The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1896-12-22
Remember the moor this week.

tempting displays of Christmas goods.
Henry Ellis, treasurer of the Noun
Holly and Jobstown turnpike company
died near Juhustown, on Thursday.
Charles Fraser, of Marlten, is filling al
order for several thousand wharf pilings
which are to be delivered at Jersey City
A large quantity of clothing, books
ETC., are being sent to colored schools il
the south by the Society of Friends il
Burlington county.
Surrogate Kirkbride has granted letters
of administration on the estate of Yves
ley Haines, deceased, of Marlton, to Stacy
Haines, of Camden.
Isaac NJ. Powell, brother of County Col
lector Powell, died at his home in Phil
adelphia. on Friday, after long illness
The remains were inferred in Noun
Holly cemetery.
For disobeying canton notices whil'
out cunning, Charles Braddock. james
Nixon and Joseph B Coles, of Vincen
town, have been sued for trespass by
Mrs. Charles Keen.
The Comedy Club. of Philadelphia
which produced the society comedy 'Oul
Boys" in the Opera House, on Saturday
evening. was greeted by small audience
who enjoyed the performance.
Word has been received of the death Of
Mrs. Elder, mother of II. E. Elder, Of
Mount Holly. The family removed tc
Pasadena, California. about a month
since Paralysis caused death.
The firm of William Bayersdorfer &
Son. of Salem, has been dissolved by mu-
tual consent. Isaac M. Bayersdorfer will
continue the business. He is a brother
of Martin BayeIsdorfer, the clothing mer-
chant of Mount Holly.
Bertha West. little tot living on King
street, left her home on Tuesday morning
to do an errand. The child did not re-
turn, and search being made she was
found in the afternoon wandering on the
outskirts of the town.
Mount Holly Lodge, No. IA. F. and A.
M, has elected the following officers
Worshipful master, George A. Lippincott
senior warden, Thomas R. Finley Junior
warden, Charles R. Fenton; treasurer
Charles Evan; secretary. j. Wilmer Lun-
dy'; representative to grand lodge, Eckard
P. Budd.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Mount Holly, Lumberton and Med
ford Railroad Company was held at Mount
Holly on Saturday, when the following
directors were elected Henry 1. Budd'
Isaac W. Stokes, Henry c. Risdon, Frank
lin B. Lewis. Edward Wills, Samuel Rea
and William H. Hesler.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, of Salem, is making a crusade
against cigarette smoking, SO alarming
has the practice become among the young
men of that town. All dealers in cIga-
rettes at that place have given the ladies
their signatures to a petition promising
to discontinue their sale after the pres
ent stock is disposed of.
The proposed roller skating match for
the championship of Burlington county
that was being arranged to take place at
Burlington, has been abandoned. Thomas
Dennis, of Mount Holly, was to be pitted
against Burlington's champion, but as Mr..
Dennis is entirely out of practice, he does
not care to enter such contest while
there is no rink in operation here.
Isaac M. Powell, who was buried in the
cemetery yesterday, joined Good Will
Lodge, No. IA, A. O U. W., of Mount
Holly. ten years ago. and during that
time he has paid in only $3.50. Next
month his widow will receive the sum of
$1,000 which is the amount of each policy
paid by this order. Since the lodge was
instituted in Mount Holly only two deaths
have occurred, the first being that of
Floyd Armstrong, eleven years ago.
A case was tried in the Court House,
on Thursday, before Justice Slack and a
jury. 1t was an action of Harry G. Smires,
of Browns Mills. who sued Reuben and
Matthias Crammer, of Pointville, to re-
cover $50, the amount of promissory
note, given in payment for buggy and
some harness. The jury rendered judg-
ment for the full amount of the claim,
Blanchard H. White represented the
plaintiff; Charles H. Crammer looked
after the interests of the defendants. The
case was full of interest, and lawyers
Mark r. Sooy, Charles K. Chambers,
Samuel W. Shinn and George M. Hillman
attended the trial in order to get some
pointers.
1t was learned in Camden on Saturday
that Fred Black burn, real estate agent, of
Palmyra, has been purchasing consider
able meadow land above the present site Of
Camden's new artesian well plant. 1t is
said that he represents number of CAPT.
talists who, when the City Council OF
Philadelphia appropriated $4,000 900 for a
flration plant, offered to established a
plant of that kind and furnish Philadel-
phia with filtered water from the Della
ware for 20 per cent. of the water receipts
and at the expiration of term of years
the plant was to revert to the city. The
land which is being purchased by Agent
Blackburn extends northeast from Pen.
sauken creek, distance of three miles
/ 60 half ~ NJ orr of q
mile in width. There has been consider,
able of the ground already acquired al
from $40 to 500 per acre. 1t is said the
site is we'll adapted for the location of 9
filterlng plant.
Mary Hennesay, aged Is years, living
at the residence of Edward Jones, on
Mount Holly avenue, died suddenly on
Friday night after few hours illness.
The young girl was taken from a Catholic
home, in Philadelphia, last July, by Mrs
Wallace, and brought to the home of hei
father, where she has since worked as 8
domestic. She was playing with her com
panions during the afternoon. and at half
past three O'Clock she told her playmatei
that she would go in the house and take
her usual nap. Size laid down on the
lounge, where she was soon after discov
cred by Miss Mary Jones, snoring loudly
1t was impossible to awaken her and DIR
Flynn was summoned. The girl also
failed to respond to his efforts to restore
consciousness. The physician soon found
that it was not case of poisoning, as b.
suspected at first, and DR.. Melcher was sen
for. The case was deemed critical one
and vigorous measures were employed tt
keep the heart in action hut in vain
death ensuing about midnight from apo