The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-03-12
LOCAL NEWS.

now in charge of Curtis Davis hotel a
Medford.
Charles Kelse and Joel Rakestraw wer
taken to state prison by Sheriff Fentol
on Friday.
DAYTON Hopkins, of YOUNGSTOWN, ha
a badly lacerated finger, caused by tn
bite of fox.
Mrs. William D. Herbert, OF Pine street
fell down stairs a few days since ana IN
jured her spine.
Abe Coombs, formerly of Mount Holly
has gone to Bridgeport, Conn, to JON
Buffalo Bills show.
Albert Watson, of Wrightstown, re
Gently cut off the end OF one OF his nnger
while shooting horse
The freight steamer Annie L. Vansclvel
resumed her trips yesterday between Cen
treton and Philadelphia.
A fire at Beverly, on Friday, destroyed
harm and damaged the residence of Miss
Hampstead, on Warren street.
A brick house on Pine street, owned pJ
Mrs. Binns, of Germantown, has beer
purchased by George D. Worrell.
Philip stumpf, of Bridgeboro', is Sc
riously ill with blood poisoning, which re-
suited from slight scratch on his leg.
The employees of the defunct Taylor
Manufacturing Company were paid OH OIL
Saturday by John B. Davis, the receiver
The funeral of Mrs. John G. Belton'
wife of Undertaken Bolton, OF Moores
town. was conducted by Morris h. heeier
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the res
;dence of w. A. Norcross, corner high
and Water streets, tomorrow afternoon al
three o'clock
A building lot at Island Heights be-
longing to Judge Charles E. Hendrlckson'
of Mount Holly, has been sold to Amelia
c. Rhoads for $780,
H. c. Webster, of Centreton, has gone
into voluntary bankruptcy. No assets
are scheduled, but the liabilities are
placed at $1o9, 1885
In consequence of many wells having
gone dry thro ughout the county, num-
Der of farmers have been compelled 10
cart water for their stock.
John G. Hippenstiel, the defaulting ex-
tag collector of Delanco, has completed
his term in state prison, and is now Win
his family in Philadelphia
Mrs. Mary Mcfarland, wife OF Stewart
Mcfarland died at her home, on WOOD
Lane near Mount Holly, this morning.
She has been sick but two weeks.
Amos Middleton, of Vincentown, who
has been serving six months in the county
iail for adultery, will be liberated to-day
If he is able to pay fine of 800.
Mrs. Margaret Garwood, widow OF the
late Barzillai Garwood, died at west
Chester, Pa, on Tuesday. She was IN
TERED in Mount Holly on Friday.
The brick house on Buttonwood street,
occupied by Jerome Bruere, was put up
at public sale on Saturday and brought
es00 Mr.. Bruere was the highest bidder
Joseph Jones and Miss Mary Ridgway,
of Wrightstown, were married at Point
vile on the I'd inst, by Rev. Walter E
Shaw. Miss Louisa Ridgway, sister OF
the bride, was bridesmaid.
Cant. Frank w. Patton and wife, for
merly of Mount Holly, have been visiting
DR.. W.. P. Melcher. The Captain is hav-
ing a vesselEloaded with cargo OF coal at
Port Richmond, Philadelphia.
An entertainmentby Prof Wright's jul
bilee singers, of Philadelphia, will be
given in the Court House, Mount Holly,
on Wednesday evening, March 20, for the
benefit of St. Paul's A. M. E. Church
Michael Ryan and wife, OF Risdon
street. celebrated the fftieth anniversary
of their marriage on the I'd inst, on
which occasion they received $50 in gold.
They have one child, three grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
Frank Harker, David Carr, Dick Sooy
and Joseph P. Lemon, of Browns Mills,
have been charged with stealing timber
from the Upton tract. A good deal OF
this work has been going on lately, and
the owners propose to put stop to it.
Mrs Mary A. Clifford died suddenly at
her home in Tuckerton on Thursday She
was stricken with congestion OF the lungs
at three o'clock in the morning and was
dead within an hour. She was 90 years OF
age and had lived at Tuckerton for long
time.
Grant Davis killed hog on Thursday
that weighed CAT pounds, which was the
same weight as the porker slaughtered by
Samuel j. Smith. There was quite diff
ference in the measurements OF the two
animals, which fooled some of the expert
guessers.
DR.. R. c. Darlington is the executor OF
the will of Magdelena Walter, deceased,
who died near Mount Holly. Pauline
Dreas, daughter, is to receive ,ooo
The other requests are So each to Peter
Walter, Jacob, Lena, John, Emma ano
Maud. children of Augusta Walter, Jos
eph. Ann and Fred Muller. Albert Wal
ter is given 800 in cash, and note OF hi
for $500 is to be cancelled. The residue
of the estate is to be divided between
Pauline Dreas and Peter Walter.
It is more than likely that the two mel
now in Jail charged with stealing trolle.
wire from the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, will get the full extent OF tn
law. They were arrested Wednesda..
morning at Palmyra with the wire in thei
possession, which they cut with ME
Their names as given are Anthony Stun
and John Conyary, of Philadelphia. Fer
haps this arrest will break up the busines
altogether. The wire was stolen on Mon
day night near the Grant street static
while men were patroling the track be
yond WOODLAND.
The residents of Mount Laurel are in
state of fear over the presence OF nv
cases of smallpox. 1t is thought the dis
ease was contracted in Philadelphia, wher
two members of the family OF Charlie
Muse have been under treatment in hot
nital. They were taken i'll a few day
ago. and as the cases developed it wa
diagnosed as smallpox by the attendin
musician. Other members of the famil
were taken, and now Charles Muse, GEE
Muse, Herbert Muse, Maggie Muse an