The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-21
LOCAL NEWS.


LOCAL NEWS.
The frost last week did great damage to
cucumbers and other vegetables.
Allen A. Engle has placed an iron fence
in front of his residence on Mount Holly
avenue.
Joseph Cross sails tor Europe on Thurs
day on three weeks business trip Tor
Strawbridge & Clothier.
Clifford Deacon, formerly of Mount
Holly, will be the clerk at the Brighton
hotel, Atlantic City, this summer.
s. f. Sapp, Garden St., the strictly steer
beef butcher, has in beef this week super
Tor to any raised in Burlington county.
The school census for Northampton
township, just completed, shows l277
children. There were 1888 last year.
Early cabbage $3.50 per 1000; tomatoes.
$3.50. Towering plants from 81 per doz.,
to 81 per 500. Rosbach's, Pemberton. *2t
Edwin Abbey, the noted artist. spent
Sunday in Mount Holly. He was the
guest of his brother, William B. Abbey.
The game of base ball at the grounds of
the Mount Holly Athletic Association,
next Saturday, will be with the Bristol
a. A.
Albert Fl. Darnell secured number of
fine Photographic views of the parade
and drill of the second battalion last
week.
Rutherford, North Carolina, College
has conferred the degree of Doctor of
Divinity upon Rev. ]. H. Bradley, of
Tuckerton.
Eugene u. Gibbs and FL. v. Stratton
will play with the Fairview band, of
Bethlehem, Pa. in the Odd Fellows pa
rade in Philadelphia to-day.
The Trainer base ball club that visited
Mount Holly on Saturday. was no match
for the Mount Holly A. A. team, which
was victorious by score of "a to /.
The losses caused by the fire at Jones'
drug store have been adjusted by the in
surance companies. The amount paid on
the building b $3.50 and on the stock $500.
II IN need Of white dress call at s. s.
Evans and look at those beautiful Vic
toria lawns and India linens at 1zc yard.
Also nice lot of Numbered shirt waists
for Doc.
Edgar A. Alcott, of the firm of 7. j. AL
colt & Sons, has been appointed engineer
in charge of Hainesport draw bridge
which will probably have to be entirely
rebuilt.
An effort was made yesterday to get a
full statement from Mrs. Della t. s. Par
nell in relation to her being assaulted and
robbed, but owing to her condition it had
to be abandoned
Charles H. Deacon has accepted a po-
sition with the Hires Root Beer Manu-
featuring Company, Philadelphia. He
will have charge of one of the depart
ments in the factory.
The Mount Holly Athletic Association
has strengthened its base ball team by
the addition of some good fielders and
batters, and Is now in shape to meet any
amateur team in the field.
The Society of the Colonial Wars"
held its annual Court in Newark, on Fri
day, Gen. E. Burd Grubb presiding. Gen.
Grub was elected Governor and Col.
Clifford Stanley Sims. Chancellor.
Gardens in the upper part of the town
were robbed of flowers plants, spades,
ETC., on several nights last week. George
A. Lippincott. Mrs. David T. Haines and
Oliver L. jeffrey were among the losers.
Mrs Stacy b. Taylor, of WrightstowD,
is the champion turkey raiser. One hum
dred and four were all hatched. and not
withstanding the cold and wet weather,
the entire brood is being successfully
raised.
Durand, the grocer and butcher is pre-
pared to furnish. at the lowest prices,
any thing in his line that may he needed.
Give him a call, if you want satisfactory
service and first-class articles. Corner
King and Water streets.
The New Jersey Editorial Association
will not give summer excursion this
year, but will hold a meeting at Spring
Lake, to be restricted to members of the
press, their duly accredited representa-
tives and their immediate families
Some time ago number of small
barrels we're given ont in the Methodist
Church to have money collected. They
have been called in to see how much was
raised, and in about 100 returned was
found $2OS, with about go more to hear
from.
August Frederick Krum, giving his
home in Delaware, was brought to Jail. on |
Thursday, and soon after exhibited symp-1
toms of insanity, getting down on his
hands and knees and barking like dog
ConstabIes Brown and Claypole took the
man to the Trenton asylum.
The trolley road to Burlington will be
ready for operation on June LIST. A strong
effort is being made to have the line ready
for trial trip next Saturday. The dyna-
mo and engine arrived here yesterday,
and the cars are also to get here this
week, being now in the company's pos
session in Philadelphia.
The special sale of ready-made clothing,
at sacrificing prices, will end at the new
clothing store at No. 10 Mill street, to-
night. The place will then be closed un-
til Saturday, on which day the custom
made store will be opened. and continued
permanently Suits made to order for
$12; trousers to order at S. by the Lon
don Merchant Tailors.
The New Jersey African M. E. Confer
ence closed its session at Atlantic City,
on Tuesday. The following appointments
were made for this neighborhood South
Camden. ]. c. Ayler Moorestown, M. M.
Dent Bordentown, David Baird Mount
Holly, g. B. Smith Burlington, w. w.
Johnson Crosswicks and Cookstown, J.
A. Robert Beverly Mission, F. Thompson.
The platform and rigger used to stretch
the wires on the trolley road broke down |
on Wednesday and struck some of the |
workmen. William Il. Evans, of Penn
berton, bad his leg injured; Nathan
Combs, of Pemberton, received injuries to
his back, and James Gregory, of Mount
Holly, was hurt about the back and had
his shoulder dislocated. Gregory was
taken to the hospital.
Miss Lavinia Schrayshuen died at her
fathers home on Bispham street, yester
day afternoon, from typhoid fever. Miss
Schrayshuen was elected teacher in the
Mount Holly public schools last fall. In
preparing for the quarterly teachers ex-
animation she studied very hard, and
overtaxed her strength to such degree
that she was unable to resist the disease
with which she was attacked.
The colored voters of West Washing
ton street met in Arabian Hall, on Friday
evening, and perfected permanent or
ganizaIion with the name of 1.-THE Colored
Republican Club of Mount Holly" The
officers are President, Joseph A. Buck 4
vice presidents. William A. Hawkins,
George A. Hopkins, Samuel Allen treas
urer, Robert Street secretary, Morris r.
Games The roll of membership contains
80 names.
A small boy about years of age was
brought to jail last week in order that in
Quiries might be made to ascertain the
whereabouts of his parents or relatives
He said his name was Joseph Hamilton
and this statement was found to be tSB
only truthful part of his story. Joseph
was given food by farmer near Evesboro,
and kept all night, after which he was
sent here in order that he might be COM
mitted to the county house if found nee
essary. The authorities were misled by
his first statements, but he subsequently
admitted that he had run away from the
almshouse only few days before. When
Steward Gaskill came to town on Satur-
day it was ascertained that the boy had
not been at his institution for several