The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-01-04

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May IS. Fish Warden Wise placed sOO
small shad in the creek at the railroad Gro
ing on Washington street.
f May 20. Charles Chambers. ST. of Syk,
vtIle died at the Burlington County Hospit
from wounds received by the accidental di
charge OF gun.
May %. An excursion was run to Sea Sit
Park under the auspices OF the improvement
company of that place. About 200 person
took the trip:
Oxford. Pa, to take charge. OF hotel there.
May %. The grand jury FatRr ned IA bills
indictments, and requested the Il1i.road con
crossing, Mount Holly.
May q. The statue OF Agnes Gilkerson. 9
Smithville, was broken to pieces by order {
Elton Smith, and thrown into the creek.
May %. Levi Lippincott died at Moore
town, aged 70 years.
| May 81. Memorial day was celebrated Il
day. as the 8Oth tell on Sunday.-The rafIroa
company placed fiagman at the Water stree
crossing.
June l. Census Enumerator L B. Huff rt
ports 1853 children of school age in Noun
Holly.
June 2. Edward Watts, of MountHolIy, ant
Miss Hannah S. Gallagher, of Burlington
were married in St. Mary's Church, Burling
ton.-Howard e. Alcott, OF Mount Holly AM
Miss Gertrude Corinne Keller, of Bordentown
were married at the home of the bride.
June 3. The commencement exercises O
the Mount Holly high school we're held in thu
opera house. There were six graduates.
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sionary to Brazil, who with his wife are visit
ing Charles W. Brown, preached at Trinity
Church.
June g. Edward F. Burns, OF Mount Holly
was reelected president and treas urer of the
Otto Gas Engine Works, of Philadelphia.
June II. one OF the Trenton Abattoir Cos
horses was killed in a runaway accident.
June %. Children's day services were held
in the Baptist and Methodist Churches.
June IA. Mary A, wife of Charles EVAN
died at Ewanville, in her 6Sth year.
June is. Joseph TaVlOr and Miss Laura
Emley, both of Mount Holly, were married in
Camden.
June Is. Norman v. P. Lewis, of Mount
Holly, was ordained as a deacon of the Epis
copal Church. The ceremony took place al
Trinity Church, Bishop o. W. WHITAKER OF
fieiating-Lewis W. Ancker and Miss Ida M
Mason were married at the M. Il. Church
George f. Branin and Miss Minnie Taylor
were welded at the residence of the bride on
Church street.
June II. The wedding of Charles M. Gale
and Miss Sale A. Armstrong took place in
st. Andrews Church.-Miss Sarah j. Borton
aged 55 years. committed suicide by hanging
She was highly-respected resident OF Moores-
town.
Washington Council, No. 5, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
held its 2Sth annual reception in the opera
house. A banquet followed in their hall in
June 20. Samuel S. Colkitt died near Mount
Holly, in his 5lst Year.-Robert A. Currie, of
Philadelphia, and Miss Belle B. Hall, OF
home on Garden street
June "A. The closing exercises of Brainard
school were held in the opera house.-Dr. John
7. Burnett, aged 90 years, formerly of Mount
Holly, died at Audubon, N. John B. Town
send and Mrs. Annie NJ. Merrill were married
at Moorestown.
june Fl. William l.. wilkinson, of Mount
Holly, covered 23S miles in road riding on his
bicycle within "a hours.
June %. Mrs. Anna NJ. Norcross, Mrs. Chas.
Engle and Misses Avarene l.. Budd, Florence
Gask1ll and Laura NJ. Gaskill started to attend
the national Christian Endeavor convention
in California.
at their handsome residence before
leaving for Sea Side Park for the summer.
JULY
July l. The Mount Holly Water Co. issued
bonds for $25 600 to cover its floating debt.
July g. Independence DAY was observed, as
the fourth fell on Sunday The day passed
quietly in Mount Holly.-Henry Lemon, dur
ing quarrel, stabbed his brother Charles
seven times with knife at Medtord. Henry
escaped. Charles was so badly injured that It
was feared he would die, but he finally
July6 Isaac X. Pennypacker and wife left
on trip to Europe.-The township committee
granted franchise to the Burlington County
Telephone Co. to erect telephone poles in
July I. The board of freeholders received
the specifications for stone road from Co
Iumbus to the Mount Holly and Jobstown
turnpike.
July r. George Cook. aged 81 years, COM
mitted snicide in Mount Holly by shooting
himself in the head.
applications of Barclay W. Peak and John W.
Murphy for pardon.
July l6 Rev Elwood II. Stokes, D. D., one
or the best known Methodist clergymen In the
died at Ocean Grove, aged 80 years.
He was born at Medford.-John Worth discon-
tinued the butcher business in Mount Holly
to give his entire attention to the hide ana tai
low industry.
