The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14
Mrs. John Bill wants family wash

It Mrs. John Bill wants family wash
b. her home, SO Church street. 10-2t
/ The store adjoining Barrington's phal
Il macy is being fitted up for occupancy b
Ross W. Quicksall
> Sunday was the anniversary of tn
It great blizzard of 1888, when trains wer
snowbound for nearly week.
e Capt. Martin L. Haines, of Vincen
town, is recovering from an illness whicl
kept him confined for some time.
, Stiles & Co., the opticians, will max
1 their next visit to Mount Holly on Marcl
30, and not ON April 5, as announced il
: their advertisement.
l Joseph Mcdonnell and Herbert Smitl
are the instructors of the fife and drum
] corps having headquarters in the Slacl
4 building, on Main street.
The members of the Mite Society of thu
Columbus Baptist Church will hold al
I ideal social tomorrow evening, when {
free entertainment will be given.
Samuel Matthias has awarded contrac
to Ezekias W. Esham for the erection o.
: new barn, on White street, to replac,
the one recently destroyed by fire.
Indiana Frank, the large hog being
fattened at the Washington House fol
slaughter next Friday. choked to death
yesterday. Some bets concerning iti
weight had already been made.
Because of the consolidation of the two
lodges of Odd Fellows in Mount Holly
it is possible that Washington Camp, No.
II, P. o. 8. of A., will be compelled tc
change its present quarters. heretofore
occupied by the consolidated Unity Lodge,
which owns the furnishings.
Contrary TO expectation, Mrs. Wilkins,
now patient at the Burlington County
Insane Asylum, will not be removed to
the state hospital at Trenton. She will
be taken to Eayrestown and cared for at
her home there. Her condition is the
same as when she went to New Lisbon.
The home of Frederick NJ Ritter, of
Merchantville, was robbed of shot gun,
gold watch and chain and other articles
in October, 1903 A domestic disappeared
about the same time. On Wednesday
this domestic was located by Chief of
Police Linderman. He arrested her and
had her committed to the county Jail in
default of bail.
A freight train from Camden parted
west of Masonville. on Saturday after
noon. Being ignorant of the fact there
was a collision of the two sections when
the engineer slowed down to enter sid
ing, and three cars were wrecked, one of
them being badly smashed. No one was
injured, but it was several hours before
travel could be resumed
Shortly after 6 o'clock, on Tuesday
evening, trouble at the home of Harry
Turner, living on Church street, demand
ed the attention of the fire department,
or at least it was thought so during the
excitement following the explosion of a
gasoline stove. The blaze was extin.
guished by neighbors and the damage
was slight.
| A contract involving considerable ex-
pense has been awarded to George D.
| Worrell, to put in good condition the
drainage connected with the property at
Glover Hill, on Garden street. which is to
be occupied portion of the year by
Richard Ashhurst, of Philadelphia, who
recently purchased the interest of the
other heirs. The improvements to be
made to this long neglected property will
add interest to that section of Mount
Holly.
Ezra Stevenson was arrested at the
home of Frank Welson, uear Evesboro
on Wednesday. He was taken to Haddon-
field and lett in the lookup there until his
former home at Abbott's ice house could
be searched. He was subsequently taken
to Jail at Camden where his case is receiv-
ing particular attention. Stevenson has
been wanted ever since the body of Harry
Bechtel was found in the Anderson woods
near Haddonfield, and the authorities held
his capture of considerable Importance.
He became intoxicated the day before he
disappeared and is alleged to have COM
mitted an assault on Raymond Horn, who
swore out a warrant for his arrest.
Stevenson had disappeared when the
officers went to serve the warrant.
Whether he can be connected with the
Bechtel case remains to be seen.
At hearing given him in Jail by JUS
tice Clevenger, on Saturday morning, Ed
ward Rittenhouse pleaded guilty to re-
ceiving stolen goods. He was committed
| for court in default of $500 BAIL Ritten-
house is the last member of gang of
chicken thieves which the officers have
been looking for. He came to Mount
Holly on Friday night, and his first call
ers were Detective Parker and Constable
Throckmorton. They saw the fugitive
through window, and knocking on the
door, Mrs. Rittenhouse said her husband
was not at home. But the officers went in
and found him hiding in corner of a
dark room. well, you've got me at last, .
he said, shaking his captors by the hand
Edward had bundle under his arm and
was about to leave town again.
The Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen of New Jersey on
Friday elected the following officers, after
voting down proposition to change the
insurance plan of the organization: Grand
Foreman, F. p Fowle, of Irvington;
Master Workman, j. P. Sutton, of Cam
den; Recorder, Jacob Lippiucott, of Cam
den; Receiver. Goldson Test, Camden;
Medical Examiner, DR.. Elmer Barwis,
| Trenton; Past Master Workman, Charles
W. Wood, Camden; Overseer, F. w.
Reeves. Atlantic City; Guide, Hiram Wal
ton, Asbury Park; Inside Waterman, L.
B. Pastorius, Elizabeth; Outside Watch
man, Thomas E. Raub, Trenton; Trustee,
G. P. Burroughs. Camden.
In the Camden Orphans Court on Fri
day Lawyer Hillman filed objections to
the confirmation of the sale of the big
Haddon1eld house, belonging to the late
Ellwood Braddock, in that town. Law
yer Howell had sold that and two other
properties for the estate and came into
court to have the sale confirmed, stating
that the rest of the estate was to be sold
in July. II represent one of the execu-
tors of the will as well as four heirs We
claim that instead of hrin pinp 60 S00 this