The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-12-18
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

friends Thursday evening.
Capt Douglas Ottinger celebrated hit
Goth birthday on Tuesday, and received
the congratulations of many friends.
Any one in want of windmill viii
meet with bargain, by applying to A
Rosbach, the florist, at Pemberton.
Farmer John DAVIS, on the Burlington
road, last week shot dog that gave every
indication of having the hydrophobia.
Misses Barcklow & Bussom, who now
occupy the store in THE News building
will remove to Samuel S. Bowers large
store on March %.
BENJAMIN Fenton was arrested on Fri
day and held in default of 5000 bail for
breaking into the house of Thomas Dolan
and stealing an overcoat.
A nice hemstitched handkerchief will
be given,to every purchaser OF 90 cents
worth of goods, by S. S. Evan, % Main
street.
The music at Trinity church at the
Christmas day service will be rendered
by an augmented choir, and will be quite
elaborate.
Mrs. John w. c. Evans has purchased
the Joseph w. Emley farm on the Jobs
town turnpike for $3.50 per acre. 1t con-
tains $50 acres
Christmas novelties are advertised by
w.
at his stock, which is large, varied and
reasonable in price.
The primary scholars of the Baptist
Sunday school, in charge of Mrs. Daniel
Suffer, will give an entertainment in the
church this evening.
A house and lot, late the property of
John Antrim, deceased, at Jobstown, was
sold by commissioners, yesterday, to Wal
ter S. Colby. for $3.50.
Parents of children who have been I'M
able to gain admission to the public
schools are requested to communicate
with Frank Dill, District Clerk.
w. W. Fenton & Son, of Jacksonville,
last week shipped to London, Liverpool
and Birmingham, England, l25 old Tom
turkeys, averaging PSI pounds.
E. d. Prickitt's assortment OF fancy
goods is complete. He has toilet cases,
collar and cuff boxes, cups and saucers,
&c. at prices to suit everybody.
Or. Stiles. of Leech, stiles & Co., eye
specialists, will be at the West End hotel
on wednesday, December 26, instead of
the 31st as heretofore advertised.
The Wrens and Durands, comedy and
musical organization. will appear at the
opera house on February 18th, for the
benefit of the Union Hose Company.
Ex-Judge John Ulrich, who was organ
izer of clubs for the State Republican
League. has been taken to the Trenton
ASYLUM, suffering from mental depres-
sion.
Girl wanted.-A reliable person for gen.
eral homework must be a good, plain
cook and baker. Apply at the third house
on the north side OF Union street from
High street.
Al meeting of the Board of Education.
on Friday evening, it was resolved that
the time lost by closing the schools on ac-
count of diphtheria should be made up at
the end of the term in June.
Are YOU looking for Christmas presents
in the dry goods7 Call at 5. S. Evans %
Main street, and look at the hemstitched
and embroidered handkerchief, pocket
books, purses etc.
A ouartette from the Brown Univer-
sity Glee Club, which sings at the Opera
House, Saturday evening, will sing In the
choir of the Mount Holly Baptist church,
next Sunday morning.
Robert A. Semple, who is at present
with Samuel T. Engle, has accepted po-
sition at the Columbian Iron Works,
Hainesport Joseph A. Southwick will
take the place made vacant at Engle's.
At the Court House, on Thursday even
ing, there will be concert by the cele-
brated Eureka Female Quartette, for the
benefit of Enterprise Lodge, (colored).
Knights of Pythias, which was recently
organized here.
Have YOU seen that diamond ring in
the window of Howard V. STATIONS store,
SO Main street? 1t is handsome, just like
the balance of Mr. STATIONS stock of holl-
day goods. 1t will be presented to one OF
his customers.
Next Tuesday is Christmas. If you
have not selected your presents, call on
Doron, "a Main street, and see his stock.
Watches, finger rings, earrings. spectacles,
silver ware any thing IN this line that
you may ask for.
Anna Ro berts, better known as Indian
Ann" died in Shamong township last
week, and was bu ried on Thursday. She
was the last survivor of the Edgepilock
Indians, who we're assigned to reserva-
ton in Shamong in 1857.
Antonio Carmeta, alias Dixon, who was
recently shot by the police of Burlington
while making his escape after being ar
rested for committing an assault upon MS
wife, was brought from Moyamensing
prison on Saturday, on requisition papers,
and lodged in Jail.
Henry Outland, of North Carolina,
minister of the Society of Friends, will
have an appointed meeting in the
Friends meeting house, on Cottonwood
street, Mount Holly, on Fourth-day even,
ing, 18th inst at 730 o'clock, to which an
invitation is extended.
Our reading space is curtailed this
week. as It was last week, rather more
than we desire owing to the pressure on
our advertising columns. While we re-
gret the omission we are pleased to note
the pressure-an evidence that The NEWS
is valued as an advertising medium.
The Mount Holly Light Guard will give
another of their celebrated smokers in
the Lewis building, on Friday, December
%, There will be music, dancing and
boxing, with six round wlnd-up, which
promises to be interesting. Tickets can
be procured from any of the members.
Cleverly disguised as farm hand, a
swindler induced Theodore Grant, the
clothing merchant, yesterday, to give him
$40 in cash and a suit of clothes in ex-
change for forged check for $25. bearing
the name of Alfred Fort, a well-kn own
far mer. Fort admitted that it was an ex-
cellent imitation of his signature.
The five Mount Holly young men who
recently attempted to reach Texas on foot
have returned home. When they arrived
at Richmond, Va, both their courage and
money gave out. They had no molina
ton to go any further, 80 they tramped
back home with quite a varied experience
of their brief outing.
Harry B. Dill will be a candidate for
Assessor of northampton township,
subject to the decision of the Repub-
lican primary. Mr.. Dill was the AS
SCISSOR this year, having been appointed
by the township committee to act for
Cbauncey f. Woodington, who was toe
III IN attend to the duties of the office.
Thomas Shay and another workman,
whose name is not known, met with seri
Gus injury Wednesday afternoon while al
work on the Strawbridge farm, Moores
town. The men were digging cellar fol
an ice house, when they were completely
buried by cavein, and when released
both were suffering considerably iron
exhaustion.
case of Michael Hafner vs.. Peter DecaInp
snit brought under the statute prevent
inc eruelty TO animals Hainer claimed
that Decamp impounded his cows anc
failed 10 milk them, thereby causing thu
animals to suffer, and that he did no
give calf proper attention. Decamp de
MED these accusations in full, and yer
diet of not guilty was rendered.
Mrs. Frank Eek hardt, of Bridgeboro
il living at her home in a serious condi
ton. suffering from blood poisoning
some two weeks ago Mrs. Eckhard
prjcked her band with pin, making {
small scratch, and in few days the hant
and arm began swelling, until 1t has nov
reached an abnormal size. DIR. Small o
Riverside, who is attending the case, be
lieves that amputation will be necessary
to save the unfortunate womans life.