July %. j. G. Fryer. of Lumberton, was or
dained as a minister OF the Baptist denomina-
ton at meeting here OF the Camden Baptist
Association-Josep B., son of Sheriff Fleet
wood, attained his majority, and was sworn in
as deputy sheriff.
much damage in some parts of the county.
Kirby's Mills, Fostertown and vicinity SUIT
fered the most. Trees from one to two feet in
were broken off, barns blown down,
etc.
July "A. A county Republican convention
was held at the Court House to amend the
rules governing the party in this county.
Only few unimportant changes were made.
July Is Benjamin R. Seaman died in Mount
Holly of cancer of the stomach
July 27. In THE NEWS to-day appeared the
advertisement by the sheriff OF the sale of
of the Burlington County Agricul-
euraI Society, under foreclosure proceedings
by the Camden Safe Deposit and Trust Co. on
mortgage o. 80 500 with interest.
covered itself with glory' y psse pau Cup
genuine Cuban Giants at the fair groSssd nv
the score OF to /. Stecher pitched for MonnS
The local team played an errorless
game.
AUGUST.
Aug 3. Walter Birds barn and outbuild-
ings at Arneyuown, were destroyed by fire.
Loss s., 000 partly insured
Aug. 6. Edward Ried, aged 20 years, OF
Lumberton, while playing base ball, was hit
in the head by pitched ball. He afterward
became unconscious from The effects OF a
blood clot that formed on his brain, and ire
phining was necessary to remove it,
o To-. RfNlNf lfTTfNn OF En1d do
boro, murdered his wife and then attempted
to kill himself by cutting his throat. Both
deeds were committed with razor. Robin
son was removed to Trenton hospital tor
treatment.
Smithville was finished and a good supply OF
water gushed out from depth of liz feet.
The water is to be used to supply the village
Francis Bodine, aged SO years. died near
Mount Holly.
J. Flynn q two dollar bill that had been raised
to twenty by a skiltul change of the figures.
She escaped arrest.
Black farm near JObstown were destroyed by
an incendiary fire. Loss, $4,000
Aug 49, Thomas Seaman attacked and I'M
mercifuIIy pummeled Constable a. E. Burr,
at Moorestown. Burr was trying to effect a
between Seaman and his wife.
Aug 49, James W. Deacon left for Dahlon-
ton ton. '"'' " "
Aug 10. woman passed note that had
been rdlSGQ IrOm " 10 pIU On H1dBBl0 f6UAD1o
and John Leworthy, both of Moorestown.
Aug. 20. Miss Anna Burr, of Mount Holly,
was injured while on q train going to Ocean
Grove After the cars had stopped at Bern
egat pier she got up to change her seat. just
then the train gave jerk, throwing Miss
Burr to the floor, and broke her hip bone. She
NAV never fully recover from the injuries.
Aug 49, Joseph G. Cowgirl ana Joseph A.
Ward started on a trip to Niagara Falls.-Pit-
man & Stackhouse's hay-press, at JulIustown,
Aug. 81. New Jersey Lodge, No. /, K. of p,
was notified that 1t had won handsome set OF
officers jewels offered by Grand Chancellor
Rockefeller for securing the greatest increase
in membership of any lodge in the state dur
ing four months past
Aug. %. The real estate of the Burlington
County Agricultural Society was sold at sher-
iff- sale, to satisfy mortgage held by the
Camden Trust Co. The latter became the
purchasers at SIC, 500.-Mrs. Samuel Richmond
Aug. q. Philip f. Slack died in Mount
Holly, ia the 18th year OF his age.
Aug. 30. Edgar A. Alcott has been placed
in charge OF the water works to be erected al
Marion.
Sept. /. B. Frank stidtole assumed the pro
pretorship of Ernest D. Holeman's photo
graph gallery.-The Board of Freeholders met
at the almshouse. A resolution was passed
provided that gravel road be constructed al
once from Browns Mills to Pemberton.-Wfl
liam II. Foulks was killed by the cars at Pa
vonia.-The public schools opened in Mount
Holly and % more pupils applied than there
was seating capacity.
Sept 3. There were bicycle races at the
fair ground under tie management of the
Athletic Association. Conrad Grob, OF River
side, defeated Frank Garbarfno, of Mount
Holly, in a nve-mile race. Tony Wtnkel
specht, of Riverside, won the mile novice race
and Conrad Grob the mile championship oil
the county. The local base ball club defeated
Germantown, IL to 4.
Sept 7. The county Board of Assessors liked
the county and school tax at .9SS. The tota
valuation of taxable property in the county
was found to be $22,776,4 29.
Sept s. James Robinson, who murdered hi:
wife at Fieldsboro died in the county jail from
pneumonia. He was 80 years OF age.
Sept. 10. This was considered the hottest
day of the year. At 6 p. Nj. the thermometer
registered 96o-The personal property at The
fair ground was sold at public sale.
Sept. IA. The Mount holly Electric Llgh
old board Of directors was elected, with Amos