The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-29
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

MIS- george MI. OlcepeI mas UccH Visltln
relatives at Tuckerton.
The Moorestown end of the Centreto
turnpike has been abandoned.
Because of i'll health, ]. Frank Scatter
good is taking vacation to recuperate.
The Prohibitionists of Burlington count
are arranging for an active campaign mex
fall.
Several new cement sidewalks have bee
laid on upper High street, and more are +
follow
The pulpit of the Baptist church OF
Sunday was occupied by Rev. Edwart
Braislin, former pastor.
John Wickward is recovering from al
injury to his hand, which he burned in tn,
Risdon- Alcott foundry
DR.. Roger w. SHETLAND. principal O
Peddie Institute, preached in the Baptis
church at Vincentown on Sunday.
N. Reeves Clevenger and Miss Erma W
Nixon spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs
F. W. Schleicher, at Reading, Pa.
A fine view of the ruins of San Francisco
is on exhibition at the drug store of Ed
ward B. Jones. 1t was sent by j. Smalley
Baugh.
A neat sign has been posted in the yard
of the Friends meeting house, corner of
High and Garden streets, giving the time
of service, etc.
For cash with order. Early cabbage
and tomato plants at $2.25 per 1000. At
Rosbach's, Pemberton. Special prices on
large quantities.
w. s. Gale, of Mount Holly. Is putting
up the coping on the wall for the new and
handsome fences at the Rancocas stock
farm, at Jobstown.
John Miller, sewing machine agent,
of Burlington, was committed to the county
Jail on Wednesday, in default of $500 bail.
He is charged with cruelty to his wife.
1t is said that efforts will be made to
have stone road from Mount Holly to
Rancocas, owing to the bad condition
of the turnpike, which has long since been
abandoned.
A wound from the blade of knife en-
tering his hand while preparing shad for
the plank, down the creek, caused Charles
Throckmorton, shoe cutter, to take an
enforced vacation.
The Lumberton base ball club and Mount
Holly Juniors will cross bats at the county |
seat tomorrow. The Continentals, with |
their new uniforms, will go to Delanco |
and play with the club at that place
"Clover Hill, on Garden street, which |
has been improved at great expense and |
refurnished, is now occupied by Richard |
Ashhurst, the owner. Robert Street has
been faithful in caring for this property |
for many years.
In order to prevent foreclosure proceed
ings it will be necessary for the directors
of the Concert Hall Association to negoti-
ate a new loan. as the person holding the
mortgage on the opera house has made
demand for the principal.
A large congregation was present at St.
Andrews church on Sunday evening,
where services were held incident to Memo
rial day. A patriotic sermon was delivered
by Rev. James Stoddard. The audience
was able to follow the service from illumi-
mated programmes There were many
visitors present outside of the war veter
ans, Sons of Veterans and militiamsn.
James Danley, of Riverside, rs years
of age, was caught between two sections
of freight train, near the station at that
place, and sustained fatal injuries, from
which he died half an hour after the acct
dent. Just as he stepped between the
train of cars, which was split in the mid
die. shifting engine crashed against the
cars, bringing them together and crushing
Danley.
The David Gauntt place, near Friend
ship, was sold on Thursday by Sheriff Nor
cross. to Henry ]. Trick. The property
of William Steele, consisting of cranberry
bog and stoTehouse, at Cranberry Hall,
and house ON Crosswicks street, Borden {
town, were sold to ]. Holmes Longstreet.
Other property of Steele's, in Bordentown,
was sold to Harold B. Wells. The sale ,
of the Mount Holly Academy property
was adjourned. the claim being in process ,
of settlement. II
When the case of the township of North
ampton vs. the s, G. Childs Company was {
called in Justice Krayer's court, on Thurs
day, the township was non suited on tech
nical grounds, because the officer who
served the papers failed to read the sum-
mons in full to the defendant. New pro-
ceedings were at once started. and the case
will come up again before the same justice
on Thursday. Richard B. Eckman repre-
sents the township. Samuel w. Shinn will
appear for Mr.. Childs.
Announcement is made of the engage
ment of John T. Seller, travelling sales
man for the Bellmark Pottery Company,
of Trenton, and Miss Bertha NJ Hunt.
daughter of Wilson D. Hunt, cashier of
the Peoples National Bank. of Pemberton,
and formerly of Pennington. The wed
ding is to take place in Grace Episcopal
church. New York, the second week in
June. Miss Lue s. Young. of Elizabeth
a cousin of the bride. will be the maid
of honor. The best man will be Charles
R. Smith, of Trenton. After the wedding
trip MIR. and Mrs. Seller will reside at 121
Spring street, Trenton.
Supreme Tall Cedar Frank Bowen,
of the Supreme Forest of the Tall Cedars
of Lebanon. with about seventy-five mem
bers of Camden Forest, No. s, came to
Mount Holly Thursday night, where a re-
ception was given in honor Of the former
by Mount Holly Forest. No. 8. The Cam
denites were in charge of Deputy Su-
preme Mogul Charles Bowden. The head
of the order was met on his arrival at |
Mount Holly by a large delegation.
At the reception addresses were made by |
Grand Mogul Flanders. Grand Secretary |
Christian j. Krayer and Supreme Secre-
tary Thomas w. Oberst, the latter of Tren |
ton. Supreme Tall Cedar Bowen also par
ticipated in the initiation of large num-
Der of candidates. A banquet followed |
A Jury of twelve men, on Wednesday
afternoon, was knocked about from pillar
to post at 25 cents per head, In an effort to
get started the suit of Amos Merrill |
of New York, against Clayton II. Brick.
of Marlton, who had in his possession
surplus of 500. being the proceeds of the
sale of goods which were covered by a
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