The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-23
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Fresh strawberries, egg plants, onions
radishes, peas, tomatoes, lettuce and al
seasonable vegetables at Cavanaugh's
The trustees of the M. E. Church, a
Smithville, will hold a strawberry festivs
and fair in the hall at that place, to-moI
row evening.
Col. Charles NJ Sloan, who has bee
confined to the house by illness for sever
al weeks, is contemplating short stay il
the country for the benefit of his health
Mrs. Mary McCardle, of Beverly. age
70 years, an old offender, will spend tn
next sixty days in the county Jail. Sh
was committed for being drunk and dis
orderly.
Master George Russell Rendell enter
tanned number of his friends at the hom
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William S
Rendell, on Saturday, in honor of hi
fourth birthday.
George s. Maxwell, member of the
Board of Freeholders, has been appointed
Oyster Commissioner for this county, tt
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of County Clerk Sooy.
Howard t. Warrick will have a shoot
ing match at Pine Mills hotel, Browns
Mills, next Tuesday, at blue rock pigeons
thrown from his new Magua trap. A
Remington hammerless gun will be offer.
ed as prize.
The ordinance regulating a grade tor
the sidewalks on High street above Garden
has become law, having been finally
passed by the township committee at meet
ing held on Friday night. Several citizens
made vigorous but useless protest. The
work of bringing some of the sidewalks to
the established grade is now under way.
E. G. Hutchinson, State Road Commits
sioner, has decided to cut off all state aid
to counties that build roads that are not
fourteen feet wide. Some of the counties
have been building roads about ten feet
in width, and it is the intention of the
commissioner to have roads built so that
wagons can pass without one driving in a
field or in the sand.
Joseph Davis. of New Egypt, while
working on the roads near that place, on
Thursday, stepped behind horse belong
ing to Michael Nash. AS he did so several
of the men warned him to be careful, but
they were not quick enough, for the horse
kicked Davis full in the face, several of
his teeth were loosened and his face badly
cut and bruised. He was unconscious for
nearly an hour, but is not seriously injured.
Ex-Judge Benajah p Wills, president
of the Burlington County Fair Associa-
ton, is suffering from painful injuries at
his home on Main street. While leading
horse from one stable to another at the
fair grounds, on Saturday afternoon, the
animal SHE'D at a wagon and reared On
the descent Mr.. Wills was caught between
the horses forelegs and crushed to the
ed and bone under the arm fractured
Constable William Mccormick, of Bur-
lington, who has been engaged to collect
the back taxes due Northampton town
ship, sat at the Office of Justice Slack, on
Saturday, to receive the same, that being
the day on which the time limit expired
Considerable money was received and
there are only about 100 delinquents left
out of a list of 225 Mccormick will now
take rigid measures to secure the balance,
which means that, when caught, the de-
linquent will either settle or go to Jail
ton has issued its programme for Decora-
ton day sports ON the fair grounds There
will be five races: $50, $50, 2.3O, 2.19
and free for all. The racing will begin at
3d. At 8 O'Clock there will be a game
of base ball between Mount Holly A. A
and Mount Holly A. G. The Metropolitan
band will furnish music A merry 60
round will be on hand to amuse the chill
dren, and all youngsters under IL years of
age will be admitted free.
Meetings for the benefit of young men
will be held in Mount Holly on Sunday,
June IS, under the auspices of the State
Executive Committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association of New Jersey. Ad-
dresses by interesting speakers will be
made in the churches in the morning.
There will be special meetings in the af-
ternoon for men, boys and women, and
union meeting in the evening, Charles
B. Brown, associate state secretary, will
be in Mount Holly on June IA, and ad-
dress a special meeting to be held in the
Baptist Church at 9 P. M, when arrange
ments will be made for the Sunday meet
ing.
A man who gave the name of George
Shaw, and who says he is farm hand
in the employ of Assemblyman Shedaker,
near Edgewater Park, has been at various
places in the county during the past week
endeavoring to locate his wife, who, he
claims, ran away from him ON Wednes-
day. Shaw seems very much worried
over her actions. He claims that he does
not know what caused her to leave him.
The woman was in Bordentown, on
Saturday. She was seen standing on
a street with suit case in her hand
awaiting a trolley car which was due
from Trenton.
The funeral of Mrs Almira D. Thorn,
wife of William G. Thorn, took place on
Wednesday afternoon, the remains being
inferred in the Brotherhood cemetery, be
ing borne to their last resting place by
Samuel A. Borden, Francis o. Durand,
Clarence Price, William Wetherill, John
F. Kiner and John N. Austin. The ser
vices were in charge of Rev. Mr.. Baker,
pastor of the Baptist church, the Daugh-
tiers of America also reading their ritual
The floral emblems were profuse and
beautiful. The young husband feels very
grateful to the many friends who have
been so kind to him in his atfiiction.
Attention was attracted to James Will
son, last week, because of his reckless ex
penditure of money. He is only ff-
teen years old. He came to Mount
Holly and asked to board for few days
at the residence of Mrs. Fannie Assay, on
Mill street, in whose keeping he placed
$28. Later on Wilson took up a portion
of this and purchased quantity of base
ball paraphernalia He would not tell
where his parents reside. and becoming
suspicious at the questions put to him, left
town. The Camden and Philadelphia au-
thorites were notified, and if heard from
Wilson will be arrested, as Constable