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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-05-25
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The visitors on Saturday clicked" on
one of Umpire Berry's decisions, but be-
fore leaving the ground acknowledged
that jimmie was all right.
On Monday next there will be a game
of base ball that nobody should miss. A
team of Prince ton students will play here.
Last year they beat US in a ten-lnning
game by the close score of to 8. They
will bring strong nine on Monday, but
with the game Mount Holly is putting up
we should win. Play will begin at three
o'clock.
Jones made beautiful catch of fly
ball after long run.
Burke's work behind the bat is great.
He is good ball player.
Joe White at shortstop is terror to
visiting teams. When a ball is knocke
in his direction the runner has little
hopes of reaching first.
On Saturday the Kensington base ball
club will play at Mount Holly. Game at
$780,
Several wheelmen of Pemberton are
building bicycle path from Pemberton
to the aims house.
The Sporting Life, an authority on all
sports, speaks very highly of Danny"
Green, who formerly played on the
Mount Holly base ball team but who is
now at Springfield, Mass. 1t says "Green
has astonished the populace by his fine
work both at the bat and in the field. He
is without doubt the find of the season
and Manager Burns thinks he has IN him
a faster man than Jones, the famous
Brooklyn lad. He is feet on foot, and
time and time again has beaten short in
field hits to first, while his batting has
been excellent, and his fielding and
throwing of high order"
A race between Patrick Martins bay
horse Billy Penn and Fletcher Beatty's
bay mare Minnie B, mile heats, best three
in five, for purse of 500, took place at
Driving Park, Trenton, Wednesday 1t
was won by Minnie B in straight heats.
Time, 237, 2.33, 2.3S.
The Bordentown A. A. team and the
Burlington club played game of ball at
Bordentown, Saturday afternoon, result
ing in the following score; BordentoWn 20,
Burlington 6.
In the game between the Bordentown
Military Institute team and a team from
Rutgers preparatory school, on Saturday
the score was B. M. l. 8, Preparatory
school II.
The ]. P. Seward club, of White Hill,
played game of ball with the Pequea
team from Philadelphia. on Saturday.
The score was: ]. P. Seward 81, Pequea 5.
At Beverly on Saturday the Beverly
base ball team beat West Philadelphia 4
to 2.
Delanco's ball team had no trouble in
defeating the Franklin club, of Philadel-
phia, at Delanco, on Saturday. The score
was % to A.
Following up its good work of the pre-
vious week, the Mount Holly base ball
team gave another exhibition of fine
playing on Saturday, when it shut out the
strong P. r. R. team from Philadelphia.
Denny was the pitcher for the visitors.
He has always been hard man for our
team to go up against, and he pitched a
fine game, but Mount Holly solved his
curves at the proper moment The game
was played with snap and vim from the
start, the home team working more in
harmony than in former games. Follow
ing is the score:
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-05-25

The rite of baptism was administered tc
five persons in the Rancocas creek, on
Sunday, near the chemical works at Cen.
treton, by Capt. Branson, of Salvation
Army fame, before large congregation O.
curious people.
Jacob Murphy is suffering with appen
dicitis.
Mrs. Budd H. Horner, daughter of Mrs
Cobb, of Mount Holly, is ill with symp
toms of typhoid fever
Our genial blacksmith is doing quite 6
business building truck shelvings. AL
ready he he's built several this season anc
farmers who want good article will de-
we'll to call and see him before placing
their order elsewhere.
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We will deliver New Short New York
Horse Manure at $1.9O per ton and Old
Manure at $1.75 per ton, payable by note
in bank October 1st, 1897 without interest.
Is cents per ton discount from above
prices will be allowed for prompt cash.
All Manure to be settled for in 30 days
after shipment either by cash or note.
Get my prices on hair manure, gas lime,
stone lime and Wells fertilizers. Terms
liberal. Inquiries or orders by mail will
receive prompt attention. GEORGE M.
WELLS, Moorestown, n ].
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New Egypt.

