The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-06-08

Sher1H FLEETWOOD and Constable clay
poole took three prisoners to the state
prison on Thursday.
The Methodist congregation of Mason
vile will hold festival in the town hall
next Saturday evening.
One hundred and thirty-six bicycles
were checked on the trolley road between
here and Burlington last month.
The high wind on Tuesday blew over a
tree in the foundry yard of 7. c. Alcott &
Son, demolishing pattern shed.
Winfield Budden, of Vincentown, has
been held for court on charge of threat
ening Miss Beulah Coles, of Retreat.
Stacy Atkinson and his force of ma
sons have gone to Sea Side Park, where
they will be engaged for several weeks.
A bicycle club has been organized
among the members of the Christian En-
deavor Society ofthe Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Lucien Lee Kinsolving preached
at Trinity Church on Sunday morning.
He and his family are visiting Charles w.
Brown.
Richard Fitzpatrick, of Wall street. aged
ten years, is suffering from a dislocated
arm, which he received while playing at
school.
The DIR. Galley farm, on the Smithville
road, contains a fine orchard of ounce
trees that promises to be very profitable
some day.
The Junior Mechanics. of Vincentown,
will give fair and festival in the town
hall, on Friday and Saturday evenings,
June Is and 49,
The new Board of Managers of the
Trenton Asylum organized on Wednesday
DIR. N. Newlin Stokes, of Moorestown,
was elected vice president.
Prof w. Grablachof, of Bulgaria, will
deliver lecture, illustrated by stereoptl-
con views, on Armenia and her Turkish
Tyrant," at the Baptist Church, this even
ing Silver offering at the door.
Capt. Walter A. Barrows left for Mil
waukee, Wis, on Thursday, to attend a
meeting of the Supreme Lodge, Ancient
Order United Workmen. He goes as a
representative of the jurisdiction of New
Jersey.
Jerome B. Grigg is counsel for Joseph
Edward Ford and Joseph Lemunyon to
recover 81, 800 for the unlawful cutting OF
timber on Wharton's land in Woodland
township.
One dollar will buy fifteen to twenty
geraniums, one dozen roses ready to
bloom or three dozen coleus. Chrysan-
themums, thirty five cents per dozen.
Other plants at corresponding prices at
Rosbach's, Pemberton.
On Tuesday a party of Mount Holly
sports went to David Asnby's, near Three
Tuns, for the purpose of catching some
snappers They only caught one in two
days fishing, which is the poorest luck
they have ever had there.
| The old Robbins mansion in Merchant
vile, has been purchased by ]. B. Wood,
who is President of the recently organ
lied Crippled Children's Rest Benevolent
Association. 1t will be converted into a
suburban home for crippled little ones.
The 14-foot sail boat, made famous by
Capt. Andrews, who sailed in it across the
ocean to Spain, was exhibited to the pub
lie in Mount Holly, on Wednesday. 1t
has been purchased by the Sapolio soap
company, and is carted about the country
as method of advertising.
A number of persons we're baptized in
the Rancocas creek, at Centreton, on Sun
day, and the event was witnessed by a
large crowd. The Rescue Mission OF
Masonville had charge of the affair.
Rev. G. 0. Branson, of Wilmington,
Del, conducted the services.
The clinging ivy on the side of Miss
Addie Atkinson's house, on Main street,
was removed on Wednesday. The spar
rows entered a terrible protest, as it
robbed them OF their nests. While the
work was in progress they few about the
workmen in threatening manner.
DR.. Charles A. L. Reed, of Cincinnati,
O., who was attending the National Medi-
cal Association meeting at Philadelphia,
last week, paid a visit to Mount Holly
and Columbus on Saturday. He came to
look up his family history. He is de-
scendant of the Reeds, Clarks and Stock
tons of New Jersey.
A slight frost is said to haYe visited
some places on Tuesday night. DeVoe,
the weather prophet, of Hackensack, pre-
diets much rain for the present month.
and very cold wave from the 2Sth to
the S0th. He has been predicting very
claims we will have cool summer.
On Friday afternoon the public school
buildings were thrown open to the public
for the purpose of examining samples OF
work done at the school during the past
year. Quite number took advantage OF
the opportunity, among them being some
persons who had never been in the new
building. The work displayed reflected
great credit upon the pupils and their in
structors.
Harley Shemeley is engaged in placing
a composition of his own make on the
cement floors at the Jail, which, when IL
becomes dry, is hard and perfectly white,
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said to last for long while. and adds
cleanliness to the surroundings. Harley
is somewhat anxious to be appointed 9
state detective, and claims he could rem
der valuable service in such a position.
Two young men attracted some atten
ton on Tuesday as they made house-tc
house canvass asking at each place for a
penny which they said was to assist them
in travelling over the country in speci
fed number of days. They reside al
Richmond, Va, and claim to have started
out on a wager, without any funds
They are only allowed to receive penny
contributions and must return with lib
eral amount of cash on hand. They wer'
we'll dressed and evidently enjoyed thei
novel experience.
The Gas company and township com
mittee are at loggerheads over a trivia
matter. In compliance with the existing
ordinance, all persons who tear up thu
} street for any purpose are required Il
g make a denosit of $40 which ia raturna(