The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-27


The fourth smoker of the Oneida boat
club was held on Wednesday evening.
The members of Mrs. Noah E. Wrighfs
Bible class rendered her reception on
Thursday evening.
H. B. Weaver has purchased the brick
house on Broad street, belonging to the
Martin estate. for SO, $50.
Michael Quinn fell down the pit at
McNeaPs foundry Saturday about o'clock
and sprained his right ankle and other
wise bruised his body up.
The streets of the city are receiving at
tention, and some of the citizens are in
favor of issuing bonds Insufficient amount
to macadamize all the roads.
The return match was shot off between
the Eagle gun club of Burlington and the
WIllingboro' gun club at Charleston, on
Thursday, and resulted in favor of the
latter club. The score stood 81 to 40.
The ferry boat Doran got caught on a
cake of ice in the Delaware on Sunday,
and was held for two hours, being finsllly
released by tug coming up the river.
The passengers on the ferry boat were
annoyed but were not frightened very
much.
Thieves tried to affect an entrance into
the residence of Mrs. John Beugless on
East Union street and into p F. Silpath's
store on Wednesday night. At the latter
place they tried to jimmy open transom
over the back door. 1t is thought that
the miscreants were frightened off. The
matter has been kept quiet in order to
make an investigation.
The remains of Henry X. Hays were
buried in the Methodist grounds on Law
renee street on Wednesday afternoon.
Religious services were held at the late
residence ofthe deceased, 1886 East Pearl
street, Rev. MI. Hibberd officiating The
pail bearers were Howard E. Packer, ].
F. Budd, George A. Allinson, Amos K.
Ashby, John r. Dubel and James o.
Glasgow.
The Supreme Court on Friday rendered
decision in the case of Andrew II. Nc
Neal against Richard Ryan, who obtained
license for place near the large iron
works by subterfuge A special meeting
was called on few hours notice and the
license granted. The court held that a
license granted at a special meeting, of
which general notice was not given to
the citizens who made request to be
heard, must be annulled
The residence of Mrs. Alice Stout, on
the Mount Holly road, near this city, had
an exceedingly narrow escape from de-
struction by fire on Tuesday shortly be-
/ fore noon. Some ofthe family who hap
pened in the yard saw smoke pouring
from the third story windows, and rushed
into the house to investigate the matter.
They found the floor on fire and a cup
board which contained nearly all of the
clothing of the family was entirely de.
stroyed. The prompt application ofabout
forty buckets of water saved the dwelling
from destruction. The fire originated
from flaw in the chimney.
The second annual ball of the Youns
Republican club, on Friday evening, wa,
a brilliant success. The prizes offered fol
the best dressed lady and gentleman con
sisted of scarf pin for the latter and 1
breastpin for the former Edward Wood
en- WAS the lucky man and Miss Nettit
Apologize the fortunate lady. Abran
Hutchins, OF Mount Holly, G. Borton
Lumberton, and Samuel Tyler of this cit,
acted as judges. The prize offered for thu
prize waltz was won by Mr. John Mutter
of Camden, aud Mrs. Isaac Clark. of TIM
city. T. Helvick, of Riverton; G. Law
renee, of Bristol. and Edward Falkenburg
OF this city, were the judges.