The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-12

DAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy B. Lippincott en-
tertained a few friends at dinner on
Friday evening.
The residence of the late Mark R. Sooy
on High street, was sold on Saturday, to
Frank Wright, for $3.50.
Stockton Stokes, aged 81 years, formerly
residing near Beverly, died on Sunday al
the County Hospital for the Insane.
The Court of Pardons will be petitioned
next Tuesday to commute John Ioungs
death sentence to imprisonment for life.
We have Just received carload of fine
York state potatoes, which we offer for
limited time at 45c per basket. Allin-
sons.
The annual entertainment under the
auspices of the Baptist Sunday schooi
will be held in that church on Thanksgiv-
ing night
We have Just received carload of fine
York state potatoes, which we offer for
limited time at 45c. per basket. Allin-
sons.
On Friday evening the Knights of Pyth-
las received one proposition. An effort is
now being made to materially increase
the membership by the first of the year.
H. Blanchard Earnest, Of Riverside,
and Miss Anna Taylor, of Hightstown,
were married at the latter place on Mon
day, October 81, by Rev. DR.. Neal, pastor
of the NJ E. Church
On Sunday evening there was lost on
Union street, between Buttonwood and
Cherry streets, small oval hand painted
brooch. The finder will be rewarded by
leaving at it the post office.
The proceedings at the Baptist church
last week on the occasion of the centennial
celebration, together with the addresses,
letters and other matters of interest will
be published in book form shortly.
The Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar club
netted about 5000 from their supper on
Friday and Saturday. The members de-
sire to return thanks to all those who as
sisted in making the affair success.
Freebooter Mattson, of Burlington,
keeps up his reputation as the champion
Keiffer pear grower in this section. He
brought to THE News Office last week a
basket of the finest specimens we have
seen for long time.
A warrant was issued yesterday for the
arrest of John Mcfarland. the Water
street shoemaker. The charge is bigamy
and is pressed by Mrs. Mcfarland No. 2.
John says everything is straight, as he
will show at the hearing on Thursday.
There will be an entertainment in Town
Hall, Pemberton, next Tuesday evening,
for the benefit of the Burlington County
Fl ospital. There will be readings by Miss
Eliza beth Wellington Lord, of Boston, a
laughable comedy, with plenty of music
Farmers between Fellowship and Mer-
chantville are seeking Samuel Williams,
negro farm hand, who is suspected of
robbing the house of Jacob w. Stiles, at
Fellowship, of two gold Watches two
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ily's absence on Sunday night.
Edward E. Baugh, engineer at the troll
lev power house recently destroyed by
fire, has been given work at the Pavonia
shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Charles Lott, night engineer, has been
made Waterman, vice John Hulse, resign
ed. Frank Cain, fireman, has been laid
off
At meeting of the Board of Health
held last evening a resolution was passed
to provide free vaccination for persons
who so desire Applications may be made
to the secretary, Martin H. Girven, who
will give a certificate which may be pre-
sented to any physician in the town, who
will vaccinate the applicant free of charge.
DR.. H. R. Faringer, of Garden street,
will appear before Justice Clevenger at
10 o'clock tomorrow, to answer charge
of cruelty to horse. The story is that
he became angry at the animal and kicked
it so long and so hard that the horse fairly
groaned. The suit was brought by an
agent of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals.
Jacob Haverstraw received injuries on
Saturday, which will probably result ia
tally. He was out cunning at Jacobstown
on Saturday, and had shot squirrel. He
ran to get it but found it was not dead,
and as it started to run friend of Haver-
straw's fired at the squirrel and sent the
load into both of Haverstraw's feet with
such damaging effect as to require ampu-
tation.
In the Supreme Court yesterday de-
cision was rendered in the case of the
congregation of the Mission of st. Vim
cent de Paul. in Bordentown, VS.. city OF
Bordentown. This was a suit to set aside
taxes for the year 1900, under legal
claim of exemption. The court holds
that the whole of the property upon
which taxes have been assessed Is not ex-
empt, only the mansion house and part
of the land escaping assessment.
A party of men occupy house on the
South Pemberton road, near Pine street.
On Thursday night there was fight in
which George Bothner was badly beaten
by Lewis Lynch. Bothner says he was
first robbed of 81. so and then hit with a
hickory stick which left some bad cuts.
Lynch was lodged in Jail and Bothner was
taken to the residence of his sister on Pax
son street Yesterday man died at the
house and the appearance of an undertak-
er's wagon led to the report that Bothner
had died from his wounds, which was not
true.
Adam Gibson, of 'Bucto, died yesterday.
He had been suffering from dropsy, and
few days ago he was seized with spell
of hiccoughs, and all efforts failed to re-
lieve him. Mr. Gibson was over 70 years
of age He had not been enjoying good
health since his wife was burned to death
nearly three years ago. MIR. Gibson's con
dition was made known in the Sunday
papers, and yesterday nearly fifty letters
: and postal cards were received in Mount
Holly for the deceased, offering all sorts
| of advice and receipts for stopping the
hccoughs.
John Hylton, son of the late Dunbar
+ Hvlton, died of Bright's disease at his
+. home in Palmyra yesterday. The deceas
ed was Familiarity known as Jack" al
f over the township, and lived in gooc
+ STYLE in his stone mansion on cliff over
IIooI,;no tho Tableware He emnlOVed