The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
LOCAL NEWS.

Judge Miller, on Friday, dismissed th
capias on which the son of Martin L
Haines was recently arrested.
The farm of Philip B. Lippincott, re
Gently sold by the sheriff to Susan Kirby
of Columbus, has been sold to Charles A
King.
The wedding of Fred. P. johnson an,
Miss Elsie Schlagle, both of near Lum
berton, took place in Mount Holly OF
Tuesday.
The Bible and its Critics." will be tn
subject of the sermon to be delivered b,
Rev. Charles 81. Pendleton at the Baptis
Church, on next Sunday evening.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of Concert Hall Association shoult
have been held on Friday, but there wa
not quorum present, SO the old officer
hold over.
The painful fact that the old soldier
are fast passing away has been made evi
dent during the past month, when fly,
members of Gen. A. E. Shiras Post, G. A
R., have died..
match race has been arranged for
purse of 500, between Andrew Taylor
PAGER, Lady, and William Sherman'l
Noph. The race will take place at the
fair grounds, May 10Th.
DR.. Abram E. Conrow, free silver can
didate for Congress in the last election, il
still willing to serve the dear people, and
has announced himself as candidate fol
freeholder in Delran township.
Julio Sanguilly. the American citizen
who was under life sentence for compiler
ty in the Cuban rebellion, and who has
been pardoned, was class-matc in col
lege with DIR. Enoch Hollingshead, O.
Pemberton.
Those interested in making the Dispotci
stock company met at Zelley's hotel, or
Saturday. tits expected to complete the
organization in about two weeks. Hill
yard Stokes, of Beverly, will probably be
the president.
A euchre party was given on Thursday
evening by Mrs. Sarah G.. Lewis, at hel
home on Bispham street. The prizes were
taken by Mrs. Thomas R. Finley, Mrs
Mary Borden, ]. Franklin Hunter and
Harvey Quicksall.
Frank Curtis, who has invented an i'm.
proved bicycle appliance for obtaining
greater speed, has been presented with q
silver medal as testimonial to his genius
by John Wedderburn & Co., patent at
torneys, of Washington.
The monument to the late Samuel Read
is now in position in st Andrews bury
ing ground, and the stone cutter is put
ting the inscriptions on it. If he Is not
delayed by bad weather, he will have the
work completed by Saturday.
On Tuesday Samuel L. Bullock pur.
chased the Herbert property on Garden
street for $1,000. 1t is to be improved
and converted into a more convenient
dwelling, which Mr.. Bullock will occupy
His house on Union street will be fol
rent.
Efforts are now being made to secure
the release of George Heaglen, the Ger
man tramp who was arrested February Is
by Detective G. H. Perrine, of Pember-
ton, on suspicion of having been connect
ed with murder committed near Au
burn, N. Y, some time ago, as the author
tiles from that city have made no effort to
identify the prisoner.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
following real estate: Farm in Spring
field township, belonging to Deborah M
Taylor, to Mount Holly Insurance Com.
pany for $3.50 house and lot in Beverly
property of John Longstreet, to Mount
Holly Insurance Company for $500 house
and lot in Palmyra, belonging to Garrit
H. Mos, to Samuel C. Wallace for $780,
Mrs. Alonzo Anderson, residing on Pint
street, placed lighted oil stove in hel
parlor on Saturday, and went about hel
work. Upon returning to the room sht
found flames shooting as high as the cell
ing and Immediately ran to the front dool
calling for assistance. The fire was ex
tingulshed by some boys who threw
bucket of swill upon it before much
damage was done.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the New Jersey Gas Improve
ment Co., of Mount Holly, yesterday, Il
was decided to reduce the capital stocl
from 100000 to $40, 600. The following
officers and directors were elected c
Foster Cox, president and treasurer
Frank Mitchell, vice president; Harry P
Cox, secretary John E. Moll, expert
directors, the above officers and Rober
Woodward.
A few yards south of Deacon's station
an iron pipe has been placed across the
wagon road to Burlington. Oyer it dir
has been heaped, making a pile at leas
two feet high all the way across the road
The work was evidently meant for an i'm
provement but it falls very short of thai
mark. 1t is bad enough to drive over il
the daytime and much worse at night. l
left as it now is somebody will be called
to pay for injured horses and damaged
wagons.
VIM. c. Hendrickson, proprietor of tn,
Belle Mead stock farm, at Trenton, wa
in Mount Holly last week, endeavorin,
to secure for next season, the promising
trotter Sadie M, owned ty Andrew Tay
lor, which made such an excellent show
ing last year. Mr.. Hendrickson desire
to handle the trotter the coming season
and enter her in the grand circuit races
Yesterday Mr.. Taylor specified the pric
for which she could be had and if tn
terms are not satisfactory he will drlv
her himself.
Frank Rice, of Cripple Creek, Colorado
arrived in Mount Holly some ten day
ago. He soon brought up at the residenc
of Miss Lizzie Frake, dress maker liv
ing on Pearl street. Shortly after the tw,
went to Bridgeport, Pa, ostensibly to &c
married, but they didn't. The reason TO
this is due to the fact that the coupl
were married sixteen years ago, befor
Mr.. Rice went west. This is his first visi
here since he went away. Upon his leavin
they decided to keep the matter quiet
They have now divulged the secret them
selves, which makes faIlacious the oil
saying that a woman can't hold he
tongue.