William Burtis, Superintendent of the
Union Transportation Company, has been
undermining his residence.
The first strawberry festival of the sea.
son was held by the Ladies' Aid society oil
the Presbyterian church last Thursday
evening
Louis E. Doty has succeeded Mrs Jos
eph L. Higgins as the lessee Of the Amer
lean house and will completely renovate
the property.
The Athletic Association has organized
by electing DR.. George W. Chamberlain
manager for the present season in place o
J. R. Compton, resigned. A. E. Gift wal
made captain of the ball team, with Chap
man Rogers, assistant.
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II you eat what you like, and digest it

IL yOu sat WHdb yOu lAACj nAu OiSSoO IL
you will surely be strong and healthy.
But if you don't digest it, you might al
most as we'll not eat, for what good can
your food do you if it doesn't nourish you
If you find that you can't digest it,
there is a simple help for your stomach.
1t is Shaker Digestive Cordial, made by
the Shakers of Mount Lebanon. 1t has
never failed to cure the worst cases of in
digestion.
Strength and health come from the food
you eat, after it has been digested and
has gone into the blood.
The best tonic is digested food. The
best aid to digestion, Shaker Digestive
Cordial.
When you have acid quotations, nau
sea, headache, wind, dizziness, offensive
breath, or any other symptoms of dysDep
STA, Shaker Digestive Cordial will cur'
you.
At druggists. Trial bottle 10 cents.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-05-25
ORPHANS
PURLINGTON COUNTY

BURLINGTON COUNTY ORPHANS
ID COURT.
On the application of Aaron
e. Burr and George Crispin, Order to
administrators OF Ann Do Show Cause.
ron, deceased, for sale of
lands to pay debts.
Aaron K. Burr and George Crispin, admin
istrators of Ann Doron, deces sed, having ex-
hibited to this Court under oath, a just and
true account OF the personal estate and debts
of said deceased, whereby 1t appears that the
personal estate of the said Ann Doron is In
sufficient to pay her debts, and requested the
aid of the Court in the premises, it is, on this
Third day of May, A. ID. eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven, ordered that all persons inter-
ested in the lands, tenements and real estate
of said Ann Boron, deceased, appear be fore
| the Court, at the Court House I'm Mount Holly,
on the Third day OF July next. at 10 A. NJ, to
show cause why so much of the said lands,
tenements, Entertainments and real estate OF
the said Ann Doron, deceased, should not be
sold, as win be sufficient to pay her debts, or
| the residue thereof, as the case may equire.
ELWOOD II. KIRKBRIDEs
Ilxrf I.a Ton Grtrr ofe
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An Italian boy, named Harry Moike
aged Is years, living at Philadelphia, was
badly bitten twice on the left thigh by g
dog b elonging to John Demmons, Lying
on Mary street, whose yard he had en-
tered to sell writing paper on Friday.
A stranger said to belong at Florence,
walked into E. ]. Lamson's grocery and
liquor store on Saturday night and picked
up de.niiohn containing liquor, and was
in the act of walking off with it when be
was overhauled and the liquor taken
away from him. He was severely repri-
manded and allowed to depart.
Jacob Smith, working in construction
gang on the Pennsylvania Railroad, had
two fingers mashed while unloading ties
on Saturday afternoon.
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The township committee had meeting
on Tuesday evening and awarded the
contract for new cement walks to the
Vulcanite Paving Co.
Mrs. Brewers little girl was knocked
down by bicycle in West Palmyra, on
Wednesday afternoon, and hurt severely.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-05-25
A Cnrrantinn.

A statement has been extensively pub
lished to the effect that after June 30,
merchants would be permitted to send
business cards through the mails contain
ing a one cent stamp. Those who have
intended to take advantage of this, will
be interested in the following letter,
which speaks for itself:
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, D. c., May II, 1897 :
Mr.. Robert NJ. Early
SnlithpiLLe, ". j.
SIR I'm reply TO your communication, dated
May II, 1897 | have to state that the bill to
which you REFER concerning private mailing
cards, did not become q law. Cards, Other
than official postal cards, bearing writer
communications, are subject to letter postage
two cents.
Yours, very respectfully,
JOHN A. MERRITT,
Third Asst p. III, General
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sHERIFF,s SALES.

