The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
Lent begins tomorrow.

many poOpio r6olulu& Al JulluSIOWu
are suffering from mumps.
William Tomlinson will remove to his
farm near Smithville tomorrow.
The recent rains are filling many of the
low wells in the country districts.
The registry boards meet at the usual
polling place to-day from until o'clock
Pm.
Timothy B. Madden is still engaged IN
writing life insurance policies of much
value.
Another dancing school has been start
ed in town by William Phares, on Pine
street.
Abe Coombs has secured a position
with the Barnum & Bailey circus for the
season.
The guns formerly owned by the Light
Guard have been purchased by the Sons
of Veterans.
Charles Gale and Samuel Haines, ma
sons, are employed for brief season at
Asbury Park.
Isaac Sharp, after serving five years in
the regular army. has returned to his
home at Marlton.
John Mccormick, Camden politician,
died in that city on Wednesday. He was
born in Vincentown.
Elwood Shlnn, of Bridgeboro, died on
| Tn oft he IF cs1fFo WI fro,
cancer of the stomach.
John Mccormick, of Bridgeboro, broke
one of the bones in his leg recently while
wrestling with a friend.
The bloodhounds owned by the Mount
Ephraim Detective Association, can be
rented for running down thieves.
A delegation of Junior Mechanics went
over to Burlington, on Tuesday evening,
and visited Evening Star Council
John w. Murphy, the defaulting ex-tax
Collector of Burlington township, will be
sentenced by Judge Gaskill next Satur-
day.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
Church Melted about $3.50 from the bazaar
and supper on Friday and Saturday even
ings.
The lecture on Abraham Lincoln, which
was to have been given by DR.. S. Parks
Cadman in the Methodist Church, March
2, has been postponed.
A cake walk will be participated IN by
members of Washington Council, No 5,
Jr. 0. U. A. M, at the close of their bus
mess session on Wednesday evening.
1t doesn't look as though there would
be very large delegation of the Burling-
ton County Republican League to attend
the inaugural ceremonies at Washington.
AS Palmer D. Atkinson was driving
load of hay near Vincentown, on Tues
day, the high wind blew the wagon over
and carried the hay into Samuel s. Tricks
field.
Charles Fl. Deacon extends his thanks
to all who voted for him at the primary
election on Friday, and requests them to
vote the whole Republican ticket on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Samuel Elberson was severely
burned on the arm and hand by the up
setting of hot lard, while engaged in as
sisting with the supper at the Baptist
Church, on Saturday evening.
The contest over the public park at
Riverside, has been decided by the Su-
preme Court, which declares that the
park was regularly dedicated to the public
use and cannot be used for any other pur-
pose.
boy by the name of Matthews, resid-
ing at Merchantville, is suffering from q
peculiar disease that is causing one leg to
grow longer than the other. He is now
compelled to limp on account of two
inches difference in their size.
William Atkinson has been with his
mother, Mrs. Lucy A. Atkinson, of Bur
lington, the past few days, she being SER
iously i'll with erysipelas in the ankle.
Three surgical operations have heen per-
formed and she is now improving slowly.
John Keefe. of Denver, Colorado, is in
Mount Holly, having come east with the
remains of his father John left Mount
Holly several years ago, first going to
Texas, but finally settling in Denver,
where he now owns considerable proper
ty.
Judge J. franklin Fort, of Newark, has
been appointed marshal of the second
division of the civic organization which
will participate in the Inauguration pa
rade. Governor Griggs and staff will
appear in the first brigade of the second
division of the military organization.
When Samuel L. Bullock drove up in
front of Ezekias Esham's new house on
Union street, Tuesday, with load of
window sash. the horse started off sud-
denly in an effort to run away. This al
lowed a number of sash to fall to the
ground, breaking large quantity of
glass.
Evangelist Hyde, who has been con-,
Quoting revival services at the Methodist
Church, concluded his labors here yester-
day. The meetings will continue until
Friday evening. Tonight Rev. DIR. John
Handley will lead the service Miss Liz
zie Smith, of Burlington, tomorrow
night; Dr. Marshall, of Camden, on Thurs
day night, and Rev. Edmund Hewitt, of
Camden, on Friday night.
The weather has been mostly clear and
bright during the past week. Friday,
Saturday and yesterday furnished little
snow. The last two days of winter, &C
cording to the calendar, departed under
frigid conditions, the thermometer regis
tering ten and twelve degrees. The Sec
ond day of the spring month is now re-
corded, although the weather for this sea-
son is not booked to enter until the goth
inst.
The merit roll of the Brainard School
for the month of February contains the
following names: Lillian M. Braddock,
Julia P Haines, Elsie NJ. Cline Matte d.
Evans, Grace W. Relyea, Edith H. King
don, Myra A. Wright, Eva Haines, Anna
H. Powell. Layinia A. Hults, Leander G.
Taylor, Matte E. Story, John E. Farrell.
Anna L. Smith, Clifford L. Engle, ].
Edward Engle, ]. Alvan Atkinson, Harry
P. Evans, Alfred T. Zelley, John L. Ell
berson. Primary Division: Edwin Og-
burn, Ernestine Clothier.
The Offer Rejected.
At the quarterly meeting of the Society
of Friends in Mount Holly, on Tuesday,
attention was called to the recent offer
made by the executors of John Hough,