The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-19

few days.
The residence of Lorenzo L. Sapp, OF
+ Union street, is being rapidly pushed t.
completion.
John R. Howell has been showing SOM
handsome berries that were grown on hi
cranberry boys.
The public school at Bustleton has beer
closed for several days on account of diph
liberia being in the family of W. F. Mount
The ladies of Star of Washington Coun
Gil, Daughters of America, are considerin,
public entertainment for the near flu
ture.
Justice Slack, on Thursday morning
held Charles Hooper under 800 bail fol-
having committed an assault and battery
on his wife.
1t is said there is lady living in Noun
Holly who has glass jar in her possession
that was made at the Medford glass works
fifty years ago.
John D. johnson, Charles E. Hendrick
son, Jr., and William Baird saw the
Princeton Carlisle foot ball game at Prince
ton, on Saturday.
Efforts are said to be making to have
Mrs. Ballington Booth. of the Volunteers
of America, establish a salvation army
post in this section.
The condition of G. Howard Lundy,
who was shot while cunning in the Adj
rondack mountains, is said to be favora-
BILE to a speedy recovery.
The first and second degrees were con-
ferred on one candidate by the knights
of Pythias Friday night. This week the
third degree will be given to three Es-
quires.
On Saturday afternoon, October 23d,
there will be sold at Zelley's hotel, So
shares of stock of the Burlington County
National Bank, belonging to the John w.
Sever estate.
John and Charles ThrockmortoM went
to Wilmington, Del, on Thursday, as rep.
resentatives of the local lodge to attend a
meeting of the Supreme Circle, Brother.
hood of the Union.
John Butler, one of the cranberry pick.
ers engaged in the recent stabbing ARRAY
at New Egypt, and who is confined in the
Toms River Jail, is still in a precarious
condition.
While in Washington on Friday, Ed
ward F. Burns not only saw S. Budd Nor
cross and his bride, but he had pleasant
conversation with President Mckinley.
He also saw the Presidents wife.
In yard at the corner of the Jackson
vile road and the railroad, over near Bur-
lington, an apple tree can be seen that is
in full bloom. It is proving to be quite
an attraction to passengers on the trolley.
Some people have remarked about the
large quantity OF tomatoes that are to be
seen at the stores about town. Many
thought they had been killed by the frost.
The fact is the tomatoes we're picked when
green, and they ripened under cover.
James Payne, colored, of Moorestown,
is accepting the enforced hospitality of
Sheriff Fleetwood, as Justice J. T. Evans
committed him to Jail on Saturday, in de-
fault of 5000 bail, for assault and battery
and threatening to kill William ]. Ma
gowan.
Michael Carey, the Mount Laurel far
mer who tried conclusions with the Cam
den trolley line, took a wagon-load of
luscious second-crop strawberries to the
Philadelphia market Friday. He dropped
one crate at the Office of ex-Judge Carrow,
his counsel.
John A. Smith, of Holly Beach, Ocean
county, was arrested and brought to jail
on Saturday. On July 13 charges were
preferred against the prisoner alleging
that on June IL, by a series of false pre-
lenses, he defrauded Caroline Myers, of
Riverside, out of $780, Smith will await
the action of the grand jury.
By many it is believed that when the
sun crosses the equator we have severe
storms. We usually have what is called
cline storm" but the atmospheric dis
turbances, cyclones and heavy rains at
this period are caused by the weather
changing from the warm to cold and not
by the sun crossing the line"
Articles of incorporation have been filed
by the W. K. Boyer Company. The OBJ
jects of the corporation are the buying
and selling of cottonseed oil. The capt.
tai stock is $4,000; the amount paid ia is
$1,000. The corporators are John R. G..
Boyer and Allen H. Gangewer, of Burling-
ton, and Fl. Crawford Coates, of Philadel-
phia.
Constable Richard Lamb, of New Han
over, says there is gang of colored men
living in the pines near Writings, whom
he believes are hiding to escape arrest for
some crime which they have committed
When approached they invariably take
to the woods. They are clothed in rags
and have committed many depredations.
One of them is said to resemble Crom-
well. the Burlington murderer.
Frank B. Shreve had several horses in
the races at Eagle track, Philadelphia, on
Thursday. In the three minute trotting,
his mare Birdie finished fourth. In the
2.25 class, his bay gelding, Garrett, Jr.,
was third in the first two heats, fifth in
the next two, first in the next and second
in the last. The time made by Carrot in
the fifth was 1881. In the 2.40 class, the
bay stallion Judge Gilpin won three
straight heats. Time: 2324. 2.3Os, 2.9O4.
The ninth annual convention of the
Epworth League for the Trenton District
was held on Thursday last at the First M.
E. Church, Trenton. 1t was presided over
by George w. Scarborough, of Penning-
ton, and was the most successful in many
respects of any of the preceding conven.
tions of the League. Miss Ida Idel, Of
Mount Holly, was selected as one of the
Vice Presidents for the ensuing year The
lecture of Dr. c. NJ Boswell, of Philadel
phia, in the afternoon, on Missions
caused great many enthusiastic respon.
SEES. pr. E. L. Hubbard, pastor of Madi
son Avenue M. E. Church, Baltimore, wal
the speaker of the evening and was heart
lily greeted by the Epworthians. His ad
dress was one of very high order, a fit
ting climax for the close of the conven
ton of 1897.
Surrogate E. II. Kirkbride spent very
pleasant time on Thursday. He chaperoneC
a bevy of five ladies from Mount Holly