The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13
LOCAL NEWS.


larging his drug store.
G. B. Parsons has in three cattle this
week from James Blacks.
Nathan Schuyler, of Philadelphia, was
the guest of relatives in Mount Holly on
Sunday.
The handsome driving mare, Minnie
H., owned by Grant Davis has been sold
to Alfred Powell.
The photograph entertainment given
in the Methodist Church ON Friday even
ing, was highly enjoyed.
The bicycle and sporting goods store
belonging to the estate of Samuel r.
Wetherill is offered for sale.
T. Clifford Keller has for sale fancy
and common pigeons, and few settings
of buff Plymouth Rock eggs. 81 for IS.
Constable A. E. Gaskill has been con-
fined to the house for several days with a
lame back, the result of strain from
lifting stove.
Fifty shares of the ]. L. Anderson &
Son Company, of Mount Holly, par $25,
were sold at auction in Philadelphia, on
Wednesday, for $24 per share.
A strawberry festival will be held in O..
U. A. M. hall, Rancocas, on Saturday
evening, by the ladies of the NJ E.
church. Proceeds for M. E. church.
Rev. Norman V. P. Lewis, of Wester-
ly, r. l., preached two excellent sermons
in st. Andrews Church, on Sunday, in
exchange with Rev. James Stoddard.
The clang of gong on an automobile
Sunday evening caused hasty exit to
the street of the customers in Gaskilps
cigar store, who thought the America fire
bell was ringing.
The annual meeting of the Camden and
Burlington County Railroad was held in
Camden on Saturday. Frederick H. Lee
was elected director to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of his father.
Rev. Edward G. B. Kionka, pastor of
the Lutheran Zion Church at Riverside,
and Miss Emma Theme, of Philadelphia,
are to be married on June 8. The cere-
mony will be performed by Revs. F. Wis
chan and FL. Offerman, of Philadelphia.
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 win be
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions.
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
A good assortment of ladies' and chill
dren's underwear in ribbed and plain.
Silk and taffeta gloves in black and grays.
Several styles in corsets, all good makes.
Turkish bath towels, large size and good
quality, two for 25 cents; smaller ones
two for 10 cents. S. s. Evan, % High
street.
Amos Keller, Columbus farmer, while
in Beverly on Saturday afternoon, drop
ped dead of heart disease. Upon bis ar
rival there he went out into the barn of
Mrs. Jennie Vansciver to feed his horse.
As he did not return she investigated and
found his body lying between two wagon
wheels.
Early on Sunday morning supposed
incendiary fire occurred on the Max Eris-
man farm, formerly owned by Harry
Page, near Columbus, which destroyed
all the old outbuildings and their con-
tents, together with the following live
stock: Six horses, two mules, IS sheep
and some lambs. The loss has not been
ascertained.
On Tuesday Sheriff Fenton attached
the property of Mrs. Judge Wills. corner
of High and Ridgway streets. This at
tachment is to satisfy claim of W. w.
Curtis for store BILL If Mrs. Wills OBJ
jects to the proceeding it will have to be
settled by the court. If the attachment
stands, all the other creditors can get in
ON this action.
The election of directors and officers of
the Ocean County Rapid Transit Com
panY was held last week The directors
are as follows: S. P. Bartlett, W. c. Saw
yer, George Quinn, L. G. Davies, T. Will
mer Speck. The officers are: s. P Bart
lett, president; L. c. Davies, vice presi-
dent; I. Wilmer Speck, secretary and
treasurer.
Earl Stebbins, of Beverly, aged II
years, and Walter Simcox, of Borden
town, aged 10 years, inmates of the Bur
lington County Children's Home, asked
permission to go out into the yard yester-
day morning. This was granted them,
and after getting out they ran away. The
matter was reported to Detective Ellis II.
Parker, who sent out warnings in several
directions.
Paul Leicester Ford, author of "Hon.
Peter Stirling" and Janice Meredith, :"
was murdered in New York last week. In
giving a sketch of his life several news
papers referred to the book Janice Mere
dith," and said the authors wife posed
for the portrait on the cover of the book.
We have it on very good authority that
the model for that portrait was a young
lady residing near Pemberton.
Levi Atkinson died on Sunday after
noon at the residence of his son on High
street. Deceased was school teacher
for many years and the father of Prose
cutor Samuel A. Atkinson, with whom he
has been living. Mr.. Atkinson has made
arrangements so that this occurrence will
not interfere with the business of the
May term of court, which began this
morning. Deceased was in his 8Oth year
The funeral will take place on Wednes-
day.
A serious accident happened at Smith
vile yesterday morning, the victim being
Miss Effie Norcross, daughter of G. E.
Norcross While the young lady was
burning some brush in her yard her dress
caught fire and almost instantly she was
enyeloped in flames. In this condition
she ran screaming to the house and neigh
bors FASTENED to assist the mother in ex-
tinguishing the flames. which was not
accomplished until the girl had been Sc
riously burned. causing much apprehen-
sion for her recovery.
On Thursday Sheriff Fenton had the
following sales: House and lot at Bever-
ly. belonging to Walter Leary, sold for
So, $50 to William D. Lippincott. attorney
for B. Griffith Jones; the Mary Wilson
property on Pine street, Mount Holly,
was sold for $500 to the Children's Home,
the plaintiff in foreclosures house and