The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-31
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

1851 Va ucW hooo.
JeweIry, silverware, watches. clocks,
ETC., cheap at STATIONS, Main street.
Bible day will be observed by the
Baptist Sunday School, on Sunday, No
vember 18th.
The court will sit at the Court House, on
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday
to naturalize citizens.
A lot of ladies' and misses shoes and
some good ones for school children for
sale cheap, at Bowker's shoe factory.
The New Jersey Supreme Court will
probably render decision, on Thursday,
ON Wesley w arner's application for
new trial.
Next Tuesda being election, the town
ship committee will not hold its regular
monthly meeting until the following
Thursday evening, Nov. g.
John L. Semple, of Mount Holly, has
been appointed counsel for Charles Jor-
dan, indicted in the Camden courts for
the murder of Lizzie Copeland.
There will be union gospel meeting at
the Y. NJ. C. A. next sunday at $50 p M.
for women as well as men. Walter A.
Barrows, ESQ.,, will address the service.
Everybody is invited to attend.
"Our Girls" is the subject of lecture
to be given in the Opera House, this
evening, by DR.. T. 7. Everett of Brook
lyn, who is an eloquent speaker and tai
ented gentleman. Benefit of Y. M. z. A.
Rev. DIR. S. Giffard Nelson, of Mount
Holly, will speak at the meeting OF the
New Jersey Baptist Education Society, at
New Brunswick, on Wednesday evening.
His subject will be: Education in Moral
Reform"
Ocean County Democrats have noml-
mated the following ticket: Assembly,
E. P. Emson, of Golfers Mill Sheriff.
Carlos C. Brooks. Lakewood. No noml-
nations were made for County Clerk and
County Collector.
Joseph Zoelner, charged with malprac-
tice on Mary Parker, of Mount Holly was
released by Magistrate Clement, in
Philadelphia, on Wednesday, it being i'm
possible to get the girl to appear against
him.
There will be debate at the Y. M. Q.
A., on Thursday evening, November 9th.
on the question, "Resolved, that capital
punishment should be abolished" Harry
Heebner, H. C. Hale and Walter E. Dob
bins will be the debaters.
Harry Heebner will resign as general
secretary of the Y. M. g. A. in few
weeks, to accept a position as assistant
secretary of an association In Philadel-
phia. Mr. Heebner has many friends In
Mount Holly who will regret his de-
parture.
The farm of the late T. Newbold Black
near Three Tuns. containing 1l5 acres,
was sold at public sale on Wednesday for
S39.75 per acre. The household goods,
stock, farming utensils, ETC., were also dis
posed of. Caleb Southland purchased the
farm.
Traffic on the Amboy division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad was interrupted
between Riverton and Camden Thursday
afternoon. A boat got caught under the
bridge over Pensauken creek, and as the
tide rose lifted the structure off its founda-
tons.
A customer to whom the Il. B. Smith
Machine Company acknowledged an order
for a moulding machine, answered as
follows:
All hail the power of moalder builders,
Let manufacturers fall
Bring forth the royal III. Is. smith,
And crown him king OF all
Mark R. sooy, Joseph C. Cowgirl and
William NJ. Rsdon sat at the Court
House, on Wednesday. as commissioners
to inquire into the lunacy of Lydia 8.
Lippincott, wife of Stacy B. Lippincott, OF
Jobstown. The jury of "a men decided
that Mrs. Lippincott was incapable of
taking care of her property.
A bill has been introduced in the
House of Representatives, by Mr.. Curtis,
of Kansas, directing the treasury to dis
continue the Office of Collector of Customs
al a number of places, among them Great
Egg Harbor and Little Egg Harbor, in
this state. The offices abolished are to be
consolidated with the district adjoining
them.
The schooner Martie A. Holmes, owned
by Capt. John Holmes and others, of
War etow n, lumber laden, bound from Sa-
yannah to Baltimore, was abandoned at
sea on Oct. IL. All hands were saved and
the shipwrecked crew arrived IN New
York last Sunday on board the schooner
Harry W. Haynes. The Martie Holmes
was commanded by Capt. Rines.
During the last week hogs have been
delivered to Stephen w. Bodine, as fol-
lows: From E. Cramer, Vincentown, q
weighing 1900 lbs; Joseph Allen, Med
ford. Is weighing 1860 lbs; ]. S. & A.
Colkitt, II weighing 1910 lbs; Martin
Gauntt, Birmingham, IL weighing 1850
lbs; Alex. Wilkins, Birmingham, 6 weigh
ing 14OO lbs; E. Lippincott, Mount Holly,
s weighing 1920 lbs.
A meeting of the New Jersey Branch,
Lower Division, of the Woman's Auxil-
iary of the Board of Missions was held at
Trinity Church, Mount Holly, on Friday.
The president, Mrs S. A. Clark, presided
Addresses were delivered by Rev. Mr.
Wilmer, of the Industrial School for Col
ored Children, Virginia; by Japanese
divinity student from Philadelphia. and
by Mrs. Nelson on the systematic offering
plan. The visitors were entertained al
lnpch in the parish house OF the church.
The best groceries, meats and provisions
at the lowest possible prices. That is ths
method of doing business adopted by
George w. Durand at his store, corner
Water and King streets. Persons desiring
to make a dollar purchase the creates
amount of goods can do no better thar
call at that store. Goods delivered free tC
any part Of the town, and orders called
for when desired.
On Tuesday night woman came up OF
the train that gets here at 11.30. She sale
she was going to work for farmer nea
town. who did not meet her. She was ad
mitted to the Arcade hotel. In the morn
ing when she left the hotel she took will
her a cape belonging to Mrs Joseph
Hulme. The police we're notified, AM
succeeded in securing the stolen property
The woman was allowed to 20.
There was an interesting debate at tn
YM G.. A.. on Thursday evening, on tn