The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-07
LOCAL NEWS.

by the Mount Holly police.
The new Board of Freeholders vii
meet tomorrow for organization.
Elwood Waterman is now employed il
the barber shop of c. Shed Holland.
The warm weather of last week brough
out hop toads and chimney swallows.
Crap shooting is said to be INDUCED II
quite extensively over in the bog on Sun
days.
On Wednesday the baby of Mrs. Mabe
Haines was taken out of Jail and givel
an airing.
The lawn mower is now in commission
and the garden hose will soon be working
overtime.
Benjamin W. Zelley is the executor o
the estate of his sister, Sarah A. Zelley
who died recently.
1t is reported that William ]. Baird ant
wife have in contemplation two years
trip through Europe
Some of the magnolia trees about FOWL
presented most beautiful appearance
during the past week.
An unsuccessful attempt was recently
made to rob the residence OF Richard
Gennett, of Bridgeboro.
A dance has been arranged to take place
next Saturday evening in St Mary 8 haii
yUos+ w q shin Cton street.
Arbutus is not up to its usual standard
this year. Perhaps this is due to too much
rain and too little sunshine.
Edward Baugh is now the engineer al
the trolley power house, Frank LAID nav
ing been transferred to Pavonia.
The season for killing wild fowl ex'
pired on Tuesday. There was good shoot
ing up to the end of the season
The annual inspection of Company +
took place last night in the presence o.
Colonel Bryant, of Atlantic City
Harry P. Cox is now member OF the
firm of Diebel & Eppler, of Philadelphia
the latter gentleman having retired.
BY allowing an incubator to get too not
Edwin Davis, of Wrightstown, had eighty
chickens killed which would have Matched
in few days.
If ia said that an effort will be made to
have the Camden Electric Traction Com
pany extend their line from Moorestown
to Mount Holly.
Miss Moore, pupil at the Peddie In
stitute, who recently had her foot burned
with sulphuric acid, has returned to her
home in Mount Holly.
Ellen F. Provost, who died in Mount
Holly recently, left all her estate to her
grandnieces and nephews. The personal
estate is valued at 81, 900.
Roselle Peacock was placed under ball
Yesterday by Justice Krayer on a charge
Of stealing some horse blankets from
William Savan, of Lumberton.
An election was held in MoorestoWn, on
Tuesday, to decide whether the town
shall have a sewage system The vote
was: For sewers, 224; against, 81.
The first marriage in the newly created
township of Tabernacle occurred on April
%. The contracting parties were Win
field s. Haines and Mrs. Anna Mathis.
Mrs. Sarah G. Knights, who was born IN
Springfield township, and who was well
known in Mount Holly, died at Centre
vile. Md. on Wednesday, in her 7Sd year.
Capt. Walter A. Barrows, of Mount
Holly, and Rev. Nj. Mcclellan, OF Phil.
adelphia, have been secured as orators for
the Memorial day exercises to be held at
Vincentown.
R. w. Harker, the former lessee OF the
hotel at Pointville, is again in charge OF
that hosiery. Harry G. Smith, the re-
firing manager, gave ball there on Sat
urday evening.
While in Medford on Thursday. DR.. X.
H. Parsons was handed $3S, which had
been raised there by voluntary contribu-
lions for the benefit of the Burlington
County hospital.
Rabbits feet, horseshoes, cauls, broken
sixpences and other lucky emblems have
been found in profusion by workmen who
are dismantling the old race track pavll
ion at Gloucester.
Quite large delegation of Senior Me-
chanics, of Mount Holly, went to Jack
sonvilIe Wednesday evening to visit En-
terprise Council. The visitors were well
received and report good time.
The estate of the late Mrs. Mary r
Slack. deceased, of Mount Holly, is to bt
equally divided between the children
Letters testamentary have been issued ts
r. B. Slack and G. D. w. Slack.
The unclaimed letters remaining in thu
post Office for the week ending May 4, arr
as follows: Miss Lizzie Dennis, Charles
Fl. Mcintosh, Mrs. Bessie Peak, Mrs. Johl
B. Reed, Miss Emily Shreve. William II
White
Aaron Dean, the carpenter, has secured
employment in Trenton, where strik
has been in progress for some time. Lib
eral offers were made to Contractor lsaa
B. Huff to complete some unfinishe'
work there, but he declined.
Henry s. Haines, of Burlington, ma
made maps of the property OF the lat
Washington Hunter, near Riverside, ant
also of the Haines residence, at Delanco
They will be used by Prosecutor Atkin
SON in the approaching murder trials.
A. s. Kellogg, who has been conduct
ing cigar store and billiard room in tn
Masonic Temple, has been notified to va
cate the place by the first of June, whic
is to be merged into additional space fo
the new post Office. Mr.. Kellogg is III
decided as to his plans for the future.
: On Tuesday an effort was made by
man named Frank Collins to secure poi
session of Lille Allen, the little girl frol
the Children's Home who lives at the re-
idence of DR.. Prickitt The man repr'
scented himself to be the husband
Lilies aunt The latter abducted tn
child about year ago, but she was trace
to Avondale, Pa, and brought back b
Detective Parker.
The will of Charles c. Coles, decease'
of Moorestown, has been admitted to pr
bate. It contains bequest OF $4,000
Charlotte B. Ellis, his housekeeper, al
the residue of the estate is to be divide
equally among L. Dudley Coles, Abigs
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