The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16


cupied by DIR. Melcher.
E.J. Yearly, of Riverside, has receive
the appointment of superintendent 9f tn
Jamesburg Reform School.
Mrs. Annie Shinn, Water street, wa
rendered surprise party on Saturda.
night, it being her birthday.
The value of the taxable property il
Burlington county. according to the stat
comptroller's report, is s24. 420.17S, an in
crease of $685., 037 over the previous year
Peter J. Costigan has made application
for license for his new hotel on Wash
ington street. Mark R. Sooy gave notic
YESTERDAY that remonstrance will b.
fled.
A prayer and praise meeting, conducted
by Rev. S. H. Leeper, was held in the \
M. C. A. rooms on Sunday afternoon
These meetings will be held every Sunda,
afternoon.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Clara, daughter of Charles L. Brown, t.
Charles B. Jessup, at the residence OF thu
former, in Cinnaminson township, OF
February 25th.
G. Rozelle McCully cut his hand with
an oyster knife the other day, while open
ing oysters. Blood poisoning set in and
the wound has been very painful. 1t il
now improving.
Pierre Lorillard has disposed of his en-
tire herd Of Shetland ponies to 8. N. Hex
ter. Of Forest View stud, Katonah. N. Y,
in order to make room for his racing
stock at Jobstown.
Court met yesterday morning and adj
journed until the 29th inst. Judge Wills
is suffering with the grip, and Judge
Forsyth is going about on crutches, hav-
ing sprained his leg by fall
Charles H. Gaskill, of Mount Holly,
leaves on Friday, for Richmond, Va, as
representative of Washington Council,
No. &. Jr. o. u. A. NJ. at the national
session of the Funeral Benefit Association.
Joseph J. White, of New Lisbon, has
brought suit in the Philadelphia courts
against William s. Elkins. Jr., to recover
$82, 500, alleged to be due for the purpose
of patent rights for hot air engine. sold
by White to the defendant.
Mary j., wife of James w. O'Brien. the
Mill street hotel keeper, died on Wednes-
day. She had been in i'll health for some
time. She was % years of age. The fu-
neral took place yesterday, and services
were held at the Sacred Heart church.
The executive committee of the Y. M.
G. A. has ordered lot Of apparatus for
the gymnasium, and it will be placed in
position as soon as it arrives. The gym
naslum will be opened formally when
athletes from Philadelphia associations
will give an exhibition.
A meeting of citizens was held at the
Office of Mark R. Sooy on Tuesday even
ing to take steps to organize law and
order society. A committee on perma-
nent organization was appointed, and will
report at an adjourned meeting, to be held
at the same place, tonight
Martin Grady. of Mount Holly, attempt
J ed suicide on Saturday, jamping into the
creek at the railroad bridge, below the
station. He was rescued by some rail-
road men who saw him jump overheard.
He attempted to kill himself some years
ago by cutting his throat.
Kate Barry, who conducts saloon on
Water street, has been summoned by Mark
r. Sooy, to appear before court and show
cause why her license shall not be re-
voked on the grounds of keeping disor-
Derby house. The case was set down for
yesterday, but has been postponed until
February 10Th, when the application Of J
Howard Clothier for new trial will also
be heard.
The four-year-old SON of William Coop
er, of Mount Holly, was shot in the cheek
by his brother one day last week. The
children were playing with rife, and
the older boy, who didn't know it was
loaded" pointed it at his brother and
pulled the trigger. The bullet made a
wound three inches deep. twas extract
ed by DIR. r. H. Parsons.
An old folks'concert and speaking meet
ing will be held in the Mount Holly Bap-
fist church, Monday evening, February
22d, at 7.45 o'clock. This concert will ex-
coed the one given before, as very in
teresting programme has been arranged.
Ada Seebeth Williams, of Philadelphia,
the well known elocutlonist, will take
part. Admission % cents.
Fire was discovered in the residence of
Il. G. Herr, between Hainesport and Ma
sonvIlle. on Wednesday afternoon. The
origin is supposed to have been from
stove. The flames spread rapidly, but
considerable furniture was saved by a
railroad section gang, working near by
The house was destroyed entirely. There
was an insurance on the house by the
Medford company.
A supper and bazaar will be held in the
Masonic temple next week for the bene-
fit Of Mount Holly lodge, No. IA, F. and
A. M. It will open on Tuesday evening
and continue the rest of the week. The
supper will be an excellent one. the bill
OF fare including all the good things to be
had. In the bazaar room will be offered
for sale all sorts of useful and fancy arti-
cles at reasonable prices.
About $50 was netted by the entertain
ment at the opera house on Thursday
evening by the ladies of Trinity church.
A large audience was present, and every
one was pleased with the entertainment.
It consisted of two farces. rendered ex-
cellently by number of Philadelphians,
and some vocal music, by local talent, that
was far above the average. Mrs. Charles
D. Barney and Mrs. Franklin B. Lewis were
the patronesses.
Mrs. Sarah H. West Whitecar, wife o.
the Rev. Charles H. Whitecar, d. d., Of
the New Jersey Conference, died on satur-
day, at her residence. 535 Penn street,
Camden, OF pneumonia. Mrs. Whitecal
was 81 years old and was the daughter Of
the late John and Elizabeth West, Of
Mount Holly. She was married to the
Rev Mr.. Whitecar about forty years ago
and has been identified with New Jersey
Methodism for that period. Three SOM
and two daughters survive her. Thu
funeral, which takes place to-day, will b'
private, as the husband and daughter 0
the deceased are also suffering will
pneumonia Deceased was sister o
Mrs. Charles Brown, of Mount Holly.
Railroad Items.
Thomas Butcher, a section hand, EN-
ployed by the Pennsylvania railroad, wa
killed on Friday morning. while unload
ing rails on the Philadelphia, Marion an'
Medford railroad, beyond Haddonfeld.-
The heavy rails slipped from the grasp Q
Butchers fellow workmen. He bravel