The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-06-29

The Corinthian Wheelmen, OF German
town. visited Mount Holly on Sunday.
The post-ofice will be closed for tn,
day at 10 o'clock on next Monday morn
ing.
Harry Hawkins could not get around
on his milk route this morning. He hal
the grip.
Rev. R. A. Rodrick will conduct the
service at the Hospital next Sunday after
noon at 4.l5. The public is invited
The sermon delivered in St. Andrews
Church, on Sunday, by Rev. Norman V.
P. Lewis, is being very highly spoken Of
The Berkeley Arms hotel was opened
formally on Saturday. 1t is being con.
Quoted by Henry Darnell, of Mount
Holly.
The police officers intend to suppress,
as far as possible, the shooting of fire
works next Sunday night until after mid.
night.
A night blooming cereus in full bloom
belonging to Harmon Baugh, ornamented
the pulpit of the Baptist Church on Sun
day evening, and was much admired.
Theodore M. Trumbower. who lives OH
Shreve street, was arrested yesterday on
a charge of bastardy preferred by the
daughter of Benjamin Gauntt. Justice
Slack gave verdict against him, from
which his counsel, Micaiah E. Matlaok,
will appeal. Failing to furnish $500 bail,
the defendant was committed to jail.
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.
Representatives from the Methodist,
Baptist and Presbyterian churches met
Sunday afternoon to consider the advisa-
bility of holding Sunday afternoon open
air services 1t was decided to hold them
and an executive committee was ap-
pointed as follows: Walter A. Barrows,
A. R. W. Atwood and F. M. Shemeley
Other committees will be appointed later.
The Epworth League held an interest
ing service in the M E. church Sunday
evening. The cabinet had charge the
occasion being the closing of six months
term of meetings. The speaking was very
good. Those who spoke were: Howard E.
Alcott, Emma Relyea, Roxie Harris, Lii
lie Assay, Harry Bayles, Carrie Cronk, A.
e. w. Atwood. Rev. Mr.. Relyea. Belle
Stiles sang solo. A bevy of warblers
from the infant school sang a solo and
chorus and Mrs. Dill, Mrs. Borden, and
Messrs Huff and Dobbins, formed a
quartette.
q. s. Marshal Alcott Wis tied several
towns along the shore on Saturday and
seized quantity of wine that came ashore
from the vessel Francis, which was
wrecked near Beach Haven several weeks
ago. A number of the shore residents
secured the barrels of wine that foated in
and hid them. The Marshal, on Satur-
day, secured 131 barrels at West Creek.
81 at Parkertown, IS at TUckertown. and
55 at Beach Haven. OF the $500 barrels
that were on BOARD $500 have been Sc
cured by the owners.
On Sunday night Officers Denness and
Collins found Frank Cook in front of
GreenwaId's, on Main street, IN a state of
collapse. The mans actions had attracted
the attention of the officers early in the
evening. They started to take him home
on Church street. When in front of the
Union National Bank, Cook became de-
monstratlve, and it was then noticed that
he was laboring under temporary de-
rangement of mind. He raved, screamed
and gave the officers some trouble. For
fear that he might ipjure his family, they
concluded that it would not be safe to
take him home, so they escorted him to
the Jail as means of safety Mrs. Cook
says she noticed change in her hus-
bands condition some two weeks ago
He has been out of work since Risdon's
foundry closed, and probably his mind
became affected over his inability to Sc
cure employment.