The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

Floyed Clair, the eighteen yearold son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Clair. died here on
Thursday from typhoid fever.
Members of Trinity M. E. Church, Bor-
dentown, on Sunday subscribed $S11.50 to
fund for new pipe organ and pew
cushions.
There was q chattel mortgage foreclosure
sale at the Bordentown Female Seminary
on Thursday. The property was sold in
bulk to. j. Turner Brakeley for 81 $50.
Francis Fennan, who had foot badly
cut by piece of rusty tin some time ago,
has as yet been unable to resum his duties
as fiagman on the Pennsylvania railroad
here
No word has been received from Daniel
Beckett. the eighteen-year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Beckett, who left his
home here about two weeks ago ostensibly
to go to White Hill
The university coaching lunch, Ben
Franklin, from Philadelphia, passed into
the Delaware and Raritan canal here last
night on its way to Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
to attend the college boat races.
A large barn containing hay and grain,
on the farm of Amos Elliott, living in
PENIS Manor, Pa, opposite White Hill,
was destroyed by being struck by light
ming during shower on Saturday after
noon. Loss, $4,000
Charles Hensley has been arrested and
placed under bail on warrant sworn out
by James Carr, charging Hensley with
stealing lumber from raft belonging to
ex-Sheriff David Baird, of Camden, in the
Delaware river at Bordentown.
A new yacht built at Harry Ford's ship
yards here for Horace G. Reeder was
launched on Saturday. Its name is Grace
R., after the daughter of Mr.. Reeder. It
is fifty-eight feet in length, eleven feet
three inches beam and five feet depth of
hold.
A gasoline steamer named the Florence
Norton, from Duponts powder mills at
Pigeons Point, Delaware, with some one
hundred and seventy kegs of powder on
board, entered the Delaware and Raritan
canal on Saturday for New York.
A man about 90 years of age, who was
known only by the name of Frank, and
who had been in the employ of l. Biddle
Black for about three weeks on Saturday
night stole suit of clothing belonging to
Mr.. Blacks son. 1t is thought he came
direct to Bordentown, after which he
made good his escape.
An unknown man was killed near the
Mercer county line, at the bridge that
spans Crosswicks creek, by trolley car
No of the Camden and Trenton railway
at late hour ON Saturday night. The
man had first been struck by the car that
preceded the one that killed him. Jesse
Smith was motorman, and Conductor
Haveland had charge of the car that
killed the man. He was about 65 years
of years, with full gray moustache and
beard several inches long. Coroner
Wells, of Burlington, viewed the body at
Bordentown and will investigate the case
The body is at Rogers morgue. The
name of the man was found yesterday to
be Thomas Meagen, but beyound that
nothing concerning him could be learned
The fifth annual commencement of the
State Colored Manual Training and In
dustrial School took place on Friday at
Ironsides, just below this city. The
morning was given up to the annual in
dustrial exhibit of the students and mill
tary drill of the young cadets. In the
afternoon the literary exercises we're
opened with music by the Ironsides Band,
followed by the invocation by Rev. H.
White. Essays were delivered by the
following graduates of the Normal De
partment: Eliza r. Tildon, Baltimore.
Md, 'Ironsides, Its History and Mission"
Annie Bee. Staunton, Va, "a Purpose in
Life" Mary Louisa Russell, Rochester,
N. Y, "Obedience;" Fannie B. Sawye r,
Birmingham, Ala, 'The Beautiful The
following were awarded certificates from
the Industrial Department: Annie Bee,
Staunton, Va Alexzena Elizabeth Brown,
Mont Clair, dressmaking; Lydia Holmes,
Hightstown, cookery; Richard Augustus
Webb, Yonkers, n Y, carpenter work.
Hon. Charles ]. Baxter, State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, presented
the diplomas and certificates and delivered
an address to the graduates. Addresses
were also made by James L. Hays Presi-
dent of the State Board of Education;
w B. Forbes, Chairman of the Manual
Training and Industrial School Commit
tee, and Rev. j. B. Reeve, D. D.