The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-21
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1893.
LOCAL NEWS.


DR.. Thomas w. Dobbins will be absen
from Mount Holly from February ~ t.
March 5.
A good horse for sale or exchange. AID
dress Horse" Drawer F, Mount Holl,
post-office.
Headquarters for Flowers, Flowerini
Plants and Bulbs, A. & q. Rosbach's
Pemberton, N. ].
The wind mill on the farm of Samue
A. Dobblns was blown down by the storm
on Sunday night.
The writ of error granted Wesley War
ner by the Chancellor will be served on
the Court, on Saturday, February %.
Laura E. Wilson, nee Coer. has been
granted a divorce by the Court of Chan
cery from her husband, Curtis ]. Wilson
c. s. Haines, Travelling Passenger
AGENT of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. paid The NEWS Office visit on
Tuesday.
DR. Jacob Grigg and wife will celebrate
the golden anniversary of their wedding
on Tuesday, February 2sth. at their resi-
dence on Broad street.
Rev. Prof. Micou, of the Philadelphia
Divinity School, will preach at Trinity
church on Wednesday evening. Inc
service will begin at 7.S0.
A musical and literary entertainment
was given on Thursday evening at the
residence of Samuel Elbeftson, under the
auspices of the Loyal Temperance Legion
The subscriber has rented and occupied
the old Mount Holly m i'll, on Mill street,
and is prepared to grind grist at short no
tice. Flour and feed of all kinds at short
notice. Il. NJ. Thomson
On Tuesday morning Joseph Johnson
an old man between 70 and 80 years.
while chopping wood on the farm OF JOB
Rulon, near Crosswicks, was killed by Q
heavy limb falling upon him.
The firm of 7. 81. Risdon & Co. has re-
ceiyed an order for "a thirty-six inch
wheels and two thirty inch wheels to be
used by q Maine pulp and paper mill.
This is the largest order ever received by
this firm.
The Young Peoples Union OF the Bap-
fist church will hold an international
supper in the lecture room of the church
on Friday and Saturday evenings An
excellent bill of fare has been prepared, IN
Guiding all the delicacies of the season.
Owing to the severe storm, on Friday
night, the meeting to appoint a commit
tee to conduct the Republican primary
was not held. Republican voters are re-
ouested to meet in Arcade Hall, at 8
o'clock on Thursday evening of this week
Isaac Wilson, an eminent minister OF
the Gospel in the Society of Friends, from
Canada, proposes to attend quarterly
meeting at High and Garden streets,
Mount Holly, ON Tuesday next. 18th
instant, at 10 o'clock A. M. Everybody
is invited to attend.
The Rev. Thomas II. Cullen. rector OF
st. Peters, Freehold, was in his place in
church last Sunday for the first time since
November 9th. He has had long and
tedious attack of pneumonia. His people
greeted his return with gladness and
many congratulations we're bestowed upon
him.
The Waynesville, Ohio, Ne,cs rejoices
because eggs have been reduced from 70
to 20 cents per dozen, while the people OF
Darlington county are equally glad to
know the same articles have fallen from
As to SO cents dozen, and are especially
pleased to be able to get them at the lat
ter price.
The fishermen in Barnegat Bay are up
in arms against the passage of the pro-
posed bill to prohibit seine fishing in the
waters of the bay. The hotel men, on
the other hand. strongly favor 1t, as they
say it will make the fishing better and at
tract great many anglers to the seashore
in the summer time.
There was a special town meeting at
Lumberton, on Saturday evening, to dis
cuss the proposed annexation of portion
of that township with Northampton. The
line was amended 80 as to include about a
quarter OF mile more of the South Penn
berton road than was originally intended,
and the meeting resolved in favor of the
movement.
The best groceries, meats and provis-
ions ct the lowest possible prices. That is
the method of doing bushes adopted by
George w. Durand, at his store corner
Water and King streets. Persons desiring
to make a 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.
There was rumor current among Cam
den lawyers Saturday that Supreme Court
Justice Garrison would shortly resign to
become counsel for big railroad corpora
ton, which had made him hattering
financial offer, that would ut the same
time enable him to still further advance
in his profession. The rumor thus far
lacks confirmation.
There will be several Freeholders to
elect this year in this county. The terms
of Francis D. Perkins, Beverly City and
James v. Cayileer, Randolph, expire this
year, and there will be two vacancies
in Westampton, where Mr.. Dennis was
appointed to fill vacancy. and in Med
ford, Mr.. Prickitt having removed from
that township last week.
Mrs. Ann B. Bryan, "a years of age, an
inmate of the Methodist Episcopal Home
for the Aged, in Philadelphia. died on
Sunday, at that institution. Her maiden
name was Borden and she was born at
Egg Harbor in 1899, being the daughter
of the pioneer settler in that district, from
whom Bordentown was named The
body will he taken to Bridgeton for
.interment.
Prof. S. j. Beatty has retired from the
yice-principalship Of Mount Holly Acad-
enay. His place is to be filled by Prof. s.
NJ. Rces, recently of Trinity School, Tiy-
oil on Hudson. Prof. Roes is a graduate
of Elmwood College. Illinois. and OIL
Michigan University, Mich. He received
last summer, the degree of Phi. d., from
Syracuse University He speaks and
urffas German and French and has been