The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-09

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from congestion of the lungs.
The district meeting of the Knights Of
Pythlas will be held at Burlington, De-
cember I'd.
Albert H. Darnell passed a successful
examination at Trenton, yesterday, as an
attorney at law.
John T. Nippins has been placed on the
list of employees in the Pension Depart
ment at Washington.
Mrs. John R. Deacon gave a progress
i've euchre party to number of lady
friends on Saturday afternoon.
1t is said that Albert H. Lear is such a
good marksman that he can bring down
rabbits and quail with revolver.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only
first-class groceries and provisions and
his prices are extremely low. Also dry
goods at city prices.
Samuel Worlin, Mount Holly harness
maker, went to Ireland last Thursday, in
response to a message from his father.
A meeting will be held in the America
Hose house tomorrow evening bv Chief
Collins, his assistants and the foremen of
the various companies in town to devise
new code of fire alarm.
T. Clifford Keeler has sold his patent
for the manufacture of desk blotting
pad to the Philadelphia Novelty Adver-
Using Company, who have just received
an order for 10000 of them.
| Justice Hagaman yesterday committed
John Wongross, laborer, to jail to await
the action of the grand jury. 1t is alleged
that on Saturday the prisoner threatened
bodily harm to Keziah Potts, wife of Sam
uel Potts, of Springfield township.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
property of William ]. Yapp, at Stan
wick, to Albert Wallace, for $500. Yes
terday the house and mill property of
William R. Flynn, at Bordentown, was
sold to William G. Ward, executor of
John L. Mcknight. deceased, for $4,000.
The annual supper of the Ladies' Aid of
the M. E. Church was held at the Mason
ic Temple last Friday and Saturday even
ings and as usual was successful, both as
to the merits of the supper and receipts
for the same. The net amount realized
cannot yet be determined. but it is thought
considerably over 500 will be cleared.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Catharine E. Parkhill, deceased, OF
Beverly, have been granted to Catharine
Parkhill, and on the estate of Mary A.
Cook, deceased, of Delanco, to William Il.
Cook; also, letters testamentary on the
estate of Mary L. Murphy, deceased, OF
Bordentown, to Charles Y. c. Murphy, of
Trenton.
Mrs. George Elton, who lives with her
husband on Horace Roberts farm, near
Green Tree, was attacked by negro one
night last week within a short distance
of her home. She was alone at the time,
and had left the house to get some kind
ling wood when the negro set upon her.
There was desperate struggle, during
which the woman's clothes were nearly
torn from her person. Her loud cries for
help finally frightened her assailant off
During the month of October, the fol-
lowing pupils of the Brainard school at
tanned an average exceeding ninety;
Grammar division-Julia P. Haines, Ida
Braddock, Elsie M. Cline, Lillian M.
Braddock, Matte D. Evans, Grace W.
Relyea, Edith H. Kingdom, Joseph w.
Jones, Anna H Powell. Clifford L. Engle,
Matte E. Storey, Lavinia A. Hults, Edna
M. Parry, Charles H. Engle, John L.
Elberson. Secondary division - Bessie
Anderson, Edwin Ogburn. Ernestine
Clothier.
Sheriff Fleetwood received summons
on Saturday to appear before Vice Chan
cellor Gray, at Camden, to-day, concern
ing the sale ofthe Beverly Cordage Works,
that are advertised to be sold by the sher-
if tomorrow. The object is to show that
judgments have been filed against the
property, and as some of the creditors
have failed to file their claims, it is pro.
posed to have a receiver appointed and
all the claims will then be settled.
Constable Claypoole went to Riverton
yesterday and escorted Walter A. Rulon
to Jail, where he will stay for an indef-
mite period unless released through the
efforts of bis counsel, Mark R. Sooy, who
has already commenced proceedings un-
der the insolvent debtors act. Rulon was
recently convicted on charge of seduc-
ton, the jury rendering verdict in favor
of the plaintiff for $427, which the young
man refuses to pay, alleging his innocence,
He was out under So, 900 bail, and was
surrendered by his bondsmen. owing to
his determination not to pay the money.
Personal.