The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-28

Robert s. Gaskill has purchased the
good will and fxtures of the Arcade
hotel.
DIR. Thomas W. Dobbins will be absent
from Mount Holly from February % to
March s.
The Democratic primary to select a
township ticket will be held on Thursday
afternoon.
A new post Office has been established
near Shamong. Burlington county, called
Buchanan.
Headquarters for Flowers, Towering
Plants and Bulbs, A. & q. Rosbach's,
Pemberton, N. j.
BIZ Haywood Shreve and Frank A.
Foy. of Mount Holly, have been admitted
as Counselors at Law.
Prof. Thomas ]. Prickett has been APP
pointed commissioner of education by
the Worlds Fair Commission.
There will be an illustrated lecture on
the passion Play" in the gymnasium OF
st. Andrews Church, on Tuesday even
ing
The preacher at the Wednesday even
ing service of Trinity church is Rev. Jo-
seph n Blanchard. rector of st. James
Church, Philadelphia.
Charles Evan Merritt, Edward D.
Stokes and Isaac R. Pennypacker, OF
Mount Holly, were guests of the Society
of the Cincinnati at dinner IN Trenton
on Wednesday.
The suit of William Dennis agalnst the
estate of Joseph Regain, for services rem
dered deceased, has been compromised
by the payment of $500 and costs. Dem
mis- sued for 5000.
The election boards of Burlington county
will sit at the various polling places next
Tuesday, from to 9 p. M, for the pur-
pose of revising the registry for the spring
election. See that your name is properly
entered.
As usual the list of tax delinquents, pub
lished last week. contai ned names that
should not have been in 1t. One was
Walter Il. Semple. The young man has
not been a resident of Mount Holly for
over two years.
The engagement has been announced Of
Miss Mary Nelson Neill. daughter of AL
exander Neill, President of the Hagers-
town National Bank, of Hagerstown,
Nd, to Charles 81. Folwell, editor of the
Men Jersey Mirror.
A farewell lecture win be given in the
M. E. church, on Monday evening. March
6, by Rev. John II. Boswell. HIS sub
ject will be Palestine and Egypt" The
lecture will be illustrated by fine views
from stereopticon.
The gentlemen and ladies who gave
such a pleasant entertainment in the
Opera House. recently, for the benefit OF
the Y. NJ. c. A., are arranging another
for Easter Monday evening, when they
viii play sOur Boys"
Samuel Southland. farmer, residing at
Ellisdale, has slaughtered % hogs, which
averaged 54S pounds. The following are
their weights 541, All, 656, SAC. 54l, 636,
5sS, 5l7, 566, 502, 500, 544, 56S, 4S9, 5S4,
$40, 53S. 449, 654. $50, 52l. $50, GA.
Some time since philadelphia paper
offered four prizes for four compost ions
which were not to contain over rs words
each, and were to have woven in them IL
words that were named-one each day
by the paper. Elton J. Buckley, of
Mount Holly, captured the first prize of
SIS.
Hon. Thomas II. Dudley, of Camden,
will, on Friday evening. at o'clock in the
Court House. read paper on 1.-THE three
critical periods in our dIplomotic relations
with England during the war" Mr..
Dudley is an interesting talker, thorough
" versed in his subject. and should have
large audience.
The committee appointed by the Board
Of Freeholders to investigate the illegal
payment Of costs to Justices Of the Peace,
met on Wednesday, and examined some
of the vouchers, and win have another
meeting tomorrow. 1t is thought from
$500 to 5000 have been collected in ex-
cess of the legal fees.
There was q sale of Farmers National
Bank stock yesterday, by Henry G. Ris-
don and VIM. Fl. Bishop, executors of
Charlotte G. Taylor, deceased. David
Stockton bought eight shares, and Hope
Deacon bought ten shares, at $50 per
share; Clayton Hancock bought ten
shares and Joseph C. Dudley bought five
.r,n~or a. e7o SO x,or oboro
The best groceries, meats and provis
ions OF 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 terrible collision on the
Pennsylvania Railroad. at Philadelphia,
on Wednesday, in which several lives
were lost. George w. Haines. well-known
here through his connection with the
Hainesport Land Company. was injured
to such an extent that he died on Satur-
day. Miss May Hollingshead, daughter
Of DR.. Hollingshead. Of Pemberton, was
also passenger on the train, but escaped
injury, although young lady sitting be-
side her was seriously hurt.
The Republican voters met in Arcade
hail. on Thursday evening, and appoint
ed the following committee to take charge
Of the primary to nominate township
ticket: Joseph c. Kingdom, Harry Muir
ply, Charles Gale, James Yates, Jere Still.
The primary will be held in Arcade hall,
on Thursday afternoon, between the
hours Of and O'Clock. Persons desir-
ing to become candidates must hand their
names to the chairman at THE News Office
before noon tomorrow.
The stock holders Of the Philadelphia,
Marlton and Medford Railroad Company
met on Thursday and elected the follow
ing Directors: George B. Roberts, Henry
d. Welsh. Edmund d. Read, ST., William
@. Houston, Benjamin Cooper, Elwood
Evans, Elijah B. Woolston, Crawford Mil