The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-02

The sewing school connected with st
Andrews church has discontinued it,
work for the summer.
The first and second degrees will b.
conferred on two candidates by thu
Knights of Pythias, next Friday night
The Woman's League, of Mount Holly
will hold its monthly meeting this after
noon in the meeting house on Buttonwooo
street.
The horse of Rosenfeld Brothers ran
away yesterday morning. The animal
started on Brainard street and ran down
Paxson street. The front of the wagon
was somewhat broken.
Rosenfeld Brothers, Nos 30 and 81 Mill
street, are now conducting a special sale
of mattings, oil cloths, blue fame oil and
gasoline stoves, and all summer necessi-
ties at specially reduced prices.
A pocketbook was lost in Mount Holly
last week. 1t was made of black leather
and contained a new S. bill and several
papers of value to no one but the owner.
Please return TO THE News Office
1t is reported that the Mount Holly
Water Company has purchased the mill
dam. The officers of the Water Com
pany are not ready to affirm the rumor'
but there is evidently something doing.
Howard L. Keller, the photographer,
will open his new studio on Mill street
tomorrow, Wednesday, and will be
pleased to receive the continued patron
age of his many friends and patrons.
Eckard P. Budd and Blanchard Fl.
White will conduct the defence of Thomas
Schnatter, who will be placed on trial at
the present term of court for the alleged
murder of John Swalino, of Hainesport
The death of ex-Coroner Thomas S.
Wells occurred at his home in Burlington
on Wednesday afternoon after brief ILL
ness. He underwent a surgical operation
ten days prior, from which he did not
rally. He was So years of age, and is
survived by wife.
One of Mount Holly's most pleasant
events of the season was the reception
rendered. on Friday evening, by John B.
Davis, Cashier of the Farmers National
Bank, Mrs. Davis and Miss Elsie g. Da-
Wis. For over two hours friends called to
pay their respects, and later an enjoya-
BILE dance was given in the Masonic Tenn
pie.
Company H, Third New Jersey Vol
unteers, will have its annual reunion at
Mount Holly, tomorrow. After transact
ing business here, the members will go to
the home of Harry H. Leeds, Rancocas,
where they will be entertained. Mrs.
Leeds is the daughter of the former cap
tain of the company, William Bryan.
To open an account with The Burling-
ton County Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany, Moorestown, N. j., you do not have
to go to their office, but write and ask for
signature card, which contains full in
structions for banking by mail. Deposits
may be made at any time, and in any
amount from 81 up, and three per cent
interest will be paid thereon-compounded
annually.
From the corner of Buttonwood street
to the Presbyterian church on Garden
street, there is almost total darkness be-
cause of the location of the electric light
on the pole in front of the church, over
hanging branches of trees preventing this
ofriY Of c;1 h hoir
properly lighted. concerning which there
have been many complaints. The matter
could be remedied by extending the lamp
about two feet further over the sidewalk
A telephone message from Wrights-
town, yesterday, asked US to contradict
the report of the marriage of James
Meany, of Jobstown, and Miss Carrie A.
Harker, of Pointville. The ceremony,
which was described with some detail,
was reported to have occurred at the res
idence of John A. Smith, of Wrights-
town, on Easter morning, but the party
at the other end of the phone said he
was John A. Smith. and that there was
no truth whatever in the report.
At an early hour on Wednesday morn
ing the saw mill of Fenton & Doughty, at
Indian Mills, was found to be on fire.
The flames started in one corner of the
mill and are supposed to have originated
from sparks from the furnace, the mill
being run by steam. In short time the
entire structure was mass of ruins and
pile of cedar lumber was also destroyed.
The engine and boiler were not injured
beyond being badly scorched, but the
saws and other machinery are total loss.
There was no insurance on the place and
the damage will reach 81 900.
At the annual business meeting of the
First Baptist Church, held last night, the
following officers were elected Clerk,
John D. Clevenger; treasurer, George
Stead; deacons, for three years, M. 81.
Keller, Charles Fort, William A. John
son; trustees, S. A. Atkinson, T. c. Keel
er, Joseph G. Dudley, ]. E. Worrell. M.
II. johnson. Isaac Parker, George D.
Worrell; pew collector, George ]. Stead;
music committee, George D. Worrell S.
B. Norcross, William Morgan, Mrs. ]. e.
Cowgirl, Mrs. H. E. Elder, Mrs. R. H.
Baker, Mrs. Ellen Branson, Mrs George
Moore; deaconesses, Mrs Samuel Ebert
son, Mrs. George Stead, Mrs. Margaret
Worrell; finance committee, Samuel A.
Atkinson, NJ. H. Keller, G. R. Dudley;
organist, Beverley G. Kingdom. The lat
ter takes the place of Miss Dora Rhees,
who resigned or declined a reelection.
The case of Mrs. Winfield Borden, of
Delanco, charged with grossly abusing
her stepson, Albert, was heard by the
Grand Jury on Wednesday. A number
of witnesses were summoned, but only
Mr.. Borden and the boy Albert were &C
corded a hearing. The. Grand Jury
promptly found true bill. Mrs. Borden,
at the time of her hearing, was released
by the Justice of the Peace upon her own
recoguizance, and she almost Immediately
took advantage of this to flee from the
State, and she is now supposed to be with
her mother, who resides somewhere in
California. This condition of affairs is
generally acceptable to all parties, and
she has probably dropped out of existence
so far as her family ties here are con-
cerned. In leaving the woman took her
several small children with her. 1t is
more than probable that the action of the
jury will preclude her return to this
section.