The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-24
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Emma Gaskill is visiting friends
at Brooklyn.
John L. Parsons and wife, of Trenton
are visiting Charles B. Parsons.
Mrs. A. S. kellogg and Miss Maud Kel
logg have gone to Somers, Conn.
st. Andrews Sunday school will moi
meet during the month of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Parsons spent
several days at Atlantic City last week.
Misses May Pease and Maud Folwel
are visiting Miss Grace Clevenger, a
Hightstown.
Miss Ollie White entertained number
of friends at her home on Union street
last evening.
The Sunday school teachers of the A.
M. f. Church are in convention at Mount
Holly this week.
The Baptist Sunday school will go to
Vncentown woods on Tuesday next, on
its annual picnic.
Miss Grace Canaan and Miss Annie Tai
ley. of Bethlehem, Pa, are guests OF Mrs
James S. McIlvain.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will GO
to Vincentown woods, on Thursday, on
Its annual picnic.
DIR. George C. Brown, of Elizabeth, has
been reelected treasurer of the New Jer-
sey State Dental Association.
The brickyard of Murrell Dobbins, near
Florence, began operations on Monday
after being idle since last fall.
Edgar A. Alcott was passenger on the
Trenton train that collided with freight
line in Burlington on Thursday
Amos Gibbs has bought the j. Wardell
Brown property, corner High and Broad
streets, for $40, $50.
A middled-aged woman for general
homework can find position by address
ing lock box $50, Mount Holly post office. =
OIL. Jeffrey having rented his store,
corner of Mill and White streets, is now
selling his stock at greatly reduced rates. st
Albert Bishop and wife, of Jobstown,
were lodged in Jail last week, charged
with robbing the house of Francis Sin
clair.
Oliver L. Jeffrey is tearing out the front
of the house next to his business place on
Mill street and will convert it into store
room.
dutch john" who was gored by COW
at Pemberton, last week, died at the Aims
House, on Tuesday, from the result of his
wounds.
The Young Peoples Union of the Bap-
fist Church will in all probability run
another excursion up the Hudson river
next month.
The A. H. McNeal Pipe Company, o f
Burlington, has been awarded the con
tract to furnish pipe for the new Riverside
W alter works.
George Dillon, who is quite success as
a gardener and manufacturer of snap per
soup, brought the first native egg plant to
this market last week.
Good Intent engine was given trial
yesterday and was found to be in first
class order, steaming quickly and throw
ing water long distance.
The Court of Pardons did not hold
session at Sea Girt on Wednesday, hence
Wesley Warmers case was not consider
ed. The court will sit tomorrow.
At the recent meeting of the State
Board of Education, Prof G. D. Raine
was elected vice president and also made
member of the State Council of Educa-
tion.
Albert Evans, of Jobstown, charged
with assaulting Amy Hargrove, was ad-
mitted to bail, on Friday, Charles Bennett
becoming his bondsman in the sum of
81 900.
The ordinance prohibiting bicycle rid
ing on the sidewalks, goes into effect on
August 4th. The penalty is $3.50 for the
first offence and S. for each subsequent
offence.
Maggie Bryan, tramp, went into the
ward of John A. Tice, on East Mill street,
and picked flowers off of one of Mr.. Tees
handsome hydrangea bushes last week.
She was arrested and locked up.
The stone road from Zelley's hotel to
Wood Lane Is being pushed rapidly and
will probably be completed within three
weeks. While the work is being done
swiftly it is also being done well.
A strange freak of lightning on Satur-
dav afternoon completely destroyed a
hydrangea, containing so blooms, in the
yard of Mrs. Peacock, of Florence. The
house, eight feet away, was untouched.
Owing to the wet weather on Sunday
there was no open air meeting held by
the Y. M. C. A. It is expected that Rev
DR.. S. Giffard Nelson, who was to have
spoken at that time, will address the
meeting next Sunday.
Don't forget G. w. Durand, corner
Water and King streets, when in need OF
groceries and provisions at hard-time
prices. Fresh and salt meats supplied
Drop him a postal. If not convenient to
call. and he will send for your order.
During the absence of the family OF
Captain William Maxwell, of Wading
River, on Friday, the house was thorough
" ransacked A considerable sum OF
money and a number of valuable papers
were stolen. Two missing farm hands are
suspected of the crime.
Surrogate Charles B. Ballinger stole q
march on the general public, on Thurs
day, by quietly slipping away and getting
married. only few of his most intimate
friends being in the secret. The cere-
mony took place at Hainesport, at the
home of the bride. Miss Carrie r. Thorn
What about the proclamation against
Iounging along the streets? There is ap
narently no attempt to enforce it. Mer
and boys gather nightly in several place
and make the neighborhood disagreed
BILE. In some places the pavements arr
not fit to walk upon on account OF totac
co spit.
Mary Miller of Hainesport, entere
complaint before Justice Gibson, last weeh
against Katie Goodoff, of the same place
ON charge of poisoning IS chickens. Tn
woman fed the chickens corn that ha
been soaked in paris green water, causin
the,r death. The defendant will be give