The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-23

John tale ana MISS MarJle names Wer
married in the Office of Justice Brown, o
Vincentown, few days since.
Miss Bertha Wright, of Brainard street
is recovering from an illness which ha
Frustrated her for several days.
/ The spring meeting of the Burlington
County Teachers Association will be helt
in College Hall, Bordentown, on Saturday
May II.
/ F. P. Endicott's last horse sale of tn,
season was held at the Arcade Hotel OF
! Saturday. Eleven animals were sold a
| good prices
Onion sets cheap, and pouderette tx
make them grow. Also asparagus anC
rhubarb roots and strawberry plants. Fol
sale by Owen Bros.
The second story portico in front of the
residence of Edward D. Stokes, on High
street, has been removed. A new one, tC
extend to the curbstone, will take it:
place.
The large garden and chicken yard on
the south side of Ridgway street, owned
by Henry G. Risdon, is to be converted
| into an annex to the Mount Holly GEM
etery.
The members of the Lady Marion Home,
No. 6, gave an elegant chicken and oys-
ter supper on Saturday evening. The
success was somewhat interfered with by
the rain.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Washington Hunter, deceased, have
been granted to Sallie III. Hunter, the
widow. The personal property is valued
at $4,000.
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.
Mother Goose and her Temperance Fam
ily will be in town on Thursday next, April
%, and will give an entertainment in the
M E. Church at 7 80 P. M. Admission 10
cents; children 10 cents.
The family of Mrs Sarah Pierce, who
recently died at the residence of her son-in
law, Samuel G. Crockford, desire to return
their thanks to all friends who extended
aid and sympathy to them in their affiict-
ion.
Judge and Mrs J. Frank Fort celebrat-
ed the twenty-ffth anniversary of their
wedding yesterday. At the same time
Mr. Forts parents, William Stainsby and
wife, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of their marriage.
In the absence of Judge Gaskill at
court, on Tuesday, Judge ii. ID. Voor-
bees of Cape May presided. Certificates
of lunacy were issued against Mary
elmer Agnew, of Burlington, and Lizzie
Horn, residing near Bordentown.
The canning house at Stevens station,
now under the management of Jones &
Ireland, of Mount Holly, is being pre-
pared for the opening of the asparagus
season. This firm will put up an immense
amount of that vegetable.
A large and frst-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.
r. Howard Aaronson, of Bordentown,
and Miss Ada Wells, of Pemberton, are to
be married at the latter place this evening
in the Baptist Church. The ceremony will
be performed by Rev. DR.. ]. G. Buchanan,
the pastor The event is to be quite an
elaborate affair.
Rev Frederick A. Heisley, son of Rev,
Charles W. Heisley of Farmingdale, has
accepted call to the Episcopal church at
Mason City, Iowa, and will leave for his
new home in the West next Friday. Mr..
Heisley has up to this time been rector of
St. Andrews Episcopal church, Bridgeton.
Judson Gaskill is turning out some fine
work at his carriage factory on Garden
street. Last week he sent to Harry Gale,
of Moorestown, fine delivery wagon and
is now building milk wagon for William
Gardiner, of Medford He also has in
course of construction a wagon for George
B. Borton.
A meeting was held in the Protestant
Episcopal Parish House at Riverton on
Thursday evening, and society was or
ganiZed, to be known as the Natural His
tory Society of Riverton. The following
officers were elected: President, Rev. r.
B. Shepherd; Treasurer, William Trickler;
Secretary, Herbert Greensmith.
Miss Sallie Zelley, of Philadelphia, sis
ter of BENJAMIN W. Zelley, who recently
purchased the Benjamin Fl. Deacon farm,
near Mount Holly, died here on Saturday
night. Deceased had charge of the en-
broidery department at the store of Straw
bridge & Clothier, with which firm she
has been connected for twenty three
years.
1t is said that young man who claims
to be piano tuner but who in reality is
a sneak thief, is doing business in this
county. He represents that he has been
sent to the house by the absent husband
to tune the piano. After his departure it
is generally found that he has taken
something of value.
Game Warden Muller, of Woodbury.
placed 900 yellow perch in the Rancocas
creek, above the Mount Holly mill dam, on
Thursday. The fish were furnished by
the State Fish and Game Commission
upon the application of the Mount Holly
Anglers club. On Wednesday Mr.. Null
Ter placed $50 of the perch in Kirby's mill
pond near Medford.
The State Gazette published the following
which is heartily agreed in by all our cit
izens:-' perhaps Conductor Sapp de-
serves degree of punishment for having
contributed principally to the fatal crash
between the two trains on the Camden and
Amboy Division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. but we must commend him for the
frank and courageous way in which he as
sumed the responsibility for the disaster
He might have put portion of the blame
on the shoulders of Engineer Thompson,
who was in his grave at the time that the
last meeting of the Corener's jury was
held, but he refused to do it. Knowing
that his confession of carelessness meant
his arraignment on serious charge yet he
frankly and honestly made it, and that
fact entities him to good deal of credit "
Mrs. William Jeanette, while at the
railroad station Wednesday morning act
ed in a strange manner. Aaron E. Burr,
of Moorestown, removed her from dan
gerous position which she had taken on
the trestle. When Policeman Denness ar
rived on the scene he understood the sit
uation, knowing that the woman's mind
was unbalanced. He took charge of her,
and while waiting for the arrival of a
hack Mrs. Jeanette fell to the side walk
from exhaustion. She was taken to Jail
and properly cared for. The night pre-
vious she created disturbance at one or
two places, claiming that some one was
irving to kill her. A rumOr that she had
been ill-treated by her husband was in
yestigated and found to be untrue The
unfortunate woman has been removed to
the asylum.
Howard Smith, residing on Buttonwood
street, and Katie Mcdonald, recently from
the Ladies' Aid Society, Philadelphia, are
missing. They haye been away since
Wednesday, and all efforts to find them
have failed Mrs. Smith has four child
rem and Katie has one When Mary went
to Harry Hawkins after milk on Saturday
morning. she said: Mamma will have to
be watched, as she has threatened to take
noison because papa has run away with a