The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-09
The Board of Freeholders meet at the


erect the new buildings on Charles Wish
ANS farm.
The ladies of the vincentown M. F
Church will give a novelty entertainment
on Saturday night.
Henry Taylor and his family came nea
diving one night last week from the effect
of escaping coal gas.
Clarence E. McIlvain has resumed hi
express messenger service between Noun
Holly and Philadelphia.
Eugene Bowker, of Tabernacle, was Sc
verely wounded in the face by pitchforl
one day last week, while loading hay.
William Edwards, brother of Clarenc
Edwards, of Mount Holly, is seriously il
at South Amboy with typhoid fever.
Arrangements are being made for an in
vitation dance to be given in the Masonic
Temple about the 10Th of this month.
The remains of Mrs. Thomas B. Candy
of near Burlington, were inferred in thu
Baptist burying ground here, yesterday.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union o
Lumberton. held country market" il
the Mechanics hall on Saturday evening
1t is hoped that contributions to thu
Burlington County Hospital will be quite
liberal, as to-day is the annual donation
day.
7. Clifford Keller will improve his Mil
street property by placing French roo
thereon. Work will be commenced thi
week.
Farmers Institute will be held in thi
county next month as follows: Columbus
goth Moorestown, 2lst and 22d; Med
ford. 23d.
The public school scholars Throughout
the county are having three days vaca
ton this week, in consequence of thu
teachers institute.
Bishop C. c. McCabe has been selected
by the board of Bishops to preside at thu
New Jersey Annual Conference to be helo
in Camden on March 4th next.
Mrs Ida Gaskill, who has been suffer
ing from internal troubles for long time
was successfully operated on at private
sanatorium in Philadelphia last week.
Mayhower Council, Daughters of Amer
| lea, of Medford, opened the new Ode
Fellows hall at that place on Saturday
night with an entertainment and supper.
Detective A. E. Burr is trying to cap
ture the persons who recently tried tc
wreck a passenger train at Hornine''
Grove by placing some ties on the track
Joseph w. Kiner and the Mount Holly
contingent who have been given employ
ment in the shoe department of the state
prison at Trenton, have entered upor
their duties.
| 1t would be very convenient in many
respects if the freeholders would sub
scribe for a telephone instrument from
the new company in Mount Holly and
place it in the Jail.
Rev. R. A. Rodrick has been unani
mously elected to the rectorship of St
Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church o
Camden. He assumes his duties there
the first of December next.
There will be a chrysanthemum tea a
the residence of c. S. Ridgway, Lumber
ton, on Wednesday evening of next week
November IL, from to o'clock, for the
benefit of the Burlington County Hospital
A full line of Columbia, Germantown
and Saxony woods, knitting yarns, croche
silks, embroidery silks. Peerless polal
soles for slippers for ladies, children and
gents, all sizes. Down pillows and head
rests, at s. s. Evans, % Main street. \
William /. Peacock managed to get tC
the polls on Tuesday. While walking or
the street the Thursday previous his ankle
turned on him, spraining it badly and
breaking some of the tissues. His leg il
discolored up to the knee and the injury
has been very painful.
The members of the County Board O
Registry and Election were kept busy al
the Court House on Tuesday issuing Ger
tificates to voters who had not registered.
Quite delegation from Moorestown came
here for this purpose. Some 50 voters
were thus registered.
Franklin Alloway, of Vinceptown, wa
stricken with paralysis on Sunday morn
ing. About seven o'clock he was fount
lying in the yard of the Baptist Church
which adjoins his residence. He wa
carried into his house, when it was founC
that his left side was paralyzed.
Are you suffering with hay-fever2 l
SO, call at Jones' drug store and get free
vial of pellets that will help you. Thel
are the prescription of a physician witt
has studied the subject and they are good
There are two people we know PERSONAL.
who have been aided by these pellets. Il
Bicycles and others will be pleased t.
know that Road Commissioner Henry
Budd, has in contemplation the earl.
building of stone road from Chambers
Corner to Columbus. The specifications will
be submitted to the freeholders to-day TO
approval. AS this piece of road is a con
Meeting link, Mr.. Budd has bad it on hi
mind for some time.
Try George W. Durand if you wan
strictly pure groceries and provisions a
the lowest cash prices. He has larg
stock at his store corner of Water an,
King streets. Mount Holly. Orders Gale,
for and delivered. Prompt attention
given to all customers, and satisfaction
guaranteed. Also fresh and salt meats Cal
be obtained at lowest market prices.
The trustees of the 81. B. Smith estat
held their final meeting at the Office o
Mark R. Sooy on Tuesday evening an
wound up their affairs. On Monday tn
Chancellor signed the order permitting
the transfer of the estate to the heirs, an,
that was accomplished on Wednesday
All the stocks and bonds that haye bee
on deposit at Trenton were passed ovel
The executors only had jurisdiction owe
the personal effects, which are invento
ried at something over $500 900, and tn
real estate makes the property foot up
half million dollars.
The Burlington County Teachers In
stitute began a three days session il
Mount Holly yesterday. The exercise
are being held in the banquet hall of tn
Masonic Temple, and the attendance {