The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-14

Shoes for children, cheap, at BoWk err
factory. An extra good lot for boys
wear
Stratton, the jeweler, is offering some
rare bargains in jewelry, clocks, watches
and slverware.
Fire did considerable damage to the
house and furniture of S. NJ. Brice, at Riv-
erton, on Friday.
c. B. Parsons bought in four extra fine
cattle this week from Thomas Blacks
that weighed 6O5O pounds
Sheriff Townsend takes his seat to-day.
County Clerk Worrell will take possession
on the 18th of December.
The Mount Holly foot ball team went to
Burlington, on Saturday, and were defeat
ed by the score of 10 to 0,
L. Brody, proprietor of the five and ten
cent store on Main street, has opened a
branch store at Burlington.
Prof Roes, of the Mount Holly Acad-
envy, has gone to housekeeping in one of
Daniel Suffers houses on Mount Holly
avenue.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
Church, will hold Clipping Socable in
the Court House, on next Saturday even
ing, Nov. 18th.
A number of members of New Jersey /
Castle K of P, of Mount Holly, went to
Bass River on Thursday night and organ
lied lodge at that place.
The Rev. Benjamin r. Phelps has re-
signed the charge of Grace Church, at
Crosswicks, and Christ Church, Allen
town, and returned to his former home in
East Orange.
George R. Evan. formerly of Mount
Holly, was recently elected member of
the Apollo Club of New York City, a
society composed of the leading soIoists
of that city and the East.
tuberculosis has developed in the herd
of Attorney cows on the farm of Charles
S. Taylor. near Burlington. Twenty cows
were killed on Saturday. and a number
more are condemned to die.
Oryille H. Muse, Il years old, of Mount
Laurel, while handling a gun on Thurs
day, was shot in the chest by the acct
dental discharge of the weapon. He was
removed to the Cooper Hospital. Camden.
Sarah Sorden, 65 years of age, residing
at Shamong paid her first visit in eigh-
teen years to Medford, only six miles
away, last week. She then saw for the 4
first time in her life a locomotive and 1
train of cars
The afternoon service at st. Andrews '
church has been discontinued and the
evening service was begun last Sunday to
continue through the winter. Service be- ,
gins at 730, precisely, and lasts from DO {
minutes to an hour.
The annual farmers institute and meet I
ing of the Burlington County Board of
Agriculture will be held at the Court
House, Mount Holly, on December and
8. 1t is expected that Governor Hoard,
of Wisconsin, will give talk on dairy
interests.
Charles S. Prickitt, of Medford, while
unloading farm wagon, on Wednesday,
was thrown under the vehicle by the sud
den starting of the horses, and killed al
most instantly. He was "a years of age
Coroner HIbberd viewed the remains but
did not deem an inquest necessary.
George Richards. the young man who
was arrested at Burlington sometime ago
for the robbery of Rosenthal's store, was
sentenced to state prison on Monday for
five wears. His counsel, Jerome B Grigg,
will 60 before Judge Garrison and en-
deavor to have Richards sent to the State
Reform School, as he is only Is years old.
General E. Burd Grubb, of Edgewater
Park, has offered a cup valued at $1,000 |
to be contested for in game of foot ball 4
within the two weeks preceding Thanks
giving Day. between the Pennsylvania
and Princeton College teams. Pennsylva-
mia has signified its willingness to accept,
but Princeton has declined to enter into
an other contest
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 election passed off quietly in Mount
Holly. The returns were sent in from
neighboring townships very promptly and
the result was apparent to all before mid
night, the only question being that of ma
iority THE News had large bulletin
board in the window, on which the fig
ures from each township were displayed
as fast as received. The large crowd that
stood outside was much pleased with
the affair.
The Princeton Tigers were very proud
of their victory at Mannheim, ON last Sat
urday week, but they were not the only
proud people in Philadelphia. Two other
gentlemen, at least, were proud of their
success and they are justified in being
proud, as they have earned their popular
ity by close attention to their business and
earnest efforts to please their patrons at a
moderate cost Ross d Murnin, Mer-
chant Tailors S2S Walnut st. Call and
see them.
William A. Blakesy, sewer pipe
manufacturer, who recently left Haines-
port after some legal difficulty with his
employees went TO Allentown, Pa, where
he was again started in business with
So 600 capital furnished by the Board of
Trade of that city On Thursday last the
Allentown Iron Works entered Judgments
for some $1,000 against Bakesly, who has
not beer successful owing to the depres-
sion in trade. Blakesly could not be
seen, and when a search was made for
him at the works, large number of val
liable patterns were found ready for ship
ment His business has been levied up
on by the sheriff.
Miss Henrietta g. Moore, of Ohio, ma
tional organizer of the w. c. T. u, will
lecture at the Baptist Church, Mount
Holly, on Friday evening, Nov. II. Sub
ject, "Bestir Thyself." Admission free.
The lecture will be under the auspices of
the Burlington county w. G. 7. U. Rev.
DIR. II. A. Thompson, Prohibition candi-