The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-10-17

i See the wonderful graphophone at Ro-
, senfeld Bros on Mill street. 1t is the
largest size ever made.
Large field clumps of double pink and
white peonies for sale. Thirty to 80 eyes.
so cents. c. s. Ridgway. Lumberton.*
The Burlington County Sunday School
Convention will hold an all-daY meeting
: at Pemberton on Thursday, November 2.
John Straub. of Washington street, and
Mrs. Alice J. McKelvy- Blohn, of Shreve
street. were married yesterday by Rev.
W. G. Meyer.
special meeting of Good Intent Fire
Company will be held this evening. Mem
bers desiring uniforms and badges are re-
quested to attend.
The uptown jeweler has swung ban
ner across High street, extending well
come to the firemen. He invites them to
Halt in front of his place of business.
1t has been decided that in case of fire
during the parade on Thursday, the Re-
lief engine and hose carriage and the
America hook and ladder truck shall drop
out of line and go into service.
A widows son was paid his weeks wa
ges on Saturday. On reaching home and
about to hand the money to his mother.
he discovered he had lest some So and 81
bills. The finder is requested to return
same to THE News Office. as the boy can
not afford to lose the money.
The Past Councillors Association of the
Junior Order American Mechanics, will
hold banquet in Burlington on Thurs
day evening, November O. The commit
tee of arrangements consists of Ulysses
G. Lippincott. of Beverly; George Schuy-
Ter 4, of Bordentown; Benjamin Sleeper,
Mount Holly.
There was marriage ceremony, Thurs
day evening. at the residence of Mary
Willis, on West Washington street. The
contracting parties were Florence Jack
son, and Walter Catlock. of Philadelphia.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Mr.. Cook. The bridesmaid was Miss Ida
Guam, and Joseph Simpson acted as the
best man.
Captain John T. Burton died at his
home in Tuckerton, on Friday, aged 70
years. after long illness from complica-
ton of diseases Captain Burton was
born in Burlington county October II, 1885
He was In the oyster business, being a
planter and shipper He took great in
terest in politics, Being Republican and
held many township offices. He was post
master at Tuckerton for short time and
was Member of the Assembly in the
year 1893, being elected both times over
two of the strongest Democrats in the
county-Judges Emson and Otis He al
so served for some time as Assistant Gus
todian of State House in Trenton. His
funeral takes place to-day.
As an echo OF the recent fair, there is
quite a bunch of unclaimed mail in the |
post Office for the following persons: AL |
bert Allen, 2; D. w. Carts, Mrs. Name |
Carlston, A. Giveson, Frank Horne, Ste-
phen Hill, Miss Maggie Jackson. Michael
Lyon, David Fleet, Anthony Flaherty,
Matthew MCGOWAN. W. C. Rockhill, Will
liam Stiles. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Taylor,
Charles ]. Turner, Eugene Tracy.
The fall meeting of the Guernsey Breed
ers' Association was held Saturday at
Elmview farm, the home of William B. |
Cooper, near Marlton. The association is |
composed of prominent farmers and dali
rymen of Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Maryland and Delaware. All four states
were represented among the one hundred
members at the meeting. Papers were
read by DR.. N. E. Conrad and Ezra Mich
liner. The latter spoke on 1.-THE Future
of the Guernsey Cow" The question of |
growing alfalfa was also discussed by
the association.
A black stallion belonging to Edward |
Margerum. a farmer, living between
Crosswicks and Chesterfield, was stolen
from the barn at an early hour Thursday |
morning. The name of the thief is Geo. |
Stratton, a farm hand, who has been
working for Mr.. Margerum. Stratton had
been away from the farm for a day or so,
and on returning to the house on Wed |
nesday was admitted, but he did not go |
to bed. At about o'clock he noiselessly
left the house and went to the barn and
stole the animal, which he rode away. He
also secured several dollars belonging to
Mr.. Margerum.
The Epworth League elected the fol
lowing officers on Friday evening; Presi
dent, Dr. Atwood; vice presidents, Chas.
R. Pierce. Miss Mary Sooy, Mrs Cable
Miss Sue Buckley; treasurer, Miss Tillie
Assay; secretary, Raymond Buckley; f.
nancial secretary, Miss Myra BOUCHER
The Sunday school board of the Meth
odist Church elected the following off,
GERS last evening: Superintendent, Horace
Cronk; first assistant, Miss Sue Buckley;
second assistant, John Dobbins; treasurer,
H. H. Earnest; librarian, John Mason;
assistants B. A. Sleeper, Fred Colder;
pianist. Miss Carrie A. Cronk, assistant,
Miss Bessie Anderson; assistant secretary,
Thomas Alcott.
Browns Mills was the scene of dis
turbance, on Saturday night, the princi-
pals being James Phillips, William Bowles
and Bert johnson. The party came from
Trenton, expecting 10 penetrate the pines
on coon hunt, but instead two OF them
are gazing at the sombre walls of cell
in the county jail. johnson is colored
man, and during drunken row he was
set upon by his companions and roughly
handled. The men had revolver with
them, which they hourished when threat
ened by some citizens. Constable John
Throckmorton, of Mount Holly, was sent
for, and with the assistance of another
officer the men were arrested after they
had frightened the residents at Point
vile. The men will also be prosecuted
for killing game out of season.
Some of the horses which were at the
Mount Holly Fair had narrow escape, ON
the Sunday after they left here. There
was wreck on the railroad at Mil
| lersburg, Pa. when fast mail train col
lided with caboose and box car contain.
ing the horses. TIE latter were accident
ally uncoupled and the mail train over
took them. None of the horses were
killed. but several were severely injured,
and we're not able to take part in the races
they were booked for. Those hurt the
most were: Willie W., winner of the sec