The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-24

The assault and battery on Chief of
Police Burr, of Moorestown, has led to
the arrest of his assailant, Thomas Sea
man. The latter gave bail and was re-
leased He has also had Burr arrested on
the charge of assaulting him.
Last week George Haber was arrested
by Officer Wright charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, on John
A. Harkless. He was taken before JUS
tice Petit for hearing, and in default of
bail was committed to Jail.
The other day while Michael Downs and
Stokes King we're racing their horses on
the street, Downs ran into George
Thorn's wagon and nearly wrecked it.
He has been arrested for fast driving, and
suit has been entered for damages to the
Thorn wagon.
While on the way to picnic Thursday
Johnson Goodenough, of Moorestown
got into race with companion, and his
horses ran away, upsetting the carriage
into deep ditch. His wife, Mrs. Good
enough, was badly bruised and his
daughter, Mrs. Emma Froert. had her
arm broken. The other occupants were
considerably shaken up.
The stockholders of the Camden and
Moorestown turnpike company held a
special meeting at Coles hotel on Thurs
day evening, at which 1900 of the 1400
shares stock were represented. The ques-
ton to be discussed was the relinquishing
of the mile of road running through the
town. The consent of the bondholders
having been obtained, it was necessary
for the stockholders to act. and those pres
ent voted unanimously in favor of giving
up the road, so the town now owns it.
The committee from the Board of Free
holders and the Township Committee
have had meeting and decided upon the
character of the new road that will soon
be built. The sixteen feet of rubble now
down will be removed, four feet oft being
used in the cutters on each side. The re.
naming eight feet will be used as the
foundation for an eight feet strip of Tel
ford. The remaining space will be Ma
cadam. eight inches deep at the Telford
strip and tapering to five inches at the
cutters, giving smooth roadbed of 80 feet.
The stone cutters at either side will pre-
vent horses from blowing up the dirt, and
will also prove protection from the rain.
Bids are being advertised for the building
of the new road, which it is hoped will be
commenced within three weeks. Howard
Parry has been appointed engineer of the
road.
On Thursday night a well dressed
stranger, woman, entered Miss Maggie
Venable's dry goods store on Main street
and made purchase to the amount of
three dollars. She rendered in payment
$40 note and was given the proper change.
The woman then went to John Lew orthy's
shoe store and made some purchases there,
rendering another 500 note in payment.
On Friday when Miss Venable went to
the bank to make her deposit the bank
officials readily detected the note as hav
ing been raised from two to twenty by
means OF FASTING the figures twenty over
the two wherever it appeared. The work
was we'll executed and de6ed detection
except by an expert. In thirty-six places
changes were made. John Lewerthy did
not discover that he had been swindled
until Saturday, when hearing of Miss
Venable's loss he had his note examined
and found it to have been changed from
two dollar bill also.