The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-12-04
rHE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1894.
LOCAL NEWS.

For Sale.-The property at No llS Gar
den street. Apply on the premises.
Lumberton township will pay John
Black $1,000 for six sheep killed and II
wounded by dogs.
BENJAMIN C. Gaskill, the well known
builder, died at his home on Brainard
street. on Tuesday.
Edward Baxter, of Eayrestown, has a
dislocated shoulder, resulting from fall
from load of stalks.
The Gibbs Boiler Company received an
order from Philadelphia last week for a
boiler to go on tug boat.
Miss Nan Deacon has been appointed
librarian of the Circulating Library, to
succeed Miss Nellie Carr, resigned.
Cinnaminson townships commissioners
of appeals had an easy time of it on Tues
day, but one complaint being made.
An attachment has been issued against
the property of Adam Forepaugh, show
man, at the suit of Ira Grain, of Shamong'
Joseph Luniak, former hotel keeper
In Flore nee, has been arrested and held
to bail for assault and battery on Earl
Gray.
A foot ball match between eleven col
lege students at home on vacation and
the Academy team, on Friday. resulted
in tie, 4 to 4.
The Stewart Brothers will have charge OF
a shooting match to be held on Christmas
on the lot owned by John D. Rock, in the
rear of Andersonville.
Charles G. Keen, of Mount Holly, a
student at the Williamson school, Phil
adelphia, is nursing broken arm, caused
by tall in the gymnasium.
Several members of the Sexennial
League in this town we're made happy
last week by being paid in part the
amount of policies held by them. They
received $507 so each.
The farm of Mordecal S. Butterworth,
near Pemberton, containing ia acres,
has been sold to Theodore B. Gaskill, for
$4,000. Mr.. Gaskill also purchased six
acres of land adjoining the farm for $5OO
The Willingborough Gun Club had
championship shoot for the season of 1894
at A. J. Jordan's farm on Thursday
Howard Wills Jr., won the championship
of the season by killing nine out of ten
birds.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Lyceum of History and Natural
Sciences will be held at the rooms, on Fri
day evening next, at o'clock. The re-
ports will be presented and election of Of
fcers held.
A new lot of stamped goods, tinted table
covers bureau and stand scarfs, tray Gov
ers and carving cloths, centre pieces and
doylies, and lots of other things suitable
for Christmas gifts, at S. S. Evans, %
Main street.
John c. TenEyck, formerly of this
place. was married in New York City on
Wednesday evening, to Miss Laura
Breckinridge, of Louisville, KY. B. F.
Haywood Shreve, of Mount Holly, was
the best man.
Have you looked in Howard V. STRAIT
toms Window He has nice line OF
goods for Christmas. with plenty more
inside. His stock of jewelry is first-class.
asd the prices are right for the times.
Look at the diamond rings.
Fletcher Beatty, of Bordentown, and
Charles Huston, of Trenton, will shoot
q pigeon match, for a purse of 500, at the
Trenton Driving Park, Thursday after
noon. Each man will shoot at fifteen
birds, Rhode Island rules to govern.
Arthur v. Conover, nephew of Capt.
John J. Read, and his bride, spent Sun
day in Mount Holly. Mrs. Conover is a
q daughter of Capt. Vernon, of Detroit,
where Mr.. Conover is stationed, being at
tached to the Government Lighthouse
service.
There were lively times on ''the hill"
Thanksgiving day. In one house that
does not bear a savory reputation,
fracas was started between lot of colored
men from Pemberton and Mount Holly.
Razors were drawn, and police assistance
was called for.
The commissioners ofappeals for North
amptoD township nat last week and de-
Quoted $28, $3.50 from the assessors dupli-
cate. Under new ruling this amount is
deducted from the county tax instead of
from the township, as has been the GUS
tom heretofore.
cyan T. Swayne died at his home at
Kennett Square, Pa, yesterday, aged 20
years, of heart disease. The deceased was
q well-known member of the Hicksite
Society of Friends and for several years
was assistant clerk of the yearly meeting.
He was well known in this county.
At the meeting of Relief Fire Company.
last evening. Harry Hawkins. ST., William
Fl. Mason, Jr., and Joseph S. Shreve were
elected representatives TO the Firemens
Relief Association George w. French,
William Phillips and Maurice Rowan
were elected from America Company.
The war between China and Japan has
awakened considerable interest in those
countries. Rev. Frederic Poole will lee
ture on "Among the Chinese" at the
Opera House, Thursday evening, with
an illustrated lecture ON the same subject
at the Baptist church. Friday evening
None of the entertainments that have
been, or are to be in Mount Holly, will
excel the illustrated lecture on Florida
to be given by Robert F. Enele, THU
evening. Every view was taken by tbs
Young man personally, and his lecture
is from observation, and not from guild
book.
Howard " Stratton, SO Main street
has large stock of jewelry, watches, sill
yer ware, etc, which he is selling cheap
Purchases may be made now for the holi
DAYS, the goods will be laid aside, AM
weekly payments may be made on them
Persons desiring to get diamond rim
free should call on Mr.. Stratton.
Robert f. Engle, who will lecture a
the Opera House this evening, is so
of Robert B. Engle, and is better know
around here as Bert" Engle. As a pho
tographer he has unusual ability, and hi
views of Florida are fine. Mr.. Engle is
Mount Holly boy, and his effort to enter
tain our people should be encouraged.
Commissioners were appointed, on Sa