The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-09

for time II was thought ne would Ole
He has been i'll for several weeks but il
now better.
Mrs. Emma GaskiIl returned yesterday
from Brooklyn, where she has been visit
ing Mrs. Mary E. Buckman, formerly oil
Mount Holly, who has been ill for over
three months.
Albert J. REYNOLDS mourns the loss of q
valuable bird dog, whose death is sup
posed to have resulted from swallowing q
bone.- There was standing offer of $75
for the animal
The trolley bridge over the creek near
the station will be built with Orders from
the old Cooper's creek bridge, Camden
This will give span of 35 feet, and will
clear the creek without obstruction.
While fishing in the creek near Haines-
port, on Tuesday, three young men cap
tured a rocktish that weighed rs pounds.
T. Harry Bowker bought it and placed il
on exhibition in Ed. Smiths restaurant.
A frame house in Columbus, owned by
Amos Gibbs and occupied by Constable
Kumpf, took fire yesterday morning and
before&he flames were extinguished the
roof vas burned off. The damage was
about 5000.
The property of Zebedee r. Wills. at
Marlton, was sold by Sheriff Townsend,
on Saturday, for 5000. Ex-Judge Ben
ajah 2. Wills was the purchaser. The
judgments against the defendant are
said to amount to $4,000.
While returning from Camden, the team
of James Assay, a Mount Holly carter, was
run into by a trolley car near Merchant
vile. The horses were thrown down and
bruised, but the driver escaped injury.
Assay says the motorman was inside OF the
car at the time of the accident.
The city election in Beverly. yesterday,
resulted in the election of Francis d. Per
kins as freeholder and Robert w. d. AL
bury. councilman, both Democrats. All
other officers elected are Republicans.
Gilbert Vansciver was chosen assessor,
William T. Cartright and John I. Morrell,
councilmen.
John Shemeley was arrested yesterday
for stealing harness and feed from Japhet
B. Deacon, near Mount Holly. Shemeley
was bound over to appear at court. James
Stevenson was also arrested for receiving
a portion of the stolen goods. He will be
given hearing tomorrow.
The firm of Suffer & Miller, dealers in
rubber goods, 400 Commerce street, Phil
adeIphia, was dissolved on April LIST, Mr..
Suffer retiring. The house has been in
existence for half century, and Mr.. SUIT
ter has been connected with it for thirty
years. The Mr. Suffer referred to is Dan
lei Suffer. of Mount Holly.
Irving Collins and James Marrow were
seriously injured at Moorestown yester-
day by falling distance of thirty.five feet
from the Catholic church. They were
engaged in tearing down a chimney,
which toppled over and carried them
with it. Marrow had several ribs broken
and Collins was injured internally.
Complete returns from the special cleo
ton on Tuesday in Jackson township,
Ocean county, show that the high license
advocates were victorious, with MAORI
ty of So. This makes five out OF the
thirteen townships in the county where
license fee of $1,000 has been voted in the
past two years under the Werts law.
For long time William Schaffer,- OF
Madison avenue. has been missing his
ducks. On looking around he discovered
that some boys had built a cave IN the
"bog,n where they frequently had feasts
on roast fowl. Mr. Schaffer investigated
the cave, where he found the remains OF
some of his ducks, and other property
that the boys had evidently stolen.
The Gibbs boiler recently placed in the
tugboat Schuyler. of Philadelphia, has
proved so satisfactory that the owners OF
the boat have gwen an order for another,
to cost $4,000, which will be placed in q
new steamer boat that plies around
Anplesea and that has had trouble with
her boilers is also to have Gibbs boiler,
which will be delivered this week.
Thomas Mccormick, son of the late
John Mccormick, died in Camden, on
Monday of last week. His mother went
to his room and found him just recover
from a spasm. She summoned medical
aid. which was of no avail, and death en-
sued. Deceased was 80 years OF age. The
funeral took place on Friday from the
residence of Thomas ]. Alcott, Mount
Holly.
The twentieth annual report of the New
Jersey State Horticultural Society, com.
prising book of about 200 pages, has just
been issued. 1t was printed at THE News
Office. Prof. Byron d. Halsted, of New
Brunswick. writes that cit is the besi
printed report ever issued by the Society
FL Beebe, president of the organiza
ton, says it is entirely satisfact ory, and
Charles L. Jones, treasurer, also sends
commendatory letter.
The attempt to GUST Frank Dill from the
Presidency of Good Intent Fire Company
ended in his almost unanimous re-elec
ton, ON Tuesday evening. There
were 125 votes cast, of which he received
I05. his opponent getting TO- The othel
officers elected were: vice president
VIM. J. Brannan secretary, John f
Riley treasurer, T. Clifford Keller; col
lector, w. II. Hinkle; captain, Harris
Glover directors. Howard Gale, Lorenzo
L. Sapp, Budd Watts, T. Harry Brannan
Monroe Brannan. A. Lincoln Saylor, Chas
Mcdonnell William Herbert.
LAWYER John w. Wartman, the Cam
den attorney against whom series o
charges of corrupt practices were made
and the hearing of which was held be
fore ]. Willard Morgan as Commissioner
has been disbarred from practicing in thu
courts of this state. The Supreme Cour
was unanimous in its action and made thu
rule on Thursday. There we're fourteen
charges of irregular and unprofessiona
conduct against Wartman, but the cour
considered only two of them, which !
held to be typical of all the others.
George R. Robbins, one of the mos
prominent residents of Hlghtstown, die
suddenly at his home in Windsor Frida.
morning. Thursday night he was appar
emily in the best of health. and spent tn
evening at an Odd Fellows sociable. II
returned home in excellent spirits, bu
about 2 o'clock his wife noticed that b
could scarcely speak, and summoned DR.
SRvers. By the time the latter arrived
however, Mr.. Robbins was unconscious
and at 8 O'Clock Friday morning he died.
Justice Garrison, of the Supreme Court
Friday in Camden appointed the Commits
sioners asked for by the twenty-five CT
liens to investigate the affairs of the cit
and county. He named Samuel w. Be
don and George w. Black. They may 81
separately or together. A stenographe
NAV be employed, if necessary. The Of
der for the investigation into the count
affairs is similar to the one for the cit.
Mr.. Beldon, one of the Commissioner
appointed, is lawyer, having an Office
Camden, and lives at Bordentown. M
Black is court stenographer, who do'
work in the Burlington county courts.
On Friday Deputy Sheriff John
Townsend and Captain Bennett went c
business clear up to nowhere in the pine
a distance Of some 45 miles. Knowing tn