The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-11-27
he MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

the Thanksgiving sermon at the Presby
terrain church on Thursday.
County Clerk Worrell, Deputy Surro
gate HUFF and Joseph G. Bower got
good bag of game on Tuesday.
The Epworth League of Smithville will
give a supper in the opera house, tina
place, on Wednesday evening.
Water was forced into the new stand
pipe at Riverside, on Thursday, and thu
water works are now complete.
There will be a game of foot ball at th'
fair ground on Thursday, between the
Mount Holly and Chester clubs.
The collection at the union Thanks
giving Day service at the Presbyterian
church will be for the Dorcas society.
There will be bread. cake and Eie sale
in the w. C. 7. U. room, in the Masonic
temple, on Wednesday, November 2Sth.
C. B. Parsons has a fine lot of turkeys
geese, ducks and chickens for Thanks
giving. also fine Burlington county beef.
Rev S. Giffard Nelson delivered his
lecture on Irish Drollery" in the Bur
lington Baptist Church on Thursday even.
ing.
The game of foot ball at the fair ground
on Saturday was one-sided affair, the
score being 80 to in favor of Mount
Holly.
Matlack d Son claim to have sent out
285 pounds of candy from their new
quarters the first Saturday after their re-
moval
Joseph McGraln bought of Israel Ker-
lin, of Columbus, on Saturday, six acres
ofground and the wood thereon for $3.50
per acre.
Richard Williams, of Bordentown, has
been granted pension, and William
II. Megonigal, of Burlington, has been
granted an increase.
John w. Harris, of Dass River, who is
engaged in making searches at the Clerk 8
office, has rented A V. L. Pumyea's
house for the winter.
A part of the lumber for the new fac
tory to be erected on the Dobbins' farm
has arrived, and the work of building
will soon be commenced.
The Amphion ladies, quartette that
renders choice instrumental and vocal
music, will give concert at the Baptist
church, Thursday evening.
Richard R. Haines, of the Haines Stock
Farm, Pemberton, has invented plan
BY which leg and arm power may both be
utilized in working bicycle.
The sewing society of the Presbyterian
Church met at the residence of Rev s.
Harper Leeper. Tuesday afternoon, and
did considerable work for the poor.
Peter Lynch, who once conducted the
stove store now occupied by George d.
Worrell, died at the Burlington County
Hospital, on Sunday. aged rs years.
Rev. C. Cotton Kimball occupied the
pulpit of the Baptist Church, on Sunday,
in the absence of the pastor, Rev. DIR. S.
Giffard Nelson, on account of illness.
Joseph L. Lamb, of Juliustown, was re-
elected treasurer of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows, on Wednesday. He has
held the position for a great many years.
Bickford & Shreve, the Washington
street mschinists. are preparing to manu-
facture frstclass bicycle, which they
intend placing on the market in the
spring.
There was large congregation at st.
Andrews church, on Sunday evening,
when Rev. R. A. Rodrick preached to the
Junior Order of United American Me-
chanics.
William c. Jones, employed at f. B.
Jones' drug store. has purchased the phar-
macy at New Egypt recently owned by
Harley Compton, and will take charge of
the same.
A. V. L. Pumyea and family sailed from
New York city, on Friday, for Jackson
vile, Fla. They will 60 by rail from the
latter place to Eustis, where they will
spend the winter.
John Cotter and family removed from
Mount Holly, yesterday, to Norwalk,
Conn, their former home. Mr.. Cotter
has accepted position with the Victor
Water Wheel Co.
If the person holding a Northern Pa
cific Railroad Co. bond, No. 2172, for $500,
will call at the Union National Bank.
Mount Holly. they will learn of some
thing to their advantage.
The Interstate Steamboat Company,
which runs boats on the Delaware, has
increased its capital stock $4,000, and
has filed a certificate to that effect in
the county clerks Office.
Several of the streets of the town are in
bad condition, but will probably have
to remain so, as there is law forbidding
any work on the roads between the first
day of October and the first day of April.
Thomas A. Marter, a widely known
and wealthy farmer, died Saturday at his
residence at Wood Lane, in his 5lst year.
Mr.. Marter was stricken with paralysis a
few days ago and never recovered from
the shock.
The buildings and contents of the
Rogers nursery at Moorestown were de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday night, caused
by the explosion of lamp. James David
son, an employee, was quite seriously
burned. The loss Is in the neighborhood
of $4,000.
"McKenna's Filtration" is the name OF
a comedy to be presented at the opera
house, on Friday evening. The company
presenting this play is good one. The
show is under the local management of
Edward S. Troth.
Miss Dobbins, residing at 2l8 Broad
street, will leave next Tuesday for Florida
in company with party of ladies and
gentlemen from Asbury Park. She will
visit her sister and remain south for 6
number of months.
A supper will be held at the residence
of Mrs. J. v. Bickford, No. 16 Budd street
on Thursday, December 49, Supper will
be ready at six o'clock, D. m. Proceeds
for the benefit of the Young Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
After the foot ball game was over at th,
fair grounds, on Saturday. some one in q
spirit of fun kicked the ball, which strucl
William Sharp in the eye, causing pain
ful wound for few minutes. The side o
his face became red and swollen in conse
auence of the unexpected blow.
Captain John J. Read, of this place
who is in the United States Navy, has
been chosen to command the new cruise
Olympia as soon as she is commissioned
She ia now being made ready at tn