The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-26

/ Work Will be resumed at the Haines
port foundry to-day.
Watson T. Sooy has heen appointed
postmaster at Green Bank.
Thomas Denness and Albert Ridgway fell
through the ice on Hulme's cove yester-
day.
More girls wanted: E. L. Prickett &
Co., Pocket Book Factory, 3O2 Garden
street.
Frank Stidfole. while skating yester-
day. fell on the ice and received an in
jury to his nose.
Edward R. Smith fell down fight of
stairs yesterday and received painful in
jury to his ankle.
Josiah P. Tomlison has sold his proper
ty at Bortons Landing, to Josiah K.
BOUCHER, of Philadelphia, for $3.50.
The members of Gen. A. E. Shiras Post,
No. e, G. A. R., will give baked bean"
supper on Friday evening, February IL.
The bridge over the new railroad on
the Moorestown pike, in lower Merchant
vile, although not yet completed, is open
for travel.
The Riyerton council has adopted res
olution requesting the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company to erect safety gates at the
crossing on Main street.
Thomas Mathis home, at New Gretna,
was burned on Sunday. A little girl was
the only person in the house when the
fire started. The cause is not known.
Sixty feet ofrope and three pulleys were
stolen one night last week from the flag
staff on the Mount school in Springfield
township. The board of trustees has
offered reward of five dollars for the ar
rest and conviction of the thief.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Contractors Loan and
Trust Company, of Philadelphia, on Tues
day, James Comfy of Mount Holly, and
his son, James 1. Comfy, of Philadelphia,
were reelected directors. The board re-
elected James l. Comfy, president, and
John R. Deacon, secretary and treasurer
Among those on the panel of jurors of
the United States District Court, at Tren-
ton, for the January term, are: Samuel
Fisher. Andrew Fl. Fort and Edward EN-
ley, of Mount Holly Walter CottrelI, of
New Egypt; William H. Bishop and
John H. Antrim, of Pemberton Nathan
Haines, of Burlington; Thomas Pancoast,
Moorestown.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Barnegat kailro ad Company, IN
Camden, yesterday, the following board
of directors was elected William BEETLE.
Wilson Brown, Robert B. Engle, Samuel
Rea, B. F. Archer and George Wood. The
following officers were selected Presi-
dent, William J. Sewell treasurer, ]. M.
Wood secretary. 7. w. Schwarz.
AT the annual session of the Fruit and
Vegetable Packers Association, in Cam
den, Wednesday, the interests of the
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length. Officers were elected as follows
President, James tanning, Camden vice
president, A. Brakely, Bordentown; Sec
rotary and treasurer, Thomas E. Van
Gilden, Oceanview Executive Commit
tee, DIR. 6. W. Chamberlain, New Egypt
Charles Vannaman, Bridgeton r. A.
Bodine. Camden F. G. Probasco, Bridge
ton Theodore F. Davis, Shiloh.
During the past week Surrogate Kirk
bride has granted tie following letters of
administration On the estate of John S.
Wetherill, deceased, to Louisa S. Wethe-
rill, of Mount Holly on the estate of
John H. Worrell. deceased, to Palmer D. |
Worrell, of Buddtown; on the estate of
Anthony Doppler, deceased. to Anthony
and George Doppler, of Evesboro. Let
tiers with will annexed on the estate of
Samuel Ford, deceased, to Frank Nichols,
Green Bank.