The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-28

nually to the 10000 pensioners in New
! Jersey.
| County Auditor William W. Worrell i
having his residence on Broad stree
painted.
Harry Mattson, freeholder of Burling
ton township. began to pick Strawberries
on Friday.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
of Columbus will hold strawberry fes
tival tomorrow evening.
The value of the personal estate of the
late Lydia Lippincott, deceased, of West
vile, is said to be $3.50, 900.
The engagement has been announced
of John Regars, of Florence, and Miss
Daisy Houser, of Philadelphia.
The stone culvert at Mount Holly ave-
nue. and Mill street. has been injured by a
heavy roller passing over the end of it.
1t is expected that the Burlington coun-
ty insane patients at Trenton will be
transferred to New Lisbon in about a
week
George D. Worrell is erecting a large
wind mill on the Lorillard farm at Jobs
town, to supply water to the green houses
and garden.
The iron foundry of T. c. Alcott g.
Son, on Washington street, is very busy
place just now, the firm being rushed
with orders.
Benjamin Costill, living near Haines-
port, ran rusty nail in his foot few
days since, which has given him good
deal of trouble.
The engagement has been made public
of Miss Helen Mann Wallace, of Moores-
town, to William Chamberlain, of Hunt
ington Valley. Pa.
Rev. N. J. Wright, pastor of the
Mount Holly Methodist church, spoke in
the Union Methodist church at Burlington
on Thursday night.
Mechanics Circle, of Smithville, will
hold fair and strawberry festival on the
evening of June 6. A sewing machine or
bicycle is to be given away.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church,
will have supper on the lawn adjoining
the church, on June 6. A good supper
for % cents. Everybody welcome.
Robert Smith, of Jobstown, while shoe
ing horse recently, was kicked by the
animal and had his knee cap fractured.
He will be laid up for some time.
The former office building on High
street, recently vacated by Justice Krayer,
has been occupied by John Mcfarland,
where he will repair boots and shoes.
Charles G. Gallagher, of Beverly. died
morning Deceased was 43 years
# age. For twenty weight years he was
confidential employee of the Tradesmen's
Bank of Philadelphia.
hummer corset, lace trimmed top and
POTION, only so cts. P. N. summer cor
cts, rs cts. A very good corset, % cts
]. s. Evan, % Main street.
Rev. J. Fl. Durham, pastor of the Pres
,yterian church, delivered an interesting
ermon on Sunday evening to the various
organizations that will participate in the
Memorial day exercises in Mount Holly. |
The New Jersey Grand Lodge, Royal
has passed resolution denying |
benefits to members who refuse to secure
he services of a physician when sick.
This resolution was aimed principally at
he Christian Scientists.
The Peahala Club, at Long Beach, held |
is annual meeting week ago and John
:. Bishop was elected president; John FL.
secretary; Robert P. Snow
len, treasurer; John I. Bishop, James O.
Glasgow, Edward D. Stokes, Daniel L.
Noolman and William B. Wills, execu-
i've committee.
John Barnes and wife, of Delanco, for
nerly of Mount Holly, made complaint
0 Justice Weller few days since, that
hey had been scared by stuffed image
7hich had been tied to tree in front of
heir residence by young boy named
red Kreiner. The latter was arrested
Or malicious mischief.
A setter dog belonging to Charles Ell.
'itman, Jr., of Browns Mills, few days
ince killed rattlesnake having sixteen
attles The dog has been trained to kill
inc snakes. which command price of
fteen cents per foot when sold alive. 1t
vould now be in order for Mr.. Pitman to
rain his intelligent animal to catch tim
er thieves.
The report that Howard Haines had de-
erted his wife, who is confined in Jail on
charge of murder, is denied by Lawyer
,ckard P. Budd, who said the absence of
he husband is accounted for from the
act that he has been away on business
rip. Mr.. Haines asserts his belief in the
innocence of his wife, and he declares
hat he will spend his last dollar in her
efense.
Elk Governor William A. Newell, fore
nan of the Monmouth County grand jury,
vas given surprise Thursday by his col
esgues in that body shortly before its ad-
ournment until July. Through Pro-
ecutor Foster the venerable ex-governor
vas presented with gold headed cane
md gold headed silk umbrella. The
okens were given at the dinner hour |
md the former governor feelingly acknow-
edged the gifts In few words.
One of the prettiest home weddings of
he season at Palmyra was celebrated
Wednesday evening, when Miss Anna
Elizabeth Wilbraham, daughter of Reuben
md Deborah Wilbraham, was united in
wedlock to Mr. Howard Edgar Ingling,
If Atlantic City. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. D. W. G. McIntire, pastor
If the Epworth M. E. church of Palmyra,
After short wedding tour they will take
I'D their residence in Atlantic City, where
he groom is druggist.
John Young and Otto Keller will be
placed on trial on Wednesday, June IL,
or the murder of Washington Hunter,
which occurred on the night of January
rs, while four men were engaged in rob-
ping the house of the aged farmer near
Riverside If these two men are con-
7icted, then Governor Odell, of New
York, will permit the removal to Mount
Holly of Charles Brown, the man who
inflicted the death blows. according to the