The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-01-04
What Happenedin 1897
A Review of the Local Events of the
Past Year.
JANUARY.


JANUARY.
3 JAN. l. The foundation for the Knights O
Il Pytbs - monument to Samuel Read was lait
in st. AndIoa burying ground.
Jan. g.. Nathan e. Crispin died at Lumber
Jan. l. Charles Earl's barns and outbuild
ings, near Pemberton, were destroyed by fire
Jan. z: John L. johnson, small boy, LOST
tree in the hands of Clarence Goodman at the
Arney's Mount school.
Jan. 8. Five houses on upper High street.
Mount Holly, were entered by thieves, but on.
ly about $40 worth of articles were taken.-
John w. Murphy was arrested on charge OF
being $1,000 short as tax collector of Burling-
ton city.
Jan. 9. Annual meeting of stockholders OF
Burlington County Agricultural society. The
directors report showed that the last fair had
been failure financially, and placed the So
ciety's total indebtedness at $22,5ss.5O. A mo-
ton was passed to increase the capital stock
in order to meet some of the oblig ations.
Jan. 10. Lippincott Dennis died in Mount
Holly, aged So years.
Jan. IL. x-Assemblyman william H. Do
years.
Jan A. A farm belonging to the Abraham
p .Stackhouse estate, near Eayrestown, sold
for $50 per acre.-Burlington County Railroad
stock sold at $35. % share at public sale.
Jan l6 The directors OF the Agricultural
| Society elected j. Holmes Longstreet, presi-
dent; Davis C.. Wells. recording secretary,
and Edward B. Jones, treasurer.
Jan. IL. Governor Griggs sent to the state
senate the nomination of Amos Gibbs, OF
Mount Holly, as a member of the State Board
| OF Taxation.
Jan. 10. Pemberton Lodge, No. 40, L. o.
F., celebrated its fftieth anniversary-An-
nual meeting of the stockholders of Mount
Holly Athletic Association. DIR. W. p. Mel
| cher was reelected president.-John r. Dea-
con was reelected secretary and treasurer of
the Contractors Loan ana Trust Co., of Phil
adelphia.
Jan; 20. A. J; Go4ley. jeweler, removed
from Mount Holly to Philadelphia.
Jan. "a. Mary j Combs died in Mount Hol-
ly.
street, Philadelphia, opposite Wanamaker's
Joseph l.. Budd and W K. Conegys, of Mount
Holly, who were in business in that locality,
were among the losers.
Jan. 81 The grand jury returned Is bills of
Indictment
ware, preached to the members of Mount
Holly Lodge, No. IA, f. & A. M, at Trinity
Church.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. /. DIR. George G. Brown formerly of
Mount Holly, died at his home in Elizabeth,
in his Goth year
Feb. s. Nicholas Shaffer shot his wife on
the streets of Burlington and then shot him.
self He died Immediately, but the wife final
~ recovered.-The annual charity ball, for the
benefit OF the Burlington County Hospital
took place at the opera house and as usual
was brilliant affair.
Feb.6. At a special meeting of the stock
holders OF the Agricultural Society, it was
decided 10 increase the capital stock to HOO |
shares. The scheme never was carried out,
a.
The stoc kholders OF the Camden and Bur- |
lfngton County Railroad decided to float a |
SSo0,OOO four per cent. mortgage to take the
place of one for similar amount for which |
six per cent. interest was paid.
Feb g. Burglars entered the Mount Holly |
Shoe Company's building and stole a lot OF |
cutters tools and some shoes
Feb. 10. The Orthodox Friends, of Moores-
town, decided TO erect new meeting house, |
to cost about $l5 900, to take the place OF the |
one erected in 1902 which had become too |
small,-The police arrested William eleven
ger, Bert Donnelly and Harvey Thomas for
robbing the Mount Holly Shoe Company's |
factory.-The Board of Freeholders decided !
to build stone road through Moorestown |
from the Mount Laurel road to the Haddon-
field road.-Eugene U. Gibbs and family re- |
moved to Gloucester.-E. L. Prickett and |
wife celebrated the tenth anniversary of their
marriage.
Feb. II. George Scott, aged % years, com
mttted suicide at Masonville.-Mrs. Amanda
Woolston was buried in Mount holly She
died at Vincentown of heart failure.
Feb. 10. Margaret, wife of Thomas Donnel-
~, OF Mount Holly, died suddenly OF heart
Feb. l6. The stockholders of the Sea Side
Park Association, in which number of
Mount Holly people are interested, met this
week and selected lots upon which to erect
Feb. H. The members of the Knights OF
Pyth1as OF New Jersey held exercises in
Mount Holly for the unwilling of handsome
granite monument furnished by them in
chancellor of the order In this country
Feb. 81 Three deaths occurred in Mount
Holly, viz. Anna r., wife of William G. Cur
tbs, in her Saith year; Elias Hargrove, aged 81
years. and Hannah, widow of Henry Hughes
aged 81 years.-Eveline Verona Smith, widow
of II. b. Smith, died at Woodstock, VT.
