The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-15
Ogden 81. Maths was yesterday ap.
nointed r,ostrnaste at Riverton

The Burlington County Teachers con
vention will be held at Riverside in May
Butterine % cents pound at Allinson's
Clean and sweet and better than cheap
butter.
John B. Herbert, east Mill street, has
for sale 90 varieties of strawberry plants,
new and standard
The sum of 700 of the capital stock
of the Mount Holly Trust Company was
paid in on Thursday.
Lille Egbert. OF Moorestown, had some
tumors removed from her side at the Bur
lington County Hospital on Friday.
The heirs of the late Samuel N. Haines
have sold property on Garden street to
James s. White, Of Camden, for 81 500.
Deputy Sheriff A. s. L. Doughty spent
Friday and Saturday at Kresson fishing
for brook trout. He had very good luck.
The junior base ball club of Mount
Holly played its first game of the season
at Moorestown, on Friday, and suffered
defeat
Sheriff Charles R. Fenton and Griffith
W. Lewis. of Burlington, left on Satur-
day for weeks trip to the Charleston
Exposition.
jerome Bruere of Buttonwood street,
who has not been enjoying good health
for some time, will soon enter hospital
for treatment.
| desire to purchase antique mahogany
chairs of the ball and clawfoot pattern.
John K. Scattergood, Adams Express
Company. Mount Holly.
| Captain Worrell, who was master of the
i'll -fated City of Trenton when that steam
er was burned near Torresdale last sum
mer, is now in charge of the Twilight.
Miss Madge, daughter Of John NJ HUFF,
has just finished very creditable course
in stenography and typewritiug at the
Banks Business College, Philadelphia
Gen. A. E. sliras Post, No 26. G. A.
R., of Mount Holly, is arranging for the
exercises to be held on Memorial day.
They have engaged the Metropolitan band,
Of Burlington.
The remains of Charles II Fleetwood,
of Philadelphia, were buried on Saturday.
Deceased was brother of ex-Sheriff
Fleetwood, and had quite an acquaintance
in Mount Holly.
Lady Marion Home, No. 6, Brotherhood
of the Union, celebrated its 18th ami
versary on Saturday evening. A large
number Of guests we're present, who en-
joyed the music, speaking and refresh.
ments
Justice Laumaster yesterday issued a
warrant for the arrest of Stacy Lippin-
colt, of New Hanover. on charge of the
larceny of coat and vest, the property
of Clarence r Dunfee, of Northampton,
and valued at s12.
A free-for-ali fight, in which number
of persons were engaged, occurred late
Saturday night on High street near
Garden street. The public peace was
disturbed for some time without any ar
rests having been made.
On Friday evening Harry White enter
tanned the members of New Jersey Lodge,
No. l, Knights of Pythias, with his gram
ophone. Many beautiful selections were
rendered while the members sat around
tables playing progressive euchre
Charles Oliphant, an old man employed
on the farm of John Kemple, opposite the
fair grounds, while cutting wood on Fri
day, allowed his hand to come in contact
with a circular saw. 1t was so badly
mangled that amputation became neces-
sary.
George W. Lundy, of Arney's Mount
a few days since had eleven Jersey red
sows come In within ten days of each
other with 90 pigs. This is the best re-
cord Mr. Lundy has made during his forty
years experience as farmer, and it is
one very hard to beat.
The following are the unclaimed letters
remaining in the post Office for the week
ending April 10: Arthur Caulfield, Charles
DeBerry, Otto Geilner, L. E. Henrick.
Mrs. Mansfield L. Helhouse, Jacob Keeler,
Thos. Kay. Sarah Magee, George A Mace,
Miss Elizabeth A. Strong.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Burlington county will hold
their annual school of methods in the
Baptist and Methodist churches at Marl-
ton, on Friday, May 8. An elaborate pro-
gramme has been prepared for the day,
one of the special numbers being lecture
by Miss Minnie A. Robbins a returned
army nurse from the Philippine Islands,
on Some Mothers Boy"
Articles of Incorporation have been
fled in the county clerks office by the
Burlington Real Estate and Manufactur-
ing Company. the objects of which are to
buy and sell real estate, and to erect there
on mills, factories, wharyes, docks, and
other structures. etc The incorporators
are Thomas Devlin and Louis j. McGrath,
of Philadelphia; ]. Howard Pugh. Rich
ard Mott and William D'Olier, of Burling-
ton.
Lewis Sharp who has been serving six
months in the county Jail for stealing
horse, was liberated on Thursday. Dur
ing his imprisonment he made the ac-
quaintance of David Roberts, who is
awaiting the action of the grand jury
for stealing chickens. As soon as released
Sharp started for the home of his friend
in Mount Laurel. Upon his arrival he
learned that Mrs Roberts was in Mount
Holly visiting her husband at the jail,
and Sharp took advantage of this oppor-
tunity to commit a serious crime upon
her 14-year-old daughter. Sharp is an
old offender The parties are all colored
Miss Charlotte NJ Rainear died sudden
ly at the residence of Mrs. William NJ
Risdon, on Sunday. She had prepared
the evening meal and had gone to the par
lor. One of the family rem arked that
she did not look well and went into the
room where they found the lady on the
of with her hand pressed to her heart
4 physician was summoned but she soon
died. Deceased was 70 years of age. AT
the age of 10 years she went to live with
Charles NJ. Harker, father of Mrs Risdon,
and has remained in the family ever since
Ia period of SO years. She had often
expressed the desire that when she died
she would pass away without trouble to
anybody. Death resulted from apoplexy.
g. G. Little who was in town last
week advertising Grain-O and Jell-O,
called at this office before he left and pre-
sented the editor with package each Of
lemon, orange, raspberry and strawberry
Jell-O. 1t is claimed that Jell-O is 6