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

Fruits are Most Profitable In this Section2'
William B. Lippincott, of Fellowship
spoke on "a Farmers Views of Quebec
and George L. GIllingham, of Mooresto wn
read an interesting paper on the II earin'
and Management of Swine for the creates
profit"
The will of the late Thomas Black, Of
Springfield, has been admitted to probate
The personal property is valued at 500
900. There are three requests of $1,000
each. and William B. Wills, a nephew,
who is named as sole executor, receives
200 acres of cedar land In Burlington and
Ocean counties. The residue is divided
equally among 10 nieces and nephews.
Judge Joseph H. Gaskill has been ap.
pointed receiver for the Neptune Electric
Company, which supplies electric light to
Asbury Park and several suburban towns.
The liabilities are $1,000 OF the capital
stock of 100000 there has been $67 900
paid in, which will be wiped out. Most
of the loss will devolye on citizens OF
Asbury Park. Howard Flanders, of Bur
Iington, is the attorney in the case.
At the sale of real estate of Joseph M.
Forman, deceased, in New Hanover town
ship, last week, the homestead farm OF 70
acres was purchased by Anna Mary For
man, at $3.50 per acre. The other farm
of 11s acres was not all disposed of. Six
ty-seyen acres that sold for $1,000 in 1867,
brought $20.50 per acre, amounting to ST.
377. The remainder, on which there was
an incumbrance of $4,000, was offered sub
iect to a mortgage of So, 200, but was not
sold.
AS the Florida oranges begin to ripen
and appear in our midst, they remind US
that the season for going to Florida is at
hand. Unfortunately we are not all able to
take this trip, but we can do the next best
thing, go to the opera house on Tuesday
evening, Dec. 4th, and hear Robert F. En-
giles illustrated lecture on Florida. This
lecture is most beautifully illustrated by
nearly 100 views taken by Mr. Engle.
We have seen his album and we know
they can't be beat.
AS queer case as any we have yet
heard came up in Monmouth county court
last week, when Joseph Matthews was
tried for petit larceny in picking buckle
berries that grew on land belonging to
Rev. Charles W. Heisley last summer.
Heisley met Matthews with the berries
in his basket, and demanded that he give
them up. AS he refused TO relinquish the
berries unless he was paid for them,
Heisley had him indicted. Matthews ad-
mitted picking the berries, but the jury
were evidently acquainted with the I'M
written Jersey law which allows any one
to pick huckleberries, for they acquitted
him.
The New Hope NeaUS says: "Doyles-
town, Pa, Trenton and Camden, N. j.,
have on hand little diphtheria epidemics.
The newspapers of those cities should tell
the people to give their little children
simple table salt to eat. AS diphtheria
preventive this simple thing is unexcelled.
Moisten the tip of finger and touch it
to the salt cellar, and convey to the mouth
the salt that adheres to the finger. Do
this often-hourly-an call the doctor
on the first complaint of ''sore throat"
All housewives know what salt does to
snails. and it will do the same thing for
the diphtheria microbe if the two can be
brought into contact"
On the 9th and 9TH of December there
will be an entertainment of very inter-
esting nature, opening in the opera house,
on the 9th with lecture entitled among
the Chinese" by Rev. Frederick Poole,
from Central China On the stage will be
a number of young men and ladies in
Chinese costume, and there will be q
chorus of 100 voices under the direction
Of Prof Eckman. The next night the
lecture will be continued in the Baptist
church with views from stereopticon.
Mr.. Poole is very entertaining speaker
and will undoubtedly please all who lis
ten to him. The price of tickets has been
fixed at Is cents for either one of the en-
or 45 cents for both.
The members of the Baptist Church
have about came to the conclusion that
the handsome organ placed in the church
a few years ago, at cost of about
$1,000, is failure. The organ was
the first of its kind ever manufactured.
and was placed in the church as an ex-
pertinent, and has proved costly invest
ment. 1t is run by electricity, generated
by small dynamo which is run by
water motor. The instrument has habit
of making noises when not operated, re-
fusine to play at intervals, and several
other defects, which are the source of
annoyance to both the organist and con-
The organ has not been in
use over five years. and during the entire
time has not been once in perfect condi-
ton, even when left by the manufacturers.
The instrument was not used on Sunday,
and cannot be used until given general
repairing.
The residents of Riverton are at vari-
ance over the proposed establishment of
an electric light plant in that borough.
The borough council is in favor of bond
ing the town for 5000 for the purpose.
proposing to light the streets with 200
twenty-five candle power incandescent
lamps. The concern that is trying to sell
tho town the nlank claims the nrOnOsed
system can be operated 30 as to make the
net cost of these street lights 81 1000 per
year. The opponents of the scheme say
that other towns in this section are pay
ing at least $4,000 for like service, and
inquiry from experts reveals the fact
that the cost cannot be made much less.
The Beverly Electric Light Company has
extended its wires to Riverton, with the
idea of lighting that borough, but the au-
thorities refuse to allow the placing Of any
lights whatever. 1t is likely that the
matter will be carried into the courts if
an effort is made by the borough council
to establish the plant.
The Diphtheria.
We are glad to publish the fact that the
dread disease which has been in oul
midst is not gaining any Roadway, but OF
the contrary is rapidly decreasing, there
being but Eve cases this week, against l:
week ago.
This state of affairs is undoubtedly du'