The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-13
LOCAL NEWS.

morrow.
C. & E. A. Horner will have sale G
horses at zelley's hotel. on Saturday.
Joseph G. Bower has Just received
magnificent thoroughbred mastiff, nance
Juno.
Bower & Holeman have secured fin
photograph of the new public schoo
building.
H. E. Elder will give his benefit for tn
poor on Tuesday evening, February q, a
the opera house.
The Mount Holly Fire Department vii
go in body to St. Andrews Church, oil
Sunday evening.
At Arcade hotel, Mount Holly, mex
Monday, F. P. Endlcott will sell carload
of western horses.
The Rancocas Game Protective Assccia
ton is negotiating with parties in Alabam'
for a quantity of quails.
DIR. R. H. Parsons treated the charity
ball committee to an elegant supper at hl'
home on Wednesday evening.
A lot of good second hand horses viii
be sold by A. W. Lofand, at Braddock':
hotel, Vincentown, tomorrow.
Walter Grant, who aided in the robbery
of stores at Tuckerton and New Gretna a
short time since, is still at large.
A committee has been appointed to pre-
pare plans for the improvement of the in
terror of the Farmers National Bank.
Mary A. Earl, wife of Joshua Earl, has
been appointed postmistress at Pember-
ton, vice w. w Lippincott, removed.
W. Scott Matlack has rented the old
Semple mill building, on Mill street, and
will manufacture his patent axles there.
The Township Committee has settled
its accounts and the report, together with
the tax delinquents, will be publish ed
next week.
The charter for the German Evangelical
Lutheran church, of Hsinesrort, has heen
filed in the County Clerks Office at
Mount Holly.
The Trades League, of Philadelphia, on
Thursday evening, appointed Daniel SUIT
ter, of Mount Holly, chairman OF the en-
tertainment committee.
Rev. Robert Thompson and wife are the
guests of Miss Rhees, on Garden street.
Mr.. Thompson is missionary to Japan,
and is an associate of Rev. H. H. Rhees'
Samuel Dotterer and Lewis Weaver.
who had suit against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company in the Camden courts
last week, were awarded verdict of $l4,-
700.
The samples of job printing submitted
by THE News for competitive contest with
the Mirror and Dispatch, as to superiority
of workmanship, are on exhibition in the
show window of our Office.
Patrick Faracy died at the residence of
his brother-in-law, Daniel Harrington, on
Wednesday. Three years ago Faracy
was stabbed by colored man, and his
health has steadily failed since that time.
Charles A. Matlack GAS moved his store
from the corner of Madison avenue
and Washington street, to No. 4 High
street. He will remove his residence to
the house belonging to the Coppuck estate,
on Mill street.
The shooting match between Edward
Hill, OF Trenton. and l. w. Budd, of
Pemberton, at Yardville, on Wednesday
afternoon, for purse of $500, was won
by Budd, who killed AZ, and Hill killed
40 out of so birds each.
The Republican voters of Northampton
township are requested to meet IN Arcade
Hall, on "Wednesday tomorrow even
ing, at 7.30 o'clock, to appoint commit
tee to take charge of the ensuing primary
election for township officers.
The Americas Club of Florence has
elected the following officers: President,
Louis Gray; Vice President, Thomas B.
Doyle Secretary, Harry Fareman Treas
urer. William Hamilton. They propose
giving a ball in the near future.
The firm of Ieech. Stiles & Co., eye
specialists, who have been sending rep
resentatiye to Mount Holly, have changed
the day of his visits from Thursday to
Friday. The next date is Friday, Feb
ruary %, when Mr.. H. A. Stiles will be
at the West End Hotel.
Rev. William Erickson, better known
as the Blacksmith Evangelist" is con-
Quoting series of revival services at New
Egypt and Cookstown and is meeting
with much success. Mr.. Erickson has
entirely forsaken the anvil and sledge
and will devote the remainder of his life
to evangelistic work.
John Quigley thought he had purchased
the old water works building on Button
wood street, but he discovered otherwise.
He was told that he could buy for 81 500,
but that price did not suit him. so he of
ferred 81, 100, paying 800 to bind the bar
gain. Henry C. Risdon conducted the
deal. but the directors refused to confirm
the sale, and Johns check was returned
TO him. The old building has been
boarded up, to keep the boys from cart
ing it away.
At the annual meeting of Union Fire
company on Wednesday evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, William B. Wills;
vice president, George II. Peak; treasurer,
Thomas j. Alcott; secretary, John Ebert
son; assistant secretary, Job Collins; fore
man, Reading Dennis; assistants, John
Riley, Charles Elbertson, Job Collins,
selah Matthews. Frank Dennis; janitor.
John Forbes; trustees. Charles Bennett,
George H. Peak, job Collins.
At the Baptist Church, on Sunday
morning special collection amounting
to $23S35 was taken toward defraying the
church's indebtedness. At the session OF
the Sunday School in the afternoon 13
new members we're admitted. In the even
ing the pastor. Rev. S. Giffard Nelson, l.
H. D., preached sermon to the Sunday
School scholars, at the close of which the
ordinance of baptism was administered to
three of the members of the school. The
Sunday School will attend church one
Sunday evening of each month in body
when a special address will be delivered
to them by the pastor.
The shad fishers are getting ready fo
the ensuing season. which is looked for
ward to with greater interest than for year
passed, as it will be remembered that tn