The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-04
Roraentown.

Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Hutchinson, wit
their two sons and daughter, will leav
next week on trip to Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wilbur formerl
of Trenton. and now residing at Newark
spent Memorial day with relatives here.
Moses Malsbury was badly cut abou
the right ear and face while helping to I'm
load timber from a railroad car on Frida,
afternoon.
Some fifty members of Olympic Lodge
No. SO, K. of P, will attend meeting o.
District No. l, to be held at Burlington or
Thursday, June 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reeder and two
children stopped at Bordentown on Decor
alton day, on their way home to Hoboken,
from trip to Niagara Falls.
The farmers in this section report the
cold weather has killed the potato bugs.
They also say that there are no codling
moths on apple trees. which usually
destroy the fruit
David Herbert, a former resident of
Bordentown, and now residing in Phila-
delphia. spent Memorial day here. Mr.
Herbert served in the war in Company E,
Sixth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers
Alfred Ellis, of New York, one of the
three men who was seriously injured in
the automobile wreck by running against
pine tree on the Trenton road near Pat.
rick Martins farm, two miles from Bor-
dentown, Saturday night, May 20, has so
far recovered as to be able to leave tie
Washington House and go to his home in
New York.
Miss Mary McCurdy, who has been at
st. Francis hospital, Trenton, some two
weeks, where she had an operation per-
formed, the result of an accident in alight-
Ing from passenger train on the Penn
sylvania railroad on the night of Sunday.
September 2, 1906, aud who recovered
damages from the company, is reported to
be doing nicely.
After delivering an address on Friday
afternoon, at the Ironsides Industrial and
Manual Training school, General Oliver
y. Howard. U. 5. A., retired, visited the |
Bordentown Military institute and re-
viewed the cadets and was entertained at
supper. At the chapel exercises imme- |
diately following he made short address
to the cadets, which was greatly apprec-
lated by the cadets and instructors.
Christopher Trout, who had been a
steamboat captain and pilot on the Della
ware river for years, died here Friday, in
The 10th year of his age. He was the son
Of Aunt Peggy" Trout, one of Borden
towns earliest residents He was a wild
over, and leaves five children, three sons
and two daughters. Captain Trout was
brother-in-law of the late John ]. Max |
well, an old Camden and Amboy railroad |
and an ex-member of the New
Jersey assembly.
Six women met at the residence of Ed
win l.. Thompson on Prince street. Mon
lay evening to discuss the project of
orming Woman's Improvement Asso-
'iation. Those present were Mrs. c. H.
Whitaker, Mrs. William Nick. Morris
Mrs. j. G. Leedom, Mrs Joseph L. Os-
nond, Mrs. Louise Murphy and Miss Fee.
temporary organization was effected by
'lecting Mrs. Whitaker, chairman. and
Mrs. Leedom, secretary. The ladies have
'een invited to meet committee of the
5oard OF Trade, composed of the follow
ng members: DR.. William Fl. Shipps
William Nick. Morris, r. c. Woodward
md Edwin L. Thompson. After this con-
erence is held meeting will be called for
he purpose of forming permanent or
sanization and decide upon plan of ac-
ion to improve the city.
Much interest is centered in the out
come of the damage suit brought by Mrs.
elizabeth Cullin, of Fieldsborough
'gainst the Camden & Trenton Railway
company. Mrs Cullin is suing for &c.
100 for injuries alleged to have been re-
'eived August 18th, 1905, at the corner of
State and Warren streets, Trenton. when
me of the cars operated by the company
an down the steep hill on Warren street,
while the motorman was absent from the
ar. The woman's husband also asks for
., 900 for the loss of her services. The
aking of testimony began in the Mercer
county circuit court on Tuesday and was
on Wednesday, John H. Backes
as counsel for the Cullins and
edwin Robert Walker representing the
rolley company in similar capacity.
On Tuesday George Cottrell, son of
lanes Cottrell, with companion, drove
o Bordentown from their home at Arney-
own, put their team up for the day, and
vent to Trenton to see the performance
,iven by Buffalo Bills Wild West Show.
On their return to Bordentown they
litched tn e horse and started to drive
bout the town when both men were
brown from the wagon and the horse
lashed at rapid rate down Farnsworth
venue. 1t went down the steep hill at
he end of Farnsworth avenue over the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks and landed
n an empty sand light er lying along the
wharf. Had it not been for steam tug
William McAvoy, lying ON the outside of
he lighter. the horse and wagon would
ave gone into the Crosswicks creek. The
orse was not injured but the wagon was
roken and had to be towed home.
JoIostown.
George Stewart and fanny, of Tuxedo. 5