The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26

! The lodge room in the third story Of
Judge Gaskill's building has been neatly
carpeted.
| A number of people from Mount Holly
went to Burlington on Thursday to attend
the funeral of Charles Ettinger.
} Harry Hamilton will probably be taken
to Philadelphia next week where an OPP
Grafton will be performed upon him.
There is every evidence that there will
be large crop of fruit, Notwithstanding
the alarm that was felt by the recent cold
weather.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only first
class groceries and provisions and his
prices are extremely low. Also dry goods
at city prices.
The Main street Cinnamon say they
have heard from Mock Ock, the deported
celestial. He is in China and will not re-
turn to this country again.
Edward Hack has his fleet of boats all
ready for use on the upper creek, and he
guarantees that there are no submarine
mines to interfere with the pleasure.
Samuel W. Kirkbride, contractor and
builder at Asbury Park, wants Is first
class carpenters, good trimmers preferred,
to whom he will pay 275 per day of 10
hours.
A special agent of the post office depart
ment has been looking over the route at
Riverton and Cinnaminson, where it is
proposed to establish. free mail delivery
this summer.
A session of the Convocation of Bur
lington was held in Christ P. E. Church,
Woodbury., Tuesday. Bishop Scarborough
presided and the business consisted mainly
of the reading of reports.
Thomas Conley, who said he hailed
from Palmyra, abused residents of Cam
den, on Tuesday, because they refused to
buy pins from him A policeman arrested
him and the Recorder gave him ten days.
Rev j. H. Durham preached an inter
esting sermon in the Presbyterian Church
on Sunday morning from the text: ''See-
ing then that these things cannot be spok-
en- against, we ought to be quiet, and to
do nothing rashly." Acts 10, 36.
The Monmouth Traction Company on
Wednesday was granted right of way
on the Bridgeboro road in Willingboro
township The New York and Philadel-
phia Company is not making any effort to
secure a franchise over that road.
Rev. Frederick Poole. Chinese mis-
sionary, who will be remembered as hav-
ing given an entertainment in Mount
Holly some three years ago, is helping
the Camden police to unravel the mys-
ferrous murder of a Chinaman which &C.
CURED there last week.
The suit of Mrs. Anna R. Engle against
F. c. Lippincott, executor of her mothers
estate, was tried before Judge Miller in
the Camden Circuit Court Thursday. Mrs.
Engle seeks to recover $500 for services
in nursing her mother through eight years
of illness previous to her death.
| In placing muzzle on his horses nose,
James S. McIlvain, the groceryman, has
inaugurated good idea, and it should be
adopted on the other delivery horses about
town. This method prevents the animals
from destroying young trees, complaint
that has been general for a long time
Edward F. Burns rode bicycle from
Haddonfield to Mount Holly one day last
week in SO minutes. This time was aug
mented by favorable wind, and it nearly
equals the record Persons who thought
they were going at pretty good gait,
were passed by Mr.. Burns as though they
were standing still.
Try George w. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has large
stock at his store, corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention given
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran-
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices.
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post, G. A. R., re-
Gently sent letter to the Navy Depart
ment expressing sympathy with the fam
| lily and relatives of those whose lives were
lost in the blowing up of the Maine. The
members have been the recipient of
very courteous reply, signed by John D.
Long Secretary of the Navy. The mis-
sive was addressed to David D. Sooy, Post
| Commander.
At the session of the Friends Yearly
Meeting at Fourth and Arch streets, Phil
adelphia last week, William Evans, on
behalf of the committee appointed year
ago for that purpose, reported that it was
Quarterly Meeting, owing to the small
number of Friends in that locality, and
the members of the monthly meeting be
| Joined with the members of Burlington
Quarter This united meeting will hence
forth be known as the Bucks and Burling-
ton Quarter.
| A hay wagon containing Preston B..
Smith, owner of farm at Delanco, and a
man whose name could not be learned,
but is thought to be tramp working for
him, was struck by passenger train at
the river road crossing near Beideman sta
ton, on the Amboy division of the Penn
| sylvania railroad Thursday afternoon
Smith was slightly injured but the other
man is seriously hurt. He was picked
up unconscious and taken to Beverly
The wagon was wreck. The train struck
it in the rear end, after which the horses
ran away.
An injunction has been allowed by Vice
Chancellor Grey in the case of Timothy
w. Ashby and others against Amos K.
Ashby, restraining the latter from recov-
ering or selling the fixtures and machinery
in the mill belonging to the estate of Ed
ward Ashby, late of Burlington. They
are worth 1000. Amos claimed the
right to remove the fixtures on the day
of the attempted sale, so the executors
had to adjourn the sale and apply for the
injunction. The Vice Chancellor decided
to allow the injunction and handed down
long opinion. The complainants were
represented by Lawyer Clarence T. At
kinson, of Riverton, and Judge David j.
Pancoast of Camden.
John Curtis, an old engineer on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was buried in
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