The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-16
THEMOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Ollie White has been visiting
friends in New York City.
Mrs. Richard Wilson, of Trenton, il
visiting relatives in Mount Holly.
Rev. DR.. E. B. Hodge will preach in
the Presbyterian Church next Sunday.
Miss Ethel Cronk gave birthday party
to number Of friends on Friday evening
The first bicycle meet of the Riverton
Athletic Association will take place June
9Th.
Sunday night was the thirtieth anniver.
aary Of the assassination of President
Lincoln.
r. F. Loos has purchased the real
estate Of the Mount Holly Academy from
Henry M. Walradt.
The annual inspection of the Second
Battalion Of the National Guard of New
Jersey will take place at Mount Holly,
May Is.
George Brown has resigned his positio n
as sexton of the Baptist church. The
place is being. temporarily filed by Charles
A. Mlrpf5y9sai Z rs@ ~ 'p
The annual reunion of the ed New Jer-
sey Volunteers will be held at Gen E. B.
Grubb's residence. Edgewater Park, on
Friday, May 8.
at the borough election at FIeldsboro,
ON Tuesday. about 100 votes were cast.
The Republicans secured nine Offices and
the Democrats got five.
William Ireland, clerk in E. B. Jones'
drug store, has passed successful exam
nation in drugs and pharmacy at the
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
Miss Edith Kelley, daughter of William
q. Kelley, had q masquerade party at her
home on Main street last night, which
proved to be very enjoy able affair.
The Bishop OF the Diocese will visit
Trinity Parish. Mount Holly, Wednesday,
April oath. He will be at the Church at
8P. NJ, and at Lumberton at P. M.
The Mount Holly Water Company Is
sending out its bills for water rents. The
rates have been changed. the average re-
ductlon amounting to about 10 per cent.
Rev. Milton E. Grant has resigned as
pastor OF the Moorestown M. E. Church,
and joined the Newark M. E. Conference.
He hes been given charge at Port Muir
ray. /
Seasonable goods shirt waists, 25 cents;
colored skirts, % cents, and lots of other
articles just suited for spring wear. Pref
ty and cheap. s. s. Evan. % Main
street.
Two houses belonging to John B. Col
Inns, IN Mount Holly. were sold by ex-
EheriK Ehinn, ON Saturday. to the Farm
ers' National Bank, for SOL. subject to en-
cumbrances.
: Howard ". Stratton has number of
oddities In jewelry and silverware at his
new store in The News building. IT you
want clock or watch at rock bottom
prices call and see him.
You cannot do any better in buying
carpets than at T. W. Borton's. He has
large selection from rag to body Brussel,
velvets and moquettes. Wall paper, win
dow shades and straw mattings.
Pension certificates have been Egran ted
as follows Nicholas Meglnney. Palmyra,
increase i Frank Keller. Riverside, re-
issue James @. g. Oliver, Browns Mills !;
Henry =. Seaman, Beach Haven, reissue.
The cashiers of the Mount Holly banks
and about half dozen directors have
gone to Trenton to-day to give testimony
before the Senate investigating committee
in relation to the payment of interest on
stateldeposits.
Chasles Aberty, of Philadelphia, and
Daniel Clark, of Hainesport. paid visit
to Mount Holly yesterday. Before leav-
ing they got into fight on Washington
street and were arrested. They were
fined 1915 each by Justice Clevenger.
The o nited States Supreme Court yes
terday dismissed the writ filed by John
Eemple, counsel for Theodore Lambert,
the convicted Camden murderer. asking
the United States court to take the case
for review. Mr. Semple will now appeal
the case to the United States court of APP
peals.
A GLIB stranger, vino represented. him
self to be q son of Hon. J. Howard Pugh,
Of Burlington, visited Vincentown last
week, and attempted to bunco Caleb Ridg-
way. The latter realized his position in
time to battle the stranger, who quickly
left for new fields of operation.
F. Germanie, a bicycle rider, from
Hainesport. was arrested on Friday, for
violating the ordinance prohibiting riding
ON the sidewalks. He paid his fine. The
police are looking out for the riders. and
came near nab hing Mount Holly lawyer
who had evidently forgotten the exist
ence of the ordinance.
Burlington county beef, veal, mutton
and lamb can always be found in abund-
ance at William B. Ogborn's meat market
on Mill street, under Red Mems hall. If
you don't see what you want, ask for it.
as a very large supply in always stored in
his refrigerator. He always keeps choice
poultry and other dainties like sweet
breads. tenderloins, calves liver, etc. =
Joseph Jones and wife will celebrate
thu BOth anniversary of their wedding to-
morrow, at the residence of their son,
Edward B. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
were married April II. 1S45, in the Ortiz
odox meeting house, Medford. Mrs.
Jones maiden name was Ann E. Haines,
and was one of 15 children of David
Haines She lived near Medford in q
farm house that was built of bricks made
from clay dug on the farm, which house
is still standing.
st Andrews church elected the follow
ing officers yesterday: Senior Warden,
Harris Cox; Junior Warden, Charles
EVAN Merit; vestrymen, Clifford STAN
ley Sims. Edward Wills, ]. Fred Kiner,
B. F. Haywood Shreve. Robert L. Nixon,
DIR. r. G. Darlington. William Burling
Abbey: George Rendell Delegates to
Convention, Charles EVAN Merritt, Cliff
ford Stanley Sims. B. F. Haywood Shreve.
Alternates, Edward Wills, Harris Cox,
George Rendell.
Officers of Trinity Episcopal Church,
Mount Holly, elected yesterday. are Sc
nior Warden, Richard c. Shreve; Junior
Warden, Franklin B. Lewis Vestrymen