The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-04-03
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Now is the time to plant seeds and ad-
vertisements
Ashbrook W. Shinn is quite Ill, being
threatened with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Lee is slowly recov-
ering from her prolonged illness.
The Presbytery of Monmouth will meet
at Beverly on Tuesday next, the 10th inst
s. Biddle Sbreve, of New York, was
visiting friends IN Mount Holly last week.
Zebedee r. Wills, of Marlton. has fail
ed, with liabilities amounting to nearly
$4,000.
Thomas w Nippins has purchased the
Finley farm, on the Jobstown turnpike, for
$47.50 an acre.
Hainesport, two miles below Mount
Holly, is the only place by that name in
the United States.
The attempt to sell liquor at Horning
Grove has proved a failure, and the sa-
loon there has been closed.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Good Intent Fire Company
will take place this evening.
Miss Kate Love, on Tuesday, fell over
the large dog that follows Officer Seyerns,
and received a cut on the head.
Mrs. Mary E. buchanan sold her house
hold goods on Saturday. The family will
take up their residence IN Brooklyn.
w. w. Curtis is placing an arc light in
his dry goods store. There Will be three
of the lights in Grants new clothing store.
The annual meeting of the Presbyter-
ian Church will be held this evening.
Every member is requested to be present.
The cranberry bog belonging to the es-
tate of the late Isaac ?. Goldsmith, near
New Lisbon, has been sold to ]. Howard
Curr
The congregation of the Cape May Nj.
E. Church rendered their new pastor, Rev.
Eli Clifford, a reception on Thursday
night.
Isaac B. Huff has purchased a lot on
Pine street of William M. Zelley, on
which he intends to erect dwelling
house.
The silk portrait of Washington in the
window of w. W. Curtis dry goods store.
is very handsome and expensive piece
of work.
The river and harbor bill to be intro
duced in Congress appropriates So, 600 for
continuing improvements on the Ranco-
cas- creek.
The State Senate, on Wednesday, con-
firmed the nomination of Clifford Stanley
Sims as lay Judge of the Court OF Errors
and Appeals
Joseph Simons of Birmingham, now
occupies the farm of the II. B. Smith es-
tate. east of Mount Holly, and is running
milk route.
The pastors training class of the Bap-
tist Church will give an entertainment IN
the lecture room of the church on Thurs
day evening.
Have YOU read j. K Parker's adver-
tisement in to-day's paper? If not, why
not2 He speaks plainly on the subject OF
buying foot wear.
The Young Peoples Uuion of the
Mount Holly Baptist Church will hold a
supper on Friday and Saturday evenings, !
April 20 and 81.
John Emmons has bought the farm of
the late Isaac P. Goldsmith, near New 1
Lisbon. 1t contained about 80 acres, and
was.sold for $4,000.
Charles II. Crammer, who recently pur-
chased twenty acres of ground on the
Smithyile road, is about finishing his |
new residence there
The Euchre Social gave a successful
dance, on Wednesday evening, in the
Masonic Temple building.
The A. O. U. w within the jurisdiction
of New Jersey hos paid out $4,000 with
in the past year. and the membership IS
rapidly nearing the 5000 mark
An old folks concert, under the au-
spices of the Kings Daughters, will be
given in ST. Paul's NJ. E. Church, on the
evening of Wednesday, April 4th.
You can talk to more people for less
money in newspaper than In any other
way. If you are in business aud have
noo6 m coll QdVlrfIQQ it
A bicycle railroad, of the overhead
TYNE. is being built at Gloucester. The
track and machines were manufactured
by the H. b. Smith Machine Company.
John Horsfall, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Camden, was buried on Thurs
day He left a daughter, the wife OF
James Lewis, formerly of Mount Holly.
Rev. J. w. Nicholson, of Lumberton,
has removed to Jacobstown, where he
will take charge of the Methodist Church /
at that place and also the one at Cooks
town.
Peter Walker is soon to give stereop-
tican exhibition in the castle ball of the
Knights of Pythias of Mount Holly. The
plates to be used will be symbolic of the
order.
Samuel Elbertson has added a new
porch to his residence on Garden street,
and has also put up a new fence, which
makes a decided improvement to the
neighborhood.
The quarterly business meeting of the |
Woman's Baptist Home Mission Union OF
Camden and vicinity will occur IN the
Mount Holly Baptist Church, Thursday |
afternoon and evening.
William Holt, the paper box manufac-
turer, has purchased the land in the rear
NIL .I
smith estate, and is preparing to erect
large barn thereon.
G. Clarence Deacon, who has been
working in the machine shops at / ID.
Risdon & Co.'s foundry is now employed
in Philadelphia at the Hires root beer es-
adjustment on Arch street.
The Light Guard has arranged for an
other interesting smoker" to be given
In their rooms in the Lewis building, on
Wednesday evening, April IL. A good |
programme is being prepared.
Elmer d. Prickitt's tasty soda water APP
paratus has been started up for the sea-
son. All kinds of syrups are kept on
hand and cool and refreshing drink,
with cream, can be had at any time.
Those who were disappointed by the
bad weather on Easter and could not APP
pear in their new outfits, should take con-
ISOLATION IN the TACT tDab Easter VIII not
come in March again for over fifty years
The II. B. Smith Machine Company
frequently receives orders which are due
to their exhibit at the Worlds Fair. Last
week an order was received for machinery
from large firm at Appingedan, Neither
lands.
Last Tuesday the thermometer regis
tered five degrees below the freezing
point and there was considerable snow. On
the Tuesday preceding the mercury was
ND to 20 degrees and overcoats were dis
carded.
Measles have nearly depopulated the
Mitchell school house, on the Mount
Holly road near Burlington. One little
boy carried the disease to the school, and
out of one hundred pupils there are only
four left.
The annual meeting of the Mount Holly
Gas Light Company was held on Mon
day. when the following directors were
elected w Budd Deacon, John S. Trick,
John Semple. Charles w. Brown, Henry
c. Risdon.
Rev. Dr. Kimball has removed to the
former Buchanan property, recently pur-
chased by Edward B. Jones, corner of
Broad and cottonwood streets. The school
for Young ladies will continue to be on
Main street.
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