The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-20

tween the bank and the next property
!, Old school house on Brainard street,
built in 1853, in which John Brainard
taught. In January, 1914, the Female
Benevolent Association was organized
and took the building The Associa-
ton is still in active existence and owns
the house.
The Farmers Exchange building on
High street. This was the place where
the State Legislature mentioned later
met. Lord Howe gave ball here.
4 Bridgetown Library and Museum,
chartered by King George III in 1855.
The building where the library is now
located is not the original site, but the
original charter and other articles are
in existence.
| The public fountain is the site Of the
Town Hall, where there was a whip
ping post. American ammunition was
confiscated at this spot just prior to the
battle Of Trenton.
Stephen Girard house on Mill street,
now occupied by Charles M. Sharp.
This was built in 1853 and Girard lived
there and kept store.
The John Woolman Memorial House
on Branch street, now owned by the
Woolman Memorial Association.
House of Relief Fire Company, on
Pine street, which, while q compare
lively new property, is the home Of the
oldest volunteer fire company in the
United States, having been organized
in 1852. This point has been frequent
ly disputed but the company has been
able to maintain its claim by reason Of
having uninterrupted records from
July, 1852.
| Site where Hessian officers were
quartered in December. 1776. This
place was not definitely located, but it
is somewhere on Mill street, a short
distance east Of the residence Of George
L. Garwood.
st. Andrews burying ground, on
Pine street, site of old iron works,
where cannon, cannon balls and kettles
were made for the use of the American
army, which was stationed here. 1t liz
supposed that the cannon now on the
court house lawn was made here. This
is also the site of the first Episcopal
church in Mount Holly, it being char
tered in l745. A tablet to the grave of
Gen. A. E. Shiras, notes tile spot
where the church stood. On this
ground the battle Of Iron Works
Hill' was fought. In this graveyard,
occupied as tool house, stands the
original fire house Of Relief Fire Com
pany, two sides OF it still retaining the
first boards Of which it was built held
in place by hand-wrought nails sup
posed to have been manufactured in
the iron works mentioned.
The former Risdon ma chime shop,
second site of the Episcopal church.
The original foundation and portion
OF the building is still standing, with
the date--1786-in bricks on the side.
An additional story was added to the
foundry, but the original lines OF the
building are very distinct.
| Old oak tree, corner Garden and
Branch streets, the oldest corner men
toned in local deeds. The road from
Garden street, through Branch. has
been generally designated as 1.-THE
Kings Highway" and is thought to
DO the original road from New York
to Philadelphia, by way OF Gloucester.
This idea seems to be confirmed by
mention in deeds in which the old oak
figures, of the old New York road.
The court house, built in 1896, and
which still retains its original archi-
lecture.
"Clover Hill," the Ashhurst resi-
dence. 1t is said that Lord Cornwallir
stayed there over night, an unlimited
! guest, at the time Lord Howe gave .
! ball, but as the latter lived in tbs
] house next mentioned. it is possible
: the report about Lord CORVALLIS may
not be correct. He may have bean en-
! tertained by Lord Howe.
Il The Farmers Trust Company build.
ing is the site Of the house occupied By
/. Lord Howe.
!. The following interesting articles
4. were on exhibition:
The original charter granted t.
r Bridgetown Mount Holly for Ii
brary, to which the seal Of George IL
: lis affixed; a cannon ball. used in battl,
: Iof Iron Works Hill. unearthed Will
digging cellar for a house on High
!. lstreet; white marble font, bearing
!. the date 1712, dug up by George B
5 West while making excavation
|around his shop on Washington street
the docket of Henry Paxson, Esq; tn
ancient prayer book and bible, givsl
to st. Andrews church by the Societ,
for the Propagation Of the Gospel ii
Foreign Parts; silver tankard, calle
on the subscription Iist. still extant.
> "Silver Can" to be used on the alta
:. of St. Andrews church.
81 After lunch q meeting was held
!. which was called to order by Mis-
AIthea E. Hatch, president of the wo
mans branch Of the New Jersey Hi
torical Society.
!. Mrs. Alice r. o. Paul. president {
= the county society, delivered plea'
ing address of welcome.
: Rev. Henry r. Rose, D. D., who Wa
on the programme to deliver an az
: dress on Benjamin Franklin. was III
: able to be present. so he sent h
brother, also clergyman, to make Il
:. speech.
:, The speaker paid high tribute to Il
ability of franklin, whom he tsrms
: as one OF the greatest men in the hi
s tory Of our country. Franklin was
man Of great scientific attainments;