The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-21
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1894.
LOCAL NEWS.

Sheriff Townsend, on Saturday, sold Il
property of Levi Aaronson, on Mill stree
Mount Holly. for $4,000.
Charles Mendenhall died suddenly
his residence, in Lumberton, on Frida
from dropsy of the heart.
Mrs Katie L. Evans, wife of Albert
Evans, of Jobstown, has begun suit ft
divorce from her husband.
C. r. Appleton has in his possessio
the hammock which General Grant too
with him on his trip around the worlC
Grant, the clothier, has not been adve
Using for week or two, but he is nc
asleep. This week he has a new car
which 1t will pay to read.
The contract for supplying the Noun
Holly public schools with coal has bee
divided between Horace Cronk and "
Budd Deacon, both of whom bid alike.
Mrs Samuel o. Ross, wife Of the cashie
of the Vincentown National bank. die'
suddenly on Tuesday. Just a week pre-
vious her husband was pail bearer at Gen
Tricks funeral.
Rev. Robert F. Y Pierce. of Rockford
H., preached to large congregations a
both the morning and evening services
in Rev. r. II. Conwell's Temple, Philadel
phia, on Sunday.
There is new society in town. 1t is
called the United Order of Lazy Men. Its
membership is very limited thus far, from
the fact that it requires some exertion to
apply for membership.
While digging gravel at the pits OF
William Warren, at Busteton, Frank
Jobes was caught by cavern and had
his Jaw broken. The horse that Jobes
was driving also had one of its legs
broken.
The contract for furnishing 100 tons OF
cobbles to finish paving High street was
given to W. II. Hooper, of Philadelphia,
at ST 80 ton. Freebooter Gale has the
contract for laying them at 10 cents per
square yard.
There will be free trotting matinee at
the Haines stock farm, Pemberton, on
Thursday afternoon, Sept. 6, at | o'clock.
Several races have already been arranged
and there will be quite show of stations
and FLIES.
d. d. EngIe, of Philadelphia, is the
champion sheepshead fisherman. A few
weeks ago he caught three that weighed
over 80 pounds in the aggregate, and has
last catch made last week was fish that
tipped the scales at Is pounds.
Don't forget G. w. Durand, corner
w ater and King streets, when in need OF
groceries and provisions at hard-time
prices. Fresh and salt meats supplied.
Drop him a postal, If not convenient to
cali, and he will send for your order.
In addition to being a successful med
ical practitioner, Or. G. w. Vanderveer is
somewhat of gardener. AT his residence
on Garden street he has some nice crops.
On Saturday he brought us tomato
raised by himself that weighed l ID. 7
ounces 1t was perfect in every respect.
At the adjourned meeting of the Ath-
letlc Association on Wednesday evening,
it was decided to effect permanent or
ganization as soon as possible. The next
meeting will be tomorrow evening, when
it is hoped there will be full attendance,
as the business to be transacted will be
important.
The suit of Rogers and others VS.. the
Burlington Carpet Company, was opened
at Trenton last week, but argument was
postponed until next month. This suit is
TO test the legality of certain shares of the
concern which it was alleged were given
to cover personal indebtedness of ]. NJ.
Dunlap.
A construction train and shifting engine
coIlided near Pensaukin station, Tuesday,
shortly before noon. The shifting engine
was badly wrecked, and one of the engi
neers had his nose injured in the jump
for life. The accident, it is said. was due
to the failure of the telegraph operators in
not allowing for both trains on the section.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mathis. who re-
side near Rancocas, celebrated the fifty
first anniversary of their wedding on
Tuesday evening. They have raised a
family of ten children, without the loss of
any until they were all grown up and
married, since which one has died. All
we're present with their children, making
in all 9 children, 80 grandchildren and 5
great grandchildren.
The funeral services of Ida, wife of Rev.
II. J. Zelley, of Moorestown, and sister OF
Joseph S. Shreve, of Mount Holly, were
held in the NJ. f. church, here, on Friday.
The services were conducted by Presiding
Elder Reed, who was assisted by Rev. d.
B. Harris, Presiding Elder of the Camden
district, and Rev. Messrs. A. E. Ballard. j
F. Heilenman, ]. r. Mason, J. w. Nichol-
son, w. J. Stuart, and r. F. Leary.
Three of our local fishermen went out
on Saturday for a little sport. One Of
them was so much interested in the trip
that he sat up late the night before getting
his tackle in good shape. When he reach
ed the fishing ground he discovered that
he had left his line at home. After q
long time he got another line and pro
ceeded to have great luck, hauling out one
little sunfish.
Hope Circle, B. Of u, had highly en-
ioyable time at Palmyra Friday night
Twenty wagons and coaches took tbs
merrymakers to the scene and landed
them back home at o'clock in the morn
ing. The members we're treated to fine
watermelon feast at Palmyra, and so the
merry hours skipped away The happy
affair was ably managed by Miss Lizzie
Parker and her lady friends. Mis-
Charles Anna Keen also entertained with
some splendid musical selections.
Thomas Delbridge, the accused muir
derer of Georgeann Spearman, at Wins
low Junction, and George Bott, JohI
Eckerd and Thomas Kelly, arrested 70
killing Joseph r. McCurdy, in Camden
have all signed petitions asking that Law
yer John L. SempIe be assigned as thei
counsel at the forthcoming trials. Thi
will make nine homicide cases that Sen
pie has defended in the last is months.
During the shower on Saturday ate
noon lightning struck the house Of Wi
liam G. Morgan, on Bispham stree
slightly damaging the chimney, dow
which il passed to the second floor, whel
some bed clothing was set on fire. Liz
Kelvy, living with John Hampton, ne
h.r urna rnndaral nncnnRrinna by III