The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-12-03
LOCAL NEWS.

his bed the past two weeks. He is nov
improving.
Rev. c. G. Biting, of Philadelphia, &C.
cupied the pulpit of the Baptist Church
on Sunday.
A thief stole four horse blankets from
the backs of horses, at Crosswicks. We'd
nesday night.
The anniversary exercises of the Baptist
Sunday school will be held on Tuesday
evening, oath inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph 1. Scull, OF Ses
Isle City, are guests of the Misses Sher
man, on Broad street.
Mrs. Charles Wiedmayer, who has beer
in the hospital for some time, was taken
to the asylum last week.
Mrs. Sarah E. Tomlinson and son, Will.
liam B. Tomlinson, leave tomorrow on a
trip to Atlanta and Florida.
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post and Company F
attended service at st. Pauls Church,
West Washington street, on Sunday even
ing.
William H. Mason, Jr Harry Hawkins
Sr., and Joseph S. Shreve we're last even
ing elected to represent Relief Fire Com
pany in the Firemen's Relief Fund.
The annual meeting of the members Of
the Historical Society will be held on Fri
day evening at o'clock. A paper will be
read by Caleb Shreve.
The Pennsylvania railroad company has
paid Adm w. Jones $3.50 for damages
done to his team by being struck by a
trolley car at the Water street crossing
The Jacksonville Gun Club had shoot
at the farm of Nathan Sutton on Thurs
day. They shot at clay pigeons and that
is the reason any of the birds didn't get
away.
A fire, of incendiary origin, Saturday
night, burned the barns on the farm of
Reeve Allen, at Evesham. Two horses
and some cattle persisted in the flames
The loss is about $4,000.
The Young Peoples Union of the Bap-
fist Church is preparing for an anniver-
sary to be held on Tuesday evening, 18th
inst. An interesting programme is being
arranged for the occasion.
At a special missionary service at Trim
ity Church, on Friday evening" the ad-
dress will be made by Rt. Rev. John Mills
Kendrick, D. d., Bishop of Arizona and
New Mexico. Service at 730 O'Clock.
Henry Wells, of Bridgeboro', last week
received painful injury by fork tine
piercing the lower and upper eyelids,
grazing the pupil and entering the eye
brow within close proximity to the brain.
The readers of THE NEWS will find in
another column on this page, number of
announcements of reliable business men
of this town. In purchasing your holiday
goods you should bear in mind these mer-
chants.
Samuel J. Clevenger and Thomas L.
Clevenger, individually, and trading as
Samuel ]. Clevenger & Co., grain dealers.
in Philadelphia. have made an assign
ment for the benefit of creditors to Ernest
L. Tustin.
T. Harry Bowker and Martin Bayers-
dorfer left. on Sunday on a weeks trip to
the Atlanta exposition. County Collector
Powell and ex-senator Trick left to-day.
s. Budd Norcross will also leave this week
for the fair.
The wedding of DR.. Harvey G. Masland
ond Mics nortrnda w Tnck anhach took
place at Bethlehem, Pa, on Thanksgiv-
ing day. The groom is one of the Off
Gals at the carpet mill in Mount Holly.
The newly-wedded couple will reside
here.
The lightning on Tuesday night inter-
fered with the running of the trolley
cars. lightning arrester on one of the
poles was melted, grounding the feed
wire and creating short circuit. One of
the cars was near Wood Lane station and
had to be brought in by locomotive.
David Rieg, of Springfield, while split
ting logs with powder, last week, had his
face injured by one of the explosions.
After lighting the fuse the charge did not
explode, and thinking 1t needed retouch-
ing, he proceeded to do so, when it went
off and burned his face and cut slight
cash in his forehead.
An entertaining lecture on "Jungle
Life in India" will be given in the M E.
Church on Friday evening of this week,
by Rev. L. R. Janney, returned mission
airy. A number of Hindoo idols and
curious necklace will be shown. A col
lection will be taken. Lecture to begin at
O'Clock.
g. Harry Davis, of Philadelphia, first
vice president of the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew for the United States, will speak
in st. Andrews church, Mount Holly, on
Sunday evening, at 7.S0. Mr.. Davis will
talk particularly to men. He is pleas
will be we'll repaid.
Some time ago Ezra Horner purchased
a horse of Elmer Renner. of Delanco, and
paid part of the price. Shortly after
wards Renner met son of Horner's on
the road with the horse, and took it from
him. A hearing was held before Squire
Mares last Wednesday morning. at which
Renner did not appear. Mr.. Horner will
now enter suit for the recovery of the
amount paid.
John Chamberlain, of Jobstown, when
out cunning, on Friday, met with pain
ful accident. While sitting on fence,
L1k oIc har of hic
gun, he moved his leg in such way that
his trousers caught the hammer and ex-
ploded the charge. Two fingers, one on
each hand, were SO badly lacerated that
they had to be amputated. His face was
also considerably injured He was taken
to the hospital
Chancellor McGill has notified the Pros
ecutor and the lawyers for the defence
that he has refused the writ of error in
the case of Clymer, the convicted MUIR
derer. The only hope the unfortunate
man now has is an appeal to the
Court of Pardons for a Communication of
sentence, or an outright pardon. OF
course the latter would not for moment
be considered, nor would Clymer's coun-
sci ask it, but they will make an effort to
secure life imprisonment for their client.
Peter L. Voorhees,, one of Csmd ems
most prominent lawyers, died on Thurs
day morning, aged 20 years. Mr.. Voor-
bees was born in Blawenburg, Somerset
county. He was counsel for number OF
years for the Pennsylvania Railroad COM