The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-04-18
LOCAL NEWS.

sDr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" at the opers
house tomorrow evening.
BENJAMIN R. Lambs residence on Union
street is offered for sale or rent.
You have the largest stock of wall pa
per to select from at T. W. Borton's.
Headquarters for flowers, Towering
plants and floral designs, A. q G. Ros-
backs. Pemberton.
Rev. Mr.. Jones. of West Chester, Pa,
exchanged pulpits with Rev. s. Harper
Leeper on Sunday.
George w. Lundy, who recently quit
farming, has removed to the Cross ouse,
on Main street, adjoining the mount.
George A. Wright, the Main street bar
gain merchant, will again give his atten-
ton to cultivating his lot on Broad sire ct.
The Riverside Board of Health has or
ganized by electing T. W. Fairbrother,
president, and R. w. Darlington, secretary.
Joshua Matlack, Jr, of Mount Holly,
has been selected one of the delegates to
the National convention of the Republic
can League.
Frank Shemeley, charged with stealing
chickens from the farmers in Southamp-
ton township, was committed to Jail on
Thursday.
Mrs. Elmer ID. Prickitt gave q party
last week in honor of Miss Voorhees,. OF
Hightstown, who is guest of Mrs. Jos.
Southwick.
The bill providing that overseers of the
poor shall hereafter be appointed by town
ship committees did not receive the Gov
ernor's signature.
In order to make room for increasing
stock, Misses Barcklow & Bussom, IN The
News building, will offer five days re-
duction in prices.
The H. B. Smith Machine Company is
10 pressed with orders that portion OF
the employees are compelled to work until
10 o'clock at night.
Gov. Werts withheld his signature from
Senate bill No. 17S, Mr.. Perkins bill
which prohibits the use of any device ex-
cepting the hands, for picking whortle-
berries, hence 1T is not law.
Charles Murphy, who started sometime
ago to raise chickens by the incubator
process, found the venture Improbable
and has quit the business
Ernest Ford was committed to the jail
on Thursday. charged with stealing lot
of lumber from the tract of Joseph
uyooh..ctox, <ouuohfr
Four new houses are being erected on
Union street and more are to follow. The
gas company should run main through |
that street, which is becoming one OF the
attractive thoroughfares of the town.
New Jersey Lodge, No. 1. Knights of
Pythias, is now holding weekly meetings |
Some fifty new members have been taken
in during the past year. and the lodge is
now about to organize degree team.
Andrew Brown. colored. who is charged |
with breaking and entering in Burlington
county, was brought from Media, Pa, on
Thursday, by Detective Burr, on
requisition, and was committed to Jail.
William G. Lippincott has shipped
from his Ridgway street broiler farm, this
season, $500 brollers, which weigh ed two
tons. He has on hand about 1000 young |
chickens which he is preparing for mar
ket.
SQUIRE Ephraim Woodward, of Ellis
dale, was removed from Philadelphia to
his home on Wednesday. 1t will be re-
membered that he was badly injured last
February in railroad accident at Flor
ence.
II is said that an effort will be made to
secure the merry go-round building on |
Washington street for the purpose of car
rying on mission work among the chill
dren of the town who do not atten Sun
day School.
J. Fred Kiner tried his hand as sales
man last Friday. He came home COM
pletely tired out, after having secured one
Of the largest orders for shoes his firm
has ever received.
The old Good Intent engine house on
Mount Holly avenue is rapidly being con-
verified into dwelling by Contractor APP
pleton. The removal of the tower and |
weathervane is landmark that is being |
considerably missed.
Thomas Elbertson, who does modest |
grocery business at the corner of Mount
Holly avenue and Union street, has en-
lareed his store The change was neces
STATED by increased business and lame
ness, the addition preventing him from
using the cellar.
The charter election for Fieldsboro was
held on Tuesday and resulted as follows
Chief burgess. William Leonar d. DEM;
council, Frank Laird, d. Thomas Hamil-
ton, D., James Seward, r., John Forbes,
R., Robert Hancock, R.; commissioners
of appeals, Thomas Rosall, D., Charles
Weilbacher, R., John Post, R.; constable,
John McHugh, R.; harbor mastor, George
Seward, r.; pound keeper, William Lud-
low, independent.
Joseph Wharton has fled in the County
Clerks Office the deed transferring to him
10000 acres Of land in Camden, Burling-
ton and Atlantic counties, that formerly
belonged to the Raleigh estate. The con-
alteration named was $125,000. The prop
srty adjoins another tract of about the
same size owned by Mr.. Wharton, through
which the Batsto river runs. There are
number Of ponds on the two tracts. capa-
BILE Of supplying large city with drinking
water.
John T. Moore, the talented young ac-
tor, supported by competent company
Of players, will present the powerful
drama, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE" at the
Opera House, tomorrow evening, April
10. The cast has been selected to fit each
particular character. making this the
strongest and best play ever in the town.
The scenery and mechanical effects are
all they should be. Do not miss seeing
this wonderful and interesting drama.
Seats on sale at Jamison's.
Now is the time TO plant hardy peren-
mails you can get twelve varieties that
will bloom this season, for one dollar, at
Rosbach's. Pemberton, N. D., where you
will also find big stock of roses, carna-
tons, bedding. vase and basket plants, as
well as all varieties of plants for the veg
etable garden. You will be surprised at