The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-06
The loss sustained by the Centreton no.

nesday.
There was quite heavy frost on Sun
day morning, but farmers say it will d.
no damage.
Freebooter Burr Haines, of Westamp
ton, is the possessor of a calf that wa
born without eyes.
There will be special meeting of tn,
Ladies' Auxiliary in the Y. M. c. A
rooms this afternoon.
The third annual ball of the Ivy Socia
will be given in Masonic Temple on Fri
day evening, April 30.
James S. Newkirk succeeds the lat,
Joseph L. Lamb as treasurer of the Crane
Lodge of Odd Fellows.
G. Frank Murdick, of Mount Holly
will hereafter receive a portion of thu
governments pension money.
An interesting entertainment was giver
at JobstowD, on Friday evening, by thu
Young Mems League of that place.
Officer Severns found Howell Lorman
of Moorestown, drunk and helpless on
Tuesday morning, and took him to Jail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Haines, of Rance
cas-. celebrated the twenty fifth anniver
sary oftheir wedding on Tuesday evening
Sheriff Fleetwood sold seven tracts Of
land belonging to Stacy H. Scott, of Bur-
| lington, on Saturday, to Joseph Scott fol
| $3.50.
| About the greatest amount of freight
shipped to any merchant in Mount Holly,
is received by Wright Bros, the tobacco
nists.
| A side switch is being run from the
railroad to the site of the Bldwell fac
tory, now being erected on West Wash
ington street.
Samuel Green, of Florence, is suffering
with back trouble, and it is said be in
tends to 60 TO Philadelphia hospital to
be operated on.
A Photographic lecture, by Clarence Fl
Woolston, was given in the hall, at Vim
centown, last evening, for the benefit oil
the Baptist Church.
Some of the school teachers who were
compelled to give up work last week on
account of illness, have recovered, and
are again at their post of duty.
With the opening of the wheeling sea-
son there are so many beginners on the
bicycle it may be said that most of the
fall riding is done in the spring.
The Board of Health met and organic
ed on Tuesday evening. A. A. Anderson
was elected chairman Martin Fl. Girven,
secretary DR.. r. H. Parsons, inspector
Miss Ollie White accidentally set a
heavy piece of iron on her mothers hand,
Thursday, which cut the nail on one fin
ger very badly, causing painful wound.
The annual house cleaning season is
about here. The scarcity of work will
enable many an ambitious husband to
pitch in and help along the good cause
during his idle hours.
Job E. Pharo, who reports business
dull at Bayonne, was in town last week
preparing estimates for several houses
that are to be erected at Sea Side Park by
residents of Mount Holly.
The twenty-dfth anniversary of the
marriage OF Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Du-
rand was celebrated at their home on Mill
street, Tuesday evening. A large num-
Der of guests were in attendance.
E. H. Burtis, Mill street, is agent for
the Jimmy bicycle. He has stock on
hand to show customers, and has already
sold number about town. 1t is we'll
made wheel and handsomely finished.
Mystic Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of
Beverly, has disbanded. George w. A.
French, deputy for this district, recently
went there, secured all the paraphernalia
and turned it in to the keeping of the
grand lodge.
Jerome B. Grigg, who has been wear
ing up-to-date head gear lately, went over
to Burlington on Tuesday, and the Gazette
says he was mistaken for one of the new
ly-appointed ministers on account of his
clerical appearance.
As horse was being driven along Mill
street, above Pine, on Tuesday evening,
the wagon went into a deep hole in the
road, upsetting some milk cans and near
ly throwing the occupants out. The jolt
caused part of the harness to break.
There appears to be an organized gang
of thieves who are working the towns
along the river front. The residents of
Beverly, Delanco and Riverton have late
ly been disturbed by these nocturnal ma
rauders, and no arrests have been made.
Some careless driver, on Thursday, tore
down lot of wooden curbing on B0tton-
wood street. Oak Gaskill, the handy
man, worked all day Friday in repairing
the damafe. He improved the appear
ance of things by raising the curb six
inches.
The mansion at Smithville is to be
painted and renovated throughout. Capt
Elton A. Smith has purchased the inter-
est of his brother Eugene in the estate.
Those connected with the works are in
high feather over the prospects for the
future.
All fools day passed off as usual in
Mount Holly. Some of the small boys
successfully ensnared the unsuspecting
and curious. Most every married man
tried to fool his wife, but in many cases
the better half escaped without being
caught.
The remains of the late Lieutenant Ed
win c. Bullock, Seventh Cavalry, United
States Army, were taken to Jacobstown,
Friday, for interment. Lieutenant Bull
lock was stationed at Fort Grant, Arizona,
but died at San BernardiDo, on the Mex
lean border, December 18th, 1896.
Ezekias Esham will soon have his new
house completed on Union street. Artist
Samuel L. Bullock and his corps of paint
ers are putting on the exterior touches,
while T. Walter Borton is attending to
the interior. When finished it will prove
an ornament to the neighborhood.
If Assessor Girven should levy tax on
all the dogs in the vicinity of Pine and
Mill streets, there would probably be as
big howl as generally occurs in that
neighborhood when one canine gives a
piercing yelp, as one such bark generally
calls together number of fighting ours
In remarkably short time
Many residents of Mount Holly will
soon be IN receipt of circular letter and
other printed matter giving full instruc-
tons concerning the workings of the An
cient Order United Workmen. The OBJ
ject is to secure new members for Good
Will Lodge, No. IA. and all the informa.
ton desired can be found therein.
James Johnson, formerly of Mount
Holly, but recently of Woodbury., had a
severe fair on a trolley car OF the Camden
and Gloucester Railroad, on Wednesday
caused by the motorman starting the car
suddenly before Mr. johnson had reach
ed his seat. He was thrown violently
upon the floor of the car, severely iniur.
ing his back and hip. The accident will
lay him up several days.
1t is probable that in a short time 8
number of candidates for the third de.
gree, Knights of Pythias, will go over t.
Burlington and have that rank admins
tered in long form by the excellent de
gree team OF Hope Lodge, No. Is. In
this event there will be large number
of Knights to accompany the party, at
the new members who have recently
been taken in are somewhat anxious t.
witness the highest workings of the or
der.
Mrs. Edward Groom had narrow es
cape from being seriously injured on Mil
street, Thursday, as she was walking il