The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-23


street butcher, will remove to Philade
phia this week.
John F. Fitzgerald, of Brooklyn, an
Miss Maggie Grady. of Florence. wer
married yesterday.
| A dance will be given in st. Mary
Hall, West Washington street, this even
ing, by Miss Kate Dolan.
The Hicksite branch of Friends is hold
ing quarterly meeting to-day, at the cor
ner of Main and Garden streets.
A surprise party was rendered Cliffort
Bower. on Tuesday evening, at the resi-
dence of his uncle, Joseph Huff
Sarah tanning, an aged and highly re
spected lady of Florence, was found deac
in bed at her home Tuesday morning.
Clarence E. Kelley. OF West Creek, af
ter suffering for many weeks, has beer
removed to Philadelphia Hospital.
Joseph S. Gibson, after returning from
Bordentown on Friday, was taken VIC
lently i'll from the effects of strong cigar
Rev. ]. H. Durham will conduct the
services at the hospital next Sunday af
ternoon at o'clock The public is in.
vited.
i Quite neat sum was raised at an en-
tertainment given at Jobstown, on Friday
evening, by the scholars of the public
school.
The farm of Rebecca Bodine, at Union
vile, which was offered for sale Friday
afternoon, was withdrawn on bid of $51
per acre.
John P. Lippincott, of Vlncentown, had
his shoulder dislocated on Wednesday
He was thrown from wagon by the king
bolt breaking.
Josiah w. Evan, of Mount Holly, is q
member of the committee that has been
appointed to erect a home for aged Ma
sons and their wives.
John Mcfarland, the shoemaker, has
removed to the Harrington property on
Water street, where he will continue the
shoemaking business.
Rachel, widow of the late Caleb Shinn,
| died on Saturday, at Reading, Pa. The
funeral will take place in Mount Holly on
Wednesday afternoon.
The remains of Daniel Keefe, former.
ly of Mount Holly, will be brought from
Denver, Colorado, tomorrow, and inferred
in the Catholic cemetery.
Members of Enterprise Lodge, colored
Knights of Pythias, of Mount Holly,
were much in evidence with their lodge
buttons on Wednesday afternoon during
the parade
Senator w. G. Parry and Assemblyman
George Wildes paid visit to the State
Reform School, at Jamesburg, on Thurs
day, and addressed the boy inmates of the
institution.
Rev. Mr.. Green, of Camden, spoke in
the Baptist and Presbyterian Churches,
on Sunday, in behalf of the home for aged
colored people at Millville. Contributions
were received to assist the institution.
Joseph Frake, of Trenton, and another
gentleman from the capital city, were in
town last week, inspecting the former
Aaronson shoe factory on Water street,
their intention being to start shirt fac
tory.
William G. Hetzell and Miss Nellie Par
ker will commence to-day to furnish a
house in Philadelphia, which they will
occupy after their marriage, an event that
will take place in Mount Holly this
month.
AS soon as the weather becomes favor
able the gas company will extend their
main out Pine street to the saw mill
bridge, out Madison avenue and up Mount
Holly avenue, from Garden to Broad
streets.
In few weeks another instalment of 3
per cent. will be paid to the stockholders
of the Mount Holly Insurance Company,
which will make a total of rs per cent.
thus far paid them. 1t is thought that in
another year the business of the company
will be cleared up and the stockholders
paid in full
Washington Council, Jr. o. U. A. M,
erected their large flag pole opposite the
Red Mems building, on Mill street, Sat
urday afternoon. The storm yesterday did
not prevent them from unfurling to the
breeze for the first time their handsome
new flag in honor of the great patriot after
whom the council was named.
The weather during the past week has
been agreeably pleasant with two excep-
tions. There has been plenty of sunshine,
and sap is beginning to flow in the trees
Saturday was very disagreeable. 1t sup
piled all the elements of the season-rain,
wind, snow and hail, but it all passed
away during the night. Yesterday it
rained.
Ex-Judge Carrow has brought suit in
the Supreme Court for BENJAMIN M.
Haines for $4,000 against the Delaware
River Bridge Company Haines, who is
farmer, alleges that while driving on
the Moorestown turnpike his horse was
frightened by screeching locomotive
and ran away. Haines was thrown from
his wagon and says he was badly injured.
The crowded condition of our columns
and the fact that the entertainment in st.
Andrews gymnasium occurred before
The NEWS went to press, last week, pre-
vented any extended notice, but it is de-
serving of especial mention, even at this
late date. Two farces were presented in
manner that delighted the large audi
ence, who were loud in their praise of
those who aided in the entertainment.
The evangelistic work under the leader
ship of Rev. E. L. Hyde, of Philadelphia,
at the M. E. Church the past twelve days,
has caused quite revival, and the church
is filed every evening with congregations
manifesting a deep interest in the SER
vices. About fifty persons have thus far
professed conversion. The meetings will
continue every afternoon and evening
this week and on Thursday services will
also be held in the morning
Following is the list of letters and pos
tails remaining uncalled for at the Mount
Holly post-ofice: George D. Chenne-
woeth, Alex D. Colkitt, Miss Bessie Col
Inns, Mrs. E. Crammer, George Danley,
Mrs. P. 0. Hoffman, Walter Nixon, Mrs.
Hannah Mugs, M. A. Pride, Miss Emma
Rhynn, Mrs. Josephine Shinp, Mrs L.
V. Thompson, Miss Lille Budden, j. V.
Clevenger, Mrs. Abby Grain, Mrs. Phoebe
Price, Miss Kate Waterman.