The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-28
TIE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

store.
Samuel L. Allen. Cinnaminson, has been
granted patent for horseshoe or culti-
vator tooth.
John l.. Severns, of Mount Holly, has
presented the Philadelphia Zoo with a
large gray fox.
G. B. Parsons, on Monday, brought in
four more of those fat, Juicy steers, from
the Citizens farm.
The post Office will close at 10 O'Clock
on Decoration day, and remain closed for
the balance of the day.
The Mount Holly policemen now wear
Philadelphia regulation suits. furnished
by Martin Bayersdorfer.
Early cabbage $3.50 per 1000; tomatoes,
$3.50. Towering plants from 81 per doz.,
to 81 per 500. Rosbach's, Pemberton. *2t
The trial trip on the trolley road was
not run yesterday. The cars have not yet
arrived. The trip will probably be made
on Saturday.
Work has been started on the stone
residence to be erected on Broad street
for Benjamin Deacon. Benjamin F.
Crozier will do the mason work.
The Mount Holly band filed an engage
ment at Lakeside park on Saturday, the
occasion being picnic given to officers
and chief clerks of the Pennsylvania rail-
road.
Now is the time to buy some of those
very fine black and Balbriggan hose, two
pairs for 25 cents. at s. s. Evans, % Main
street; also ladies' and children's ribbed
vests at very low prices.
For failure to pay the state tax. these
corporations have had their charters re-
voked Browns Mills Land and Improve
ment Company; Mutual Land Improve
ment Association, Riverside.
The wedding of Miss Marion Haywood
Shreve, daughter of BENJAMIN F. Hay
wood Shreye, and Professor Francis New
ton Thorpe will take place on Tuesday,
at $50 P. NJ, in st. Andrews P. E.
Church.
Durand. the grocer and butcher. is pre-
pared to furnish. at the lowest prices.
any thing in his line that may be needed.
Give him call, if you want satisfactory
service and tirst-class articles. Corner
King and Water streets.
The legal voters of Chesterfield town
ship have petitioned for an election
to decide whether the license fee for sell
ing liquor in that township shall be ST.
00O The argument will take place be-
fore Judge Gaskill on Saturday, June ID.
Cards have been issued for the wedding
ofSamueliA. Borden, receiving teller of
the Farmers National Bank. to Miss
Marietta B. Poynsette. The ceremony
will take place at the residence of the
brides father, Budd E. Poynsette, at Ches-
terfield. on Thursday. June 8.
Frank Horner and Howard Lucas, Of
Florence, had narrow escape from
death in the Delaware on Wednesday.
They were out for sail, and sudden
gust capsized their boat. They managed
to cling to the bottom until rescued by
Walter Emmons and Matthew Clyde.
The dedication oftbe new M. E church
at Pemberton, will take place Thursday,
June 6. Preaching at 1890 A. NJ, by
Bishop Andrews at 2.30 P. M, addresses
by former pastors and Sunday school
workers; at P. NJ, Epworth League
rally. and at P. NJ, sermon by DR..
Thomas Hanlon.
Justice Gibson held court at Zelley's
hotel, on Friday, with a jury of six men.
Walter Dubell sued Isaac II. Lippincott
for damage to fence. During the biz
card Lippincott went across fields and
tore down some OF Dubell's fence and
never repaired the break. The jury rem
dered verdict of no cause of action.
Miss Fanny Baker, of Burlington, came
to Mount Holly, on Wednesday evening,
and attended the band concert. After
the entertainment she started for home in
buggy drawn by risky colt. Up High
street the animal began kicking and Miss
Baker jumped from the buggy and was
considerably bruised. The buggy was
demolished.
Principal Raine, of the Mount Holly
public schools, received word on Friday
Z that the schools had been placed on the
approved list" of the Normal school. BY
this placing Mount Holly scholars are ad-
mitted to the Normal school on their
graduating diploma without being COM
PEELED to take special examination, and
the course reduced from three years to
two.
Justice F. B. Haines and jury of SIX
men sat at Cookstown, on Wednesday, to
hear the case of William D. Hartshorne
VS.. David Wall. Plaintiff bought lot of
logs at public sale some time since, but
did not move them at once, and Wall
converted them to his own use. Harris
horne said he had the right to remove
the logs whenever he wanted to. The
jury rendered verdict of $50 for plain
tiff. who was represented by Blanchard
H. White.
The will of Edward Burroughs has
been probated. Harry Troth is named
executor and the Cooper Hospital trustee
1t is very lengthy document and is
drawn up in great detail. The entire
estate, except few personal articles, is
devised to his wife and his sister, Mary
L. Troth, with reversion at their death to
the Cooper Hospital. The Burroughs
homestead, known as Woodland, is made
gift to the hospital at the death of Mrs.
Burroughs and Mrs. Troth on condition
that it is never sold for saloon, club or
brewery. The estate, it is believed, will
realize over $4,000.
Theodore Grant has decided to sell his
stock Of clothing, mems furnishing goods,
etc, and retire from business. His rea-
sons for doing this. he says, are because
trade has not been very profitable here
and because he has accepted the position
as manager of similar establishment
elsewhere. Having decided to quit bust
ness, he will sell his stock of goods at al
most any price, as we'll as the fixtures in
the store. in order to get away as soon as
possible. Those calling first will have
the advantage of selecting their purchases
from large and varied stock.
Rev. s. Harper Leeper delivered a very
interesting sermon in the Presbyterian
Church. on Sunday evening, to the mem
bers of Gen. A. E. Shiras Post, No. 26,
G. A. R., who were escorted by Co. F.
the Academy cadets and the Brotherhood
of the onion. The minister's remarks
were OF a character to turn the mind
back to the events of the civil war. He
spoke of the reyerses which the north
sustained up to 1852, and then pointed