The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-17
LOCAL NEWS.

T. Lacy Atkins and Miss Josephine Co
were married on June 80.
Spalding's base ball and athletic good
L. 3. Boyce, stauoner. 25 Garden st. =
Robert F. Storey would like to be a
pointed Deputy Game Warden for th
section.
Byron Grigg, Jr.. is now q fireman
the employ of the Pennsylvania Raiiros
Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur W. Bowker wi
spend the balance of the summer on IL
McHenry farm.
Mammoth bills announcing the Noun
Holly Fair for October 2, 8, 4 and 8, mex
are being posted throughout the state.
Several of the older people In Mour
Holly are recovering from cases of whooI
ing cough, which has been quite preyaler
of late.
About the only thing that can knoc
out Richard B. Dickerson ia rheumatism
and this trouble made him side. step som
last week.
sprained ankle and other injuries ar
the result of fall from scaffold whic
Frank Hopkins received while working q
Jacobstown.
st. Andrews Church, at Jobstown
will hold its annual picnic at Meaney'
Grove, on Wednesday, July 25. Stanton
hall will in ~
As the result of falling out of ham
mock and striking tin box, Anna Reed
the young daughter Of George Reed, O
Crosswicks, has an ugly cash in her righl
cheek which may leave permanent scar
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending
July IA: Ethel s. Agner, Miss Nelli,
Cody, Mrs. Matte Carpenter, Miss Edns
Devonshire, Miss Belle Mulliner, Johr
McDevitt, Frank Tyler. Miss Eva Wilson
While attempting to cross the railroad
track at Jacobstown, few days since
John Conner and wife were thrown out OF
the carriage by their horse becoming
frightened at an approaching train. which
undoubtedly prevented them from being
killed by the cars.
Curtis Goff, of New Egypt, is now In
jail, having been surrendered by his
bondsman. From the farm of Mrs. Anna
Singleton he took some turkeys, stating
it was only joke, as he didn't intend to
In n0A
chased that he let the turkeys 60.
The base ball game at Rancocas Park,
on Wednesday afternoon. between the
trolley men and the Hainesport club. re.
suited in a victory for the latter by the
score of to 5. The contest lie said to
have been more interesting than the one
on the High street grounds, Mount Holly,
the Saturday previous.
The following properties were sold by
Sheriff Norcross, on Thursday: William
]. Rogers, Spout Spring avenue. Mount
Holly, to Alfred Wolfrom for $3.50; Sam
uel E. Shinn, near 'Bucto, to Blanchard
FL. White for 1882; George C. Strstton,
Moorestown, to the Mutual Building and
Loan Association of Camden.
The members of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, of Jacobstown, de-
sire to fill box with clothing, money and
toys for children, to be shipped to the
San Francisco sufferers the latter part of
this month. Donations for this purpose
are being received by Mrs. W. E. Corn
well. Miss Mae WINS and Miss Mary 8.
Bullock.
The Sunday schools having their annual
outing at Rancocas Park, last week, were
favored with pleasant weather through
most of the day and the children got lot
of enjoyment out of their trip. Evening
showers were experienced, but they de-
tracted little from the pleasures of the &C.
casion, as the Park affords ample protec
ton for all In case of rain.
A suit against Star of Washington Coun-
ell, Daughters of America, last week, to
recover $16 sick benefits. was decided in
favor of the defendant. who was repre-
scented by Samuel w. Shinn. The action
was brought by George Rendell, executor
of the estate of Lydia E. Broom, deceased,
of Vincentown. the claim being made
that the money should have been paid to
him as part of the estate The rules of the
lodge, however, require that after death
all benefits shall be paid to the heirs of
the deceased. This was done, and the re-
ceipts taken for the money were offered
in evidence.
Last week Justice Slack rendered de-
cision in favor of Hopes Brother &
Thomas. of West Chester. Pa, for $55
and costs. The action was taken against
John L. Warren to recover on the pur-
chase of some fruit trees which he bought
of Charles ]. Mathis, an agent. When
the goods were delivered to Warren at
Rancocas he would not receive them on
the ground that he had cancelled the or
der There were several reasons advanced
for his action, one of which was that the
contract was executed on Sunday. The
case will be heard on appeal In Judge
Gaskill's court.
The Twenty third New Jersey Regi-
ment Battle Monument Commission, COM
posed of United States Marshal Thomas
j. Alcott, of Mount Holly; Capt. Elwood
Il. Kirkbride, of Medford, and Gen. E.
Burd Grubb, of Edgewater Park, held g
meeting at Mount Holly. on Wednesday
to examine the various designs submit
ted for the monument to be erected at Ss-
lem Church, Va. to commemorate the
bloody struggle In which this famous reg
iment engaged during the civil war
Thirteen designs had been submitted AND
one that pleased the commission was Sc
lected from the number The selection Il
subject to any action that might be takel
at a conference to be held with the de
signer and contractor, whose place o
business is at Red Bank The design Sc
lected calls for an immense shaft mounted
on a heavy base and surmounted by
soldier standing and holding his gun in
position ready for loading, his right ham
resting on the cartridge belt. The BIAS
will have on it tablet containing q suits
BILE inscription, In which reference will b
made to the brave Alabama soldiers VIII
faced the Twenty-third Regiment on tn
Salem Church battlefield.
In the United States District Court {
Trenton, on Wednesday, Luigi Zsmbin
was found guilty of passing counterfe
S. bills in Paterson, and he will probsbl
be sentenced to six years In the stat