The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-17
LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. 5. Harper Leeper and Rev. Joseph
u. Reed will exchange pulpits next Sun
day.
T. b. Parsons brought in four more
good cattle this week from j. P. Lippin-
colts.
Forest fires did consi derable damage in
the vicinity of Shamong on Sunday and
Monday.
j. l.. ?. Eckman has gone to Camp
Werts at Sea Girt, with Jennings Sixth
Regiment Band.
Miss Fanny Bayersdorfer, of Phiadel
phia, is paying visit to her brother, Mar
tin Bayersdorfer.
Albert Evans was brought from Moya-
mensing prison, on Thursday, and lodged
in the county Jail.
The members of Trinity Sunday school
went to the mount. on Wednesday, on
their annual picnic.
The annual picnic of the Dairymen's
Association will be held at Browns Mills,
on Thursday, August 8.
The Retail Merchants Law and Collec-
ton Association will soon establish a
branch organization here.
J. Smalley Baugh cabled his father,
yesterday, from Bordeaux, France. The
cablegram read Arrived; WE'LL"
America Hose house is draped in
mourning for Daniel Harrington, who
died from consumption on Saturday.
o. L. Jeffery having rented his store,
corner of Mill and White streets, is now
selling his stock at greatly reduced rates st
A middled-aged woman for general
Homework can find position by address
ing lock box $50, Mount Holly post Office.
The case of Wesley Warner was con-
sidered by the Court of Pardons, on Tues
day, and action was deferred until to-mor
row.
George E. Gaskill formerly of Mount
Holly. has the contract to build a
sewer system for Smyrna, Delaware, for
$500.
Officer John Severns took Charles Hun
ter, the murderer of James Reynolds, to
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morning.
Saturday, July Dist, is the last day of
the 90 per cent discount sale at Grants
clothing store. Save money by purchas-
ing this week.
Mrs. Joseph s. Hume is suffering with
badly scalded foot A pot of hot tea
was accidentally upset and the liquid
spilled over the foot.
Sheriff Townsend will witness the hang
ing of Wallwitz. who is to be executed
shortly in the jail at Trenton for the MUIR
der of Keeper Lippincott.
Vice Chancellor Pitney has made an
order in the Middleton divorce case. He
allows Mrs Middleton $50 month ali
mony and 5000 counsel fees.
During Freebooter Gales absence at
Sea Girt this week. Freeholder Dennis of
Westampton, will supervise the road
from Zelley's hotel to Wood Lane
The renowned Squire McMullin, of
Philadelphia, took ride in a balloon on
Saturday, and landed in the peach orch
ard of Michael Carey, at Mount Laurel.
Assemblyman Matlack. who is on Gov.
Werts' staff is at Sea Girt. During the
encampment he will ride the fine bay
saddle horse of R. F. Wood, of Burling-
ton.
The wife of Elk. Sheriff Emley died on
Sunday morning She had been i'll with
heart disease for some time. Mrs.
Emlev's sister died at Cookstown on Fri
day.
Mrs. Jonathan R. Blair, of Juliustown
died on Sunday morning. death resulting ,
from the taking of a dose of saltpetre by
mistake. She thought it was a dose OF
salts.
The moonlight excursion down the
Delaware, by the Epworth League, will ,
be given this evening. Special train for
Burlington at 715. Tickets, 90c.; chill
dren half price
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark R. Sooy, T. Walter
Borton, Miss Allie Shinn and Miss Sallie
Smith left for Toronto. Canada, this morn
ing. to attend the convention of the Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union.
Miss Cowgirl and Miss Laura Gaskill
left for Glens Falls, N. Y, yesterday, for
a months vacation. Mrs. Fred Shemeley
will have charge of the Baptist organ
during Miss CowgilPs absence.
The Board of Pardons. at Sea Girt on
Wednesday. granted pardon to Richard
Cream, sentenced in the Camden courts
last February to IS months. for assault
and battery. The pardon was secured by
Lawyer John Semple.
While handling a century plant, on
Wednesday, Isaiah Stevens was wound
ed near the eye by one of the thorns of
the plant On Saturday he was taken
very i'll, and was unconscious until Mon
day. His right side is paralyzed.
Eston W. Clark, of Camden, has been
arrested on q charge of attempting to
commit an indecent assault upon Annie
English, a twelve year old girl of Column
bus This is the same child who charges
Albert Evans, of Jobstown, with SINH
lar offence.
Lightning struck the house occupied by
a man named Fisher, in the rear of Mad
Ison avenue, yesterday afternoon, and
tore off a lot of shingles, split several raf-
tiers and did other damage. The barn of
the late DR.. Grigg on Broad street, was
also struck and slightly damaged
George n. Winner, one of Palmyra's
sterling Republicans, paid flying visit to
Mount Holly, on Saturday. George is a
candidate for Assembly, subject to the
decision of the next convention. He
saws he is candidate under all circum-
stances and against all corners.
The business of building stone roads in
New Jersey has become a ixed one, and
the State Commissioner, Edward Bur
rough, of Camden county, has opened an
Office in the State House, Trenton, where
he will give his undivided attention to the
subject of stone road building.
Yesterday lightning struck barn on
the farm OF Andrew f. Lippincott, known
as Pine Cottage, on the Magnolia road
near Pemberton, occupied by Shreve
Loyeland. All of the hay and grain just
housed, a reaping machine and thresh-