The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-09-24
TIE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Eugene u. Gibbs has accepted a posi-
ton as mechanical engineer with Hale d
Kilborn, of Philadelphia.
On and after next Monday the public
library will be open in the afternoons In
stead Of in the mornings.
Judge Garrison has given notice that
the Clymer murder case will be taken up
on Monday October 14th.
The Mount Holly band will play at the
fair on the big day Thursday. The Bur
lington band will hold forth on Wednes-
day.
If you want reliable time piece, either
a clock or watch. call on Stratton, 80 Main
street, and see what he can show you in
that line.
William Crozier, son of Benjamin F.
Crozier, had the tips of two fingers cut off
in a planning machine at Smithville on
Saturday.
The public sale of twenty acres of tim
Der, in Shamong township. by William
Small, has been postponed to Saturday
afternoon, Oct. 5.
The prizes for the bicycle races at the
fair we're purchased last week and are on
exhibition in the show window of STRAIT
tons iewelry store.
Rev. R. Fly. Pierce, of Rockford. ILL.,,
ia delivering a course of lectures on lob
iect Preaching" at the Moody Bible 1nsti-
tute at Chicago.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars
held it's annual meeting at Florence, last
week. Eugene De Lar0i, of Florence,
was elected Chaplain.
A cut of Capt. Winfield s. Gale adorned
the pages Of Sundays Philadelphia Inq'l'r-
En-, and was accompanied by a sketch OF
his military and political career.
John P. Lppincott's team OF horses
ran away from Durand's grocery store,
ON Saturday. The pole of the carriage was
broken and the harness damaged.
party of straw riders from Burlington
became 80 hilarious on Washington and
Main streets on Wednesday night that
they had to be escorted from town by the
police.
Herbert, the 15-year-old son of DIR.
Enoch Hollingshead, of Pemberton, was
drowned in the mill pond at that place
yesterday while swimming. The body
was recovered about four hours later.
A quantity of soft coal in Jones' can
ming factory got on fire, presumably from
spontaneous combustion, Thursday night.
1t was discovered early on Friday morn
ing and extinguished without much
trouble.
new Baptist Church was dedicated at
Chester, Pa, on Sunday. 1t contains
handsome window in memory of the late
Rev. Arthur Thomas, of Mount Holly,
who was pastor of the church at the time
of his death.
The sale of refreshment stands and
privileges for the coming fair took place
Yesterday. The total amount of sale was
$3.50, which is about 500 more than last
wear. George Conover got the dining
room at 1920, and B. Cottrell the sausage
stand at 5000.
Durand is selling groceries, meats. and
provisions, at rock bottom prices. Every
thing that a frst-class grocery store
should contain can be found in his stock,
and all is fresh and pure. Drop him a
postal card, if not convenient to call, and
his wagon will get your order and deliver
it. Corner of King and Water streets. y
The Protestant Episcopal Church which
was recently burned down at Maple Shade
is to be replaced by handsome $4,000
structure. Plans are now in the builders
hands and work will be commenced at
once. The building will be 26x60 feet and
constructed of Trenton brown stone with
handsome belfry tower surmounting the
whole.
Louis Phelps, of Lawrenceville, N. T..
who has been visiting his brother at Mer-
chantville, was struck by passenger
train near the latter station yesterday.
He was driving across the track when the
train came along. The locomotive struck
the carriage, completely demolishing it.
The man received compound fracture OF
the shoulder and was nearly scalped.
Last evening, about o'clock, man
riding bicycle down High street, at
tracted some attention. 1t was Tom W..
Wlnder-a newspaper man, by the way,
editor of the Warsaw. Indiana, Wasp
who is on trip of q, 900 miles, which he
is to complete in 300 days from the start.
He started on March IA. The incidents
of his journey will make nice book.
Winder is young man, weighing about
100 pounds.
At the opera house, on Thursday even
ing, there will be a musical and literary
entertainment for the benefit of the
Young Mems Christian Association. Hay
dns symphony. which was given at the
commencement of Branard school and
80 acceptably received, will again be
rendered by pupils of that institution.
The May pole will also be repeated. and
Miss Beatrice Sooy, who has recently fin
ished an Evolutionary course, will give sew
eral selections There will be fine pro-
pramme, and the house should be filled.
PersOnal.