The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-04

Captain Branson will act as the day pc
liceman for the next two weeks.
Thomas S. sprague was appointed
postmaster at Manahawkin, yesterday.
The grand stand on the base ball ground
at New Egypt was destroyed by fire early
this morning.
Cabbages are rather high, but we have
them as cheap as they can be bought
All sound. Cavanaugh, so Main st.
E. Elwell Shemeley has purchased the
photograph gallery of B. Frank Stidfole
and he will give the business his closest
attention.
Aaron Kimber, a young colored boy Of
Burlington, who has been confined in jail
on a charge of larceny, was admitted tc
bail yesterday.
S. Budd Norcross has purchased from
the Rancocas Sand and Gravel Company,
a steam shovel, locomotive, IS dumping
cars and a mile of three-feet gauge track.
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Norcross' wharf at Bridgeboro. The out
look for the sand trade this year is excel
lent.
Try George W. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has a 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.
The America Hose Company elected
these officers last evening: President, w.
Budd Deacon; vice president, Washing
ton w. Watts; secretary, Edward P.
Holeman; treasurer, Edward B. Jones;
directors, S. Earl Assay, Edward S. Troth,
Elmer D. Prickitt, Jesse Woodruff, Will
liam Cronk; fire police, George Gaun,
Frank Matthias, Henry s.. Brown, VIII
liam Herbert, William Thomas, Andrew
Collins.
Relief Fire Company elected the fol
lowing officers last evening: President,
Charles M. Sloan; vice president, Charles
II. Estill, ST.; secretary, William H. Ma
son, Jr.; treasurer, Harry L. Walters;
engineer, w. Scott Matlack; foreman,
Harry w. Kempte; trustees, G. H. Estill,
Sr., Judson C. Gaskill, William F. Ros-
sell, James s. Hume, Harry Hawkins,
ST.; fire police, Theodore N. Hates, W.
H. Goldy, John Throckmorton, ST., W.
F. Rossell, John F. Saturday, B. S. War
rem.
Company F elected the following officers
last night: Sergeants, Robert Meyers,
Harry P. Cox; corporals, Harry H. Cross,
Robert Berry. The medals that had been
awarded to those who qualified as marks
men were distributed last night to the
following: j. NJ. Reeve, J. Blake Slack,
Lee j. Wells, Wilbert L. Shinn, Harry P.
Cox, Frank Willitts, Peter H. Cleveland
Joseph T. Archer, James E. Berry, Henry
D. Craig, Albert ]. Donnelly, Nelson B.
Gaskill, Alfred NJ. Joyce, John Fl. Jones,
Samuel B. Mason, A. M. P. Porter, Par
vim r. Quigley, T. M. Sims, William A.
Slaughter, Samuel J. Taylor, Albert F.
Wright, John w. Wright.
In the attachment suit of Quigley and
others against Charles Root, which was
before Justice Clevenger on January
25, and judgment given in favor of the
plaintiffs, the limitation of three months
in which the attached goods could be sold
expires to-day. The suit that was decid-
ed against Constable Claypoole for refus-
ing to set aside 5000 for the benefit of Mrs.
Root, will be tried at the May term of
In view of the complicated state
of affairs, Justice Clevenger has decided
not to issue any execution for the sale of
the goods until the appeal case is settled.
The furniture was stored in the Shreve
building by Constable Claypoole. Since
then his commission as an officer has ex-
PRED, and it is now a question in whose
possession the goods are and who is to
pay for their storage.