The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

The entertainment for the benefit OF
the hospital Melted S10S.S5.
Mrs. Benjamin f. Lee, wife of ex-Judge
Lee, is very sick from the effects of the
grip.
County Collector Powell is suffering
with bad cold, which confines him to
his home.
Mrs. Percy Perinchief, daughter Of
Morris H. Keller, is quite i'll at her home
in Trenton.
John B. Townsend has been appointed
deputy sheriff and was sworn into office
by Judge Scott last Tuesday.
New Jersey Lodge, No. l, Knights of
Pythias, will attend St. Andrews Church
on the evening of January Z, 1894.
G. B. Parsons has a fine beef that
dressed over 900 lbs. Also some South
down sheep and lambs that are very fine.
Rev. Joseph M. Thomas. of Mount
Holly avenue, is suffering from a stroke
of paralysis, probably caused by recent
fall while in the cellar.
THE News last week made a display of
Job printing in the Office show window.
1t is conceded by all that the finest and
most tasty printing done in Burlington
county is turned out at this Office.
The sermon of Rev. S. Harper Leeper,
delivered recently to the Junior o. U. A.
NJ, in the Presbyterian church, is so high
ly spoken of, that efforts are to be made
to have it printed in one of the papers
published by the order.
William W. Curtis received telegram,
yesterday morning, stating that his wife,
who is in California, is dangerously ill
with a stomach trouble which necessi-
tated a surgical operation. The latest re-
port said that she was resting comfortably.
Mrs. Foster, mother of Mrs. Samuel j.
Smith, was attacked with paralysis while
on her way to the M. Z. Church, on Sun
day morning, and fell in helpless condi-
ton Just after getting inside the building
DIR. Flynn attended her and she was re-
moved to her daughters home, and is
now much better.
The open and continued violation of
the law caused a saloon keeper of Mount
Holly to lose his Incense at this term of
court There are other saloons in town
that will bear watching. At one in par
ticular it is reported that whiskey may be
had, despite the fact that the license is for
malt liquor only. That saloon had better
the law IN all its details.
A peculiar accident happened at the
Mount Holly railroad station on Friday
evening. The train which arrives here
at o'clock, was approaching the station
when two cars in the middle of the train
jumped the track, and ran along on the
ties until they got over Madison avenue,
when they jumped back into their proper
position on the rails.
AS George F. Branin was coming home
from Smithville on the bicycle railroad at
II clock at night last week, he was shot |
At by two men who were concealed in the
pushes near the third bridge from Smith
vile. Proceeding little further on he
was again annoyed by the attack of a vic
ous dog, which evidently belonged to
another party concealed along the road.
1t is thought that robbery was the object |
Of his assailants.
Thomas Buzby, farmer residing near
Rancocas, was awaken ed by a noise
Sunday morning. and, quickly raising the
window, observed man carrying goods
out of his cellar Mr.. Buzby covered the
man with his gun and called him to halt
or he would shoot, holding him this way
until the arrival of help. The man was
and, with the goods he had at
tempted to steal, was driven to Mount
Holly and delivered to the Jail authori-
ties. The thief refused to give his name.