The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1891-12-29
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, DEOEMBER 20, 1891.
LOCAL NEWS.

Pictures frames and mats made to order
at Keeler's photo-studio.
Prof W. L. Heineken, of South Amboy
was calling on friends in this vicinity last
week.
The annual election of directors of the
county banks will be held on Tuesday,
January u.
The public schools of Florence have
been closed on account of the prevalence
of diphtheria.
Samuel Shinn are confined to the house
with the grip.
Queen & Co.'S specialist will make his
next visit to Mount Holly on Friday,
January 2sth.
The Mirror almanac was issued last
week, and as usual is an interesting and
valuable publication.
The usual Christmas anniversary exer-
cises will take place in the Presbyterian
church this evening.
A very desirable building lot on Grant
street, 50x125 feet, for sale apply at
Keeler's studio. Main street.
Hereafter the Seventh Day Adventists
will hold services on the second floor of
the Red Mems building
James A. Logan, formerly of the Bur-
lington Enterprise, has been made editor
of the New Brunswick Fredonian.
Craig Moffett has rented the lower store
in the Masonic temple, and will remove
his drug store there in the spring.
The residents of Medford still continue
to receive their mails on freight trains,
notwithstanding repeated protests.
- One of the attractions on Christmas and
still continues is the show window in front
of Keeler's studio of fine photography.
Cinnaminson township was the first to
pay to the county collector its full quota
of taxes. William F. Morgan is the col
lector.
James K. Parker will remove his shoe
store to the lower room in the Gaskill
building as soon as the latter is COM
pleted.
The silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Gaskill will be celebrated at
their residence on Garden street this
evening.
Rev. Lucien L. Kinsolving will preach
at Trinity church next Sunday morning.
In the evening he will deliver an address
on the mission work in Brazil.
Josiah w. Evan has bought the lumber
yard in the rear of Trinity church, and
will remove his yard to that place. An
office is being erected on Washington
street.
George Kelly & Co., of Philadelphia,
have brought suit against Norris K. Will
lifts, Of Mount Holly, for embezzling $27.
80. WilIitts has entered bail for appear
ance at court
Nineteen deaths from diphtheria
were reported to the Board of Health of ;
Mount Holly during the recent prevalence
Of that disease here. There are but very
few cases at present.
There are letters uncalled for at the
Mount Holly post-ofice for L. 81. Bowker, |
William B. Goodman, Mrs. Maggie Lip
pincott, Joseph Nixon, Henry Tilghman
aad William Witcraft.
The musical concert at the opera house
last Tuesday evening for the benefit of
Relief Fire company was very successful
and fairly well attended. About $50 was
Melted for the company.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Theodore Bryan Risdon, daughter of
Mrs. Theodore Hall Risdon, to Edward
Hume Lewis, at Trinity church, on Tues
day, 18th inst, at $50 o'clock.
Judge ]. Frank Fort, of Newark, son of
Andrew Fort, of Pemberton, has re-
$4,000 fnaf1u : $50 : ~ 2 q Afa n f1
and is out again. He win leave on Janu-
airy Is on an extended vacation.
The members of Trinity church pre-
scented a purse Of $75 to Rev. Martin
Aigner on Christmas eve. Rev. J. Il.
Boswell, of the M. E. church. was pre-
scented with handsome silver tea service.
Charles h. Buzby, well-known resi-
dent of yincentown, while suffering from
a severe attack of rheumatism, on Tues
day, took an overdose Of morphia, by
accident, from the effects Of which he
died.
There has been contest between Mar