The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-14


The new steel bridge over the Asss-
cunk creek at Broad street, it is expect
ed, will be completed and opened this
week.
J. t. Severns q Sons have been award
ed the contract for the mill work for st.
Elizabeth's Convent, CornweI, Pa, and
for the Camden Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium.
William Atkinson, ST., celebrated his
92d birthday at his home, the Locust farm
grove, on Tuesday. There are four gene
rations of his family living. A number of
guests were present.
The barn on the Carrie E. Yande-
grift property was discovered to be on fire
on Wednesday, 1t is now occupied by
Funeral Director Perkins. The flames
had started from hot coal ashes. 1t was
easily extinguished
While walking on the stone wall at st.
Mary's Church on Wednesday afternoon,
Percy English, son of Edward English,
fell and broke his arm. The little fellow
was taken home, the arm was given medi-
cal attention, and he is doing well.
An alarm Of fire was struck on Tuesday
afternoon. The barn of Rodman Dutton,
on the Columbus road, was in flames and
entirely consumed 1t contained eonsid-
cradle hay, wagon or two and some
harness. Hot ashes is given as the cause.
The friends of Lieutenant Commander
John C. Rich, U. S. N, will be delighted
to know that his name was sent in to the
Senate on Wednesday by President
| Cleveland for promotion to the position
Of Commander This brings the gentle
man to within one point of the highest
rank-Admiral-i the navy.
When the west-bound train reached
here at $50 on Thursday afternoon,
officer Shinn took colored man named
William H. Harvey from the cars WIZ
liam was charged by LILY Clay, of Bor-
dentown, with trihing with her affections
She sent the complaint by telephone, but
as she failed to appear against Harvey he
was discharged.
The city council met on Tuesday even
ing. A resolution was passed providing
for the appointment of a special commits
tee of three to prosecute illegal liquor
selling in the city of Burlington and that
the city council appropriate the sum OF
five hundred dollars to defray the expen-
SEES incurred by said prosecution. A NUM-
Der of bills were rdered paid.
John Churchman, an old resident of
Burlington, died suddenly on Monday of
last week, while on visit to Glen Side
The deceased was so years of age, and was
at one time secretary of the Burlington
Iron Works. His daughter, Mrs Emma
{. Hewitt, is well known in literary cir
Giles, being connected edtorially with sew
eral popular publications.
In Burlington City Jail Friday night
we're Elwood Shinn and Jason Archer,
who live midway between Bridgeboro'
and Centreton. They are charged with
larceny and are now put under $500 bail
each to answer at court, Constable HUI
lings, Of Delran, picked them up on
Thursday, and on Friday afternoon they
we're given hearing before Squire Gas
kill, OF Bridgeborough, who committed
them. James McMichael, of Borton's
Landing, went their bail Saturday morn
ing and they were released.
| Ellsworth Stout, a farmer on the Mount
Holly road is meeting with series of
prosecutions. AS related in this paper
last week he found three of his hogs dead
from being poisoned A few mornings
thereafter he found the balance of his
swine had been served the same way. On
| Wednesday morning Stouts horse was
found dead, and the young man is very
much discouraged, to say the least He
cannot account for the action of this mys-
terious enemy, as he knows Of no one
whom he has done an injury.