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


The Barclay White farm, near Jobs
town, has been rented by John Meaney.
Joseph L. Higgins, proprietor of tht
American Hotel at New Egypt, died las
week.
The ordinance of baptism was admins
tered at the Baptist Church on Sunday
evening.
A vicious horse, on Saturday, nipped of
part of the nose of Mrs. M. E. Horner
of Merchantville.
Mrs. Edward Horner, of Jacobstown
is able to be about after being confined tc
her bed all winter.
The employees of the Mount Holly Shoe
Company were compelled to work al
night last week to fill orders.
Charles L. Candee, of Princeton Semi
nary, will preach in the Presbyterian
Church next Sunday evening.
The wife of Rev. George Heathcote
Hills has taken up her residence in New
York city, where she will teach music.
Mrs. s. Baugh. of TloRa. Pa, will occu-
by the Dobbins property at Pine street
and South Pemberton road on March rs.
George w. Durand has found it neces-
sary to add convenient push cart to his
outfit for delivering groceries about town.
T. Harry Branin received painful cut
in the leg by piece of tin, on Thursday,
while working at the Good Intent engine
house.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew has
invited the Mount Holly fremen TO at
tend st. Andrews Church, on Sunday
evening, March IA.
Officers are looking for thief who re-
Gently stole fourteen hams from the
smoke house of Benjamin Richardson,
near the fair grounds.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF
Christiana Darby, deceased, of Spring
field township, have been issued to JOS
eph Darby, of Bordentown.
Rev. Edwin MacMinn, of Jersey City,
has accepted the call to the passionate of
the First Baptist Church, Salem. and he
entered upon his duties Tuesday.
There was good attendance of mem
bers of the various beneficial orders in
town at the Methodist Church, on Sun
day afternoon, upon invitation to hear
Evangelist E. L. Hyde.
Clayton Conrow, Henry S. Hsines, Jr.,
and William ]. Terrell have been ap-
pointed commissioners to assess the ben
efits to property owners on the stone road
from Burlington to Beverly.
Four valuable mares have just been
sold by DIR. r. w. Carter, manager of
Pierre Lorillard's stock farm, at Jobs
town, to Jean De Reszke, the famous ope-
ratio star, for shipment to Europe.
Bishop Scarborough will administer the
rite of confirmation at st. Andrews
Church next Sunday morning, at st.
Martins, Lumberton, in the afternoon, and
at Trinity Church in the evening.
Patrick Garrigan, grey haired tramp
and veteran of the late war. died in the
Jail on Wednesday of pneumonia. The
body was buried at the almshouse on
Thursday. Deceased has relatives living
at Bridgeport, Conn.
Emil Krug, of Hainesport, expects
soon to sail for Rio Janeiro, Brazil. where
he intends to start bologna factory for a
syndicate of capitalists. He was there
several years ago engaged in the same
business.
Rozelle Loveman, colored boy about
IL years of age, was brought from the re-
form school on Thursday and taken to his
home on West Washington street. He is
an idiot and could not be benefited at
that institution.
William c. Hetzell and Miss Nellie M.
Parker, daughter of James K. Parker,
were married on Sunday by Rev. c. H.
Pendleton, at the Baptist parsonage. Mr..
and Mrs. Hetzell went to Philadelphia,
where they will reside.
Andrew Taylor will put on the track
next season his PAGER Lady, and the s.
year-old stallion Banker. which he re-
Gently purchased of Samuel Stewart.
Both are good horses and show consider
able speed.
The Democrats of this township, if they
follow their custom of previous years,
will probably concentrate their energies
toward defeating some one candidate on
the Republican ticket. This will be a
difficult feat to even attempt to accom-
plish this year. Our ticket is composed
of good men in every instance, and they
will all be elected.
The extensive saw mill of Adams &
Sooy, at Wading River, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday night The
origin is not definitely known. This was
one of the largest mills of its kind in the
country. Many thousands of feet of lum-
Der which was stored in the building was
also burned. The entire loss aggregates
So. 900.
Francisco Genon, of Haddonfeld, an
Italian section hand, employed between
Haddonfield and Marlton, was run over
by a hand-car on Wednesday morning
and was severely injured, having sustain
ed Commissions about the head and body,
also broken arm and leg. He was ad-
mitted to Cooper's Hospital. 1t was his
first day on the railroad.
Fish and Game Warden L. E. Foulks
on Saturday distributed 1000 one-year-old
brook trout in the following streams near
New Egypt: Four hundred in Crosswlcks
creek. 800 in Archertown brook and 300 in
Snuff Mill brook. The fish were pur-
chased by the state at Plymouth, Mass
This is the first attempt to stock waters in
that vicinity with trout Warden Foulks
thinks the experiment will prove a sue
cess.
Some young students have recently
been engaged in bad practice while
coming home from school, which is evil
IDENTIFY not a part of their curriculum
They have been seen on a number of &C.
casions throwing snow balls and stones
at the front doors of residences on Union
street. One lady, who was attracted to
her front door by the noise arising from
this habit, barely missed being struck
when she opened the door. This practice
should cease.
The Republican primary election for
Northampton township was held on Fri
day, and 724 votes were polled. The
contest was for collector and township
committee. The result was as follows
For collector, Samuel M. Holt. 400 votes