The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-21

The machinery at the trolley powe
house was overhauled last week.
Robert Atkinson, well known forist
died at Edgewater Park yesterday morn
ing.
Robert Street has purchased the Petel
son property on West Washington stree
for $500.
: Judge c. E. Hendrickson and famil.
: have returned to Mount Holly for the
summer.
DR.. A. R. W. Atwood has purchased
the Haines property, corner of Ridgwa'
street and Mount Holly avenue.
: The Ladies Aid Society of the Metho
dist Church, at Rancocas, is arranging
for celebration of the Fourth of July.
On Thursday Sheriff Fenton sold q
double dwelling house in Columbus, be
longing to Mrs Mary E. Gibson, to Ship
ley w. Haines, for $3.50.
White goods for waists and dresses
Exceptionally fine India linon for 10, 10
Is, IS, 30 and 25 cents per yard. Also
organdie and Persian lawns. S. s. Evan
% Main street.
During trial before Justice Hagaman,
at Juliustown last week, William Carhart,
1.-THE defendant, who took exceptions to the
conduct of the squire. was committed tc
Jail for ten days for contempt of court.
4 Apoplexy caused the death of jacob
Laumaster in Philadelphia. last week
Deceased formerly resided in Burlington
and for several years was employed in
Mount Holly at s. j. Smiths restaurant
A large and first-class fresh stock OF
groceries can be found at Durand's new
store on High street. Call and see the
goods and get prices. Then you will be
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
On account of numerous protests against
changing the King street drawbridge to a
stationary structure, Freebooter Durand
has decided to recommend that when the
bridge is rebuilt, it shall again have a
draw. 1t is probable that the new bridge
will be made the full width of King
street.
Wilbur Emmons a fireman on the rail-
road met with painful accident one
night last week. He was crossing the
yard at the Mount Holly station, and as
| it was very dark he fell over tie, strik-
ing with such force as to nearly break his
jaw. He cut hole in his chin and drove
his teeth through his lip.
1t is said that the asparagus crop is de-
clining in this county from disease
known as rust, which attacked the roots
five years ago, and the trouble has been
growing ever since This fact together
with the cool weather, has made the crop
short this year, there not being enough to
supply steady work for even one canning
! house.
| The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
had some of their detectives at work in
Mount Holly. on Thursday, trying to re-
cover some trolley wire that was stolen
near here last week. Several search war
rants were issued and one or two arrests
made, but the accused persons could not
be connected with the crime and they
were discharged
The extended order drill, or a sort of
sham battle, by Company E will take
place next Monday evening at eight
O'Clock. The company will begin the
drill near the toll house on Water street,
proceeding from there to Rocks woods,
and then make an assault on the railroad.
Persons desiring to see the drill can get
an excellent view from the railroad, near
Mr. Chances residence.
Sheriff Fenton went to Albany last
week to endeavor to get the Governor of
New York to take steps whereby Charles
Brown, one of the men indicted for the
murder of Washington Hunter, might be
brought here for trial. The Governor
declined to act just now, but in case the
others are convicted he will issue papers
SO that Brown may be brought here.
| A special election will be held in North
ampton township on June 4th to vote on
appropriations to complete the stone
road from curb to curb that is to be built
by the county on Mill street, and to ma
cadam Broad street from the intersection
of the Jacksonville road to High street.
| The amount asked for Broad street is
| sc, 900, for Mill street So, $50. The polls
will be held at America hose house and
will be open from A. M. to P. M.
Allen F. Powell has been appointed SUI
pervisor of the Mount Holly and Smith
vile stone road. Jacob w. Gaskill will
have charge of the construction of the new
road from Jacksonville to Mount Holly,
where it will be continued through Broad
street A special town meeting is to be
called to ask for an appropriation to de-
fray the expense of completing the macad-
am from curb to curb, on each side of the
county road.
! On Saturday afternoon the two Oldest
sons of Prosecutor Samuel A. Atkinson
met with an accident at the post office.
They were coming down the hill at live
ly gait in an express wagon drawn by a
little girl Being unable to turn the cor
ner quickly, the express load of young at
torneys was dumped into the street on
the sharp stones, which cut severe cash
on the forehead of Samuel, Jr. Both boys
were more or less injured.
i The trial of Mrs Haines for murder OF
her stepdaughter, has been postponed I'M
til the October term. The reason for this
action is said to be the fear that news
papers have created public opinion against
the woman. When the time arrives fol
the trial in October more weighty rea-
son may be advanced, and justice will be
DELAYED. If there ever was case where
a speedy trial should be given, it is this
one. If the woman is guilty she should
be punished quickly. If she is innocent
she should not be compelled to remain il
J. Jail This talk about the newspapers
prejudicing the case is all rot, but it II
good enough to put off disagreeabl'
; task.
People are bound to haye George W
Durand's groceries, whether by fair mean'
: or foul. A large number are willing tt
nay for them, and there are few people
, who will steal them if an opportunity
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