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

tomato plants, Tor sale py owen Dros'
The w. c. T. q. will meet at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Mark R. Sooy tomorrow
afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Some 1ne samples of photography are
exhibited by H. L. Keller in the show
case in front of his studio.
Martin Bayersdorfer will move to
Broad street, to the house formerly oc-
cupied by Auditor Worrell.
| Two of Burlington's prominent citizens
RECALLED the residents of High street with
a midnight serenade on Friday.
! Onion sets cheap, and pouderette to
make them grow. Also asparagus and
rhubarb roots and strawberry plants. For
sale by Owen Bros.
Harry M. Abdill, the Mill street shoe
dealer, disposed of his stock and fixtures
on Thursday, and removed from town.
He will locate at Red Bank.
The latest fish story comes from Birm-
lingham Theodore B. Gaskin has cat
that plunges into the creek every morning
to get a fresh fish for its breakfast.
Call and see the Rambler bicycles for
1901. Ask for Rambler Art catalogue.
Second hand bicycles, sundries and tires
always on hand. Storey & Sons, Paxson
street, Mount Holly.
Ephraim Horner, sawyer in mill
near New Egypt, was seriously injured
on Wednesday by large block which got
caught in the saw and was hurled with
great force against him.
The exact amount Melted at the recent
fair held by Relief Fire Company was
$394.61. At meeting of the company,
last evening, a vote of thanks was ten
dered to all who contributed to the fair
All sizes in gauze and ribbed under
wear for ladies and children. Also full
| line of ladies' muslin underwear. Seer
sucker skirts, 40 cents. Flannelette skirts,
25 cents S. s. Evan, % Main street =
The trouble at Riverside over the or
ganization of the board of education has
been settled The Attorney General has
decided that man may live in another
county and still retain his membership i'll
school board in this county.
Forty persons were baptized in Still
wells mill pond, at Chesterfield, few
miles from Bordentown, Sunday after
noon, by Rev. James Lisk, D. D., pastor
of the Bordentown Baptist Church, for
Rev. Merritt Miller, of that place. who,
owing to an accident, is not equal to such
service.
The thirteenth anniversary of the Ep-
worth League of the Methodist church
will be celebrated on May IS. An address
will be made by Rev. DR.. Hammel. OF
Pennington The Baptist Young Peoples
Union and Christian Endeavor societies
will be invited to be present and refresh
ments will be served.
Fire was discovered. on Friday after
noon, in the unoccupied portion OF
double house in Riverton. 1t is thought
family who had just moved left hot
fire in the stove. The building was al
most entirely destroyed. A family liv-
ing in the other end of the house lost con-
siderable furniture. They were away
from home at the time of the fire.
At the annual business meeting OF the
Baptist Church, held last evening, the
following officers were elected; Clerk,
John D. Clevenger; treasurer, George
Stead; deacons for three years, Benjamin
Sutphin, B. o. Herbert and n. g. Bick-
ford; trustees, Joseph G. Dudley, ]. E.
Worrell, j. Smalley Baugh, Fred Sheme-
ley, t. Clifford Keller, Samuel A. Atkin-
SON andSamuel A. Borden; pew collector,
Jere H. Colkitt; music committee, J. 8.
Baugh.
Edward Rodman, of Rancocas, was at
tackled on Saturday night by three men,
who seemed to have no other motive than
desire to do some unlawful act. esod-
man had just passed the Centreton hotel
when the men stepped out and threw him
from his bicycle, and proceeded to beat
him in a fierce manner. A man who hap
pened to be in the neighborhood interfered.
AS it was Rodman was badly bruised and
has a swollen face. He has discovered
who his assailants were and will have
them arrested.
Bordentown was treated to mystery
on Thursday evening when Arthur
Sprowle, young man, was shot, as ne
said, by somebody lying in wait for him.
He told story of acquaintance with
young lady which aroused the ire OF other
lads, and intimated that one of those had
shot him. The ball was thought to have
entered the boys shoulder, but is said to
have been since found in the chicken
yard Investigation of the boys story
seems to indicate that he inflicted the
wound himself.
The members of the 23d New Jersey
Regimental Association spent the day, on
Friday, at the nome of Gen. Z. Burd
Grubb at Edgewater Park. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, Gen.
E. Burd Grubb; vice presidents, Sergeant
Inglin, Thomas Stanmore, Joseph Willis,
John Boyd, Captain Grobler, Captain
Kirk bride, Samuel Painter, Joseph Swift,
w. w. Curtis, Sergeant Risby; secretary,
Samuel Bovine; treasurer, T. ]. Alcott;
chaplain, W. t. Abbott. The Metropoli-
tan band, of Burlington, furnished music
for the occasion Brief addresses were
made during the day by Gen. Grubb.
Rev. E. z. Donaldson, Rev. ]. nj. Mich
oils, OF Marlton, ex- Congressman McEwan,
of Jersey City.
Thomas Carey and colored man named
Jim Jones went to house at Hartford, on
Saturday, where they spent the morning
drinking. Finally the darkey got an idea
the white man was paying too much atten-
ton to the woman and proceeded to clean
I'D the entire house. Word was sent to con
stable Gilbert, at Masonville, and he went
down to arrest the man but soon found ne
had a hard task. With the assistance OF
another man, however, he succeeded in
getting the darkey out of the house and
took him before Justice Manuel, who
placed the prisoner under $500 bail. The
constable took his charge to the station tc
convey him to the prison and when ne
went in to get tickets, the prisoner ran OIL
Up the hill he went with the constable
after him, but the darkey was too fleet, ano
the bullets sent after him by the constable
did not bother him little bit. A specia