The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1896-05-26
LOCAL NEWS.

a. M. on Saturday next, being Memoria
day.
Charles II. Deacon has accepted tn
position of steward of the Engleside hotel
Beach Haven, for the season.
The Vincentown Water Co. last week
ordered an Otto gas engine to work thu
pumps for the new water plant.
The usual twilight services at Trinity
Church for the summer season, will begir
next Sunday evening, at $50.
John Taylor has rented the store or
Washington street. recently vacated BY
w. A. Norcross, and will open grocery.
At the annual meeting of the Epworth
League. last week, William R. Winters
of Burlington, was elected vice president
Albert A. Johnson, foreman of thinner
man & Burtis' bicycle works. at Freehold
removed his family to the latter place on
Thursday.
The infant child of Israel Sharp. West
Washington street, fell last week and
broke its leg. The fracture was attended
to at the hospital.
Joshua Taylor, of Burlington. has been
-Aelected member of the executive COM
mfttee of the New Jersey Board of Insur-
ance Underwriters.
Deputy Sheriff Townsend, on Friday
took to the State Prison Harry Mitchell,
who is to serve sentence of Is months
for robbing cars at Vincentown.
Fish Warden William Wise, of Burling
ton, captured six shad nets which we're
being illegally fishing in the Delaware
river, near Bordentown. on Wednesday
night.
The cantata Ruth" promises to be
vary acceptably rendered on Tuesday
evening" june 8. by chorus of thirty
voices. The attractive solos, duets, trlos,
semi-choruses, etc., are to be sung by the
favorites of the town.
Mrs. Mary Martin. widow Of the late
Alexander Martin, of Burlington, died on
Friday. IN Joplin, Mo-. at the residence
of her son-in-law, Eayre o. Bartlett, Her
remains were inferred in Mount Holly
cemetery yesterday.
The will of the late Thomas G. Knight !,
of Merchantville, who died recently at
Atlantic City, was admitted to probate
yesterday by Surrogate West. at Camden.
Mrs. Emma G. Knight is made the exec
utrix and Is the chief beneficiary under
the will
A Moorestown bicyclist, while riding
on the Hainesport road on Saturday,
collided with wagon. His wheel was
badly damaged and the rider had his scalp
cut and shoulder bruised. He was taken
to George Nack's house and medical aid
summoned.
Two weeks since Mrs. Maggie Wilson
of Camden, died from diphtheria. She
left husband and daughter. The latter,
who was Is years of age. attended her
mother during her sickness, and con-
tracted the dread disease, from which she
died on Tuesday.
The insurance adjusters on Wednesday
viewed the rema ins of the mill fire but
did not decide upon the losses. They adj
journed to meet in Philadelphia this week
and settle the matter. 1t is said that
Masland & Sons losses were fixed at less
than $400 900.
Rev. /. N. Stranger, D. D., occupied the
pulpit of Trinity Church on Sunday even
ing. He is member of Gen. Meade
Post. G. A. R., Of Philadelphia. The
Gen. Ehiras Post. Company F, Sons of
Veterans. Brotherhood of the Union, and
Cadets. Of ste Asaslemy attended the ser
vice in body.
On Saturday night some miscreants
stole about half dozen plants of flowers
from in front of s. L. Tomlinson's resi-
dence on Washington street. Other peo-
pie have also suffered similar losses within
the past week or two. A reward of five
dollars will be paid for the Identification
of the thieves.
show cause why Or. Alfred Mattson, of
Moorestown. should not be held for con-
tempt of court in failing to respond to a
summons to appear at the Burlington
county court as a witness in the suit of
Leary vs.. the Pennsylvania Railroad. The
rule is made returnable on June before
the Supre me court.
Information received from Cleveland
announces the appointment of Rev. ]. B.
Turpin, who was sent to Sharpstown at
the last session of the New Jersey Con-
ference to fill the vacancy in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of Freehold, caused
by the death of Rev. J. H. Mickle. The
appointment was settled upon by the
Bishop and Presiding Elder Wright, who
are attending the General Conference at
Cleveland.
Mrs. Marcy Bozarth, one of the oldest
residents of Burlington county, died at
Indian Mills, Thursday, in the 9th year
of her age. Mrs. Bozarth has lived sixty
years in the house where she died and
was well known through the county. She
was the mother OF Mrs. Caleb Wright, of
Moorestown. For one of her years she
was we'll preserved and retained all her
faculties until the last.
On application of Micajah E. Matlack,
the court has appointed surveyors to re-
view a road in Beverly township, which
is claimed to be merely for the benefit Of
9 person through whose lands 1t runs
The surveyors are the following mem
bers of the Board of Freeholders: T.
Sherman Borden, Francis d. Perkins,
Frank P Jones, Joseph Fleetwood. Will
liam H. Adams, William Stewart These
gen tlemen will sit at Russ hotel, Beverly.
on Friday.
The Burlington County Bible Society
will hold its fifth annual convention
next Tue sday at Broad Street M. E
Church, Burlington. Rev. John Richards
Boyle, D. d pastor of State Street M. E.
Church. Trenton, will preach the annual
sermon at 10 80 A. NJ. An address by Rev
James, "A. Worden, D. D., Superintendent
of Sabbath School work in the Presby-
terian Church in the United States, will
he given in the evening at s o'clock. In
terestinp exercises in the afternoon. All
are invited.
Two little girls. about II years OF age.
living on w hlte and Bispham streets.
created CONSERVATION in their families, on
Thursday, by not coming home after
school Inquiry proved that the young
sters had not been at school in the after
noon. After search which continued