The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-05-22

the Pemberton fire.
Cards are out announcing the weddin
of William II. Galley, formerly OF Noun
Holly, to Miss Anna Viola Milford,
Greenwich, Pa, on Wednesday, May 80.
Black silcat is substitute for silk TO
lining dresses. 1t is sold by Sue ). Evan
No. % Main street, who has large assert
ment of light airy goods, for summe
wear.
A part of the machinery and a quantlt.
of tin belonging to the Thurber q Why
land canning factory, Moorestown, ha
been placed in F. B. Jones & Co.'S factory
Mount Holly.
The Relief and America fire companies
each lost $50 feet of hose at the ire
Pemberton. Some of it was burned ant
some bursted. The apparatus was in ser
vice FIVE hours.
The New Jersey Baptist Young People
Union concluded its annual convention
at Bridgeton, on Thursday evening. L
Walter Borton, of Mount Holly, wa
elected Treasurer.
The executors of Sarah B. Woolman,
deceased, of Burlington, have forwarded
the State Treasurer check for Sl0,23Si
being the amount of collateral inheritance
tax on Miss Woolman's estate.
The II. B. Smith Machine Company
last week received an order from China
for Star bicycle. The company intends
to manufacture crank machines in addi-
ton to those with the Star movement.
VERY little interest was manifested in
the sale of refreshment stands at the Fair
Grounds, which was to have taken place
last Tuesday Persons desiring privileges
NAV secure the same by applying to
Joseph G. Bower.
Next Tuesday the spring meeting OF the
Burlington County Agricultural Society
will open and will continue for two days.
The programme prepared is very interest
ing and there is every prospect of two
days of good sport.
Active work is now going Cd toward Sc
Curing subscriptions of stock for the new
water company, and the directors are
meeting with much encouragement. The
stock is $25 per share. and citizens gener-
ally are being invited to subscribe.
Charles w. Brown, James w. Deacon
and B. F. H. Shreve are a committee Of
the Mount Holly Water Company to
listen to all complaints concerning exces-
siye charges or matters of that kind, with
power to settle all grievances.
The driving rain on Sunday and yester.
day caused leak in one of W. w. Curtis
show windows, damaging quantity OF
dry goods contained therein. The rain
also beat into the windows of the stores
of ]. Howard Shinn and Martin Bayers-
dorfer, damaging goods.
The fire apparatus from Mount Holly,
at the Pemberton fire, was Relief engine
and hose carriage and America hose
carriage, but the entire Mount Holly de-
partment is entitled to credit for fighting
the flames, as representatives from each
company were present and work hard.
Burlington cyclers will have a lantern
parade on the evening of Decoration Day.
Parade will start at 8 O'Clock sharp, and
the route will be covered in an hour
Refreshments will be served and good
time generally. All Mount Holly wheel
men are invited to come and participate.
On the evening of the fire at Pember-
ton, 231 excursion tickets for that place
were sold at the Mount Holly station
Two extra passenger trains were run from
Pemberton between and O'Clock. The
firemen's train of fiat cars returned home
at about midnight.
Walter Fabian, who was refused license
tn keep a hotel at Florence, celebrated the
event by making himself general nui-
sanca. A warrant was issued for his
arrest on serious charge, and on hearing
of it. Fabian jumped into a row boat and
made his escape to the Pennsylvania
shore.
John Armstrong, of Bridgeboro' pilot
i, the employ of the Rancocas Transpor-
tation Company, was badly hurt one day
last week 5y being squeezed between the
steamboat Marietta and the store house
at the wharf He was adjusting a line
when the boat swung off and caught him
breaking three ribs and his collar bone
At the installation of Rev. J. j. Coale
of Mount Holly, as pastor OF the Tom
River Presbyterian Church, on Friday
Raw Maitland Alexander, of Lon
Branch, preached the installation sermon
Rev O. w. Wright, of Barnegat, gave tn
charge to the pastor, and Rev. 5. G.Webh
Of New Gretna the charge to the people.
prof Ernest f. Severy. M. A., of Val
University, who bias spent some tim
s,udvine in Berlin University German.
w;ll lecture in the NJ. +. Church, Frida
evaninq. June Let, at As P. M.,under tn
auspices OF the Epworth League. SubIec
"a BIRDS Eye View of Germany from a
Amarican,s Standpoint" Silver offerin
AT the door. Everybody welcome.
Lightning played a curious freak on Fir
dav night at the house of Elmer Shane,
PALMYRA. During the storm ball OF I'll
ran up the kitchen dram pipe from u
cellar and exploded in the SINK. M
Shane says the sight was the prettiest
ever Witnessed His son and the latter
wife. who were in the kitchen, were stu
ned by the electricity, but no damage VI
done.
The latest addition to the Life saviI
Crew of Long Beach comes from this Sc
tion. Edward ID. Stokes Assemhlym'
Matlack. Charles X. Chambers, Prosec
tor Budd and Joshua +. Borton had be-
amending Sunday at Peahala, and were
their way home when they heard OF u
wreck at Harvey Cedars They got oil
Mauahawkin, equipped themselves WI
hin boots and rubber coats, and proceed
to the scene Of the wreck on the ira
that had come up after the members
life saving crew. When they got to :
beach they found plenty to do, and IN
worked bard and faithfully until
1910 an the wreck were safely lance