The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-12
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER IL, 1893.
LOCAL NEWS.

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the Mount Holly cemetery.
The Presbytery of Monmouth will NEE
a! the Mount Holly Presbyterian Church
on the first Tuesday in October.
Prosecutor Budd is receiving congrat
ulations on the receipt of a legacy est
mated to be valued at from $1,000 to $4,000
The tax rate for Northampton township
has been fixed at Sl.52 on the hundred
dollars-97 cents for county and So cents
for school.
Jacksonian Switchback excursion, Sep
TENDER IA Tickets $3.50 and SLIPS.
Mount Holly passengers returned free of
charge from Burlington by wagon.
George ID. Worrell has on exhibition at
his store on Mill street a handsome por-
celain lined bath tub and wash stand for
Daniel Suffers residence.
Chief of Police Nixon says he is deter
mined to break up lounging at the corner
of King and Water streets, and will cause
the arrest of all who persist in the practice.
Rev. R. E. Burke has been appointed
Dean, with control of the Catholic
churches in the northwestern part of the
State. Father Burke had charge of the
Mount Holly church for long time.
Martin H. Girven, Howard Batchelder
and Joseph c. Kingdom have been elected
delegates to the an nual meeting of the
State Firemen's Relief Association, at
Lambertyille, on Wednesday, Sept q.
The annual meeting of the Northamp
ton Fire Department will be held in Re-
lief Engine house. on Friday evening, at
7.SO. The present Chief Engineer, John
g. Morgan. will probably be reelected.
Forty.fve running horses are entered
for the Mount Holly Fair next week, and
some exciting races may be expected.
This Is new feature, and cannot but
prove interesting. In addition there will
be the usual trotting races.
Charles Brown, farmer OF Cinnamin-
son township, has sent 20 pound water
melon to the New Jersey exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. New Jersey took the first
Illinois was second.
Charles Heiss has secured transfer of
his license from his present quarters near
the railroad to the building which he
purchased from the estate of A. B. Scat
tergood, corner of King and Water streets, |
which he has fitted up in fine style.
A fire in some hay and straw in barn
yard in the rear of Harry Smiths house
on Mount Holly avenue yesterday. had
gained considerable Roadway when dis
covered. 1t was extinguished by bucket
brigade, and an alarm was not sounded.
The Convocation of Burlington will
meet tomorrow, in st. Marks Church,
Hammonton. The Rev. G. NJ. Perkins,
of Salem. is dean, Rev. Roland Ringwalt
is the preacher; the essayist is the Rev.
Geo. w. Watson, D. d. of Swedesboro.
Bates Hotel, near Haddonfeld, was en-
tered by burglars early Saturday morning,
who drank lot of liquor and stole $50
from the cash drawer. The proprietor
heard the thieves at work and fired
several shots at them, but the burglars
escaped.
The Midway Plaisance of the Worlds
Fair will be initiated at the Mount Holly
Fair next week by the side shows and
other attract tons. Not every one can af
ford to visit the Columbian Exposition,
but the Mount Holly Fair is within the
reach of ALL
DIR. Asa Frederick, OF Passaic, has pur-
chased drug store, and has transferred
one-half interest in the business to Joseph |
Wolf, of Mount Holly, who is now clerk
ing for DIR. John J. Flynn. Mr.. Wolf
will leave for his new field of labor in
about two weeks.
The Worlds Fair managers claim that
New Jersey is not doing its duty at the
exposition as far as attendance is con-
cerned. This odium cannot be laid
against Mount Holly, for our town is send
ing as many if not more visitors than any
place of its size IN the East.
At nine O'Clock on Saturday evening the
fire bells rang an alarm, locating the fire
near the railroad station. Thither the
apparatus was hauled only to discover
that the alarm was false. A communica-
ton elsewhere shows what the general |
impression is on the action.
An order has been served on Lawyer |
H. W. Edmunds directing him to pay |
back into the Court of Chancery about
500 of Cape May Point borough taxes,
which were ordered paid to him by Chan
ceior McGiil, August 8. Expert Samuel
Hufty will IN the meantime examine the
books of the borough.
The audience room of Trinity Church |
has been prettily decorated by Philadel- |
pha artists A new carpet will be laid
this week, and the church reopened next |
Sunday Bishop Scarborough will offici
ate in the morning. In the evening there
will be service and sermon by the pastor,
Rev. Martin Aigner, at 730.
Justice Krayer held court Thursday
afternoon to hear charge of mali
cious mischief against Mrs. Grace Carter.
Michael Wells, Branch street, claimed
that Mrs. Carter's daughter enticed his
chickens into her mothers garden, where
the latter beheaded them and threw them
back to Wells premises The grand jury
will investigate.
The best groceries, meats and provisions
at the lowest possible prices That is the
method of doing. business 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.
The Mount Holly Dispatch moved on
Thursday from its former quarters, near
Garden street, TO the room in the second
story of America Hose house. The NOV
ing was without incident, if we except
the strike of one of the hands, who OBJ
iected to being made a common carrier
when he engaged ITO learn to become
journalist" He was promptly discharged
and the moving proceeded.
Stories of restitution in Mount Holly
are already being told, and the outlook
is not very encouraging for the winter
The shutting down of the carpet mill is
accountable for some of this state of af-
fairs, and the lists of the overseer of the