The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-04
LOCAL NEWS.
Clemens A. Haas has been appointed
postmaster at PALMYRA.


this evening.
An original poem, by Rev. DIR. 5. Gif
fard Nelson, will be found on the first
page of this issue.
Blanchard H. White. of Pemberton
has been appointed Commissioner o.
Deeds for Pennsylvania.
The season for shooting woodcock open
ed on Saturday. but gunners report that
the birds are very scarce.
Edgar Haas was re-appointed County
Superintendent of Public Schools for Bur-
lington county, on Thursday.
Rev. Angus Crawford has had the de-
gree of D. D. conferred upon him by
Roanoke College, of Virginia
Edward Armstrong. of Timbucto, was
placed under bail on Monday for assault
and battery on Henrietta Anderson, OF
the same place.
A very handsome new omnibus was
Turned out of George II. Peaks carriage
factory on Saturday. 1t was for Robert
B. Engle, Beach Haven.
Annual summer sale of ladies' muslin
underwear, now on. Unusual bargain in
rs and SOC goods. W. w. Curtis, As Main
street, Mount Holly, NJ j.
The directors of the New Jersey Dairy
mems Protective Association have set the
wholesale price of milk at Al cents per
quart, going into effect July l.
The County Republican Committee has
nominated Amos Gibbs and ex-senator
Henry J. Trick as the Republican men,
bers of the Board of Registration.
Chief Engineer Morgan has requested
the fire companies having steamers to
keep I'D steam on the Fourth, to be ready
to 90 into service at a moments notice.
The Board of Health has enacted an
ordinance compelling every property
owner on street where there is sewer,
TO connect Herewith by the 10Th day of
July.
Oyster Commissioner Marshall A. Love-
land has spent the $500 appropriated to
his use in putting 10000 bushels of shells
on the beds at the mouth of the Mullica
river.
The salaries of postmasters in this state
were readjusted last week. Burlington's
postmaster was advanced from $1,000 to
So, 200, and Monnt Holly from $1,000 to
81, 900
About "a members of Mount Holly
Lodge of Masons went to New Egypt, on
Tuesday night, to help raise" two candi-
dates in Pyramid Lodge. A special train
brought the visitors home.
The rates of toll on the turnpike be-
tween Mount Holly and Lumberton have
been raised to one and half cents per
mile for one horse and carriage and the
same amount for each additional horse.
Edward B. Jones, the druggist, is dis
tributing neat yest-pocket folding card,
containing the street railway and Penn
sylvania railroad time tables, and the
hours for the arrival and departure of
mails.
The Burlington county graduates at the
State Normal School, Trenton, last week,
were Lucia V. Foulks, Stevens; Vio-
letta M. Darnell, Medford Alice Darnell,
Rancocas Elva M. Struby, Beverly
Mary Carson, Bordentown.
Any one wishing to buy good home
made cakes will have the opportunity on
Saturday afternoon, July 8, from o'clock
until 6, in the class room of the M. E.
Church. This arrangement has been per.
fected by the Ladies' Aid Of the church.
Birmingham Inn is doing very well
this season. By the last of this week
there will be over 100 guests at the house.
Wilson Brown, Superintendent of the
Am boy Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, has placed his family at the Inn
for the summer
New Jersey Lodge, No. l, K. of P, elect
ed these officers Friday evening; Chancel-
lor commander, Geo. W. A. French; vice
chancellor, Harvey E. Burtis; master-at-
arms, Thomas R. Finley inside guard,
EluWaIQ >. lEOtu ~ CAotCs ouoO w AoAp I,
master of work, Edward F. Burns.
Albert Pharo's barn, the largest in
Tuckerton. was destroyed by fire last
Friday morning. 1t was situated near
several stores and sash mill, which were
saved by the efforts of force of men.
The loss on the barn and contents is
81 900, partly insured. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
The Y. NJ. G. A. will conduct out door
meetings commencing with next Sunday
at O'Clock. The meeting will be held
under the trees on the lot, on Washing
ton street, below the bridge. Rev. DR.. S.
G. Nelson will address the service. In case
of rain the meeting will be held in the
Association rooms. Everybody is invited
to attend.
While driving on Pine street on Sunday
one of the front wheels of DR., Melcher's
carriage came of, letting the shafts down
on the horses legs. frightening tie ami
NAL and causing him to run away, but the
doctor succeeded in stopping him. The
main tendon of the right hind leg was
severed, as was also the main artery in
the left hind leg.
Charles Evan Merritt administrator OF
Walter Ward, Jr., deceased, on Tuesday.
sold the following real estate: Brick
dwelling on Garden street, to Morris II.
Keeler, for 81, $50; frame house on Cherry
street to Barclay White, $475; two houses
on Water street TO A. A. Anderson, $500 ;
two houses on Budd street to f. w.
Esham, 1896 three houses on Oak street
to Amos Gibbs, $3.50.
The Holly Branch for July is patriotic
number, containing an article on "Our
Country" by Prof Frank Parsons, and
one on Patriotism in the Public Schools
by Prof G. d. Raine. Besides this the
paper contains considerable news relating
to the Young Mems Christian Association
the publishers. The cover of the July
number is printed In red and blue, on
white paper, and is neat and attractive
1t is printed monthly at THE News Office
Thomas Randall, living on Mount Holl,
avenue. has a tame crow that is provini
to be quite pet with the people in thu
neighborhood. Mr.. Randall has givel
much attention IN teaching the crow hoy
TO talk and do various tricks, with con