The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-03
LOCAL NEWS.

siderable amage to vegetation In this vi
cinity.
The condition of T. Logan Gaskill, who
is i'll with pneumonia, is considerably i'm
proved.
June IA will be Flag day, the 18th ami
yersary of the adoption of the stars and
stripes.
The Burlington County Liquor Associa
ton will hold a meeting at Beverly on
June H.
1t is said that jerome B. Grigg, who re
Gently removed to Joplin, Mo-, is i'll with
a nervous trouble.
The farm of Emmor Roberts, of Eel
lowship, has been sold to his son, Horace
Roberts, for $15, OO0
Edwin s. Rapp will have a sale OF
household goods at his residence, in
Bridgeboro, on Thursday.
Herbert Randall and Harold Lippincott
started up the creek In canoe, on Friday,
for an outing of several days
The ladies of the Baptist Church were
very successful with their strawberry fes-
tival given on Thursday evening
The Junior League, Of Smithville, will
give an entertainment on Friday evening,
entitled The Musical Blossoms"
Announcement is made of the engage
ment OF Miss Elizabeth P. Holeman ia
c. Raymond Summons, of Pittsburg.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jamison died on We'd
nesday. her 80th birthday, from stroke
of apoplexy received the day before
On Saturday evening next the first
strawberry festival of the season will be
held at Buddtown by the Methodist ladies'
A lecture in the Mount Holly opera
house, under the auspices of the W. @. T..
u, will be delivered on September 25 by
Rev Anna Shaw.
Maggie E. Conklin, of Mount Laurel,
inherits the estate of her deceased husband
on which letters testamentary have been
issued to the widow.
Joseph Rogers, the butcher in Durand's
grocery store, has been quite i'll during the
past week. He was seized with what was
thought to be vertigo.
The members of Shiras Post, No. 20,
wore handsome badges on Decoration
day. They were presented 70 the Post
by Deputy Sheriff Doughty.
Edgar Norcross is at his home on Pine
street, having received much relief from
the operation which he recently submitted
TO in Philadelphia Hospital.
Owing to recent thefts of the past, II
will be dangerous business for any person
caught stealing flowers from the various
cemeteries or yards about town.
A. P. Wetherill, of Mount Holly. woI
the one mile bicycle race at Burlington
on Memorial day, on which occasion Sc
ries of sporting events took place there.
Cards have been issued for the mar
rage of County Clerk W. Roland War
rick and Miss Marion Leeds, daughter oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Deacon, of New
Lisbon, on June II, at 8 o'clock.
A number of persons from this vicinity
will attend the opening of the Jackson
vile hotel on Thursday evening The
new proprietor, Max Chilinsky, has az
ranged an interesting programme for tina
occasion.
The Odd Fellows had good time OF
Wednesday evening. the occasion o
their district meeting. Many visitors
were present, as well as some of the grant
lodge officers. The banquet in Red Men,
hall was thoroughly enjoyed.
The work of constructing the road bee
for the trolley line from Moorestown t
Mount Holly is being pushed rapidly
Between Masonville and Hartford much
filling in is necessary on account Of thu
highway being so narrow in many places
George H. Cornell gave an informa
dinner to announce the engagement o
his youngest daughter Eddabelle, to Ellis
G. Cobb, formerly of Mount Holly. MIR
Cornell is wealthy contractor of Will
mington and very highly respected citi
zen.
Charles L. Warner did not appear las
week for sentence and the court declared
his bail forfeited Warner came to Noun
Holly yesterday and was very much sur
prised at the action of the court. He say
Judge Gaskill told him to be on hand mex
Friday
The board of education, at its meeting
on Thursday evening, reelected all tn
present corps of teachers, with one ex
ception-Mrs. Lulu-O. Conner having re
signed from the Filbert street school
Miss Julia E. Williams. of Woodstown
was elected to the position.
Judge Gaskill has adopted wise pla
in not discharging the grand and petit
Jurors, so that these bodies may be sum
moned on short notice to give considera
tion to important criminal matters with
out waiting several months for the con
vening of the next term of court.
John Leworthy, aged 70 years, died a
the Burlington County Hospital, Sunda
afternoon, from injuries received by bein
struck by a train at Moorestown tw
weeks ago. Deceased leaves no direc
heirs. and it is said he made no will. III
was a retired shoe merchant and quit
wealthy.
The authorities of Burlington count
have offered reward of $500 for the car
Toh.. yU;1lsarno opo Of tho mo
who murdered John Henke, of Burline
ton The citizens of Merchantville hav
offered reward of 800 for this sam
man, as he is wanted there for assaultin
young white girl.
While pike fishing near Pembertor
last week, Jacob c. Hendrickson got
rousing bite. The lawyer knew he ha
hooked something large, and he maneu
vred cautiously to land his prize, beie'
ing it to be one of the largest fish in I'll
creek Getting his prey to the surface {
the water he found it to be snsppe
which weighed nine pounds.
Thirty -four years ago (1S6S) Charles
Sloan, agent of the Mutual Benefit Lii
Insurance Company, of Newark, N.
insured Amos Gibbs for $4,000 SIM
his decease the claim has been prompt
settled 1t is very unusual after such
lapse of years that the same agent settl
the loss Col Sloan is serving the publ
still, with the same care and fidelity.
Charles Cooper, of Palmyra, found Il
body of six-months' old female child {