The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
BurlinRtOn,

Mayor McNeal and family haye re-
turned from their trip south.
A merry-Eo-round is to be set up in the
rink to run during the winter.
Reeves Murphy, son of John w. Muir
phy, started for the far west on Saturday,
where he will remain permanently.
The brick smokestaek at the electric
| light works is completed IL is 60 feet
In height and contains 10000 bricks.
Evening Star Council, No 80, Jr. o. U.
a. NJ, went to Bristol on Sunday even
ing and attended divine service with
Fidelity Council, No. 81, of that place.
Veterinary surgeon Bunting killed a
horse for John Sutton the other day
which he had owned for 80 years He
also dispatched a mule bearing the gov
eminent brand ~. s.. 1861"
Rev. John H. Boswell, of Trenton.
preached very enthusiastic sermon in
Union street M. Il. Church on Friday
night. Pastor Bills is conducting an old
time Methodist revival in Union Church.
As the result of quarrel with his wife
mason Brown refused to bury one of their
children, which died last week, and on
Thursday, the Board of Health was COM
PEELED to take charge of the remains and
inter them.
Judge Hendrickson is pushing matters
IN the school money case as counsel for
the trustees and there is likely to be more
trouble soon. No satisfactory condition of
things can be had until the courts pass
upon the questions at issue, and this
should be done at once.
The manner in which The News raped
certain party wreckers over the knuckles
IN Its last issue met with practically unan-
imous approYalshere. Burlington showed
lts dlsapproval of the machine and its
methods at the polls and the vote else
where is sufficient warning that such
business is played out. The limit has
been reached
woman giving her name as Mrs. John
Stewart reached here on Wednesday even
ing accompanied by her lO-year-old son
and told tale of devotion that aroused
the sympathy of all who heard it. She
said they had walked from Philadelphia
and were on their way to Newark. Her
husband had gone to the latter place with
prospects OF securing work at his trade of
painting. Upon reaching there he was
taken Ill and sent for her to come to him.
She had no money so had started to walk
the long distance. A purse was made up
more than sufficient to pay for their trans
HS~''AoA anu eHOy WoIO sent on bu6I
way rejoicing.
Constable Samuel Holmes, Of Burling-
ton township, and Constable Anderson
Shinn, Of this city, captured a runaway
horse thief on Wednesday evening. The
man, who gave his name as John Brewer,
had been stopping several days with Will
liam Clayton, near the Fountain woods,
and his appearance Tailed with the de-
scription of man furnished the authori-
ties here from Allentown. There were sus-
picious marks on his wrists and when
questioned about them said he injured
himself while cunning. He contradicted
himself in several particulars, however.
and he was arrested Marshal Burden. of
Allentown. was notified and came here
and at once recognized the man as the
one he wanted. He said he was taking
the man to the Jail at Freehold for steal
ing wagon, but he escaped from him with
the manacles on, which accounted for his
wrists being sore, he having broken them
In some manner. He was taken back to
Jail by Marshal Burden.