The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1891-11-17
rHE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IT. 1891.
LOCAL NEWS.


LOCAL NEWS.
There was a total eclipse of the moon
on Sunday evening.
A new jewelry store has been opened
next to Jones' drug store.
The appearance of the Arcade hotel mas
been beautified by fresh paint.
Picture frames and mats made to ORDER
at Keeler's studio, on Main street.
r Howard. son of Constable Brown, is
confined to the house with diphtheria.
Josenh Gibson is assisting Auditor
Mathis in the routine work of his new
Office.
Rev. Martin Aigner is attending the
Church Congress at Washington, D. O.,
this week.
The election officers bills will be paid
at the county collectors office tomorrow
Wednesday.
Sheriff Shinn renewed his official bond
on Tuesday. The law requires this to be
done annually.
Frank s. Davis has occupied the house
of Samuel P. Richmond, corner Cherry
and Mill streets.
Mrs. Isaac Parker. of Unionville, died
ON Tuesday. She was i'll but one week
with diphtheria.
Maumee Tribe, No. 1853, Improved Or
der of Red Men. was instituted at Penn
berton last week.
Rev. Mr.. Roderick, OF Harlem, N. Y,
has accepted call from St. Andrews
church, Mount Holly.
Thursday. the 26th day of November,
has been designated by Governor Leon
Albeit as Thanksgiving.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. G.
A. is arranging for big bazaar to be
held the first week in December.
A freight engine jumped the track at
stanwick on Thursday afternoon causing
a DELAY of travel for about two hours.
James P. Logan, late editor of the Bur-
lineton Enterprise, has accepted position
as managing editor of the New Brunswick
Eredonian.
In the Mercer county court last week,
Joshua Anderson, of Pointville, was con-
victed of the larceny of wagon tires from
John Fl. Sharp, of Columbus.
Mrs. H. E. Monroe will lecture at the
Presbyterian church on THANKSGIVING
evening. Subject England" Fully IL
Illustrated with extra fine views
Pierre Lorillard is taxed $1,000 for his
property in Burlington county, and he
complains that it is excessive. 1t is said
he expects to put his entire farm in grass
next year.
Considerable annoyance and difficulty
would be prevented in the affairs OF the
post-ofice if persons in addressing letters,
ETC., would give the full name and box
number when possible.
The front of Joseph H. Gaskill's new
building is very attractive, and is much
admired. The contrast of the light col
ored bricks with the brown stone trim
mings is quite effective.
The Retail Grocers' association, of Phil
adelphia, is holding an exhibit of food
materials and specialties IN horticultural
hall, that city. Daily cooking lectures are
given by Mrs. S. T. Rorer.
An old folks concert will be given
the Baptist church on Thanksgiving night
There will be fine musical programme.
Mrs SaIlie Grancell Fitz, elocutionist, OF
Philadelphia, will render choice selections
The new hotel on Washington street
has been named the West End. 1t will
be formally opened to the public on
Thursday evening next. The house is
well fitted for hotel and nicely furnished.
James Doran, colored. and John 6.
Mutt, Of Shamong township, have been
held for court charged with abuse and i'll
treatment Of Richard Critic, and with
harboring the latters wife, who is a white
woman.
There will be rabbit coursing match
at the fair ground on Thanksgiving after
noon. Twenty different courses are an
nounced, and SIS purse for each winning
dog. Entries are to be made to G. R. Nc
Gully, Mount Holly.
On account of the illness of Mrs. A. J
Drexel the wedding of George W. C.
Drexel and Miss Mary S. Trick, at the Epis-
copal church, yincentown, on Thursday,
will be strictly private. The cards of in
vitation have been recalled.
John Garon, of Mount Holly, while in
toxicated on Saturday night, took snooze
on the railroad track above the freight
station. He was struck by locomotive
and had his scalp almost torn off. The
wound was sewed up by DR.. R. Fl. Par
sons.
Unclaimed letters remain in the Mount
Holly post-office for James R. Bodine,
James a. Black, Josephine Folwell. Mary
E. Huston, William II. johnson, jamie
Potts. Henry Rice. Edward yanzant.
Thomas Millots and Mrs. Thomas Will
Its.
AFTER some Of the Mount Holly fremen.
reached Moorestown on Thursday night,
they got too much interested with Moores-
town fire-water, and missed the train,
consequently they concluded to walk,
reaching home bright and early on Friday
morning.
Mrs. Sarah ]. @. Downs, president of the
New Jersey. W. C. T. u, died at the home
Of her son-in-law, E. O. Quigley, in East
Orange, early on Wednesday morning, of
peritonitis. She was in the 69th year of
her age, and has been president of the
State Union since $780,
Three hundred and thirty-six tickets
for Moorestown were sold at the station
on Thursday night. the occasion of the
fremen's parade at that place. The
train was delayed about an hour in going
on account of the derailment of loco
motive near Moorestown.
The school teachers of this county have
sent a protest to State superintendent
Chapman against holding the teachers
institute at Trenton on account of the
prevalence of small pox in that city. The
superintendent has therefore postponed
the meeting until there is no danger
from the disease.
The largest audience of the season was
- {bo Trtu Ewfou-