The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-19
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1894.
LOCAL NEWS.

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registered in this township.
100000 Par agon tomato plants for sail
Patrick Ryan, Lumberton, Nj. 4t-*
Horatio Eddleman, of Mount Holly, ha
been granted a renewal of pension.
Joseph Murdoch caught an clever
pound catfish up the creek yesterday.
C. B. Parsons has in some fine cattle
this week from the Citizens estates and
j. P. Lippincott's farms.
For sale, first-cass safety Star bicycle
in perfect order. Will be sold CHEAP
Apply at THE News Office.
Freebooter Winfield s. Gale has been
appointed supervisor of the stone road
from Zelley's hotel to Wood Lane.
The date of the next fair of the Burling-
ton County Agricultural Society has been
changed to October l, ?, 8, and 5.
]. Frank Shaw has been gwen the con-
tract to lay the new water pipes on Brain
ard street. He began work yesterday.
Nathan Carly, for many years engineer
for the Mount Holly Water Company
was buried in Mount Holly, on Wednes-
day.
The township committee has issued its
annual proclamation against the use of
fireworks, fire crackers, etc, before or on
July 4th.
Tuition is reduced one-half in the de-
partment of DIR. Kimball's school next
below the Academic and College Plepara-
tory courses-S30 per year now instead OF
500.
Before sending to the wild and woody
West for roses by mail, we would adj
wise you to see what Rosbach, the Penn
berton florist, has to offer for your dol
lar.
There was a little excitement at Curtis
dry goods store, on Saturday, when the
electric light wires set fire to some gauze
netting on the chandeliers. No damage
was done.
Hot weather is here, suddenly too.
Sue s. Evan, % Main street, has season.
able goods. Ribbed vests, seven cents
each, four for % cents calico waists, 20
cents each.
The commencement of the College Pre-
paratory was held in the Opera House on
Tuesday evening. In an essay contest
Miss Mary NJ Barrows was successful and
secured the prize.
Thursday was the celebration of the an
niyersary of the adoption of the Stars
and Stripes as the national emblem. Sew
eral persons in Mount Holly displayed
flags in honor of the day.
Assemblyman Micaiah E. Matlack was
married yesterdayto Miss Lizzie Johnson,
daughter of Bralnard K. Johnson, OF
BROOKLYN, formerly of Mount Holly. The
wedding trip is to Niagara Falls.
State Superintendent Poland has issued |
a general circular of information relating
to the purpose, scope and operation of the
township school act. Copies of this circu-
lar can be obtained at THE News office.
Rock bottom prices prevail at the groc-
cry and provision store and meat market,
corner Water and King streets. A few
orders will convince you of this fact
Orders called for and delivered. G. w |
Durand.
Fred Grain, boy employed on A. w.
Iofland's farm, near Medtord, was admit.
ted to the hospital on Sunday, for treat
ment for an injured hand. A thumb was
entirely blown off, as well as the tips of
two fingers, by the explosion OF fire arm
The Board of Health desires to call the
attention of the public to that section OF
their code of ordinances requiring permit
for the cleaning of cesspools, outhouses.
etc. The permits can be obtained from
the assessor, who is secretary of the
board.
There was a slight fire at the carpet |
mill on Friday afternoon, but no alarm
was struck large heap of jute sweep |
ings took fire, it is thought, from match,
and in an instant there was quite flame |
1t was extinguished by the fire apparatus
in the building.
James ID. Hammill, the veteran hotel
keeper and Democratic politician, who
was well known in New Jersey, died at
his hotel Waretown, of paralysis, on
Tuesday night. OF late years he had
been keeping hotel at the shore, be-
cause OF his shattered health.
At the Freehold Institute Alumni din
ner last week the following Burlington
county graduates of the Institute were
present: Henry ]. Trick, Joseph Powell,
Albert H. Haines, Eckard P. Budd. Ex-
Senator Trick, Prosecutor Budd and
County Collector Powell responded to
toasts
Is the Law and Order Society still IN
existence? If so, it might institute an
INQUIRY where the number of drunken
bows ON the streets Saturday evening OBJ
tanned their liquor There is at least one
saloon that is reported to be openly sell
ing to boys, and is also said to be dis
pensing spirituous liquors although Ii
censed to sell malt drinks only.
There is an effort being made to have
the ordinance prohibiting bicycle riding
nm the sidewalks restricted to the princi-
DIAL BLft6lS. ~ 10 hCuONAui - VIZ NO"N
shin committee has the power to discrim-
mate in favor of any one locality And it
is equally doubtful whether such move
would be beneficial, as the accidents thus
far recorded have been on the streets
which it is urged the ordinance should
not affect.
When coming down Cherry street on
Sunday morning, two young men noticed
smoke near Barclay Whites barn They
proceeded to investigate, and on reaching
the spot young boy ran away. Instead
of following him the young men turned
their attention to the grass between Mr.
Whites barn and Daniel Suffers green
house, which was on fire and was rapidly
creeping towards the buildings. The boy
was not recognized.
The Court of Errors and Appeals yester
dav reversed the decision rendered by the
chancellor some time since in the case o.
the executors of the Weyman estate, o
Beverly. One of the executors misappro
rated funds and the Chancellor decided
the surviving executors must make the
4 10 ba ri of Errnra ra