The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-15

deaVor Union Will hold Its next meeting
in the Presbyterian Church at Moores
town, on Thursday evening, March "a.
William B. Ogburn has been a severe
sufferer during the past week with erysip
elias On his head. The trouble was caused
by running meat hook in the corner O
his eye.
At Barnes & Lofand's auction rooms il
Philadelphia, on Wednesday. 800 shares
of stock of the Mount Holly Shoe Com
pany were sold for $685. per share-par
value $40.
The supper given by the Baptist Young
Peoples Union on Friday and Saturday
evenings, in the Masonic Temple, was 8
grand success and their treasury was con.
siderably reimbursed thereby.
Harry Hawkins, Jr., will be presented
with handsome gold badge by Washing
ton Council, No. ), Jr. o. U. NJ, at the
meeting this evening, for having proposed
five new mem bers the past year.
Andrew Hines, the young boy from
Delanco who has been confined in the
Jail for stealing watch, was taken to the
Home for Friendless Children at Trenton,
on Wednesday, by Deputy Sheriff Joseph
B. Fleetwood.
The twenty-ffth anniversary of the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kumpf, oil
Vincentown, was appropriately celebrated
on Wednesday evening by a gathering Of
friends, who met at the house and sur
prised the host.
"Pat and His Hut" will be the subject
of humorous lecture to be delivered in
the Methodist Church at Rancocas, under
the auspices of the Epworth League, on
Friday evening, March Is, by Rev. w. s.
Mitchell, of Camden.
Burlington township has appropriated
$500 toward building the new stone road
between Wood Lane and Burlington. This
is move in the right direction. Com
missioner Budd says that the road now
cannot be built until next year.
The branch store of T. Walter Bortou
at Riverside, is supplying long felt want
In that community, and under the able
management of Earl Shaw, the business
promises to increase. Several contracts
for papering have been received.
The mild weather the past week has
brought forth many indications of an
early spring. The croaking of frogs can
be heard along the banks of the streams
in the evenings, flowers can be seen in
full bloom in many yards about town, and
the buds are beginning to burst forth on
early fruit trees.
s. Prentiss Comegys, who on Tuesday
was elected a member of the Eastampton
township committee, says that during his
term of Office he intends to have Smith
vile encircled with bicycle path four
feet wide. If the new committeeman
carries out this plan, he will deserve 6
monument from the cyclers.
The Marlton Fire Company has flee
articles of incorporation in the County
Clerks Office. The incorporators are
Joseph E. Kahn, Joseph G. Shivers, Bar
ton Dunphey, Clayton H. Brick, George
H. Cline, w. Fl. zelley, A. G. Dunphey
Harry B. Dunphey, R. II. Wood, Carlton
F. Taylor, Charles B. Chew, Hester ely
mer.
On Thursday the farm of Mrs. Julia
Hume, in Westampton township, wa
sold by Sheriff Fleetwood to Thomas M
Pancoast for $4,000; farm In Eveshan
township, property of George D. Holman
to Isaac Wins, Jr., for $2,225. On Satur
day the Sheriff also sold several lots il
Mount Holly and Burlington, property o
Hattie A. Stevens, to Florence Niche fo
$3.50 saw mill and other buildings il
Columbus, property of Elwood Mount, t.
Charles A. Mott for $780,
William G. Allen, of Medford, camt
near losing his life on Wednesday while
digging mari. Without any warning
whatever huge bank of earth caved il
and completely buried Mr.. Allen. Hi
friends dug him out as soon as possible
and when uncovered he was unconscious
He soon came to, however, and whel
taken home it was found that no bone
were broken, but it is thought he is in
ljured internally 1t was certainly a YER
narrow escape from death.
A few nights since two Mount Holl,
men hooked on to two young ladies from
Medford. They took in the sights of tn
town, and when the hour became lat
the men found themselves without none,
and no means with which to get the girl
home. The difficulty was solved, how
ever, by the party going over to the bl
cycle station and spending the nigh
there. The girls were given the best o
care by Superintendent George L. Hotch
kiss, who remained and watched owe
them all night, rather than turn them ont
The walking was good the next day, ant
it is said they returned home afoot.
After considerable difficulty Sarah Will
Hams was last week dislodged from he
Washington street residence, it being ne
cessary for Constable Claypoole to breaI
in. Sarah was away at the time, AM
when she returned she was mad all over
With fire in her eye she went to the offic
of Justice John D. Clevenger, who ha
the renting of the property, and demand
ed to know by what authority he had en-
tered her house. Sarah took from he
pocket a paper which she claimed CAV
her the right to remain there until May
but when Mr.. Clevenger pronounced it
forgery, the woman was not in hurry t
show it. Sarah was on the war path 70
sure, SO she tackled the Squire. Withou
sparring for an opening she jumped 70
the desk, and resting her hand on Nj
Clevenger's shoulder, Sarah leaned owe
and grabbed the key of the house. Tn
: Justice spoke his piece in PLAIN English
: but it didn't bring the key back, so he Oh
tanned it by force-iust enough to shoV
f the irate woman that she had lost he
! grip on the situation. Mr.. Clevenge
simply took Sarah by the shoulders an
forced her into chair until she becsm
composed. Sarah left the Office very niue
, crest-fallen. and to enlist sympathy hs
| magnified the occurrence. She did cor
, siderable damage to the house. which ha
been rented to George Dennis.