The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

The remains of George W. Gardner,
Moorestown, were inferred in the Mou
Holly cemetery on Saturday.
Everything for the flower and veget
BILE garden, of best quality at reasonab
prices. Rosbach-s. Pemberton. =
Earl Everline, of Green street, who
Ill with typhoid fever, has been remove
to the Burlington County Hospital.
The Bell Telephone Company is now ell
: gagged in the work of installing its systel
of underground conduits about town.
A meeting of the stockholders will /
} held on Tuesday. May 10. to take actio
ton to abandon the Centreton turnpike.
There was large audience at tn
Methodist church, on Thursday evenin
in attendance at the first quarterly confer
ence.
John r. Dubell and Charles Y. Flander
of Burlington, were in Mount Holly o
Wednesday, attending to some Masoni
Lodge matters.
Stained glass windows are to be place
in the Methodist Church at Pemberton
Steam heat is to be installed, and othe
Improvements made that will cost abou
1900.
Isaac 81. Wainwright has been electe'
vice president of the Good Intent Fir
Company to succeed William ]. Brannan
deceased A vacancy in the board o
trustees, was filed by the selection o
William L. Bullock.
After twenty five years service John l
Clevenger has surrendered his title o
Justice of the Peace, his fifth term in tina
Office having expired last Tuesday. Tn
mantle falls on William A. Slaughter. whit
is capable of filling the position.
A colored boy, IA years old, who hae
been employed ON the farm of Benjamin
II. Middleton, near Crosswicks. ran awsy
because he became tired of that kind O.
work The lad was taken from the Hom'
for Destitute Negroes in Philadelphia.
Walter s. Davis, proprietor of the hote
at Lumberton, whose death resulted from
throat trouble, was buried on Saturday
interment being made in the Colestowr
cemetery. The deceased. who was a
years of age, was member of the Noun
Holly Lodge of Elks
The engagement is announced of Mis-
Anna Ruth Kingdom, daughter of Mr.. ane
Mrs. Joseph G. Kingdom, of Mount Holly
and Edward l. Berry, of Camden. Mr.
Berry is member of the Camden County
bar and one OF the firm of Black g. Berry
court stenographers.
Armed with deadly weapons" which
were loaded with liquor and not conceal
ed, gang of young men living at Med
ford is accused of disturbing the peace al
Pemberton, on Tuesday night. From
pocket bottles each took frequent nips
while driving through the town at TOP
speed.
On Thursday ex.Sheriff Bower sold the
Charles w. Rockhill farm in Westampton
township to William A. Townsend fol
$50, subject to a mortgage indebtedness
of about $1,000. Sheriff Norcross also
sold the Augusta Merrill property in
Evesham township to Elwood Evans for
So, OOO
No dividend was declared at the annual
meeting of the Mount Holly and Jobs
town Turnpike Company, held on
Tuesday afternoon. After expanding
$500 for improving the turnpike
during the past year. the company
has cash balance of $134.s5. William B.
Wills was elected president, and William
G. Lippincott secretary and treasurer.
For being drunk and disorderly on Sat
urday night, Lizzie Miller was arrested
by Capt. Branson. and Justice Krayer
committed her to jail for thirty days. Ef-
forts have been made to reform this wo-
man, who has respectable parents living
at Bordentown. As an excuse for her alb
sence from home, Lizzie tells tale of do
nestle trouble which, if true, does not
Justify the course which she has taken.
In the suit of Ridgway Stoddard VS..
Benjamin j. Fox. tried on Thursday be-
fore Justice Slack, judgment was given
in favor of the complainant for $40 and
costs. The action was to recover that
amount for the sale of 5000 horse rsdish
plants. 1t was claimed that Stoddard had
agreed to plant them, but he proved that
he only agreed to show how the work
was to be done.
Charged with shooting boy about IL
years of age, Benjamin Iodine, colored,
of Masonville, was arrested on Friday
night by Constable Charles Gilbert, OF
Hartford, and placed in the county Jail.
The prisoner is an old man, and he com
mitted the deed because boys frequently
threw stones at his house. He says the
annoyance became unbearable, and this
course was adopted as an effective method
to stop the nuisance. Irving Sharp, the
injured lad, received load of shot ir
his legs He is not dangerously wound
ed, but his injuries are painful. Some
scattering shot also struck another boy.
Close upon the murder three weeks ago
for which William Lewis, negro, was OF
Wednesday convicted, came a shooting IL
| East Pensauken, a mile from Merchant
vile, Thursday afternoon, that nesrly re
suited in another death. Lincoln Smith
married, aged thirty five years, Is lying a
his home with charge of bird shot in hi
40, unmarried, was locked up for hear
ing Searles shot Smith in front of tn
Office of land company by which tn
former is employed The prisoner say
Smith and a brother threatened to bes
him, and he shot because he feared tn
other man had a pistol. Smith declare
he called to collect bill for work don
by him and was shot during an argumen
over the bill. DR.. Ingham, who attende
Smith, says he will recover.
| People of Beverly are much enrage
because of an attempt at criminal as
sault by two tramps on a nine-year-ol
daughter of Charles Steinman, at Edge
water Park About 10 o'clock Thursda
morning while their father was away an
the mother across the street at neighbor
house. Ida and her two-year old siste
Sophie, were startled by violent knocl
ing at the door. When the door ws
opened two tramps demanded food. Tt
girl informed them that her parents wei
not at home, whereupon one entered, an
his companion stood watch on the frol
: steps. The brute's actions caused the gi
to scream Her cries were heard by