The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-09
LOCAL NEWS.

urday, refusing a license for the Maple
Shade hotel at Beverly.
The trolley service was crippled some
what on Saturday, caused by steam pipe
bursting at the power house.
Mrs. Brown died Friday of pneumonis
at the residence of her son-in-law, Benz
amin F. Crozier, on Pine street.
William Darby. of Georgetown. aged 81
years. was brought to the hospital yester
day afternoon suffering from kidney dis
ease.
The mild weather of last week, accom-.
panied by the songs of blue birds and
robins, denotes the fast approach Of
spring.
The scholars of the Sacred Heart Sun.
day Sunday school gave an interesting en-
tertainment Tuesday evening, from which
they realized $6O.OO
The Young Peoples Union of the Bap-
fist Church will attend the anniversary
exercises of the B. Y. P. o., at Pember-
ton, on Friday evening.
The Mount Holyoke Glee club, COM
posed entirely of lady students of that
college, will give concert in the opera
house ON the goth of March,
Mrs. Ella Fuller, only daughter of the
late Hezekiah B. Smith, died at Wood
stock, VT, on Thursday, from pneumonia.
She leaves three children
Charles L. Candee, of Princeton Semi
nary, sang solo in the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday morning. and in the
evening he preached fine sermon.
Carlton, the young son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank s. Davis, on Grant street, fell down
a flight of seventeen steps, Sunday even
ing, but was not injured in the least.
The farm of Rebecca Bodine at Union
vile. which was recently offered at public
sale and withdrawn on bid of $52 per
acre, has been decided to Charles Fort.
Chief Collins requests all the members
of the fire department to be at the house
of America Hose Company promptly at 7
o'clock Sunday evening, to attend st. An
drew's Church.
Two prominent members of the Mason
ic fraternity were in Mount Holly, on
Sunday, and visited the Ashhurst property,
which it is said is being considered for a
Masonic home.
Rev. c. H. Pendleton will deliver a
lecture at Lumberton this evening, for
the benefit of the Baptist mission of that
place. Subject: Experiences of an urchin
in Virginia in war times"
Joseph Elbertson, who is employed in
the car shops at Pavonia, got some steel
filings in the palm of his hand on Friday,
which caused painful wound. 1t was
necessary to lance gathering that en-
sued.
The cake walk participated in by the
members of Washington Council, Jr. o.
u. A. NJ, at the council chamber on We'd
nesday evening, was an enjoyable affair
and proved quite success. The cake was
captured by Edward Nippins.
A rumor is being circulated to the effect
that Charles Borden and Clifford Shinn,
the two young men who were bound over
as witnesses in the case of the young
burglars who were sentenced on Saturday,
have sailed for Europe on cattle vessel.
A horse belonging to Samuel Green
valid became frightened at the freight de-
pot on Friday afternoon and ran away.
Mr.. Greenwald had hold of the lines
and was dragged short distance but re-
ceived no injury. The animal was caught
on Washington street.
The Republicans OF Westampton town
ship enjoyed their usual fight at their eau
Gus on Friday evening. The victors were
Burwood M. Haines for freebooter; Hud-
son Haines for assessor; Henry B. Wright
for collector, and Steward M. Mcfarland
for township committee.
Surrogate Kirkbride has granted letters
of administration on the estate of Got.
leib Frank, deceased, of Evesham town
ship, to Adam Sloan, of Atco. Letters
testamentary on the estate of Robert Pat
tersoD, deceased, of Florence, to DAME
W. Ireton and John SPOTS, executors.
Among those who attended the inaugu
ration of President Mckinley, last week
were Martin 81. Girven, A. Lincoln Sailer
John B. Herbert, Thomas d. Shinn ant
wife, and Mrs. Schenck, all of Noun
Holly. j. L. P. Eckman was one of the
musicians in the Seventh Regiment band
Frank McKelvey, of Unionville, Is suf
fering with very painful wound to hi
left hand. While driving team recently
he was walking on the ground by its side
He tripped over stone and fell, tn,
wheel of the wagon passing over his hand
Several bones were dsjoin ted but non'
broken.
Misses Margaret and Eliza Neale, VIII,
lived on Washington street, died within
a few hours of each other last week
They were sisters and had lived togethe
all their lives. Eliza died on Wednesda
evening and Margaret died the next da
at noon. Their funeral took place yester
day.
The stock and implements of Philip E
Liprincott, which were advertised to
sold on Saturday by William A. Townsend
late sheriff, did not take place owing
the law which entitled Mr. Lippincott t
exemption IN the sum of 5000. There wa
less than that amount of goods on tn
place.
Saturday was the regular meeting da
of the directors of the Burlington Count
Agricultural Society. Each director We
urged to be present, that there might
a comparison of notes on the number
new shares sold. When the hour for tt
meeting arrived there was not quorul
present. There will be special meetir
tomorrow.
The police of Mount Holly are ex pee
ing to hear of poultry thefts, as they fe
positive they have seen enough to salts
them that somebody has been sufferin
They know of two or three turkeys thi
were sold at suspiciously low prices, an
they are also aware of places where chic
ems have been disposed of. If any of o
readers have lost poultry they would
well to consult the police.