The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-09-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Inc OOuuty DOdIu VI AoSoS9OAo W.
meet to-day.
George NJ. Semple is now connecte
with an insurance agency at Camden.
With this issue THE News conclude
that interesting serial, the laws of Ne
Jersey.
N. P. Greeley is building large col
storage warehouse on his farm on the Blu
lington road.
Morris H. Keller and large represer
tation of the Keller family enjoyed pi'
mic on the mount on Tuesday.
Walter Semple, who is student a
Princeton Theological Seminary, preache
at the Presbyterian church on Sunday.
1t is feared that Mrs. Charles Ewal
Merritt, who is i'll at Spring Lake, Will
not recover. She suffered relapse las
week
The Athletic Association will hold I
meeting in Charles K. Chambers otf1c'
tomorrow evening. A full attendance II
requested.
Charles Hunter, who murdered james
REYNOLDS at the county almshouse on July
90, 1898, died in the insane ward of thai
institution on Friday.
Edwin R. Semple, of Mount Holly, has
been offered the position of stenographel
for the State Republican Executive Com
mittee of Pennsylvania.
The Misses Wyllie will open their
school on September II, at lOl Union
street, Mount Holly, where application
for terms may now be made.
2 A surprise party took possession OF
Evans H. Tomlinson's residence, Garden
street.. last night. Yesterday was Mrs.
Tomlinson's birthday, which was the rea-
son for the party.
Grant, the clothier, returned from New
York last week, where he purchased his
stock of goods for fall and winter wear.
He will soon display line that has never
been equsled here.
New fall stock Of wall papers, window
shades, carpets. oil cloths and linoleum
now ready at the old reliable store. All
work guaranteed and at the lowest price.
T. w. Borton, So Main street.
Sparks from train of cars set fire to
pile of leather chips at the shoe factory ON
Grant street, Saturday afternoon. Some
men working in the neighborhood threw
sand on the flames and extinguished
them.
There will be free trotting matinee
at the Haines stock farm, Pemberton,
Thursday afternoon, at one O'Clock. Sey-
eral races have already been arranged,
and there will be quite show of stations
and FLIES.
County Superintendent Haas visited
Mount Holly, on Friday, and gave the
Board of Education some ideas on the
new school law. He examined the &C
counts of the old board, and pronounced
them correct.
Subpenas have been issued for hear
ing before Eckard P. Budd, Master in
Chancery, at which testimony will be
taken to ascertain the amount and value
of goods removed from the carpet mills at
Mount Holly and Stanwick.
O'Brien & Kerr, who have been con-
Quoting the Birmingham Inn, nave dis
solved partnership Mr.. OBrien will
continue the business, having leased the
house with FIVE years privilege. The
inn will be kept open the entire year.
Lucius L. Ayres recovered judgment
against Thomas w. Nippins, on Thursday,
before Justice Clevenger, for $34. A for a
bill for doing some wall papering. The
defence claimed that a part OF the bill
had been taken out in trade, but this was
not substantiated.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Camden and Burlington County Railroad
Company, yesterday, the vacancy caused
by the death of Gen. John S. Trick, was
filed by the election of Henry j. Trick.
Col Clifford Stanley Sims was elected
President of the Company.
John B. Davis, farmer living on the
Burlington road, was annoyed by stray
dog on Tuesday night. He raised win
dow to shoot the animal and the next
morning it was discovered that he had
killed one of his hogs. 1t was dressed
and divided among his neighbors.
The annual meeting of the Mount Holly
Shoe Company was held yesterday, when
a dividend of six per cent. was declared.
The following board of directors was
elected Charles Rldgway, Edwin F.
Partridge, Samuel L. Tomlinson, Charles
J. Matthews, H. M. VanCourt, George
Rendell and Robert L. Nixon.
stafford township, including the village
of Manahawkin and the summer resorts
of Harvey Cedars and Long Beach City
has voted for $1,000 saloon license fee
under the Werts law. The vote stood for
high license, l13; against high license,
lO4; majority, g. This makes three dry"
townships in Ocean County.
The promoters of the ship canal across
New Jersey have begun the survey for
this large water way. They have two
routes in view, both of which start from
Bordentown. The Mount Holly route,
which has received such extensive and
favorable mention" seems to have been
overlooked by the commission.
The Standard Ammonia Chemical Com
pany has filed articles of incorporation in
the County Clerks Office, Mount Holly.
The incorporators are Charles A. Leh-
man, Henry A. Lehman and William f..
Lehman, of Fieldsboro', and David K.
Brown, of Bordentown. The authorized
capital stock is $4,000, of which 81, 100 Is
paid in.
A contest has been going on the past
month for a watch, to be given to the
young lady who collected the largest
amount of money for the church Of the
Sacred Heart. There we're two contest
ants. Miss Katie Garland collected $3.50,
and Miss Bridget Gleason collected $3.50.
The young ladies are very grateful to their
friends who aided them in the contest as
we'll as benefting the church.
On Sunday, August 10Th, Lille Kohler
appeared before Justice Gaskill at Bridge
boro, and alleged that her husband, George
Kohler, had assaulted her. The Justice
issued warrant for George, who lit out
Constable Hullings had the warrant, and
after patiently waiting and watching for