The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

ware on July l9th. a special train VIII
be run in both directions, to and from
Burlington Fuller announcement vii
be made later.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
stone road from Mount Holly to Mason
Vile Bulls Head bridge will probably
be closed next week. Two rollers are
working between Mount Holly and Haines
port and that part will be ready for trave
within two weeks.
Alice Dozier, colored girl from North
Carolina, went to Joseph Godfrey's, near
Edgewater Park, about week ago, and
on Sunday she died. Coroner Hibberd
thought the death needed investigation
and ordered an autopsy, which developed
progressive acute Pneumonia
Miss Bessie c. Pease, who has been at
tending the School of Design, in Philadel-
phia, secured one of the prizes for progress
in the Normal Art Course. This young lady
has natural talent for art work, which
has been very materially developed by
the instruction received at the School of
/ Design.
Three men were brought to Jail, on Sun
day, charged with breaking into house
in Moorestown. The evidence seemed to
show that they were merely sleeping in
an unoccupied dwelling. They gave the
names of Frank Gar dner and John r.
Oakley, New York, and William Haines,
Baltimore.
| Willard Tomlinson was driving home
on the Jobstown turnpike on Friday even
ing, and another team attempted to pass,
when Tomlinson's horse started on a run
and then began to kick, demolishing the
dashboard of the wagon, and striking
Tomlinson on the leg, inficting a very
painful wound.
Decoration day was observed by the
members of Post &c, e. A. R., who visited
the soldiers graves in Mount Holly, and
placed flags and flowers on them. In the
afternoon, at the Court House, Chas.
Evan Merritt presided at meeting which
was addressed by Joshua Matlack, Jr.
Robert B. Engle read an original poem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans II. Tomlinson gave
strawberry tea at their farm, Fruit
Hill," on Friday, to some Philadelphia
friends. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs William c. Travis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Noble S. Dickey, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Eugene
Kendall, Mr.. and Mrs Albert Manwarring,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Ekings, Nicholas
S. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. King
don.
The Delanco Building and Loan Asso-
citation has elected the following officers /:
Jos. B. Carter, president; Charles Knapp,
treasurer, and John g. Hippenstiel, secre-
tary The following compose the Board
of Directors E. J. Birkhead, w. H.
Chamberlin. George II. RotenbuTy, ]. r.
Moore, Franklin Hansell, F. P. Jones,
John j. Evans. A. c. Ridgway, Joseph w.
Hansell; Charles f. Fletcher, convey
ANGER.
The Spray Beach House, at Spray
Beach, adjoining Beach Haven, will be
conducted this season by Ringgold &
Ekings, the latter being Miss M. ]. Ek
ings, formerly of Mount Holly. At Spray
Beach you can have rest and freedom
from conventionality, and be within five
minutes walk of the gaiety and fashion
of Beach Haven. The house is commodi-
GUS and pleasant, and the table will be
tirst-class.
Rev. W. w. Casselherry was ordained
and installed pastor of the Haddonfield
Presbyterian Church, on Thursday night,
in the presence of a large congregation.
Rev. DIR. Beach, of Bridgeton, presided,
and asked the questions. Rev. Edward
Dillon, of Woodbury., made the charge to
the pastor, ard DIR. F. Lee, of Philadel-
phla, addressed the congregation. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. F. d.
Brace, of Blackwoodtown.
A number of building lots on Broad
street have changed hands within week
past. Miss Sarah Citizens has bought the
lot adjoining George A. Lippincott's prop
erty. Mrs. Anna E. Jones, mother of E.
B. Jones, has bought the lot next to her
sons property formerly Buckman's), and
John H. Dobbins has purchased the fifty
feet adjoining. Benjamin Deacon, of the
firm ]. D. Johnson & Co., has taken $50
feet of the Brown property, adjoining
John Cotter.
A hc tn 10 %
as "Scotty" died from natural causes, near
Fish House, above Camden, on Sunday.
Nothing is known of his residence or his
relatives, and the body lies at the morgue
old and his chest and arms we're deco
rated with tattooing. A huge star almost
covered the chest, and on the right arm
above the elbow was goddess of liberty.
''Scotty" was familiar character to the
police of this town.
For some time past gang of boys rang
ing from 10 to 20 years of age, have been
causing great annoyance to the residents
of Pine street near the railroad. They
would play ball daily, especially on Sun
day, and would use obscene and profane
language, insulting females and passers-
by Another offence was the Dissertation
of Trinity graveyard, where they would
assemble and create disturbances, gamb-
ling and making themselves a general
nuisance. On Thursday, Robert F. Cole
man entered complaint against eight boys
who were arrested and taken before JUS
tice Clevenger, who gave them a severe
lecture, and bound them over to keep the
peace.
Cape May seems to have been in a poor
hHmor on Decoration day. The fire de
partment, which for years has turned Out
on that day, refused to follow the usua
custom. The action is said to be the re
suit of political friction between the friends
of Mayor James Hildreth and the adher
ents of ex-Mayor Edmunds. Then the
Grand Army men had arranged to hold
their Memorial day services in the Meth
odist Church, but Pastor Clifford told then
they would have to use the chapel as thu
church had been newly carpeted. Thu
. displeased the veterans and they went t.
the Baptist Church and withdrew thei
invitation to Preacher Clifford to make al
address.
Pennsylvania Railroad officials are pre-
pairing as rapidly as possible for the con
struction of the proposed bridge acros
the Delaware. Since the scheme involve
two States, two distinct companies hav
been necessary, in Pennsylvania and New
9 Jersey. The New Jersey Company has a
directors w. J. Sewell, A. o. DAYTON