The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13

! The old mill at New Lisbon is to re
ceive new water wheel
/. The residence of Joseph Huff, on Brair
ard street. is being painted.
: A valuable mare, belonging to Georg
NJ Wells, of Moorestown, died of pneu
monia last week.
The closing exercises of the Brainar
School will be held in the opera house o
Thursday evening, the 22d inst
Miss Gertrude E. Andrus has resigne
her position as school teacher at Haines
port and accepted another at the Cooks
town school.
The refreshing shower on Thursday af
ternoon caused the mercury to drop sew
eral degrees, and all kinds of vegetation
, was benefited
, James Phillips and Arthur Hughes, o
Chester township, were committed to jai
) last week for stealing some ducks from
Samuel G. Bunting, Jr., valued at S.
Officers have been looking for Apoll,
j G. Dunfee, for whom warrant has beef
J issued, charging him with stealing mill
cans and selling them after the nam'
plates had been removed.
The open air gospel address on the cour
house grounds next Sunday afternoon a
O'Clock, by s. A. White, will be on the
subject of Cain and Abel" No collec
lions and all cordially invited
Mrs. Mcguire, whose husband recently
exhibited his trained horses in the Opers
House here, was burned to death at hel
home in Philadelphia last week while try
ing to start fire with kerosene oil.
Quite novel sight on Saturday morn
ing was two wagons standing in front Of
Justice Clevenger's Office loaded dowI
with children from the pines who were
returning home from berry picking.
A large surplus stock of tomato, pep
pers and potted egg plants: also, severa
thousand plants of geraniums, coleus
heliotrope, asters, ETC., to be had at bar
gain prices at Rosbach's Pemberton. sgt
Howard Lippincott and Edward Atkin
son had some trouble last week. The lat
ter was assaulted as the result of charge
made against the former, so Justice Lau
master held Lippincott for court under
800 bail.
William Brown, another one of the
young men who took part in a recent
midnight disturbance, and who ran away
upon learning that warrants has been is
sued, was arrested near Lumberton on
Tuesday and given twenty days in Jail
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
farm of 142 acres, belonging to Daniel
Bodine, ct ais, in Springfield township,
to James P. Townsend, executor of Will
liam Chamberlain, deceased, for s., 800;
also, nine acres on another tract to Lydia
A. Hough, for 1890.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, living near vincen-
town, accompanied by Mrs Smith, of
New York, and seven children, were
driving out Main street, in Mount Holly,
on Sunday afternoon, and as they turned
out of the car tracks the horse became
unruly and the wagon was overturned.
All hands were thrown out and they were
more or less bruised.
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.
A fatal accident occurred last week to
David L. Lane at his home in Trenton
while handling revolver. The weapon
went off and killed Mr. Lane The sad af-
fair took place on Sunday, the day on
which he was to have been received in
Trinity M. E. Church, of which Rev. j.
H. Boswell is pastor. Deceased had many
friends in Mount Holly, as he was we'll
known driver of one of Zimri West
bakery teams.
Mrs. Frank Price is the name of a
woman who for some time has been run
ming about town day and night begging
with little baby in her arms The Sheriff
has been instructed not to receive her at
the jail on account of her child. The au-
thorities have been thinking of sending
the woman to the county house, but she
says she will not go there. Her husband
is in Jail, having been committed from
Beverly for term of six months.
The fire department came near having
another run on Friday. Some time dur
ing the afternoon little son of Jerry
Conner, of Risdon street, thought he
would have some fun, so he secured the
kerosene can and poured some of the oil
on stove. Instantly there was a large
flame shooting up to the ceiling, and for 6
few moments matters looked serious. An
alarm brought out the employees at Bow
ker's shoe factory, who made quick work
in extinguishing the fire Fortunately
none of the oil got on the child.
The Burlington County First-day Schoo
Union met in the Friends meeting house,
corner of Main and Garden streets, OF
Saturday. Daniel Willitts acted as clerk
and Sarah Gibbs was the secretary The
exercises consisted of readings, recita
tions, etc. The Mount Holly school was
represented by Byron Deacon, Susal
Troth and Margaret Newbold. Speeches
were made by DR.. Parry. DR.. Janney
Henry Satterthwait and Seth Ely, thei
subject being Teaching the Bible in tn,
First Day School," Refreshments wer
served to those in attendance.
The funeral of the late Dr. Abram E
Conrow, which occurred on Thursday
was very largely attended. The service
were held in the Westfield Friends meet
ing house. DR.. Conrow belonged to nu
merous organizations, prominent amon
them being the Masons, Odd Fellows an,
American Mechanics. He was membe
l of the State Democratic Committee, tn
County Board of Freeholders, Burlingto
County Medical Society," the Society o
$ Friends, all of which were represented a
i the funeral. Addresses were made by Dl
Franklin Haines, Ezra Lippincott an
Edgar Conrow.
There is gang of young men abou
town who are fixing things to get then
selves into trouble, and it is quite likel,
that some of them will soon be huntin
, bondsmen to keep themselves out of jai
! They not only engage in various depred'
s tions of minor character, but some {