The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-16
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
There are IL candidates for position O
police.
County Clerk Worrell moved from Madi
son avenue to Garden street, on Thurs
day.
Twins Wright has purchased the Feni
more farm on the Burlington road, which
he now occupies.
The annual school meeting to cleo
three trustees will be held in the cour
house this evening.
Oscar L. Borton, brother of Assembly
man Borton, has been appointed attorney
for Mount Laurel township.
Mahlon Hartshorn left town yester
day for Freehold, where he has secured 9
position with Burtis & Zimmerman.
Rev. R. A. Rodrick addressed the noon
day Lenten services at st. Stephens
Church, Philadelphia, on Saturday.
John s. Rogers has received the con
tract to erect cottage at Sea Side Park
for Caleb S. Ridgway, of Lumberton.
Instead of gravel road, as was at first
intended, there will be constructed 6
stone road from Jacksonville to Mount
Holly.
George Glass has been engaged for some
days past in barking a quantity of chest
nut poles for the Electric Light Company
that are to be used about town.
At the sale of horses by Asa Roberts, in
Mount Holly, on Saturday, twenty-foul
out OF twenty-seven head were disposed
of at an average price of about $1l0.
The Township Committee met on Fri
day evening and the new member was
sworn in. The organization and election
of officers will take place this evening.
Efforts are being made to organize q
council of Daughters of America in Mount
Holly. This lodge is an auxiliary to the
Junior Order United American Mechanics
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, widow of the
late William s. Taylor, died at her late
residence on Cherry street, Saturday after
noon, from Bright's disease, after linger.
ing illness.
About sixty members of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union attended the sixth
anniversary of the B. Y. P. u, at Penn
berton, on Friday evening, and an en-
joyable time was had by all.
Two boys of the Merchantville public
school were dismissed last Wednesday
for misconduct. They became so unruly
that it was necessary to call in a police
man. They were arrested and fined size
each.
The rattling of hail on the glass al
Hunters green house, Sunday morning,
made pleasant sound, but it caused
some uneasiness to the proprietor. For
tunately the stones were too small to dc
any harLn.
Unprofessional cracksmen made bung
ling job OF robbing the safe in John M
Bowker's store at Cookstown Thursday
night. They were unable to get in the
safe and had to leave the store with prac
tically empty hands.
The box sociable given by the America
Fire Company ON Thursday evening
was an enjoyable occasion. The features
of the evening were the selections sung
by Washington Watts and Edward s
Troth, which brought forth rounds of ap
plause.
Deputy Sheriff Whomsley accompanied
the three burglars to Trenton on Tuesday
Before returning home he made an in
spection of the state prison, as it was hil
first visit there. As he was about to take
his departure he observed Donnelly anC
Thomas occupying cell together.
Sheriff Fleetwood quietly removed Johr
w. Murphy to the state prison yesterday
morning. They drove to Florence, and
from that point took the cars, in order t.
avoid gawking crowd at Burlington. A
bouquet of flowers, from the latter place
arrived before he took his departure.
The University of Pennsylvania glee
banjo and mandolin clubs desired tt
give concert in Mount Holly on Marcel
26, but the Mount Holly alumni refused
to accept that date because it might inter
fere with the Mount Holyoke concert OF
the 29th A later date may be fixed fo
the University concert.
The Dispatch stock company has beer
organized permanently by electing Hill
yard Stokes, of Beverly, president; Sam
uel w. shinn, of Mount Holly, secretary
and Benajah P. Wills, of Mount Holly
treasurer. The name of the paper is t,
be changed to the "New Jersey Demo
GRAFT" III. Charles Hale is to be the ed
itor.
On Wednesday night mink got int
the pigeon house of Jonathan W. Powell
near Marlton, and played havoc, killing
forty-eight old pigeons and twenty-fou
squads. The mink was found in one o
the pigeon boxes the next day and imme
diately killed Mr.. Powell estimates hi
loss at S75, as the birds were fine 10
and worked WELL
The people of Mansfield, in town meet
ing assembled, last Tuesday, instructed
the Township Committee to offer a re
ward of $50 for the arrest and conviction
of the party causing the fire which burn
ed buildings at Thomas A. Keeler's; also
$50 for the arrest and conviction of an,
one that may cause the burning of proper
ty with incendiary motives.
Clark Atkinson, a farmer, residing nea
Vincentown, was seriously injured, OF
Saturday, by running the broken hapdl
of pltchfork into his stomach. He ha,
been engaged in. throwing hay from tn
NOW and when finished threw the forl
down upon the hay. While climbing dow
the LADDER he missed his footing and fel
upon the broken handle of the fork whicl
penetrated his stomach. Medical aid wa
summoned and be is now in a critical con
dition.
John Shemeley was lodged in Jail b
Constable Ford, on Wednesday. He i
charged with setting fire to the barn an
outbuildings of Charles w. Weber, {
Green Bank, on February Is. The priE
oner denies his guilt, as most people d
when behind prison bars. A woman VIII
worked for Mr.. Weber, by the name {
Annie L. Bell, and who is supposed
know something about the origin of tn
fire, left suddenly for parts unknown
it is alleged, when she thought she wa
going to be arrested in connection wit