June 5, property of Lewis Richardson, neal
Burlington, at Zelley's hotel.
June 5, property of Deborah Nippins, ct ais.
in Easta mpton township, at Zeley's hotel
June IL, property OF Anna f. Worth, in Dor
dentown, at jacques hotel.
June 10, property of George Wills, In Sha
mong township, at Zelley's hotel.
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COMMISSIONERS sALEoF
A Dwelling House.
Burlington, N. ].

No
mon Pleas, dated May eighth, A ID, 1897, in
the matter OF the partition Of lands whereof
hllZaoetn 4. Hancock died seized, the sub
sc1Ders, Commissioners appointed I'm said
matter, will expose for public sale on the
premises, on
WEDNESDAY, the 10th Day of JUNE.
at O'Clock in the afternoon, all the follow
ing described lot OF land and premises, TO wit:
All that certain frame dwelling house and
lot of ground situate on the south side OF
Union street, between Stacy and York streets
in the City Of Burlington and state OF New
Jersey, bounded as follows, viz beginning on
the south side of said MON street on a range
with the fronts of the houses erected BY
Thomas Dugdaie and corner to a lot conveyed
by him to Nathan Bailey in trust now belong
ing to Joseph or John T. Severns and SAID
Beginning being about two hundred and forty
rect and nine inches eastward from the west
side OF the top OF the east curb stone on Stacy
street, and from said beginning extends west
wardly along Union street twenty-four feet to
the centre OF the partition wall between the
house here intended to be conveyed and the
house adjoining on the west of Samuel Este
low, ana then the lot extends southwardly OF
the same width at right angles to the depth OF
n1nety-stx feet eight inches from the north
side of the top of the south curb stone on
Union street. Bounded south by late Thomas
Dngdale ana west by the centre of the partf-
JlOn wall between the house and lot now or
late conveyed to Howard Haines in trust
Being the same premises which Asa Hancock
ana wife, by deed of August 3lst, A ID. 1885.
rec sr IN o 64ok OF deeds page g. Sc OF
granted and conveyed unto Elizabeth r. Han
cock. in fee
improvements are three story frame dwell
ling house In very desirable location
Conditions; Cash. Upon application to
any OF the following commissioners, prior to
the sale, arrangements can be made to leave
some OF the money on the premises.
JOSHUA TAYLOR
GEORGE A. atkinson,
A. DUNN ROGERS,
Howard Flanders, Proctor
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Eczema. itchy, scaIy. skin rortures.

| The simple application of "SwAYEE's ONT
MRNTn without any internal medicine, will
cure any case OF letter, Salt Rheum, Ring
worm, Piles, Itch Sores, Pimples, Eczema, all
scaly, Itchy Skin Eruptions no matter how
obstinate or long standing. ills potent, effect
| We, and costs but trifie.
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Madford.

Rev. Mr.. Mount, of the NJ. E. Church.
Medford, will deliver a memorial address
to the old soldiers next Sunday morning,
and in the evening he will preach to the
Jr 0. U. A. NJ, by request.
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THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY. MAY 25. 1897.


May %, young Jersey cattle, on the South
Pemberton road, near Evansville, by j. e
Butterworth, at I30 o'clock.
June Is, dwelling house, at Burlington, by
commissioners
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What is it? You should use EEL
ILEY'S RED DROP for Diarrhoea,
Dysentery, etc. Sample bottle 1Oc.
Sold by all druggists.
]. S. ZeIley. 126 Cherry St., Mount Holly
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THE MARKETS.

