The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-11-20

house on Broad street. J0hn >. Roger
of Moorestown, has the contract.
Isaiah Stevens, who was stricken wit
paralysis in August, has been removed t
Jefferson hospital, Philadelphia.
The paper on Natural Philosophy, reat
by Milton HI. Allen at the Teachers In
stitute, will be published next week.
A committee of ladies are canvassin
the town In order to secure addition
to the membership of the Y. M. G. A.
Mrs. William Hendrickson, who ha
been visiting relatives in this section o
the country, returned to California. yes
terday.
The Rancocas branch of the Needle
work Guild of America has donated lo
of underwear to the Burlington County
Hospital.
William B. Wills, editor of the Herald
is sole executor of the estate of his uncle
Thomas Black. of Springfield, who wa'
buried on Monday.
Mrs. Sarah RUSSELL was acquitted OF q
charge of arson in the Camden Courts last
week. She was indicted for completely in
a fire at Merchantville.
The Commissioners of Appeals will sill
next Tuesday in America Hall, to hear
complaints of those vino think they have
been improperly assessed.
The Methodist Sunday school was not
opened on Sunday, the officers DEEM
ing it advisable to close it on account Of
the prevalence of diphtheria.
On Thanksgiving night, in the Baptist
Church, there will be delightful enter
tainment, consisting of vocal and instru-
mental music by quartette of ladies.
A full line of stamped goods, bureau
and stand scarfs, table covers, carving
and tray cloths, centre pieces and lin en-
doilies. at S. S. Evan s. % Main street.
William A. Wright, the tobacconist,
was out in the mountains of Pennsyl-
vania, last week, and had the good luck
TO shoot wild turkey that weighed 2?4
pounds.
Mrs. J. w. C. Marshall, of Merchant
vile, formerly Of Mount Holly, died sud-
denly on Sunday night. She was in
Mount Holly, on Saturday, apparently in
excellent health.
The telephone formerly in the carpet
mill has been placed in Jones' drug store
by the Bell Telephone Company. 1t is on
the long-distance line, and runs direct
from here to Philadelphia.
William Mcknight, of Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary, will deliver an address
at the Presbyterian Church ON Friday
evening next, on the subject "Unoccupied
Fields" Everybody is invited to attend.
L. C. Jamison begins this week with a
system of advertising that pays. Read
her announcement each week and see if
you don't find it interesting. Many hints
for useful Christmas presents will be
found in her space from time to time.
A hint for the Northampton Board of
Health. The Trenton Board of Health
has notified insurance agents who 60 from
house to house that they must keep away
from dwellings where diphtheria prevails
OF where there are deaths from that dis
ease.
The case of Mrs. William F. Morgan
against the estate of the late Josiah Wal
lace Is in process of settlement. Mrs.
Morgan was gwen a verdict in the sum OF
about $4,000 for attendance upon the old
man, and the administrators of the estate
appealed.
The commissioners to assess benefits on
the stone road between Mount Holly and
Masonville, have finished the survey of
the road, and will hear complaints on
Monday, between the hours of 10 A. M.
and 4 p. NJ, at the County Collectors
Office.
Sheriff Townsend was kept quite busy
last week showing many of the pretty
school teachers through the jail, which
they thought was a remarkably clean
place. The Sheriff was always "at home"
at the adjournment of each session of the
Institute.
Joseph Rhubart, an inmate of the Old
Soldiers Home at Kearney, celebrated his
ninety-third birthday on Friday. Rhu-
bart formerly lived in Mount Holly, and
served in the Mexican war under Capt.
Charles Bennett, and in the war of the re-
bellion under Capt Martin L. Haines.
Sheriff Townsend renewed his official
bond on Tuesday. It was signed by the
Sheriff, Albert N. Dobbins, of Mansfield;
ex-Sheriff George F. Harbert, of Lumber
ton; j. Elwood Hancock and John Han
cock, Of Springfield; John B. Townsend,
Charles Bennett, Benjamin W Zelley and
w. Budd Deacon, of Northampton.
Samuel Allen and wife, Pine street.
day night. Seventy-five in vited guests
were present. and spent an enjoyable
evening. Besides other presents, the
aged bride and groom received SIS in
gold. An elegant repast was served
under the direction of Walter Allen. who
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen.
The outbuildings on the farm owned by
the widow of John Troth, near George
town, and occupied by John II. Carson.
together with hay and grain, were de-
stroyed by fire on Monday night of
last week by the accidental explosion
of lamp hanging IN the building.
One COW was badly burned. There
was an insurance on the building
of $4,000 in foreign companies. and q
policy of 81 800 in the Monmouth County
Mutual.
The youngest son of A. A. Anderson
has been seriously i'll with diphtheria,
and it was feared he would not recover.
A specialist from Philadelphia was sent
for and administered the new treatment
of injecting serum into the groin, with
good results. At any rate the boy is re-
covering Another child, girl, was
taken i'll with the disease on Saturday,
and the serum was administered to her
on Sunday night. The result has not yet
been determined The second lot OF
serum was procured in New Yerk city by
Charles II. Deacon.
The project of establishing telephone
exchange in Mount Holly is again being
aritated by three different parties, but no
definite action has been taken by any
of them. In spite of certain patent com
plications which still exist, competitors Of
the Bell company are building exchanges
in several towns no larger than Mount
Holly, especially throughout the West
The annual rental charged by these small
companies varies from $f5 to $3O most OF