The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-24

The Sunday school of st. Andrews
Church will hold its annual picnic on
Wednesday, July 2.
Headquarters for Towering and vegeta-
BILE plants, cut flowers and floral designs,
at Rosbach's. Pemberton.
William Allen, who worked on the farm
of James Davis, near Wrightstown, fell
dead on Wednesday evening.
Freebooter Daniel Evan, of .Eastamp-
ton township, has one of the best crops of
hay to be found in the county.
The annual meeting of the New Jersey
Medical Association will begin in Atlantic
City to-day and continue until Thursday.
Samuel E. Jones and Miss Mary Dix, of
Moorestown, are to be married there to-
morrow evening in the Presbyterian
Church.
Walter Smith gave bail last night in the
sum of 500 for his appearance at court,
the charge against him being an assault
on Ralph Kelly.
In the absence of lookup at Medford,
unruly prisoners there are confined in
freight cars until they can be removed to
the county Jail.
During the months of July, August and
September, the meetings of the Board OF
Managers of the Children's Home will be
held at 8 A. M.
The city council at Riverton has order.
ed all the public trees at that place spray
ed with Paris green, to prevent their de-
struction by caterpillars.
Improvements are being made to some
of the buildings on the fair grounds. The
association will have no demonstration
there on the Fourth of July.
In the law examinations at Trenton,
last week, John Blake Slack was given 8
counselor's degree, and Harold B. Wells
was admitted as an attorney.
The dancing class at Lumberton gave
the closing ball of the season on Tuesday
evening. which was attended by a number
of people from Mount Holly.
Rev. James II. Durham, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, preached in the NJ
E. Church, on Sunday morning. in ex-
change with Rev. NJ Wright.
George Warner, boy living at Rance
cas-, was admitted to the Burlington Coun-
ty Hospital, on Thursday, with a broken
arm, the result of falling from cherry
tree.
Allen w. Still, colored resident OF
Moorestown, who was committed to jail
on charge of assault and battery, has
secured his release by furnishing 500
bail.
1t is quite probable that those lodges
meeting on the night of Friday, July A,
will not have quorum. This is the date
when many of the officers to be elected
are to be installed
Charles EVAN Merritt, of Mount Holly,
Edward Emley, of New Hanover. and
Alfred /. Davis, of Pemberton, were
members of the United States grand jury
which met at Trenton on Tuesday.
William Miller. 9-year-old colored boy
of Moorestown, who is an incorrigible,
has been sent to the county jail on com
plant of his parents, and in due season
he will be committed to the State Reform
School
George Rendell and son William s., of
Mount Holly, last week bought the ma
chinery and stock of the Lambert shoe
factory, at Riverside, for 81, 900, portion
of which they Immediately disposed of at
good profit.
1t is said that smallpox is on the in
crease in Bristol. Pa, where there are
several new cases. For disobeying an
officer and entering a quarantined house,
man was arrested there on Wednesday
and locked in jail
A large and first-class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durands 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.
By the breaking of cleat to which a
ladder was fastened on the roof of house
in the course of construction at Moores.
town, on Saturday, William Robinson, q
painter, was precipitated to the ground, 8
distance of thirty feet. His leg was brok-
en- and other injuries were sustained.
Thomas Cromwell, the colored man who
killed John Henke, of Burlington, in Au
gust, 1896, and who also murdered Jacot
Schmidt, of Lebanon county, Pa, will be
hanged for the latter crime this morning
CromwelPs parents, who reside in Mount
Holly, are too poor to claim the body and
bring it here for burial
The Fourth of July committee have ar
ranged an interesting programme for thu
celebration of Independence day, July
and the civil war veterans hope to NEE
all their friends in the Court House yarC
on that occasion where they will hold al
all day picnic. The Metropolitan bant
will give concerts during the day, ane
an orchestra will furnish music for thu
dancing. Seasonable refreshments will b.
served.
In St. Andrews Church at noon, OIL
Wednesday, occurred a quiet wedding
the contracting parties being Clearance S
Durand and Miss Elsie NJ Cline, grand
daughter of John D. Clevenger. Tn
rector. Rev. James Stoddard, OBLIGATED
Miss Gertrude johnson was the brides
maid, and Charles Raine, of Brooklyn, tn
best man. After congratulations the new
ly married couple took train for Atlanti
City.
According to the new law Justices O
the Peace must hereafter give bond of no
less than $500 and not more than So, 600
for the faithful handling of all funds an,
fines belonging to the county The amour
of the bond shall be fixed by the Judge o
the Court of Common Pleas. A month";
report of the fines collected that belonj
to the county during the previous mont
must be submitted to the County Collect
OF and the amount paid over. Failure t
make monthly report will be a misde
meanor.
There was wedding ON Monday of las
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel G.. Crockford, on Madison avenue
when their daughter, Miss Sarah p wa
married to Richard r. Wilkinson, of Boz