DdyI
5051zc; sheep, $31$3.50; lambs, S3@$4 per head
turkeys, lie; chickens, 13@l4c; fowls ,l00l2c
PHILADELPHIA, May "a, 1897.
Reported up to IL O'Clock, by De Haven q
Townsend, Bankers, No. 42S Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia. Stocks bought and sold, either
for cash or on margin.
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Howard Flanders. Proc
THIRD ANNUAL PUBLIC SALE OF
YOUNG JERSEY CATTLE.
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On SATURDAY, May asth, 1897,
at my farm on the South Pemberton road near
Ewanville and Birmingham
ID YOUNG JERSEY COWS
with their first calves ten of which have calves by
their sides, the others are nearly fresh Also fat
COW. This is an extra lot of young stock raised
by myself from my best cows. This lot combines
the blood of the best strains such as Signal Coo
massie, Farmers Glory, sc.
Those desiring beauty as well as quality, would
do well to attend this sale, this stock will pos
itively be sold.
Sale begins at 100 O'Clock P. NJ. Conditional
liberal credit will be given approved notes.
S. G. PARKER, J. z BUTTERWORTH
Auctioneer MAY 77-zt.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-17
CANTON MOURNS.
The Funeral Services Of Mrs. Nancy
Allison Mckinley Takes Place.
MANY NOTABLES PRESENT
All the BusIn-.. Houses Schools. Court
and Other Places CIosed-The Presi-
dent Leaves Special Train
for Washington.

CANTON, O., Dec. livery business
house, the schools, the courthouse and
all city offices were closed at noon to-
day in tribute of respect for Mrs.
Nancy Allison Mckinley, mother OF
the president, last services for whom
were performei in the First Methodist
church this afternoon. Rain fell
heavily all day. but hundreds of peo-
Pile gathered IN and about the church
and thousands waited in the storm for
the passage of the funeral procession.
Secretary and Mrs. Alger, Sec retary
Bliss, Secretary Wilson, Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs. McKenna, Postmaster
General Gary, Mr.. Porter, secretary to
the president and wife, Assistant Sec
retary Day and other notable persons
came from Washington and many
parts of Ohio and neighboring states
to pay their last respects
At two o'clock the pallbearers car
ried the coffin into the crowded church
and the president and immediate
mem bers of the family. the notable
mourners from Washington and close
friends followed and took reserve
seats in the front of the church. Rev.
DR.. C. f. Manchester, pastor of the
church, delivered the principal address
of eulogy, after the singing and read
ing of the Scriptures.
After singing Nearer, Nv God, to
Thee" benediction was pronounced
and the lid of the coffin was then re.
moved and the large congregation, as
well as many who had been unable to
gain admission to the church, filed
past to take n last look of all that " as
mortal of Mother Mckinley. Then
the family and friends entered the car
riages and. FOLLOWED by thousands,
proceeded to Westlawn cemetery.
where the body was laid in the family
lot
President Faurc of France, the
American ambassadors abroad, United
States consuls, the ambassadors OF
other countries stationl at Washing.
ton, governors OF states, judges, United
States senators, congressman and other
public officials, Grand Army posts and
friends by the thousands from all parts
of the civilized world sent the expires.
sions of their sympathy.
After the funeral services all of the
Washington guests were entertained
at dinner by Mrs. George d. Harter,
and at eight o'clock left on the
special train for Washington. The
car Newport, which was assigned TO
the president, was attached to the
special train and in it the president,
Mrs. Mckinley and Mr.. Abner McKin-
ley left, the latter taking the New
York train at Harrisburg.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-17
ATTRACTIVE CORN EXHIBIT.
SovrI Design Which VIII Represent Hi
nois at the Pari, Exposition.

SovrI Design Which VIII Represent Hi
nois at the PAri. Exposition.
EUREKA. H., Dec li.-One of the
most attractive parts of the exhibits
from Illinois at the Paris exposition
will be a magnificent picture made
entirely of corn and 40x60 feet in di-
mensions. The central figure will be
two huge American flags overshadow-
ing a large American eagle. Above
these will be the statement OF the an
nual corn product of this country and
the amount for export given in various
languages. Below, in the left-hand
corner. will be a representation of a
large cannon in the midst of field of
corn, surrounded by piles of grain in
the ear. The cannon is belching forth
hundreds of ears of corn, which are
represented as falling gently on scene
in the right-hand corner, which is a
map of Europe. 1t is designed By L.
5. Fursman, of this county, and is
intended to assist the efforts of the
leading farmers of this state in secur-
ing a larger market for our corn in
Ettrnpa
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-17
MlSCELLANEOUN.

