The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-20
LOCAL NEWS.


lations from his many friends. Cause
brand new baby.
The annual excursion of the inmates c
the Childrens Home to Sea Side Par
takes place to-day.
Stephen Bodine, of Pine street, o.
Thursday, picked the first lima beans Q
the season for the market.
The Second Baptist Church, of Moores
town, has filed articles of incorporation
in the county clerks Office.
Mrs. Stella Tilton presided at the orgal
at the Baptist Church, on Sunday, in tn
absence of Miss Irene W. Cowgirl.
Rev. ]. H. Durham will conduct tn
service at the Hospital next Sunday after
noon at 415. The public is invited
The Mount Holly Bicycle Club, heade,
by George w. Durand and wife, took
run to Pemberton on Thursday evening
L. L. Ayres has resigned as treasure
of Mount Holly Lodge. No. 10, l. o. o. F
and J. Fred Laumaster has been electet
to the position.
Mrs. Christian Stemmer, living on tn,
Rancocas road, died on Tuesday nigh
from the effects of injuries received By
falling down stairs.
Earl Assay secured the bicycle that wa
given away by America Hose Co. on Wed
nesday evening. The company cleared
1923 from the transaction.
On Thursday, Dr. Charles Harker ship
ped quantity of household goods to hi
summer cottage at Sea Side Park, which
his family is now occupying.
Owing to the rain on Tuesday, the car
riage and bicycle demonstration before
State Road Commissioner Henry T. Budd
was postponed until tonight.
The Republican voters of the county
will elect delegates this evening to the
county convention to be held next Satur-
day to revise the rules governing future
conventions.
The surveyors of highways of North
ampton township will meet on Thursday
to open a road from the corner of the
South Pemberton road and Pine street to
Madison avenue.
Superintendent Hotchkiss, of the bicy-
Gle railway, has been putting the law on
some of the unruly characters who are in
the habit of loafng about the station
and misbehaving themselves.
Game promises to be plentiful this fall.
A gentleman who started out at four
o'clock in the morning one day last week,
saw nine rabbits. as many gray squirrels,
and number of quail while riding few
miles in the country.
The firm of Kirby Bros, -four and coal
merchants at Medford, will be dissolved
next Saturday. William G. Kirby will
continue their new store at Medford,
while Charles H. Kirby will conduct af-
fairs at Kirby's Mills.
franklin Nelson, of Brooklyn, was ar
rested and placed in Jail, on Saturday, for
breaking and entering the house of Ed
ward Dobbins, on the South Pemberton
road. He will be given hearing to-day
before Justice Clevenger.
Samuel Frake has had six more tumors
removed from his neck at st. Luke's Hos
pital Philadelphia, in which institution
he was operated upon several weeks ago
for similar difficulty. His condition is
said to be alarming to his friends.
Following is the list of unclaimed let
ters in the post office for the week ending
July II: John G. Cook, Joseph Delvin,
DIR. Matilda Evans, Phil. Schall Hartfore.
Joseph Kelly, Master Chiltoskia Nick
John Simon. Postals: Carl Davis, Mrs
A. Roam.
1t would be great convenience to the
general public if road was opened be-
tween Mount Holly and Hainesport, lead
ing to the Rancocas road. In order to get
from one road to another person is COM
PEELED to either drive to Mount Holly or
Centreton.
Anthony Phillips had hack in opera
ton at the Sylvan Lakes picnic on We'd
nesday. His horses were nearly played
out when they reached Burlington, and
after taking one Or two loads, to the
ground they had to quit. One of them
died the next day.
Two telephone instruments received
from Baltimore firm were put up ON Fri
day They are located in the Office of
Amos Gibbs and at the electric light sta
tion. The test is highly satisfactory. A
message can be sent over the wire with
person fifteen feet away from the trans
mitter.
United States Marshal Thomas ]. AL
colt. TIL ursday, sold the Schooner Star, of
Baltimore, at Camden, where it had been
seized for debt The boat had been trad
ing down the Delaware, and when she
came up with load of lumber for Cam
den parties she was held. The price
realized was $2l5.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood so Id the
house and lot of John Van Hise in Mount
Holly, to the Industry Building and Loan
Association for $685.; farm of William N.
r. Cotton, in Shamong township, to
Emily N Bovine, 1000; farm in Bur-
lington and Springfield townships, proper
ty of Samuel E. Hancock, to Firman Du-
bell, $500.
Carlton Cline, of Vincentown, was ar
rested few years ago and indicted by the
grand jury on a charge of assault and
battery. He left for parts unknown as
soon as he heard of the charge. He re-
turned on Wednesday, when he was ar
rested and committed to Jail. The man
he assaulted, Absalom B. Scattergood,
died about two years ago.
J. G. Fryer, of Lumberton, passed a
satisfactory examination for the ministry
at council of the churches of the Cam
den Baptist Association in Mount Holly
on Thursday. He will be ordained next
Thursday. The sermon will be preached
by Rev. j. w. Lyell. of Camden. and the
cDarR0 10 tue CdHuludto Will DO mauo ny
Rev. DIR. ]. G. Buchanan, of Pemberton.
On Wednesday night William Oatman
assaulted John Lippincott. The latter re-
manned quiet under an avalanche of abuse,
but when struck in the face, he sailed in
and made short work of his antagonist,
whom he punched in true pugilistic style.
The affair occurred on the main street in