The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-06-01
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order.
John L. Severns is improving his resi-
dence on Shreve street.
Anthony Phillips has been suffering TO
several days from injuries sustained by
fall.
! A "cyclers' rest" has been opened OF
the Moorestown road, just this side o
Masonville.
Joseph Morgan, of Mount Holly, will b.
the telegraph operator at Beach Havel
this summer.
Constable Claypoole took ]. Wesle,
Johnson to the county asylum at Penn
berton, on Friday.
Children's day exercises will be hell
in the Presbyterian church on Sunda,
morning, June Is.
The young son of Edwin L. Prickett il
dangerously ill with a brain trouble
caused by a recent fall.
Jacob Shedaker, of Perkins Lane, &C
cidentally ran pItchfork nearly through
his foot few days since.
Mordecai s. Butterworth, proprietor O.
the Arcade Hotel, has been suffering from
appendicitis for several days.
AAO bhdhh VI oil UlCJCl0 Tlu6I6 arc uut
the gentlemen who were instrumental il
making the new path from Hainesport tt
Lumberton.
Petitions are being circulated In favol
| of the pardon of John w. Murphy, O
Burlington, who is serving sentence il
state prison.
Conductor Edward Ancker could hardly
be recognized by his friends last week
when attired in his new uniform and
clean shave.
Charles +. Armstrong, son of Kin.
Lewis Armstrong, of Bucto, was giver
four days in jail last week for being drunk
and dlsorderly.
Charles II. Deacon leaves to-day for
Beach Haven, to assume his duties at the
Engleside Hotel, where he will be en-
ployed during the season.
1t is expected that large party will
leave Moorestown to attend the Christian
EndeayOr Convention which convenes
this month in California.
Orders have been issued setting June
10 as field day for the Seventh regiment
The field movements will take place al
Cadwalader Park, Trenton.
Coroner Grobler, of Pemberton, was
called to Mount Holly, on Tuesday, to
view the remains Of child that died sud.
denly on West Washington street.
The early closing movement among oul
merchants commences this evening. IN
til September 18th they will close Tues
day and Thursday evenings at o'clock.
There will be baptism in the mill pond
at Rancocas Chemical Works on Sunday,
at 2.3O P. M. Services will be conducted
by Rev. q. o. Branson, of Wilmington,
Del.
Commodore James Comfy is placing a
neat cabin on his launch Panku. He had
quite force of skilled mechanics EN-.
ployed on Thursday in constructing the
cabin.
The roof of Joseph Estill's house,
on Church street, caught fire on Wed
nesday afternoon, but a few buckets Of
water extinguished the blaze before any
damage was done.
Some alarm was created at Vincentown
few nights ago by the ringing of Buzby
4 Woolman's burglar alarm, which was
evidently set off by mice, as there was no
one in the store at the time.
In an item on the life prisoners in the
state prison an exchange says: "Clymer
killed his young wife in Burlington in
| 1895. When the crime was committed
the husband was in drunken condition.
William L. Butterworth, who has been
i'll since he severed his connection with
the Arcade Hotel, has recovered. On
Monday last he went to Oxford, Pa, to
assume charge of hotel there, which he
has rented.
The railroad bridge crossing the Asss
cunk creek, at Burlington, caught fire on
Thursday. The fire department was
called out, but the flames were extin.
guished by the crew of passing freight
train.
A council of the Daughters of Amerlcs
has been instituted at Imlaystown. The
members of Oakford Council, of New
Egypt, did the work, assisted by State
Secretary Robinson, of Railway. and State
Councillor Wsrdell, of Point Pleasant.
James Buchanan, of Trenton, who had
case in court on Friday, telegraphed
Judge Miller that he could not reach
Mount Holly before 10 o'clock. The
lawyer arrived about ten minutes before
the message was received by the Judge.
Rev. G. H. Pendleton conducted the
services at the funeral of Harry L. Nor
cross, who was buried on Wednesday
afternoon. The pail bearers were E. H
Reeves, John B. Herbert, Stacy Briggs
Samuel Hainee, Walter Krusen and G. D
w. Slack.
One mile of the new stone road has
been constructed between Columbus anG
Bordentown. The work is very unsatis
factory on account of the road only being
ten feet wide, which will not allow
wagons to pass without driving off into
the sand.
The horse race at the fair grounds or
Tuesday was witnessed by small but ap
preclative crowd of sportsmen, and wal
won by Samuel r. Gilbert's mare Lilli,
Gould in two straight heats. Amos Evan
and Theodore N. Evans divided the hon
ors for second place and Andrew Keele,
took what was left.
The commencement exercises of tn,
Philadelphia Divinity School will be helC
at the Church of our Saviour, West Phila
delphia, on Thursday, June 8, at II o'clocl
A. M. Norman v. P. Lewis, having fin
ished his theological course, will thel
graduate, and on June15 will be ordained
Deacon in Trinity Church, Mount Holly
The people of Jobstown are somewha
stirred up over being taken into camp b.
a fake Indian show. When it wa
learned that the party was composed
of some young men from Pointville
dressed up as red skins, the crowC
could hardly be restrained from chasing
the whole outfit out of town.
While coming home from Asbury Park
on Wednesday night, B. Frank Stidfolt
and Harry Bayles ran out of oil in thei
bicycle lamps at Hornerstown, and MOI
being able to obtain a fresh supply, they
were compelled to walk the remainin,
distance to Mount Holly. They arrived
here about three o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
The worlds champion bicycle rider, A
A. Zimmerman, has been quietly training
for the track for month past. Rumor
have been floating to this effect for sew
eral weeks, but they have always beer
denied until last week when they were
confirmed. He is training twice a da,
now and is rapidly regaining his ole
speed.
The production of "Dr. Syntax" by tn
Woodbury. Paint and Powder club, OF
Saturday night, was the society event o
the season. Among the patronesses were
Mrs. James II. Huston, Mrs. J. Clemen
Hopkins, Jr., Mrs. Samuel K. Robbins
Mrs. Joseph ]. Potter, Miss Anna F
West, Miss Ida P. sullivan and Mrs
Anna S. BUST, of Moorestown; Mrs. ]
c. S. Davis, DR.. Frances s. Janney. Riv
erton.
Thomas Cavanaueh's horse ran away OF
Main street, Thursday morning. Seeing
the animal coming down the street
Samuel w. Shinn attempted to stop it
He ran out in the road at point that wa
wet, and in grabbing the animal he slipped
and was dragged some distance WheI