WHILE having their supper in Clcve-
land, o.. Patrick McKenna, an aged
man, and his son John, aged 80, quar-
relied. when the father threw n knife
at his son and the son killed his father
with a chair.
JOHN BARTH, a prosperous German
farmer at Fiddletown Tex, shot his
wife and then cut her throat, badly
cut his daughter in an attempt TO
slash her throat and then severed the
arteries in his own wrists. He was ar
rested and would assign no cause for
the deed.
IN an interview the other day Eugene
Deuprey, the attorney who is making
such a fight for Theodore Durrant,
under sentence for the Emmanuel
Baptist church murders, at San Fran
cisco, declared that Durrant will not
be hanged in January, as is generally
expected, and that he will eventually
go free. He said that revelations were
soon to be made in the case that will
cause n sensation; that they are on the
track of the real murderer and that ar,
rests will soon be made.
The National Federation of Labor
began its annual session at Nashville,
Tenn, on the 18th. President Gompers
made his address and the secretary and
treasurer their reports.
A HOSE reel dashing to fire at st.
Louis collided with n street car and
! Fireman John Savers was fatally in
! jurcd and several passengers were more
or less hurt by flying glass.
Two negroes arrested for the murder
of storekceper at St Gabriel, La,
| were taken off a train by mob near
Plaquemine and hanged in the woods.
The sheriff was taking them to New
| Orleans for safe keeping.
| kEARSEY 7. SPEEDY, n professional
high diver, jumped from the bridge nj
Memphis, Tenn, into the Mississippi
river, distance of 1875 feet, swan to 4
waiting skiff and was rowed ashore
uninjured.
AT Dayton, o., Michael Dyer, an in
mate of the national soldiers home,
was killed in fist fight with John j.
| Laughlin, n comrade. The two had
been drinking and quarreled.
The nude body of u beautiful young
woman, about 20 years Of age, was
found in the Ohio river 20 miles above
Paducah. Ky. The body bore marks
of violence.
A FIRE broke out on the night of the
1tth in the building occupied by the
carpet firm of John & James Dobson
at Philadelphia and all the fire com
panies were called out. The stock in
the house. valued at 100000, was Il
total loss and also the building, valued
ut 100000; fully insured.
GERTRUDE Prince, the pretty l9-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Prince, of Hayes, Wis, has eloped with
William Smith. negro. The couple
were married by n justice of the peace
at Mountain, Wis. The girls father
swears vengeance on Smith and hn,
disowned his daughter, insisting that
she can never be forgiven.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-17
ECkElS AT ST. LOUIS.
He Gives His Reasons for Believing Ameri-
ca. Financial sy.trm !. Weak.

cas- Financial System l. Weak
ST. LOUIS, Dee. 14.-Comptroller j.
II. EckclS. who is in the city rs guest
of the Commercial club, delivered a
speech before that body last night.
taking as his subject, "A Great Ma
tion's Weakness" He said in part;
This nation stands out from all its sister M
lions as having monetary and financial laws
which invite public disgraee and private disas-
tsr The government now presents the
rather pitlaDle spectacle OF boosted
great nation resting It's monetary H.
iepFiiy upon the mere chance Of
havin: man OF sound principles and strong
sense of right in the executive chair. IL By
the accident Of election man Of unsound
monetary Views or weak will should be p aced
n Office the whole financial fabric would go to
pieces and the country would find itself with
out credit at home or standing abroad
The banks OF thc country are strong enough
TO undertake the issue OF all the credit cur
reucy that circulates II they are too weak to
support Il safely guarded bank note issue based
upon assets By which the commercial needs
Of the country only can be responded
t. the movement is not less weak
The Insolvency OF tho one would
mark the insolvency of the other, fo-
when n point IS reached where the combined
asset. OF the coun;ry's banks will not bear the
volume OF currency needed to carry on the
countrv's business, the government, as well as
the iniIvidual, will be hopelessly involved in
llntsrurfry