Feb. 2t-The wedding of Gen. Bird W. Spen
Ger and Miss Florence Conover took place at |
The residence of Capt John j Read, uncle OF
Feb. 2s william C. Hetzell and Miss Nellie
M. Parker were married by Rev. c. FL. PEN
dleton.
MARCH
portion OF H. B. Smiths wall providing for
the establishment at SmIthvilIe of an indus
trial school for young mechanics, on the
not sufficiently specific. This ended eight
years litigation over the estate.-The stock
holders of the New Jersey Gas Improvement
Co., of Mount Holly, decided to reduce the
capital stock from 100000 to $4,000 c. Foster
COX was re HRe1 Seted president and treasurer
and her sister, Margaret r.. died next day.9
Hampton D. Gage, aged 81 yesra. died in
March 4. A number of Mount Holly Repub- I
licans went to Washington to witness Presi- |
dent McKtnleys Inauguration.
March 6. Judge Gaskill sentenced John W.
Murphy indicted for embezZling tax money |
from the city Of Burlington, to two years in |
state prison. William Cievenger and Harvey |
Thomas were sentenced to eighteen months |
in state prison and Albert Donnelly to one
year tor robbery in Mount Holly.
March 7. An attempt was made to destroy |
Milton Ii. Aliens house, at Medford, by hre. |
The miscreants sprinkled kerosene oil over a
placed on the porch, and set fire to it.
March 8. The steamer Vansciver began car
rying freight between Centreton and Phila- |
delphia, delivering goods by wagon to Mount
Holly.
March 9. Annual town meeting and cleo
ton. In Northampton township the Repub- |
lican ticket was elected: Samuel M Holt, col |
lector; Artillas A. Anderson, township com
mitteeman; Robert Street, commissioner of
appeals Isaiah Smith, pound keeper At the |
town meeting appropriations amounting to
$3.50 were made. 1t was decided to increase
fhn rA0lfO rOF fxyOf to f11rn off
March IL. Joseph L. Lamb, for 80 years
treasurer of the Grand Lodge OF ODD Eel
lows of New Jersey, died at bis home in Ju-
liustown, aged SO years.
March b. Henry nj. Thomson, having dis
posed of his flour and feed business to Joseph
w. Colkitt some time ago, removed to Hume |
vile, Pa, to-day, where he purchased an
other flour mill.-At a public sale OF horses
by Asa Roberts, the average price brought
March I6 At the school meeting for North
ampton township, DR.. W: ?. Melcher, Isaac
trustees. The appropriations amounted to
81, 725-The Northampton township committee
appointed George II. Branson, John L. Sew
ems, Thomas Denness and job Collins as po
ncemen for the ensuing year
Marchls. Miss e. d, Alexander, milliner,
disposed of her stock at auction, and removed
to Pittsburg, Pa.
March 49, The funeral of Joseph Jones, who
died at Atlantic City, took place at German
town. He was in his nth year.
March 20. Benjamin f. Crozier died in
Mount Holly, aged A. yearsoaRichard r.
J
March o. The wills OF Eliza and Margaret
Neale were admitted to probate. Among the
requests were: The interest of 1000 to st.
Andrews Church interest on $500 to Trinity
grave yard 800 to Mount Holly library.
March %. John s. Clevenger died at Penn
March "a. Joshua Shreve, OF Wrightstown,
and Miss Reba Rogers were married at the
home of the bride in Columbus
March 80. The New Jersey NJ. E. Confer
ence closed its annual session at Trenton.
Rev. Milton Relyea was returned to the pas
- llnll nh fnap
year.-Edward L. Durand and wife, of Mount
Holly, celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary
of their marriage, as did also Mark Haines
and wife, OF Rancocas.
APRIL.
April l. About $50 worth of hides were
stolen from John B. Herberps tallow factory,
near Mount Holly.
April g. Burglars entered John D. Johnson's
residence and stole childs bank containing
April s. President Mckinley named Thorn
as J. Alcott of Mount Holly, as United States
Marshal for New Jersey.
April 6. A preliminary meeting was held at
Marion to organize water company TOR that
April s. The household goods of Mrs Will
liam l.. Butterworth, OF the Arcade hotel,
were advertised TO be sold by the sheriff to-
day, having been seized under chattel mort
gage held by Mrs. Emma Ii. Cox. The sale
was averted by Amos Gibbs purchasing the
claim.
AprillO H. B. Smith Machine Co. stock,
par at sl0o. sold for s67 per share at public
In Mount Holly were closed owing to lack of
| financial support.
| April IA. The U. S. Senate confirmed T. j
| AIcOtL's nomination as Marshal.
| April 10. The lodges of the Jr. o. U A. NJ.
of the county held parade and celebration
April H. Matilda NJ. Butteworth died at
Vincentown, in her 18th year.
| April IS. Easter day.
AprfI 20. Elwood Mounts grist and saw
mill at Columbus was destroyed by an incen.
| diary fire.
April 81 The wedding OF Charles A. Sims
| and Miss Julia Watkins took place in st. An
/ drerUis Church Rev. r A. Rndrick officiating.