The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-27

wise improved.
The colored jubilee singers in the Oper
House, on Thursday evening, gave a yer,
pleasing concert.
A ball will be given at Jobstown on
Thursday evening for the benefit of st
Andrews Society.
The members of the fire department al
Columbus, will hold fair and festiva
tomorrow evening.
! The Young Peoples Union of the Bap
fist Church will give strawberry festi
val on Thursday evening.
An electric light on Union street has
been out for week. People are wonder
ing if the matter is ever to be reported.
A new library has been secured by the
Methodist Sunday school at Florence, and
Charles Peacock has been made assistant
| librarian.
A tenant house ON the George johnson
farm, near Burlington, was struck by
lightning on Tuesday morning and slight
ly damaged.
The work of rebuilding the public foun-
tain will soon be completed, and this i'm
provement to fountain square" will be
quite noticeable.
The Baptist people of Medford will
give a penny concert on the evening of
May 80. This will be the last of this Sc
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The Ladies Aid Society of the Metho-
dist Church at Jacobstown will hold a
strawberry festival on Memorial day. Ad-
dresses will be made in the afternoon.
An entertainment recently given at
Tabernacle by the Daughters of America
and Junior Mechanics, for the benefit of
the Burlington County Hospital, Melted
$21.
David D. Engle, Robert F. Engle and
Jane D. Engle are the incorporators of a
company organized to operate the Engle-
side Hotel at Beach Haven. The capital
is $50, 900.
Charles E. Rogers and George w. A.
French will take possession of the steam
feed mill at the foot of Budd street on
May 81. Both are experienced men at
the business.
1t is said that John Williams, the col
ored man who assisted Thomas Cromwell
in the murder of John Henke, is wanted
by the authorities for assaulting little
girl at Merchantville.
During the electrical storm on Tuesday
morning the railroad station was set on
fire at Vincentown. The building was
saved from destruction by the local agent,
L. A. Westcott, and bucket brigade.
The property on Andersonville, recent
ly purchased by T. Walter Borton, is re-
ceiving coat Of fresh paint and being
otherwise improved. Painters are about
as busy set of men as any In town at
the present time.
Capt. Nelson Burr Gaskill is putting
the members of Company E through an
extra series of drills. in order that more
proficiency may be attained for the in
spcction, which will take place on Mon
day evening. June 8.
Hester Clymer, proprietor Of the MARI
ton Central Record, will hereafter run his
Potter cylinder press with Fairbanks
gasoline engine, and the jacks will be
turned out to pasture. Mr.. Clymer is
covering his territory successfully.
The Peahala Club, of Long Beach, has
the following officers: President, John l.
Bishop; secretary, John II. Hutchinson;
treasurer, Robert P. Snowden; directors,
John l. Bishop, Daniel L. Woolman, j. o.
Glasgow, Edward D. Stokes and William
B. Wills.
The euchre party given in the Masonic
Temple, last week, for the benefit of the
hospital, netted $685. The managers
are greatly gratified at the interest shown
in the affair, and express their thanks to
all who in any way assisted to make it
success.
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 will be
sure to buy Also meats and provisions.
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
In a suit for the ownership of hog
between George Camac and Henry Sapp,
before Squire Clevenger, on Thursday,
Camac was winner. The hog was pre-
sent to see if things were going his way,
and as Sapp has given notice of appeal,
the porker may visit the higher court in
the future.
Owing to the numerous attractions in
Mount Holly this week the concert which
was to have been given in the Opera
House on Wednesday evening, May 2S, by
the Mount Holly Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar club, for the benefit of Washing
ton Camp, No. II, Patriotic Order Sons
of America, has been indefinitely post
poned.
Gen. E. Burd Grubb, of Edgewater
Park, last week sold his one ninety sixth
interest In the Cornwall Iron Ore Banks
in Pennsylvania to the Lebanon Valley
Furnace Company for $112, 500. The
company also purchased from Gen. Grubb
and John and Richard Nelly the Lebanon
Valley furnace plant for $112, 800.
On Wednesday morning Justice Hires,
OF Palmyra, gave hearing to three col
ored girls. They were charged with hav
ing been instrumental in causing the
death of an aged lady named Mrs Isabel
la Bailey, who, it is alleged, they beat,
burned and scalded. On the strength of
the testimony of several witnesses the
prisoners were committed to the county
Jail under the charge of atrocious assault
and battery. Their names are Lillian
Rogers, Hester Rogers and Blanche Hen
ry. The oldest of the trio is only 10
years of age.
While driving across the railroad track
at Mill street in Moorestown on Thursday
evening, the east bound express struck
the carriage of John Leworthy, who was
thrown violently to the ground. He re-
ceived bad scalp wound, fractured
knee and numerous other cuts and bruises
He was brought to the Burlington Coun-
| ty Hospital The horse was ground to
pieces and the wagon was smashed. Mr..
Leworthy was very deaf and of course
could not hear the approaching train. He
was IA years of age, retired merchant
ard q xy{douer H.. ie now racovarinr