The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-10-31
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A meeting of the Woman's League vii
be held this afternoon in the Friend
meeting house, on Buttonwood street.
Benjamin R. Powell, Jr., of Pember
ton. broke his leg, on Friday, by falliny
while skylarking with some friends.
The property of Elizabeth J. Rogers, o
Clifton avenue, Mount Holly, has beel
sold to John B. Trick, of Vincentown.
Two trees in front of the Mount Holl,
National Bank, which have the appear
ance of being dead, are to be cut down.
The interior decorations of the Ash
hurst property, which are said to be yer,
fine, are being furnished by H. r. Friant
The engagement is announced of Ar
thur j. Brown, OF Bispham street, anC
Miss Lucy G. Atkinson, of Water street
Clarence H. Polhemus, of Mount Hol
ly, secretary of the Camden Trust Com
panY, of Camden, has also been made
treasurer of that institution.
With the idea of increasing his Gran,
berry holdings in this county, Benajah p
Wills has purchased the Smire farm, near
Wrightstown, containing ninety acres, a
portion of the land being well adapted fol-
cranberry culture.
| Mount Holly Forest, No. g. Tall Cedars
Iof Lebanon, held meeting in the Ma
sonic Temple. Thursday night, and con-
ferred their degree on number of can
didates. Visiting Masons were present,
and the event closed with banquet
A farm wagon belonging to Samuel
Roberts, of Fellowship, was struck by a
trolley car of the Public Service Corpor-
alton at East Camden early Thursday
morning. The wagon was demolished,
but the driver and horse escaped injury.
Farmers Institutes to be held in this
county during November and December
are as follows: November 81, Wrights-
town, December Z, Moorestown; Decem-
Der 10, Columbus; December 90, Mount
Holly. On December %, an Institute will
be held at New Egypt.
Several properties were sold by Sheriff
Bower on Thursday afternoon. The prop
erty of Henry Bush ct ais, of Medford
township. was sold to Earl R. Lippincott
of Pemberton for the sum of $780, The
property of Joseph g. Dubell ct al, of
Mount Holly, was sold to Walter Dubell
for So, 100 The property of David Rigg.
of Columbus, was sold to Clayton Han
cock and John C. Danz. for $500.
John Dillon, about 48 years old, and
supposed to have relatives in Philadel-
phia. was recently found drowned, face
down. in eighteen inches of water, on the
cranberry bog of the Pennsylvania Pro-
ducing Company, near Chatsworth. 1t
is supposed that the man fell in the water
while helpless. The body was LETT I'M
touched during a search for coroner.
The deceased had been in the employ of
the company for some time.
At the annual election of officers at the
State convention of Junior Order United
American Mechanics at Trenton, the honor
of conductor was conferred on William B.
Cramer. of Progressive Council, of Bev-
erly. Mr.. Cramer il one of the local leading
members and has for number of years
represented his council at State conven-
tions and has held the office of inside SEN
tinel and warden and each succeeding
year is working toward higher office.
Arrested on the serious charge of mis-
conduct toward Reba Bovine, a 14.year-
old girl whom he adopted several years
ago. J. Elwood Vansciver, of Burlington,
waived hearing before Magistrate Charles
P. Smith Friday morning and was commit
ted to the Mount Holly Jail to await the ac-
tion of the court Complaint against Van
solver was lodged with the police several
days ago but he left town before the pa
pers could be served. He was located in
Newark and his arrest followed.
Greer & Hutton, formerly dry goods
commission merchants of New York city,
have filed petition in bankruptcy, with
liabilities s., 593 and nominal assets So,
906. The liabilities, il is alleged, are all
ON account of the Standard Hicks Ham
mock Company, of Mount Holly, S., O93
being on accommodation paper, and So
500 on an agreement to purchase goods of
the company, but the goods were never
delivered. The Mount Holly National
Bank is a creditor for 81 ,093
The Burlington County Amateur Base
Ball League for next year, which is now
in course of organization. is meeting with
popular favor throughout the county.
Never has there been a year when so many
amateur ball teams were supported in this
section as last year. A good circuit
could be chosen from the present number.
The Spring Garden A. c., of Riverside,
U. S. G. /. Pipe, of Burlington; Rosebud
A. c., of Florence. the Y. M. c. A. of
Palmyra and Hainesport, have already
filed their applications. There will be;at
least eight clubs in the circuit.
At the third quarterly conference of
Union Methodist Episcopal Church. of
Camden, the pastor, Rev. Henry j. Zelley.
was invited back for another year by a
unanimous vote. "A series of compliment
airy resolutions were adopted and copy.
neatly engrossed and signed by all of the
members of the quarterly conference,
was presented to the pastor, who
acknowledged them in brief and appro-
pirate address The reports show the
church to be in splendid condition with
increased membership, enlarged revenues
and deeper spirituality.
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Fleetwood fig
ured in an important capture in Phila-
delphia on Thursday, when William Wal.
ker, alias George Stratton, was safely
lodged in Moyamensing prison, await
ing requisition to Burlington county.
On October ~ the prisoner disappeared
with valuable black stallion, a breech
loading gun. So in cash and $50 worth
of old coins. the property of Edward Mar
gerum, of Crosswicks. The horse has
been recovered, but the other things have
not yet been secured, although it is ex-
pected that the guns and coins were
disposed of at one of the numerous Phila-
delphia pawn shops.
The township committee has granted an
extension of time for the removal of the
tanks of the Crew Levick Oil Company,
which were ordered out of town by the
passage of an ordinance at the request OF
property owners on Bispham and Wash
ington streets. Difficulty in getting the