that arrangements had
been made to pay off the claim of the
United Security Company. One of the
purchasers has, by advice of counsel, re-
fused to take his deed, and that will up
set the sale. He has claim against the
estate and expects to realize on it in the
event Of foreclosure, which now must
follow.
Charles Philliston, engaged at Sharp's
boarding stables, is laid up from an acct
dent last Sunday night during the storm.
When the lightning got to playing its
pranks in the harness room he got out
quickly, thinking the place was on fire,
and in SO doing cut his great toe rather
severely on piece Of glass. Little atten-
ton was paid to the cut, and acute infiam-
nation has now set in, and has caused
him to lay aside from duty.
The new boat William E. Doran, of the
Bristol and Burlington Ferry Company,
went into service last Saturday. She is
a double screw propeller, with the engine
located in the center, and cabins on each
side. She is about twelve feet longer
than the old boat and about i've feet
wider beam. The boat is lighted with
electricity, and is a great improvement
ON the old craft, which was in service for
many years.
The commencement exercises of st.
Mary's Hall began on Wednesday, with
class day exercises, which were held on
the lawn in the school yard. Marion
Greene Clark gave the address of welcome;
Maude A. Rieg read the class history J
Ada Sergeant read an essay on fashions /;
Mabel Z. Boyer read an ivy Essay"
Glass prophecy was given by Eleanor M.
Trapnell. Following this came the plant
ing Of ivy by the graduating class, accom-
panied by the singing of Abt's ivy song.
The exercises concluded with the burning
in efigy of Wentworth, author of Geom-
etry. In the evening there was musi-
Gale.
On Thursday the graduating class ex-
ercises took place. The school room
at the hall was crowded. Promptly at
eleven o'clock the following programme
was rendered: Essay, with salutatory,
"The Historical Novel," Ellen Cannon
Buckelew essay, German honor, Fran
zosich Blut and Englisch kann SIGH re-
dich ME vermischen," Florida Abbey
Shu,tz; essay, "What q Woman Should
Know Of Politics." Carrie Josephine King
don; duet. Hunters Song" Margaret
Meredith and Ada Sergeant; essay, THE
Art of illustrating" Ella Barbarie Throck-
morton scene from AS You Like 1t, Act
III. Scene 2. Ella Cannon Buckelew and
Mabel Ellenor Boyer; essay, French
honor, "Critique," Maude Aline Rigg /;
essay, History as Dreamed 1t" Marion
Green Clark trio, "Barcarola," Margaret
Meredith, Bessie Pugh, Margaret Stry-
ker essay, TYPES of American Fiction"
Florida Abbey Shultz essay, with vale
dictory, "The Rise of Solo Singing" Mar
garet Ann Stryker.
Last Sunday evening, while Philip
Haines and Joseph Kimball, of jack
sonville, were driving homo from this
CITY with their families in separate car
riages they had a narrow escape from
serious if not fatal injury. They had
come to town to attend floral day SER
vices, and while returning were caught
in that terrific thunder storm, and be-
tween the incessant flashes of lightning
and the impenetrable darkness that fol-
lowed it was utterly impossible to see
the road. Out near the Birkett farm are
two small wooden bridges, MIR. Haines,
who was in the lead. narrowly escaped
/ over the first, but Mr.. Kimball did not
fare so we'll when the second was reached
The wheels of his carriage went over the
end of the bridge, and projecting log
was the only thing that kept the vehicle
from overturning and the occupants be-
Ing thrown down an embankment, where