The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-27

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other views. Our assortment is larg
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Charles E. Rogers, at the steam gri
/, mill, will pay 2S cents for No. muskrai
2. until further notice. .
}. Joseph Colby and Charles Parker ha
1T bought from George R. Beard, of Colwy
Pa, farm of So acres. at Unionville.
II James Stokely, of Burlington. has pu
lchased the Caroline Hoffman farm, on Il
road from Mount Holly to Burlington.
t. Richard R. Lippincott, of Pemberto
o Is taking course in telegraphy at Il
Birmingham railroad station
< "In Days of Yore" was the title of a
entertainment given by the Changers
Odd Fellows Hall, at Columbus, on Sa
urday night.
Early last week F. Carlton Dalton ws
showing fine specimen of trailing arb
tus, which was gathered on the outskiri
OF Mount Holly.
One dollar gas is desired in Mount Holly
which is the price at some other towns
the county. 1t is said that an effort Wi
be made to secure the reduction.
At meeting of the Society of Cincin
NATL held at Lakewood, on Thursday, Al
address was delivered by Rear Admira
John ]. Read, of Mount Holly.
James P. Logan has sold his dwellin,
at the corner of Pine and Wall streets, IL
Mount Holly, and also a property OF
Front street, Beverly, to his son, Edward
E. Logan, for $500.
A strike among the men engaged il
razing the old store buildings, on Higl
street, was of short duration. The fnan
cial end of the trouble was adjusted ant
the men resumed work.
If you suffer from headache or neural
gia it is more than likely the cause is eye
strain. Let Stiles & Co.'S eye specialist
examine your eyes and he will tell yor
without charge if the eye causes tn,
trouble. At Masonic Temple tomorrow
Wednesday, February %.
Lawrence Maloney, 16 years old, Of
Moorestown, had his leg so badly crushed
at the Stockton quarries, at Trenton. or
Tuesday afternoon, that 1t had to be am.
putated below the knee. Young Maloney
was in charge Of "dinkey" engine at the
quarries- He was examining one of the
cars, when the wheels passed over his leg.
A curiosity in the shape of pig is
owned by Samuel Ellis. of Tabernacle.
The trouble appeared after a ring had
been put in its nose, portion of which
member dropped off. This was followed
by the loss of its tail, the toes of one foot
and both ears. The wounds healed all
right, and the animal appears to be healthy
and happy.
The Bordentown Driving Association
was incorporated last week. Registered
office, Bordentown agent in charge, Flet-
cher L. Beatty; incorporators, Frank
Ridgway. Thomas Hanson, William H.
Herbert, Fletcher L. Beatty and Walter L
Carlslake. The company is to encourage
competition in the breed of stock and de-
velopment of speed and other qualities
of horses and other animals.
George s. Crockford, who died at the
home of his daughter in Ocean Grove, at
the age of 81 years, was buried in Mount
Holly. on Friday morning. The deceased
was a railroad engineer for many years,
being one of the first employees of the
Camden & Burlington County Railroad.
He was the father of Conductor Samuel
G. Crockford, of Madison avenue.
The quick action of friends Thursday
night saved from death Constant Schaffer
of Riverside. after he had slipped and fallen
on the railroad tracks in his hurry to cross
in front of an approaching train. Unable
to drag him entirely clear of the tracks.
Schaeffer's friends, at the risk of their own
lives, held him down in the small space
between the rails and the station platform
until the train had passed safely over him.
Mechanics Circle, No. 10, Brotherhood
of America, held an interesting session in
its hall at Smithville, on Thursday even
ing, when class of four candidates was
presented for initiation. Thirty members
were present and were deeply interested
in the exemplifcation of the new ritua,
recently adopted. Candidates for admis.
sion to this Circle are constantly sending
In their applications.
At the Presbyterian church, on Thurs
day evening, the Young Men Isl Association
of that church, gave Washington's birth
day entertainment in the Sunday school
room. A large audience was present and
the young men were voted excellent enter
tainers. The following programme was
rendered; Song. Columbia, the Gem of
the Ocean," by the Association; sketch OF
the life of Washington, Robert A Semple,
Jr.; history of the Association, DR.. r. 8.
Clarke; facts about the name of Washing
ton, Malcolm ]. VanZandt; song, BABY
bye" the Association; ten minutes Of hu.
NOR, Jesse c. Strauss; history of Wash
iugton, Rev. James II. Durham; national
hymn, the audience; magical manifesto
tions, William Rogers; recitation, Miss
Madeline Raby; vocal solo, Miss Sarah
Stout; reading, Miss Edith H. Kingdom
violin solo. George Oliver. After the ex.
ercises refreshments were served and each
person present was given a souvenir.
Justice of the Peace Christian J. Krayel
held session of court in the parlor of the
Jail on Tuesday afternoon. He had an ar
ray of defendants before him, all charged
with stealing chickens, and all were helC
for the action of the grand jury, except
ing Assay Baldwin, who was discharged
The facts in this case were first made known
by the arrest of Albert L. Jones, when b.
he was falsely accused by Carrie Clarl
with having murdered her sister, Mary
The testimony elected warranted the hold
ing of Albert L. Jones. Philip Jones an,
Budd Colby. of Mount Laurel township
Wesley Bishop and Jason Archer, of Viii
lingborough township; Hiram Colby. 0
Camden. Chicken stealing in some part
of Burlington county has been a lively oe
cupation during the past five years, and tn
farmers who have suffered loss by thi
gang are Tylee Engle, Mrs. Assay, Albel
Haines and Edward Gibbs. Philip Jone
is the only colored man in the lot He hs
: confessed and will be used as witness fc
} the state.
On Tuesday afternoon Justice Lauma
ter had several defendants in his offic
against whom a complaint had been mac
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