The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-05-23

III per cent
Edith Donnelly. of Florence, was bitter
on the arm by dog belonging to w. ID
Wallis, last week.
The wife of James Farr, living or
Buttonwood street, died yesterday morn
ing of paralysis.
Mrs. Huff, widow of the late Charles
HUFF. of Smithville, died suddenly in
Mount Holly, on Friday.
The concert in the church of the Sacred
Heart this evening, will be the finest that
has been gwen in Mount Holly for some
time.
LIST. There are already So rooms engaged,
and the hotel promises to be crowded all
summer.
The regular spring inspection of Co. +
will be held in the armory, on Friday
evening, to be followed by supper at
the Washington House.
The regular spring meeting of the
Board of Assessors was held on Tuesday,
when there was general discussion OF
the methods of assessing
DIR. John J. Flynn, who contemplates a
trip to E urope. will, upon his return, seek
favorable location and enter upon his
professional duties.
DIR. Joseph ]. Currie. OF Beverly, pre-
sided at the twenty-fifth annual meeting
of the West Jersey Homeopathic Medi-
cal Society," in Camden, last week.
Early and late Garden Plants for sale
by G. w. Owen, Madison ave-, Mt Holly
Early cabbage $3.50 per 1000. Orders left
at Matlack's fruit stand will be tended
to promptly. st
George A. Wright announces some
sweeping reductions in glass and crockery
ware, housefurnishing goods, ETC., for the
month OF May at his store corner Main
and Water streets.
Rev. E. NJ. Ferguson, secretary of the
State Sunday School Association, will hold
a meeting in the Baptist Church, on
Thursday evening, for the purpose of or
ganizing township association.
WINS B. Davis died suddenly in the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad depot, in
Washington, on Friday. Deceased for
merly lived at Mount Holly, and was an
employee of the Pennsylvania railroad.
A complete reorganization of the Board
of Pension Examiners will soon be made
in this state. Among the applicants for
positions on the boards are DIR. Amos
Shaw, of Jacobstown DR.. R. E. Brown.
Mount Holly, and DR.. Alexander Marcy,
of Riverside.
The Rerks county Democracy, at its an
nual meeting in Reading on Saturday,
adopted resolutions endorsing ex-Mayor
Thomas P. Merritt for Superintendent of
the Philadelphia Mint. Mr.. Merritt is
former Mount Holly boy, son of the late
Abraham Merritt.
At the sale of horses, the property OF
the estate of Harrison Robbins, deceased,
at Merchantyille, on Wednesday, DR..
J.. H. Carter bought bay FLY 8 years
old for $l05. Romeo, gray gelding, was
sold to franklin Lightcap for $48. and
William N. Hubbs got 235 trotter for
$50.
Right Rev. Willism c. Doane, Episco-
pal Rishop, of Albany, and Mrs. Doane,
were presented in the diplomatic circle at
a drawing room reception held at Buck
ingham Palace on Tuesday. Bishop Doane
is well known in this part of New Jersey,
being a son of the late Bishop Doane'
of New Jersey.
The 47th annual convention of the
Burlington County Bible Society will be
held in the Presbyterian and Methodist
Episcopal churches, Moorestown, Thurs
day, June ID. Rev. s. M. Vernon, D. D.,
pastor of the Wharton street Methodist
Church, Philadelphia, will address the
convention in the evening. All are in
Yited.
John Miller, of Merchantville, the hus-
band of murdered Annie Miller, was held
in $500 bail on Friday by Justice Philip
Schmitz, of Camden, on charge of as
sault and battery on Jacob Hewlig, who
worked for him. Hewlig has sued Miller
for $22 wages. and alleges that during a
row about the amount his employer as
saulted him.
The Burlington County Agricultural
Society offers suite of furniture worth
$50 to couple who will be married in
front of the grand stand. either on
Wednesday or Thursday, September 81 or
%. Applications received at any time.
The society reserves the right to select
from those offering. Conditions and re-
quirements named later.
Early cabbage and tomato plants, $3.50
per 1000; egg plants. 25c. per dozen I;
potted do, &c.; chrysanthemums, &c.
each vase and basket plants, Soc. per
doz. also complete stock of everything
for the vegetable and flower garden. in
the very best condition and at reasonable
prices, at Rosbach's. Pemberton, Large
quantities at special prices.
The best groceries, meats and provisions
at the lowest possible prices. That is the
method of doing business adopted by
George w. Durand at his store, corner
Water and King streets. Persons desiring
to make dollar purchase the greatest
amount of goods, can do no better than
call at that store. Goods delivered free to
any part of the town, and orders called
for when desired.
A number of employees of Blakeslee's
foundry, at Hainesport, became fearful
that the owner was about to leave this
neighborhood without paying them their
wages, 30, on Wednesday, they had an at
tachment issued against his property.
The action was unnecessary, however, az
Mr. Blakeslee had no intention OF de-
frauding the men and promptly settled
all claims against him before moving tc
Allentown, Pa.
Rev. II. w. Haring, of Philadelphia
was on Thursday evening installed al
pastor Of the Delanco Presbyterian
Church. Rev. DIR. Everett, of James
burg. conducted the services, which wer'
participated in by Rev. DR.. Hodge. Of Bur
lington Rev. ]. Eddy, of Beverly Rev
w. d. Roberts, of Philadelphia; Rev. A
Fl. Dashiell, d. d., OF Lakewood; Rev. J
]. Coale, of Mount Holly. and Rev. H. J
Hultz of Delanco.