The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-22
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Peck & Snyder ice and roller skates a
Philadelphia prices. L. s. Boyce. sport
ing goods.
There is talk of organizing fire com
pany, by the citizens of West Washing
ton street, to be composed entirely of col
ored men.
Mr.. and Mrs William Thacher. of Flor
ence, left Kingston, Jamaica. two day
before that city was destroyed by earth
quake and fire.
The engagement is announced of vii
liam G. Wetherill, one of Mount Holly'l
leading merchants, and Miss Helen Engle
of Rancocas.
In addition to poisoning valuable dog
belonging to John Fischer, of Cookstown,
thieves broke into his hennery and stole
some chickens.
John W. G. Evans, farmer, residing
on the South Pemberton road, who died
on Saturday, will be buried in the Mount
Holly cemetery to morrow.
Elk Sheriff Bower, County Clerk Sooy,
of Mount Holly. and x-Assemblyman
Hansell. of Willingboro, are members OF
the United States grand jury.
A large number of quail are being sent
out by the State Game Commission. The
consignment to this county will be cared
for and liberated in the early spring.
1t might be good business proposition
for farmers to make the raising of tur-
keys part of the farm crop, in view of
the high prices realized during the holt
days.
A meeting will be held in the Baptist
Church at Marlton, on Friday evening,
for the purpose of reorganizing the choral
class. If successful a cantata will be rem
dered In the near future.
Delaware river fishermen will be inter
ested in bill to be presented to the Leg
islature this week, to make fourteen hours
day the limit for catching shad, and to
stop night fishing entirely.
Following are the unclaimed letters re-
naming In the post Office for week ending
January 10: Mrs. Randolph Cotton. John
Campbell, Miss Velma Dilks. Samuel
Kendee, Mrs. Wilmer Robbins, Miss Marie
Wilson.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
at the county clerks Office by the Phoenix
Wood Working Company. The incorpo
rators are Walter V. Inman, Nathan o.
Walters, Isaac N. Walters and Thomas q.
McKenna, of Stanwick.
His pay envelope having been accident
ally thrown into the stove after returning
home from work. ]. Mcclellan, of Smith
vile, made quick grab for it, but it was
not recovered until ten dollar bill had
been nearly consumed.
Richard French, of Mount Holly, first
mate of the yacht May, owned by Mrs.
Alexander VanRenssalear, of Philadel
phia, after returning from cruise to the
West Indies, on Friday, left on Saturday
for Jamaica, taking party of sight
seers to view the stricken city of Kings
ton.
Articles of Incorporation have been filed
in the County Clerks office by the Tur-
ner-Forman Concrete Steel Company, of
Rivertou. The authorized capital is $780,
600 with $4,000 paid in. The incorpo-
rators are William w. Turner, of River
ton; Henry C. Turner, of Brooklyn, and
Horace B. Forman, of New York city.
At the fortieth annual meeting of the
Mount Laurel Pursuing and Detective As
citation, the following officers were elected:
President, Joseph Evans; secretary and
treasurer, Ezra E. Darnell; directors,
John E. Darnell, Joseph B. Dunphey,
Joseph Powell, Joshua s. Wills, Josiah
Rogers. Joseph H. Haines, William Jones,
Allen Jones. Mark H. Buzby.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
issued notices of changes in the officers of
National Banks. T. E. Williams is named
as cashier of the Cinnaminson National
Bank. at Riverton. William r. Lippin-
colt Is president of the Moorestown Ma
tional Bank, Moorestown, vice David d.
Griscom, deceased, and John G. Hopkins
has been made vice president to succeed
Mr.. Lippincott.
The cranberry growers of this state
have formed a new association, which will
be named The New Jersey Cranberry
Growers Sales Company. The first meet
ing was held ON Monday of last week.
when Harry L. Knight, of Medford;
Franklin s. Gaskill, of New Egypt, and
George E. Gossler. of Philadelphia, were
appointed committee to prepare con-
stitution and bylaws.
Fire broke out In the coal vaults at
Princeton University on Sunday, and
burned stubbornly for nine hours. Sew
eral firemen were overcome by gas, one of
them being Jesse V. Bickford, formerly
of Mount Holly, who is the chief of the
Princeton fire department He remained
In the vault too long and became uncon
scious Physicians were at hand, and
prompt treatment was given Mr.. Bickford.
The Court of Pardons met in Trenton,
on Wednesday, and heard many cases.
John Brown was paroled. Brown was
convicted in the Burlington county courts
in 1904, of stealing q lawn mower and of
atrocious assault and battery, and was
sentenced to the state prison for seven
years. Three applications from this coun-
ty were laid over They were: Thomas
Corn, assault and battery, October term.
1905, three years; Frank Horner, bigamy,
July. 1905, one year, Harry Bonnell, lar
ceny, January, 1905, IS months. These
cases were dismissed: Sidney Plummer,
murder. October. 1904, twenty years; Hen.
ry Barr, assault with intent to kill, May
1905, one year; William Wood, Burling
ton, rape. October, 1908, ten years.
The DeRue Bros Ideal Minstrels come
to the Mount Holly Opera House to- NOR
row "wednesday evening, not stranger
but as a guaranteed attraction from tn,
excellent performance given by them her,
last season. The company this season il
enlarged both in number and parapher
MALTA, actually carrying special scenery TO
every act produced. 1t is said that
prettier stage picture has never been pro
duced than the grand scenic first part, 81
Garden of Flowers" so natural tina
audiences actually believe that they ar
looking at beautiful case of floral offer
l;nrs Ton hiU vaudeville acts eomnris