The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-09-14

The convocation of Burlington will b.
held in Moorestown, on Thursday, %,
instant
The Relief steamer was given its usua
monthly test last evening and found to b.
in perfect working order.
Twenty more hands-boys and girls
are wanted at once at the pocketbook fac
tory of E. L. Prickett & Co., on Garden
street.
The annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Protestant Church will be held
this year at Glassboro' during the week
commencing October 10.
The quarterly convention of the Bur
lington County Circles Brotherhood OF
the Union, convened at Masonville, on
Thursday and transacted routine business.
Elisha Barcklow, of near Moorestown,
picked several boxes of strawberries from
his patch the other day, and several
others in the neighborhood have had a
small second crop.
An unoccupied dwelling house, situated
on lower Broad street, Burlington. near
what is known as the 'Blue Row." was
destroyed by fire last night. Councilman
Frank Lippincott was injured by falling
chimney.
Lewis Rossell, a middle-aged man, of
Tuckerton, has been sentenced to two
years in State prison by Judge Martin, of
the Ocean County Courts, for abusing his
fourteen-year-old step-daughter, Mary L.
Bennett.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Atlantic B. Hooton, deceased, of
Moorestown, have been granted to Charles
F. Hugg; also, letters testamentary to DR..
Addison W. Taylor, of Beverly, ON the
estate of Sarah A. Hubbs, deceased, of
Bridgeboro.
Patrick Singer, who has been trying to
stir up strife among the striking cranberry
pickers, was yesterday landed in the Bur-
lington county jail on the charge of as
saulting and robbing Patrick Mccullough
whom he met on the road near Mount
Holly. The latter was on his way to the
boys at the time.
]. Holmes Longstreet, of Bordentown,
took number of friends to Washington
Park yesterday on his yacht Those from
Mount Holly were Benjamin W. Zelley,
John B. Townsend, Joseph g. Bower,
Isaac Huff, Sheriff Fleetwood, Martin Fl.
Girven, DR.. Flynn, James D. Flynn, John
Harris, Henry Darnell and Samuel Fisher
Try George W. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has a large
stock at his store corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention
given to all customers, and satisfaction
guaranteed. Also fresh and salt meats can
be obtained at lowest market prices.
The "Home Camp Meeting" that is be-
ing conducted by Evangelist Moore and
wife at Smithville, was largely attended
on Sunday afternoon and evening, many
coming from distance to attend. Rev.
Mr.. Blackiston preached an able sermon
in the afternoon after which Mrs. Moore
sang number of hymns that were par
ticularly adapted to the occasion. The
meeting in the evening was attended by
about 500 people and was addressed by
Mrs. Moore, who preached an eloquent
sermon and also sang to the great delight
of the people.
Some of the farmers who had contracted
to deliver their crop of tomatoes to Ander-
sons canning factory have been violating
the agreement by sending part of their
crop to Philadelphia. On Wednesday,
Anderson & Son decided to make a test
case of one of the violators. Stacy L. Lip
pincott, who had failed to deliver any
tomstoes, although having contracted for
two acres. The defence was that the con-
tract was not written. The plaintiffs held
that the contract was for labor and SER
vices to be performed, and, although YER
bal, was binding. The jury rendered a
verdict OF 1888 for plaintiffs The case
will be appealed. Robert S. Gaskill rep
resented Anderson & Son; S A. Atkinson
appeared for defendant.