The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Lent begins tomorrow.

George Barbee has rented his farm nea
Mount Holly to David Evan.
A. w. Lofsnd will have sale of horse
and COWS at Medford on Thursday
The machine shops of t. H. Risdon 4
Co. shut down on Saturday night.
William j. Kadel, of Orange, has beer
elected Secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A.
A cantata is being rehearsed by the
choir of Trinity Church, TO be rendered
ON Good Friday.
The carpet mill started yesterday morn
ing to the delight of many. They VIII run
on three-quarter time for while.
The pipe and hydrant factory of Wood
& Co., at Florence, resumed work yester-
day and $50 men have employment
1t is rumored that hotel with all mod
ern improvements and unlimited priv
leges is soon to be opened on Water street.
There viii be a progressive Jenkins
party" at the Y NJ. C. A. rooms on Satur-
day evening, at which homemade candy
will be sold.
The property of the late Charles N.
Lamb, on Mill street, offered at public
sale, on Wednesday, was withdrawn on a
bid of S3,125.
Rev. r. A. Rodrck has invited the Fire
Department of Mount Holly to attend st.
Andrews Church in a body, on Sunday
evening, February IS.
George t. Williams, who has been in
the drug business on Mill street, has re-
moved to Palmyra. His prescription file
will be at Barrlngton's drug store.
A white silk shawl and a lace hand
kerchief that were found at the opera
house, after the charity ball, can be had
by the owners by calling at this office.
The entertainment given at the opera
honse last Tuesday evening by the Friend
ly Society of Trinity Church, was unique,
original, and exceedingly pleasing to the
large audience present.
can old song evening" is the title of an
entertainment to be given in the Baptist
Church next Tuesday evening. A nice
programme has been prepared, in which
old popular airs predominant.
A. C. Graw, of the Gazette Publishing
Company, of Camden, has purchased the
interest of the Rev. ]. B. Graw, and the
title of the temperance Gazette will be
changed to the New Jersey Gazette.
Farmers desiring TO aid the poor of
Mount Holly, can do much good by send
ing contributions of vegetables and other
things to the old house formerly occupied
by Relief Fire Company on Pine street.
Two tramps yesterday attempted to
hold up Tony Hardman, Hainesport |
farmer, near Masonville. Hartman es-
capped by whipping up his horses, and one
of the highwaymen was knocked down |
and run over.
Charles B. Keen, Jr., of Mount Holly, |
having passed a satisfactory examination,
has been granted a scholarship in the
Williamson school, Philadelphia, an in
stitution that gives thorough instruction |
in any trade young man may select.
Rev. William B. Bodlne, D. d., rector |
of the Church of the Saviour, West Phila-
delphia, viii preach in st. Andrews
Church Wednesday evening tomorrow |
at 7.30 DIR. Bodine is native of this
country. and an eminent and able preach
er. All are invited to hear him.
Lincoln's birthday will be celebrated in
Mount Holly on Monday evening, Febru-
airy IL, at o'clock, by public meeting
in the court house. Mark R. Sooy will |
preside. The Grafton will be delivered |
by Rev Dr. S. Giffard Nelson. Seats will
be provided for ladies.
At the Opera House, this evening, the
Young Mems Guild of Trinity Church,
will give an entertainment of varied
and pleasing character, consisting of music, |
athletics, etc. The young men have made
elaborate preparations and should be re-
warded with full house.
The sheridan Iron Company. with
ca pItaI stock of 100000 has been incor
porated In Burlington county, and will
succeed the Kaufman Company, of Sheri-
dan, Pa. The corporation will carry on |
the mining of iron ore and iron manufac
turing. General f. Burd Grub is one of
the incorporators.
The New Jersey Editorial Association
held it's annual meeting at Trenton. yes
terday. Joseph c. Kingdom, of THE News,
was elected one of the Vice Presidents of
the Association, and Edward D. Stokes, of
the Herald, was continued on the execu-
tive committee. Resolutions on the death
of George w. Childs, were adopted.
Alfred Jobes. twenty years old, was ar
rested on Tuesday and committed to jail
IN Trenton, charged with setting fire to
the dwelling house of William Warrick,
of Hightstown. He Is also charged with |
setting fire to the barns of Mrs. Puemy
and of Mrs. Furman Jobes, of the same
place, at various times during last month.
The case of Samuel Dotterer and Lewis
M. Weaver vs. the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, an action to recover damages
for injuries received by being thrown out
of a carriage. which was struck by an en-
CINE of the defendant company on the
Camden and Burlington county branch, in
November, 1891, was begun yesterday in
the Camden courts.
The Daughters of The Temple. of the
st. Andrews Church, held bazaar on
Monday evening last, to secure funds in
aid of The Home of the Merciful SAVIOUR,
IN Philadelphia, an institution which re-
ceiyes children who are deformed or Grip
Piled. Several inmates have gone from
this neiehborhood to the Home Monday
night was very stormy, but the bazaar
Melted SIS.
For the Poor.
At the Y. NJ G. A. rooms, on Wednes.
day evening, there was meeting of cit
liens to provide means for relieving the
poor committee was appointed and
the gentlemen COMPOSING il had a confer