The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08

Elias Edws 'ds. living near Medford
died Saturday aight at the age of go years
Asa Gaskill, the venerable father o
Judge Joseph H. Gaskill, is SO years OLE
to-day.
Owen Bros haYe had flowers bloomin!
in their hot beds, on Madison avenue
during the past two weeks.
There was progressive euchre party
at the residence of Allen F. Powell, neal
Smithville, on Thursday night.
At the meeting of the State Editorial
Association, yesterday, Edward D. Stokes
of the Herald. was elected president.
On Sunday seven persons received the
right hand of fellowship in the Baptist
Church, and seventy new books were add
ed to the library.
Lost, strayed or sto1en.-A Fox terrier
four months old, marked with black on
head. A suitable reward will be paid for
its return to E. L. Prickett, 802 Garden
street.
Jacob Lorlllard, whose name has been
in print within the past week in connec-
ton with divorce proceedings, is going to
locate in this county, having purchased
the Benjamin R. Lamb farm near Arney's
Mount.
James Allen, the. shoe manufacturer,
will begin next week to remove his facto-
ry from Hightstown to Mount Holly. The
boiler for his factory here is being set. the
engine is expected in few days, and the
alterations to the building he is to occupy
are nearly completed.
Joseph Pew, of Jacksonville, while
using his threshing machine. last week,
was injured in peculiar manner. By
some means the brake rope caught in the
fly wheel, throwing the belt off, and this
allowed the animal to slide out of the ma
chine backwards. The horse fell on Mr..
Pew, iniuring his leg.
Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick rendered a
decision in the United States Circuit
Court yesterday dissolving the temporary
injunction granted by himself some time
ago, restraining Internal Revenue Collect
or Moffett, of Camden, from removing
three Democratic deputies, R. Harry Page,
William Jasper and Benjamin Worthley.
John DoughertY, of Columbus, attempt
ed suicide last night by stabbing himself.
The cause of the act was dependency
oyer the death of his wife, which occurred
on Sunday. He tried to run the knife
into his heart, but failed to strike that
organ. He was brought to the hospital
early this morning.
There was fire at Zelley's hotel, yes
terday, not sufficient to call out the
fire department, but enough to make
things lively for awhile. An oil stove in
the landlords bedroom took fire and
smoked so fercely that it was almost i'm
possible to get into the room. Joe Buck
finally secured the stove and threw it into
the street, where it blazed for some time
The organization of the Vacuum Gas
Engine Company was completed last week
The officers are Francis Fenimore, pres
ident; George J. Richardson, vice presi-
dent; Thomas Small, general manager
and mechanical engineer; John B. Davis.
secretary and treasurer. These with C.
F. Wilson and Bradford w. Storey COM
pose the board of directors.
The rooms formerly occupied by the
Y. M. C. A. in Judge GaskilPs building
on Main street will be remodeled to fit
them for other uses. The third story
will be fitted up as lodge room and the
large room on the second floor diyided
into offices. The stairway will be moved
into the front hall, making Jsmison's
store much larger. Judge Gaskill will
move his law Offices to the building.
Mrs. ]. Fred Laumaster met with an ac-
cident on Sunday morning that might
have been attended with more serious re-
suits. AS she started to come down stairs
with a large pitcher in her hand, she
tripped and fell headlong to the bottom,
striking on the pitcher, which broke into
a number of pieces, the fragments of
which cut several gashes in her hands.
Her breast and side we're painfully in
jured but no bones we're broken.
The will of Dr. Green, the eccentric
man who died at Green Bank about two
weeks ago. was presented at the surro-
gates Office yesterday. There are two
caveats against it, one on behalf of the
wife and the other entered by law firm
in New York, one of the members of
which is a nephew of deceased AS the
property in this county is practically val
ueless, the character of the caveats lead
to the impression that there is something
elsewhere worth fighting for. DR.. Blow,
OF Tuckerton. is executor of the will.