The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-20

the residence of Mrs. Pumyea, on Union
street.
George Willitts injured his knee quite
badly last week while trying to master a
bicycle.
James Hoffman and Miss Maggie Mea-
ney, of Jobstown, are to be married on
the 18th inst.
On Friday evening Sheriff Fleetwood
was initiated into the mysteries OF the
Good Fellows.
Sunday was beautiful day for the dis
play of Easter bonnets, and there were
many OF them.
Barclay Moore, of Vincentown, was
badly kicked by a horse last week and
severely injured.
Rev. James Hall McIlvain, at one time
pastor of Beverly Presbyterian church,
has become an Episcopalian minister.
A strawberry festival will be given on
May 8, by Lumberton Council, No. Is. Jr.
0. q. A. M, in their hall at Lumberton.
The dancing academy, which has been
conducted by Messrs. Quicksall and Dob
bins, closed for the season on Saturday
night.
Six Esquires were given their third de-
gree in the knights of Pythias on Friday
night, and eight new applications were
received.
A man living at Pine Swamp recently
threatened to shoot boarder and then
kill himself. The trouble arose oyer the
actions of the latter's wife.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. C.
A. will have a social tea this evening at
129 Garden street, from to 5 O'Clock.
| k1,n ton al ha
held.
| An entertainment by the Friendly So
ciety of TriHity Church will be given in
the Mount Holly Opera House, on Thurs
day evening, May g. Admission Is and
15 cents.
Charles Cole thinks of challenging Ed
ward Nippins to bicycle race for $50, as
he feels confident of defeating his friend
in a mile contest on the track at the fair
grounds.
The family of August Gsell, of Mount
Holly, removed to Plainfeld last week.
Mr.. Gsell has been employed in the large
printing press factory in that city for
some months past.
Franklin T. Haines and Edwin L.
Pierce, ministers of the Society of Friends,
will hold meeting at Bustleton Presby-
terrain Church, on Sunday morning, April
rs, at half-past 10 o'clock. All are invited
All of the claims for damages for in
iuries by last summers Atlantic City mea-
dow disaster, made by Bridgeton victims
and their heirs, haye been settled now,
except those of William Jones and Con-
stable Robert Ayars.
Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce has decided
to accept the position of superintendent
of spiritual work offered him by the Phil
| adelphia: Sunday Breakfast Association.
and will assist IN developing the plans of
the association for enlarging its rescue
work.
| Surrogate Kirkbride has granted letters
of administration on the estate of Maria
II. Lundy, deceased, of Springfield town
ship, to George W. Lundy letters tesla
mentary on estate of Rose FarroD, de-
ceased, of Bordentown, to James Liner,
executor.
The board of health sent out its annual
code of ordinances last week. This is a
more important matter than mere form,
and if the people will respect them as
they should, the town will smell sweeter,
look cleaner, and there will be less liability
to the spread of infectious diseases.
| For services rendered to Marion Circle,
Brotherhood of the Union, Joshua Hultz
has been rewarded with So gold piece !;
John Throckmorton, Jr., with a $3.50
gold piece and handsome badge of the
order, and John Throck morton, ST., re-
ceived frame for membership certificate
Prof Francis Newton Thorpe has receiv-
ed call to the Chicago University, to oc-
cupy the chair of history in that univer-
sity, which he fills at present at the Penn
| sylvania University. The call requests
him to accept the post and enter upon his
new duties at once, and he has about de-
cided to accept.
The spring meeting of the New Jersey
Forestry Association was held at the
Hotel Rudolf, Atlantic City, Thursday
evening. Papers were read by the presi-
dent, Mrs. /. E. Davis, of Riverton, on
''The Work of the Association, and How
ard A Chase, of Philadelphia, upon "For-
estry Protection.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union of
Jacobstown celebrated its fifth anniver-
sary in the church Tuesday night Ad-
dresses were made by George Bullock,
president of the union; DR.. Llsk, pastor
of the Bordentown Baptist Church, and
| Rev. M. Conoyer, pastor of the M. E
Church of Jacobstown.
The Masonic Hall Association of Bur-
lington has fled articles of Incorporation
| in the county clerks Office. The capital
stock is $4,000. Following are the incor-
porators Griffith w. Lewis, Jr., Joshua
Taylor, Henry S. Haines, George A. Aim
son, John R. Dubell, George c. Gum,
Cooper II. Prickitt and Howard Flanders
William Kemble, who has been the
| manager of Millville company's iron
foundries, cotton mill and bleacheries for
the past fifty years, resigned his position
on Friday. He is well-known among the
eastern manufacturers. Harry B. KEN
BILE, son of the late ex-Sheriff Kemble, of
this county, will be his successor.
Officer Job Collins, on Thursday night,
| found a large bloodhound roaming around
the streets with about fifteen feet of chain
fastened to its neck He took the dog
home so that the noise of the dragging
chain would not affect his hearing while
listening for burglars. The animal looks
like good one and awaits its owner
The following cable message was re-
ceived on Thursday:
CHRIsTIANA, April 10, 1897.
To Smith,
smithville, N. J.
| Sleight.
The translation reads Ship soon as possible
/
1890 cash against bill and bill OF lading in New
York.
This message was sent according to the
b telegraph code, valuable book pub
lished by ]. B. Lippincott. 1t saves a
large sum of money in cable tolls.
The borough election at Peterborough
took place on Tuesday, and resulted as
follows: Chief Burgess, Joel r. James,
Dem. Common Council, William H. En-
rickscn. Rep; Joseph Hill, Dem. Will
lam Matthews, Rep. Hugh F. Laird,
Dem. Commissioners of Appeal, Charles
Weibaeher, Rep. Thomas Rossall, Rep.
Frederick Schaffer, Jr., Rep; Constable,
Herbert E. Zelley, Rep; Judge of Elec-
ton, Samuel Church, Rep; Inspectors of
Election, Stacy F. Reynolds, Rep. Chris
TOPPER Mealey, Dem. Harbor Master,
Thomas Cottrell.
Henry Daley was released from state
prison on parole on Tuesday. Daley was
sent up in October, 1898, for 10 years. He,
with man named Martin, was arrested
for robbing two stores in Burlington.
While in Jail they attempted to escape,
and assaulted turnkey Reeves. When SEN
tence was imposed Martin had some in
fuential friends who interposed IN his be-
half and secured bis escape from state
prison and he was sent to the reform
school Daley was given a sentence
which was thought to be very severe.
The state prison officials informed Prose-
cutor Budd that Daley was one of the
best behaved prisoners in the institution,
and thought his release might be very
beneficial to him in aiding his reformation
A dastardly attempt at train wreckine
occurred at Moorestown on Wednesday