The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-03-06
LOCAL NEWS.

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Mrs. Mary Lippincott died at her hom'
in Marlton, on Thursday, after long i'll
ness, at the advanced age of "a years.
The handsome new building of thu
Haddonfield National Bank was thrown
open for public inspection on Saturday.
II. Z. Eder Is preparing another com
edy to be given for the benefit of the !
M. G. A., in the Opera House, on Marcel
9th.
The beautiful Passion cantata, The
Story of the Cross" by Dudley Buck, will
be given In Trinity Church on Good Fri
day evening by chorus of about forty
voices.
Charles Fl. Folwell will soon begin the
erection of house on his lot on upper
Main street, adjoining the residence Of
Franklin B. Leyis.
The recent determination of the Dairy
mems Protective Association to reduce
the price of milk has angered the milk
dealers, who propose opposing the cut.
You will find the best line of wall
paper, carpets, straw mating, window
shades and oil cloths at 7. w. Borton's.
Paper hung for 10 cents. Carpets made
and laid.
The railroad station at Hainesport was
broken into on Tuesday evening. The
postoffice is in the same building, and the
xh;of ..olo n sy,ali oD,ounf of money be-
longing to the government.
The w. c. t. U. will hold supper in
the Masonic Temple next Saturday even
ing. The bill of fare will be an attractive
one, consisting of oysters in all styles,
chicken and lobster salads, baked shad,
deyiled clans, ETC. Admission free.
The residence of Josiah W. Pease, at
Toms River, was destroyed by fire Friday
morning. The family were awakened by
the smoke, and barely escaped suffocation.
The loss is estimated at $500. The fire
was caused probably by defective tlue.
The Republican voters of Westampton
township are requested to meet at the ..
u. A. M. hall in Rancocas on Friday
evening, March 9, 1894, at 7.30 o'clock,
for the purpose of making ticket to be
supported at the next annual town meet
ing.
Job Atkinson is erecting large barn to
take the place of that destroyed by fire
on his farm on Wood Lane. While assist
ing in the raising" on Saturday, Charles
II. Deacon was hit on the head by fall
ing brick, which made him see stars for
several minutes.
The body of William Metzger, who
was knocked off the Delsnco bridge by a
train into the Rancocas creek on the
night of January Goth, was found floating
in the creek on Thursday afternoon. The
remains were recognized by his former
employer. William Baggs, of Beverly.
The term of Judge Stacy H. Scott will
expire on April Ist. Judge Scott would
like to have another term, and among the
others named are Levi French, of Bass
River; William P. Bryan, of Southamp-
ton; Frank 2. Jones, of Beverly township;
Charles Stokes, of Beverly township;
Edward d. Stokes, of northampton Will
liam f. Morgan, Clnnaminson, and John
o. Hudson, of Bordentown.
When you have headache or pain over
the eyes when you cannot see to read
fine print or to thread needle, do not
ruin your precious sight by wearing badly
fitted glasses or poor quality lenses. Call
on n. A. Stiles, the eye specialist, who
visits the West End Hotel, on Friday
next from $50 to 4.30 O'Clock. He will
examine your eyes and adjust glasses to
your face, which will both benefit your
sight and improve your vision. Free ex-
animation.
Another narrow escape at the Water
street railroad crossing. A freight train
came near striking DR.. Whitehead's horse
on Thursday. This is bad crossing,
being right at the beginning of sharp
grade. Trains coming down get the inn
petus of the descent and those going up
are forced to use steam to secure fair
start, thus going over the street at rapid
rate. The track is hidden from view on all
sides. No crossing in the state needs a
fiagman more than this.
The Democrats of Willingboro have
made the following nominations: Asses
sor, James M. Stokes Collector, Joseph
E. Bishop; Freebooter, BENJAMIN d.
Haines Township Committee. Jacob H.
Leeds; Commissioners of Appeal, Will
liam Sauerston, George w. VanSciver,
William H. Boyd Surveyors of High
ways, William Scattergood, Daniel N.
Stokes Constable and Overseer of Poor.
Joseph Holmes Justice of the Peace.
Peter K. Heisler; Pound Keeper, George
III. Stokes.
Clifford Hults came near being smoth-
cred with coal gas on Wednesday even
ing. He was staying at the house OF
Harry Jones, on Monroe street. and went
to sleep on a lounge down stairs after put
ting coal on the stove in the room. Mrs
Jones awoke during the night, and de-
tected the escaping gas She aroused hei
husband, who went down stairs and found
Hults in stupid condition. A window
was raised and the young mans head was
pushed into the open air, where it wal
kept until a physician arrived and re
stored him.
A practical test of the boiler invented
by Eugene U. Gibbs, of Mount Holly. has
49,. ..;.-,.x, - Qtodon3s worko Tho too
lasted five hours, and ordinary bitumin
GUS coal was used The total amount o
coal consumed was e44 lbs. the refuse o
which weighed 149 lbs, and 5.296 lbs. o
water was evaporated. The average tenn
perature of the feed water was las degree
Fair. Under proper conditions the boile
above used will develop so horse power
which is considered quite remarkable.
One of the carpet mill employees sal
last Friday: II have never been in sue
humble circumstances during the pas
twenty-five years as ] have during m
last SIX months residence here. / have
wife and several children, all of who's
lives have been insured for the past min
years, and not having work have bee
compelled to let all the policies lapse.
know what 1t is to be in want, a feelin
which / have never experienced befor
and the way things are going really b.
lieve the carpet mill is an injury to Mour
Holly"
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