The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-01-31

Joseph Hayman has rented the store
formerly occupied by Walter N. Souder.
deceased.
Thomas Finnegan, who was to have
been given hearing before Mayor Sill
path for illegally selling liquor, pleaded
guilty and was fined $50 and costs.
The Burl ington Turf Club has filed
articles of incorporation in the county
clerks Office. A room in the opera house
has been fitted up, and one billiard and
two pool tables have been put in.
Friday evening is the eighteenth ami
versary of Bishop Scarborough's consecra-
ton at st. Mary's church. Burlington. OF
those who took part in the service four
have passed away, Bishops Horatio Pot
ter, of New York. Stevens, of Pennsylva-
mia, Kerfoot. of Pittsburg, and Paddock,
Of Massachusetts. The event will be cele-
brated by the pupils OF st. Mary's Hall.
A meeting of about thirty citizens was
held last Wednesday. ]. Howard Pugh
was called to the chair. and Howard Elan
ders was appointed secretary. The ques-
ton of the necessity of organizing q
board of trade was fully discussed, and a
constitution was adopted. Officers chos-
en- President, J. Howard Pugh vice
president, George w. Anthony secretary,
Howard Flanders treasurer, j. Frank
Cline.
At the annual meeting of the First Bap-
tist church last Wednesday evening the
following officers were elected: Treas
urer, Charles P. Brewin clerk, George q.
Whomsley chorister, Charles S. King
organist, Laura Brewin ushers, Charles
P. Brewin, E. F. Perkins. Joseph Ever
| locker, James L. Stone, George G. Whoms-
ley superintendent at Spring Side, 10
seph Hitler, assistant superintendent,
| Howard Adams.
The oath Convention of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union. of this
county, was held in the Baptist church.
on Thursday. The officers of the Associ-
alton are: President, Mrs. II. M. Hart
ranft, Moorestown Corresponding Secre-
tary, Mrs. S. R. Sullivan. Moorestown
Recording Secretary, Mrs. E. v. Street.
Beverly; Treasurer, Miss Kate Peters
Beverly.
The friends Of Rev. Father Treacy, Of
the Roman Catholic church here. are loud
in their demands that he shall be rein
stated and the shadow cast over him dur
ing 1892 shall be removed. To this end
steps have been taken to have the case
brought to the attention of Rome. Father
Treacy will be remembered as the priest
who drove from the church at the pistoll
point one Of the parishioners. whom az
declared had violated some part of th'
/, church's CODE He was placed in an in
sane asylum and removed from his church
8 A. II. Gangewer is Father Treacy's coun
sell
, The proprietors of the speak -easies 0
this city are in trouble Since their fail
ure to get a license to sell intoxicants las
spring, many of the drinking places hay
been doing large business under the guis'
Z of selling maltase. In addition to thu
! regular places, numerous private houses
, have been turned into jug taverns, wher'
} the trusted ones haye been able TO secure
their regular supply. Several clubs have
been organized, and the members pos
sessing Keys can qneneh their thirst a
> any hour of the day or night by simpl'
!. pressing the button and the sideboar'
i does the rest,
!, About three weeks aao complaint W.
! made against ]. Elvood yansciysr, VII