The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-23

Farmers are now busy planting their
spring crops.
The Hainesport fife and drum corps will
give fair and festival on Saturday even
ing.
Grant Davis, proprietor of the Mill
street hotel, will remove to Centreton this
week and take charge of the hotel at that
place.
| Miss E. D. Alexander disposed of her
entire millinery stock and store fixtures at
auction last week and will remove to
Pittsburg, Pa.
Several ladies have had their dresses
badly torn recently by nails protrudlng
from empty boxes and barrels which are
allowed to stand on the Sidewalks.
Three railroad damage suits, which
were set down for trial in the Camden
courts yesterday, were postponed on ac-
count of the slight illness of Judge Gas
| kill.
The family of Joseph A. Bowker, who
died recently at Medford, will receive
So, 900 from Medford Lodge, No. AZ, An
Gent Order United Workmen, of which
he was member.
Little else could be expected of March
but gales, rain, snow, sleet, slush and dis
comforts of all kinds, all of which can be
endured, providing winter does not re-
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Palmyra is the first township to give
heed to the resolution of the Board of
Freeholders that American labor shall be
employed on stone roads eight residents
of that place having been put to work on
excayating the road bed.
Surrogate Klrkbride has granted letters
of administration on the estate of Esther
A. Jessup, deceased, of Cinnaminson, to
George w. Jessup. The will of Joseph
Lamb, deceased, of Juliustown, has been
admitted to probate and letters testament
tary granted to Lucy A. Lamb.
The practice of playing foot ball on the
lot in the rear of the sheriff's barn has
been forbidden. 1t is feared that the
horses will become injured by reason of
their being so frequently scared, and, be-
sides, young boys have been in the habit
of smoking cigarettes by the side of the
barn.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate, last night, was one by Senator
Parry providing for FIVE years a bounty
of so cents for every ton of beets raised
~ any farmer and manufactured into
sugar; also. appropriation to any individ
ual or corporation that establishes sugar
plant cent per pound for all sugar made.
The aggregate sum to be paid out of the
State Treasury shall not exceed $50, 900
year.
There was quite stir in the House of
Assembly, last night, on account of con-
current resolution, introduced by Mr..
Wildes, directing the Attorney General to
bring suit against Secretary of State Kelsey
for the fees paid him since 1891 as clerk
of the Prerogative Court, amounting to
between $1,000 and 81 900 year, and for
the gains on the money of the state in his
possession, which the Secretary invested
in his private business affairs, pending
settlement once year with the state.
The basis of these claims is pointed out in
the reports of the Senate Investigating
Committee of 1896, where he is charged
with unlawfully retaining the, money of
the state. AS to the use of the state
money, Mr.. Kelsey says there was no law
to make him settle with the state over
once year. Mr.. Wildes made speech
in favor of the resolution. On motion of
leader Derousse the resolution was re-
ferred to special committee of five, APP
pointed by the speaker.