The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-04-10
LOCAL NEWS.

granted pension.
William H. Kale has been elected trea
urer OF Florence township.
Samuel r. Gaskill, of Birmingham, be
been appointed Notary Public
The salary of the overseer of the poo
has been fixed at 5000 per annum.
Charles B. Parsons placed a handsom
new delivery wagon on the street las
week.
There are but two lay judges now
Judge Scott's term having expired las
week.
Mrs. Heulings Pennock contemplate
building boarding house at Brown
Mills.
Nonpareil Lodge, No. 25, 1. o. NJ, will
hold fair and festival in Arcade Hail OIL
May IL and r.
Charles w. Brown intends to remode
the house on Union street, next to tina
of Edward F. Burns
Judge Garrison has changed the time
for holding the Fall session of Court from
September to October.
Two nice April showers-hail, accom-
panied with thunder and lightning on
Wednesday snow on Friday morning.
Gov Werts has appointed William P.
Younker supervisor of the stone road to
be built from Mount Holly to Masonville.
The Young Peoples Union of the Bap-
fist Church will hold supper on Friday
and Saturday evenings, April goth and
2lst.
The Episcopal convention for the Do
cese of New Jersey will be held in St.
Andrews Church, Mount Holly, on the
8th and 9th of May.
Bishop Scarborough will administer the
rite of confirmation in st. Andrews church
next Sunday morning and in Trinity
church in the evening.
James K Parker has improved the APP
pearance of his two houses on Broad street
by the erection of neat iron fence and
the laying of brick walk.
Capt. James A. Gracey has leased the
65-acre farm and wharf, near Masonville,
from J. d. Hylton, Jr., for term of ten
years, commencing April l.
Stakes have been driven in the road
from Mount Holly to Masonville, prelim-
mary to laying the Telford pavement,
which was commenced yesterday.
The wedding of Charles H. Folwell,
editor of the Mirror, and Miss Mary Mel
son Nell, of Hagerstown, Nd, is an
nounced for the 25th of this month.
Joseph Bishop, aged 10 years, died at
Bridgeboro, on Monday of last week. 1t
is thought that death resulted from over
straining in lifting barrel of -four.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Joseph Leander Budd, of Mount Holly.
and Miss Ida Victoria McMurray, of Phil
adelphia, on Wednesday of next week.
The annual meeting of the Twenty
third Regiment New Jersey Volunteers
will be held on May Sd, at the residence
of General E. Burb Grub, at Edgewater
Park.
c. B. Parsons has in two good cattle this
week from John Lippincott's and three
extra fine ones from Samuel Butterworth's.
He will have turkeys, chickens and spring
lamb on Saturday.
Miss Carrie Louise Ray, the celebrated
elocutionist, will give readings and reclta-
tons at the Baptist Church, on Thursday
evening, May Sd, for the benefit of the
Young Peoples Union.
Samuel L. Bullock. the painter, is very
busy. He is painting the residences of
Mrs. Theodore H. Risdon, Capt. Charles
f. Merritt, William Durand and Rev. DR..
s. Giffard Nelson.
George Read, son of the late DIR. Zach
ariah Read spent Sunday with his aunt,
Mrs. Jacob II. Adams. The young man
is at college in New York, preparing for
the Episcopal ministry.
William Wallace, butcher in the en-
ploy of G. B. Parsons was taken i'll qnite
suddenly with paralysis while at work
Yesterday, and died a few hours later at
LIS uOLUc Ou w donthktOA CeACCO.
President Cleveland has appointed
Captain John A. Wilson to be the Col
lector of Customs for the district of Bur
lington, port of Trenton, to succeed AL
fred Barwis. 1t is worth about $500 a
year.
The arc lights put up at the stores of
yxJ;1l;aro Wy Cnrtio ond Theodore Grant
have attracted considerable attention and
the electric light company has already
been promised orders for other new
lamps
Assemblyman Matlack is the subject
for congratulations on the announcement
of his engagement to Miss Lizzie B. John
son, formerly of Mount Holly. but now
living at Brooklyn. The wedding will
take place this summer.
The last number of Hdrper's Weekly has
a cut illustrating the sitting of the Court
Martial inquiry into the loss OF the ship
Kearsarge. Capt. John j. Read, of
Mount Holly, was member of the Court.
and he is readily recognized in the pic
ture.
Nathaniel Gross, of London, was in
Mount Holly, on Saturday. the guest of
Assemblyman Matlack, who roomed with
him in Tacoma. Mr.. Gross is on the way
to South Africa, where he has a brother
In the employ of the English govern
ment.
Zadoc Cranmer, one of Mount Holly's
Oldest citizens, and well known through
out Burlington county. died at his home
on Brainerd street on Saturday morning
He had been failing for some time and
had been confined to his bed about four
weeks. He was 81 years of age.
At the funeral of Bishop 0'Farrell, IN
Trenton, on Thursday. Rev. Fathers
Brennan. of Mount Holly, Connolly. of
Bordentown, and Murphy, of Moores-
town. were honorary pail bearers. Rev.
John NJ McCloskey. of Beverly. was as
sistant master of ceremonies.
The Slack building was busy place, on
Saturday, when Theodore Grant bad the
opening of his new store. The prices put
upon the goods attracted many visitors
the majority of whom we're purchasers
The store was tastefullY decorated witt
,.z - Hovaro and aoah visitor IVA,