The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-04-17
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Gloriana c. G. Brown, of Delanco, ha
been granted widows pension.
Gil Vickery has gone to Springfield
Mass, where he will play ball the ensuing
season.
George D. Woriel is placing larg'
show window in the Pine street end o
his store
Edward L. Durand has erected an ICE
house on Madison avenue, near the
freight depot.
Don't forget the supper to be given by
the Young Peoples Union of the Mount
Holly Baptist Church on Friday and Sat
urday evenings.
Samuel Richardson has been appointed
road overseer for the north district Of
Florence township.
The family of George Barbee, of Cherry
street, narrowly escaped asphy xiatlon
from coal gas one night last week.
Rev. Dr. S. Gifard Nelson delivered the
prayer at the opening of the Senate and
House OF Assembly on Thursday.
Charles DarnelI has built new office
and hay and coal scales at his coal yard
near the railroad, on Water street.
Rev. Robert S. Campbell has declined
the call to Grace P E. Church, Cross
w;cks, and will locate at Pittsburg, Pa.
Mrs. B. F. Lee, of Trenton, gave ger
man last Wednesday evening, in honor
of Miss Sarah S. Eayre, of Vincentown.
The law library of the late Herbert w.
Edmunds, of Cape May, has been sold to
his brother, Charles H. Edmunds, for
5000.
The date of the 4Sth annual fair of the
Burlington County Agricultural Society
has been fixed for September II, Is, 10,
20 and 81.
William Lamb, farmer residing near
Wrjehtstown, was kicked in the head
yesterday morning by horse and SER
iously injured.
Matthew O'Brien has leased Blrming-
ham Inn for year. He is going to build
a large pavilion near the Inn for the use
of excursion parties.
The Court of Pardons has ordered the
release from the State Prison, of Henry
Williams, sent up in January, 1881, for 20
wears for numbering Charlie Ross, at Bor-
dentown.
Joseph W. Colkitt and Carrie Bickford /,
we're elected delegates, last evening, by
the Young Peoples Union of the Baptist
Church, to attend the state convention to
be held at Bridgeton, next month.
Tuxedo Chamberlain and his sister
Annie, of Jobstown, were arrested last
week for breaking into house at that
place. They will probably be sent to
the Reform school, Their ages are re-
spectively s and Is years.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Howard Burr, of Penn
berton, entertained party of friends, on
Thursday evening. Progressive euchre
was played. The prizes were taken by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Powell, Jr, Mrs.
Samuel L. Tomlinson and John Forsyth, Jr.
On Thursday night horse escaped
from VIM. Lavery at Masonville. His
owner could not account for the loss and
presumed the animal was stoled. He
notified Detective Burr, and on Friday
night the horse was found at Palmyra. |
1t was caught at the toll gate and placed
in Harner's pound at Palmyra
Bishop Scarborough visited st. Andrews
Church, on Sunday morning, and con-
firmed thirteen persons. In the after
noon he went to Lumberton where he
confirmed class of sixteen, at St Mar
tins, and in the evening, he administered |
the same rite to a class of twelve, at
Trinity Church.
The Marine Universal Fire Alarm Com
pany has filed articles of incorporation in
Camden. The capital stock is 100000,
with 81 900 paid in. The incorporators
are Samuel P. Wetherill, of Edgewater
Park; R. R. Miller and Lewis T. Row
land, of Camden Edward B. Staggers, !
Henry c. Stewart and H. c. Terry. of
Philadelphia.
The League of American Wheelmen of
New Jersey has appointed Edward F.
Burns Consul for Mount Holly during
the present year. The position is an hon
orary one. The League now has about
10000 members, and an effort is to be
made soon to enroll many new members
from among the large number of riders
in this vicinity.
Franklin Carr, better known as big
Frank" the converted burglar, will
lecture in the M. E. Church. under the
auspices of the Literary Department of
the Epworth League, Friday evening.
May 4th. Subject 1.-THE Dark Side of
Life, with glimpses of the Bright" Big
Frank spent 81 years in Reform School
and % years in the State Prisons of four
different states Having been a burglar
and gambler nearly all of his life, his
lecture will be very interesting. All will
be welcome.
Rev. Dr. S. Giffard Nelson, on Sunday
evening, April 22d, will preach in the
Baptist Church of this town, discourse
upon the subject. "Out of the past. The
testimony of Art and Archaeology to|
Christianity" All will be welcome and
will be provided with seats by the ushers.
In addition to DIR. Nelson's reputation as
a scholar and orator, there might be add
ed in connection with this service the fact
that this discourse has been carefully pre-
pared by him, after research and read
ing, and at the special request of the
Young Peoples Association of the State,
before whom it is to be delivered, in
Camden.
Arthur Bovine, the young son of George
I. Bovine, of Union street, met with an
accident on Saturday. A farmer was
driving through town and attached to his
wagon was an iron roller weighing about
1,500 pounds. The young lad and a com
panion got on top the roller to take ride,
despite the warnings of the driver. Ar
thur stumbled and fell in front of the
machine, the roller passing over his en-
tire body. The fortunate part of the oc-
currence was that when the boy fell he
tumbled into hollow in the road, the de-
pression being deep enough to allow the