The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-01-16
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JANUARY l6. 1894.
LOCAL NEWS.


house work, small family. Apply MAR
street, two doors above Grant.
Col. Clifford Stanley Sims has pur
chased of Mrs, Charles II. Folwell tn
lot adjoining his residence on BroaC
street.
A slight fire, caused by an overheatet
fue, occurred at the residence of Mrs. Sa
rah N. Haines, Broad street, on Sunday
No alarm was given.
Christian j. Krayer, Justice of the
Peace and expressman, has rented the
little office between Bowers bakery ano
Greenwald's restaurant.
The fourth annual entertainment by
the Trinity Guild will be held at the
Opera House, February 6. and will con
sist of solos, duets, acrobatic feats, &c.
The 3Sth annual meeting of the New
Jersey Editorial Association will be held
at the State Street House, Trenton, on
Monday morning, February 9th, at II
o'clock.
The testimony in the case of Mrs. Will
liam F. Morgan against the administrators
of the Josiah Wallace estate is being
printed at THE News Office for review by
the Supreme court.
Edward A. Goldy has leased the Potts
farm, in Springfield township. He will
not relinquish his milk route, but will en-
gage man to run the place, and will
raise all the milk for his route.
While skating on Fred Schrayshuen's
ice pond on Saturday, seven boys and two
girls broke through the ice and were given
a ducking. Fortunately the water was
shallow, and the entire party got out with
out much trouble.
Poultry thieves are at work. On Thurs
day night they stole three turkies and
horse blanket from Samuel S. Coikitt, on
the road to Vlncentown, and also took
turkies from John Black and the Springer
place in the same neighgborhood
The Friendly Society of Trinity church
will give an entertainment at the Opera
House, Tuesday evening. January 30 1t
will consist of two parts, an old folks
concert and a farce entitled Country
School," Reserved seats, % cents, on
sale at Jamison's. Admission to gallery
15 cents.
The residence of ex-Sherif John Haga-
man, of Toms River. was totally destroyed
by fire on Thursday night. 1t was unoc-
cupied at the time, as the ex-Sherif was
occupying the Sherif's house attached to
the Jail, and his successor did not expect
to move into it until spring. 1t is sup
posed that the fire was the work of in
cendiaries.
Coroner Borden was called to Mount
Holly last week to view the body of Mrs.
Henry R. Margerum. She had been sick
for some time, but about two weeks be-
fore her death the physician in attend
ance was dismissed, and when she died
there was no doctor to give certiti-
cate. The coroner ordered an autopsy,
which showed that death occurred from
kidney trouble.
grocer, announces a reduction in prices of
meat to fit the hard times. Sirloin steak.
Ice per pound; rump steak, lac; round
steak, 2 lbs. for Csc; rib roast, lie; stew
ing meat, to l0c; leg of mutton. 123c;
mutton chops, lac; breast of mutton, sc;
sausage lbs. for 25c; pork roast, 10 and
l2c; sugar cured hams, 12c; lard, lOc;
smoked shoulder, 10c All stock strictly
first-class. Cor. Water and King streets.
Before Justice Hagaman, at Juliustown.
on Tuesday, the case of Hannah Lamb VS..
Samuel s. Fort was to have been heard,
but, on motion of Blanchard ii. White.
who represented Fort, nonsult was
granted. Mrs. Lamb is the widow of
Joseph A. Lamb, and sued Fort for 500
wages due her husband. The nonsuit was
granted on the ground that Mrs. Lamb
did not take out letters of administration
on her husbands estate, hence could not
recover.
Fire was discovered in the Brainerd
school on Buttonwood street, yesterday
morning, about 10 o'clock. Miss Jamison,
the principal, saw the flames working
MP through register, and attempted to
smother them, but not being successful,
sent the children out to give an alarm,
but before the fire companies arrived the
fire had been extinguished by the applica
ton of several buckets of water. A small
hole, was burned in the floor and two
overcoats hanging in the hallway were
also burned. The fire originated from an
oYerheated fiue.
The annual meeting of the Children's
Home Association was held on Thursday.
The officers and managers for the ensuing
year are as follows President, Mrs. M.
H. Keller; vice president, Mrs. 7. FL.
Rsdon recording secretary, Mrs. E. p.
Heleman corresponding secretary, Mrs.
A. Garrison treasurer. Mrs. r. II. How
ard managers, Miss l.. s. Shreve. Mrs.
r. Howell. Mrs J. F. Hillary, MIS-. Jo-
seph Cross, Mrs. Joseph Jones, Miss Mar
tina Powell, Mrs. C. c. Vain, Mrs. B. F.
1e6s mfb. w u 1Totu, nui5- n. y. HiOiiic,
Mrs. Daniel Suffer, Mrs. Charles Harker,
Mrs. Barclay Moore.
One day last week two Poles went into
the house of Earl Shultz. who is said
to run speak easy" near Hainesport
They bought forty-fye cents worth O
whisky. and offered dollar in payment
Shultz declined to give any change, tell
ing the men they must drink it out. anc
when they refused to do 80 he kicked one
of them out of the door, and also attacked
the other, who went to bis brothers. as
sistance The two men had Shultz ar
rested, and be in turn had warrant
served on them. When the cases CAM
to be heard both sides agreed to droI
the matter, each to pay their own costs
This it was supposed settled the matter
but Shultz went to Riverside and had an
other warrant issued for the arrest of th
Poles.
Game Protective Association.
With desire to get better supply
game in this neehborhood, and with th
view of stocking the county with quail
pheaeants and other game, number
men met at JuliustowD, on Friday, an
organized game protective society und,
the name of "Rancocas Game Protect,
Society" The following officers wei
elected President, DIR. George O. Fo