The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-01-02
Local Event. oflsss.

Jan. l. W Rulings Pennock, landlord OF the
Arcade hotel, died, aged SO years.
old fire bell to America Hose Company. n.,.
Jan. g. Samuel l.. Bullock, William KIRK
bride and Joseph Crockford, painters, Wea 3
Bowker's shoe factory.-The murder Irlal y
Wesley Warner continued from the previous
week.
ana given to jurY.-Mrs Carrie Vandegrift
of Burlington died suddenly on train;
Jan s. Jury in Warner case rendered q yer
dict of equity of murder in the first degree.
Debate in Y. NJ. c. A. decided that the gov
eminent should own the railroads.
Jan g. Judge Garrison sentenced warner
to be hanged March 10. motion for new
trial refused.-Justice w. W. Martin dleo a.
Jan. 10. Bank officers elected throughout
Jan. IL. Annual meeting of stockholders o.
Agricultural Society. The directors. repor.
showed a decrease of attendance recelpts VI
81, s45.46 over 1892.
ton. In her will she bequeathed $3.50 TO the
Children's Home, Mount Holly.
Jan. H. The NEWS calls attention 10 frozen
and worthless fire plugs. The gas service also
defective.-First anniversary OF I. M. =. a
Jan. 10. Musical and dramatical entertain
ment at opera house by Y. Nj. q. AIT court
Charles Trimper was sent to state prison toI
six wears for horse stealing, and Joseph She.
meley of ShamOng three years for lrrceny OF
various articles. Fred Penny, OF EvesDoro
was given eightyears for theft and jail preak-
Jan. 20. New trial refused Horace L. Aaron
son, convicted of forgery.
Jan % Rev. s. Giffard Nelson, l.. ID. D.,
preached sermon at Baptist Church at re-
quest of committee appointed to look lot q
Jan s8' Isaac and sarah Collins. OF Moores,
town. celebrate their sixtieth wedding ami
Jan. rs. Second annual charity ball took
place at opera house. sls7.9S netted for hos
Jan. 80. At special town meeting $500 was
appropriated for the poor.-Frank CosgroYe
the jail, ha0 a quarrel, and Cosgrove shoI
Brown in the abdomen, seriously inJurinR
him.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. . Mrs. Emma Weaver died suddenly.
Announcement made that Dr. harrington had
bought the Miller drng store property.
d, Zen stone roads The sentiment Of the
meeting was against the new roao law
Feb 6. Baptist Church decided TO extend
call to Rev DIR. 8. q. Nelson. of Brooklyn -
Chancellor MeGill, at Jersey City. granted
writ of error in Warner case, allowing 1t TO go
before the Supreme court, and giving stay
FEB. s. Anthony S. Bullock stricken with
paralysis at Alcotts foundry, ana oleu on
Feb. II. aged SO years.-Quarterly meeting OF
Feb. 10. Rev Dr. Nelson announces his &C
ceptance of the call to the passionate OF the
Baptist Church.-House occupied by ThomAs
lsucuSt RlSuOh SblOoeI StiBAbJ N-N-5~ -
Feb. II. Absalom b. scattergood died Of pa
alysIs, in his list year.-New hook ana lauuer
truck of America Hose Company received
and housed.
of the Episcopal mission at LumDerton py
Rev. Martin Afgner.
Feb 49, Bordentown fremen held ban
uuet in honor of Delaware company receiv-
ing their new steam fire engine.
Feb. IS. Lumberton taxpayers held special
town meeting to discuss proposed change IN
township boundary line.
Feb. 49, Quite heavy storm TOOK place,
blowing down wind mill on Samuel A. Dob
bins farm and doing other damage
Feb. 81. THE NEWS announces That T. n:
thirty-six inch water wheels from Maine pa
Feb. 49, Republicans Of Northampton ap.
pointed committee to take charge OF primary
to nominate spring ticket
Feb a. Annual meeting OF stockholders OF
Concert Hall Association. Treasurer hing'
don's report showed balance on hand, s364.2l
Public meeting at court house 70 denounce
proposed passage OF race track bills by the
Feb 81 Farmers bank stock sold at $50 per
share at public sale at Arcade hotel
Feb o. THE NEWS states that the engage
ment of Charles II. Folwell and Miss MARY n
Neiu Hagerstown, Md , mas been announced
Also that the Water company has given notce
that large consumers of water viii pc required
TO place meters in their establishments, anu
that Robert s. Gaskill has bought the Arcade
hotel busin ess.-B. f. Lee and wife, and John
ID. johnson and wife left on trip 70 Fioria q !.
DIR. and Mrs Jacob Grigg celebrate the NJ
tieth anniversary of their wedding.
MARoH.
March l. Barn on Job Atkinson's farm, neal
Wood Lane station, destroyed by IRE; loss
March O. BarckIow 4 Bussom open trim
ming and notion store I'm THE NEWS building
Rev Dr. Edward Braislin and Miss Marga
The Republicans and Democrats of Mount
Holly make up their tickets tor the spring
March Z Contest over J osiah wallace estate
by the claim OF yonng O'Neil to be Il grand
SON was finally settled by the court OF Errors
March Q, Charles A. Haines, Buttonwood
street died aged so years. --Freeholders com
PEELED to testify as to ny hey did not award
contracts for stone roads when the legal re
quirements had been fulfilled.
March H. Rev. ). i, Boswell breaches fare
well sermon as pastor OF the Methoaisl
church REV. Dr.. Nelson breaches introouc
tory sermon at Baptist church.
March 49, DR.. Jacob Grigg died of pnen
monia, aged n years and months.
March H. THE NEWS says Robert 8. Gaskil
has sold the Arcade hotel business to Mrs
VIM. L.. Butterworth.- The spring election
was held I'm the county, ana Republican
Board OF Freeholders elected In Mount
Holly Charles G. Cowperthwaite, Rep, was
elected township committeeman; Edward >
Troth r., clerk Christian j. krayer, D.. ana
Joseph s. Gibson, r., justices of the peace, AZ
the Northampton town meeting, Nj. IT, MAT
lack was moderator, and about the usual III aP
on a revolving circular saw nt Juliustowh ahu
was horribly mangied, dying almost instantly
March Is. Louisa Shockley coloreu, o.
Marion, committed to state prison for z
years for numbering her child. died ny that IN
stitution.-The nfty-seventh annual CONFER li'sdi
enee OF the New Jersey Methodist Episcopal
Church opened In the Brainerd street chureh
presided over by Bishop John NJ, Walden;
March 10. Richard It. Miller, newly-appoint'
ed Circuit court Judge. sworn in AT Camden.
March Is. Northampton's Township com
mittee organized by eleotlng Robert l.. nixon
chairman and chief of police Charles Y. Cow
perthwnfte treasurer and electric light com,
mittee, and Thomas W. Nippins, overseer OF
roads. !,
ers 10 Investigate the matter Of illegal com
mitments OF drunk and disorderlys 70 the
and officers had collected S2,5l5.0S in excess OF
the legal fees. !
rrangements to start bicycle railroad at the
Worlds Fair.-The NJ. u. Conference closed
with the announcement OF the appointments
March 49, False alarm OF fire was rung
early this morning, at the GOOD Intent en-
4 49,. houao nv eOlna VOuuu DlOOO9 OF the