The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-12-25

eing was the principal feature.
exander Bennett is on a visit to his
4lher, Capt. Charles Bennett, of Mill
street. Alick travels for wholesale drug
firm and has been canvassing jr the west
and south, coming here from Texas.
An alarm of fire was sounded on We'd
nesday morning, at about 7.30. A defect
in the chimney at W. A. Norcross' gro
Gerry store on Washington street caused
the roof to become ignlted. A few buck
cts of water ended the trouble.
Justice Garrison has refused the writ of
habeas corpus applied for IN the case of
Lambert, the Camdep/nurderer. John L.
Semple. counsel for lambert, will apply
for writof certiorari 70 the Chief Justice,
and if that fails, will 'hrry the case to the
United States Court.
The directors of the Home Manufactur-
ing Company held meeting on Saturday
at their shoe factory ON Water street and
reelected all the old officers. A dividend
was not declared. owing to the dizziness OF
trade. Superintendent Frank s. Davis
has besa-;if for week.
The children of the infant department
of the Baptist Sunday school were given
turkey dinner In the lecture room of the
church, to-day-Monday. This feast was
in addition to the regular Christmas
treat and was given by Mrs. Suffer and
the teachers of the infant school.
Samuel P. Richmond has applied for a
transfer of his saloon license from his
present location to the corner of Church
and Pine streets. One of the reasons as
signed for the change is that there will be
a chance to make more money in the new
location.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
about to institute a special system OF
checking baggage. When the owner
wishes TO have it arrive at its destination
on the same train with himself, by stating
that fact when it is checked it will re-
ceive special attention and it is guaran-
teed to arrived on time.
By special order of the Court, jurors
for the January term will be drawn on
Wednesday, January 2. The law pro-
vides that this duty be performed on the
fourth Tuesday preceding the term, which
in this instance will be New Years day, q
legal holiday, on which business of that
character cannot be transacted.
George d. Worrell has bicycle in the
show window of his store that is attract
ing considerable attention. 1t has two
connect with the handle bar, and is
mounted by a man made of tin ware,
stove pipe, etc. The machine" is com
posed entirely of articles sold by Mr..
Worrell.
Matthias Brakeley had 81 crates of cram
berries stolen from bis store house at
Cookstown Oh Monday night of last week
The cranberries we're all packed ready for
shipment. On Tuesday it was learned
that that number of crates had been sold
to Doulton & Co.. Trenton. Charles
Moore and George Woodward have been
arrested for the theft.
On Saturday, Sheriff Townsend sold the
following properties: Several building
lots in Burlington, belonging to Sarah
Griffen and others, to the Mechanics and
Workingmen's Building Association, of
Camden, 81 900; house and lot of John d.
Forman, in Lumberton, to Maria Walker,
$500; parcels Of land in Bordentown, be-
longing to Henry Salter, $3.50, to Debora
Hance.
Frank P. Borden, of Mount Holly, died
suddenly at Centreton, on Tuesday. Fol-
several years he had been afflicted with
dropsy and heart trouble, and has
been at the point of death more
than once. On Tuesday he took g
drive according to his daily custom
and went into the hotel at Centreton
where be stood conversing with a friend
to whom he was showing the works of {
Awatch. Without word he suddenly
bbled over, gave one or two gasps anc
dead. He was SO years OF age.
An inmate OF the Ocean county jail il
aries jackson, alias Charles White,
'per-colored r<hlatto. who cody in
med the Sheriff that he would rathe
oarded at the jail at the expense O
public than to work for his living
pom was sent up for three months TO
larceny last September, and release,
k ago. He bad been out of Jail jus
X when he was returned for robblnI
store near Lakewood. This tim
probably 90 TO state prison. wher
are- TO york, whs.hef he want
q were Tried before Justice Ha
hpliustown, on SatnJhay. Tn
Of George Lamb agains
On, to recover $l508, du
implement bought by th
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