The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-16
LOCAL NEWS.

About $3.50 was Melted from the charity
bali.
Supper for the benefit of the M. E.
Church, at j. Howard Shinn's, on Satur-
day evening.
Walter Oliphant fell from the top of a
trolley car at the station, on Saturday, and
wrenched his back.
The quarterly conference of the Mount
Holly M. E. Church has requested the re-
turn of Rev. Milton Relyea.
The post-ofice, on Washington's birth
day, next Monday, will close at 10 A. M :,
and reopen from to p NJ.
Frank Durand was rendered surprise
party, on Thursday evening. at the resi-
dence of his father, on Mill street.
The Senior and Junior Order of United
American Mechanics will attend St. An
drew's Church, on Sunday evening.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold
property III Burlington Park, belonging to
Job Hirst, to George A. Smith for $3.50.
Frank Mack, who has been learning
telegraphy at the Mount Holly station,
has been appointed assistant agent at Riy-
erside.
Bishop Scarborough will visit st. An
drew's and Trinity Churches on Sunday
March 7, to administer the rite of confir-
nation,
Workmen are engaged in rebuilding the
railroad bridge near the station. The
bridge above the Burlington junction is
also to be rebuilt.
Services at the Burlington County Hos
pital next Sunday afternoon. at 4 O'Clock,
will be conducted by j. d. Clevenger.
The public is invited.
Justice Laumaster severely reprimand-
ed and then discharged two young boys,
last week, who had been arrested for
abuse of another boy.
Frank Curtis is seeking a patent for a
bicycle appliance which he has invented.
1t is calculated to make the wheel 60
much faster with less power.
Judge Gaskill. on Saturday, heard ar
gument in the contest over Patrick Smiths
application for license to keep a hotel at
Beverly. Decision was reserved.
A man named Price, with his wife and
two children, one of whom was in it's
mothers arms, were arrested on Saturday
night for being drunk, and were commit
ted to Jail.
Gen. Hooker Camp, Sons of Veterans,
of Mount Holly, will be represented by
r. Howard Brown and Thomas Assay at
division meeting to be held in Trenton on
Friday.
Elwood Mount, of Columbus, is under
500 bail on the complaint of William III.
Rossell. who says Mount tried to use a
knife on him and afterwards threatened
to shoot him.
Miss E. ID. Alexander, next to the
Union National bank, will close her mil
linery business, next month. She will
sell her store fixtures and an awning at a
reasonable price.
Tom, the pet cat at the jail, died on
Saturday This cat was general favorlte
among the inmates. 1t was born in the
prison. and has been there for the past
seventeen years.
A party of Mount Holly Presbyterians
will go to Philadelphia this evening to
hear Rev. DIR. F. B. Myers. the celebrated
London clergyman, preach at DIR. Con-
wells Baptist Temple on Broad street.
A new collector will be elected In Mount
Laurel township next election. The pres
ent collector, Christopher Jones, who has
been residing at Masonyllle, will move to
Westtown, Pa, where he will have charge
of the Friends boarding school property.
Grand Master Fortmeyer, of the Grand
Lodge Free and Accepted Masons, has an
nounced his appointments of subordl-
nate officers. Henry S. Haines, of Bur-
lington, is Grand Instructor, and David
G. Baird, of Beverly, is Grand Pursuivant
Surrogate Kirkbride has granted letters
testamentary on the estate of Priscilla
Horner, deceased, of Florence, to Robert
Paterson also, letters of administration
on the estate of William H. Doron, de-
ceased, of Buddtown, to Esther NJ Doron.
The lecture to be delivered by:Rev. Kerr
Boyce Upper, d. d., of Philadelphia, in
the Baptist Church, this evening, prom
ises TO be rare treat. He bears high tes-
timonials as lecturer from the many
places at which he has appeared in this
country. Subject: BE a Man"
Washington Council. No. s. Jr. o. u. A.
M, has purchased flag % feet long,
which will be swung to the breeze on
suitable occasions, beginning with Wash
ington's birthday. 1t will be swung from
Red Mems hall, Mill street, to a pole 55
feet high that is to be put up in front of
Burtis' music store.
The present month of February is the
shortest business month of the century
for the bankers. Of the twenty-eight
days there are four Sundays, four Satur-
days and two legal holidays, leaving but
eighteen days in which to do business
This fact has never existed before, and it
will be rare in the days to come.
"Sherif" Bower owns two sleighs one
of which he uses himself. the other he
loans to his friends On Saturday they
were both out Mr.. Bower being in one.
When they came back in the evening
the loaned sleigh was all right, but the
one Joe was in had broken runner and
had to be laid up for repairs.
Edwin L. Prckett and wife celebrated
the tenth anniversary of their wedding
on Wednesday evening There were a
large number of relatives and friends pres
ent and enjoyed very pleasant time.
During the evening one of the children
accidentally upset lamp, but aside from
burning the table cover, no damage was
done.
On Saturday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Gardiner, of upper Main street,
procured livery rig to visit some friends.
When in front of chancery row the horse
began to kick, putting his foot through
the dash from the inside and down be-
hind the ross-bar. 1t was necessary to
cut the dash off to extricate the animal.
The only other damage consisted of a
broken shaft.
George Scott, aged 90 years, committed
suicide at Masonyille on Thursday after
noon. He had an alteration with his
wife and went out of the house, remark
ing, as he left, that he was going to kill
himself. No attention was paid to the
threat until the report of a gun was heard.
The man had taken his shot gun and
blown his brains out. He committed the
deed in the yard attached to his house.
Margaret, wife of Thomas Donnelly,
died suddenly yesterday morning of heart
failure. She had been suffering with a
bad cold, but was not considered serious
ly ill. She had been worrying a great
deal over the arrest of her son, on Thurs
day, and seemed very respondent. She
retired as usual on Sunday evening, feel
ing badly from the effects of the cold.
During the night her condition grew
worse. and she died soon after.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Society for Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals was held Wednesday after
noon at Burlington. Two new agents
were appointed, one for Mount Holly and
one for Riverton. The following officers
were elected President, w. T. Harding
yice-president, Mrs F. W. Earl; treas
urer, Mrs. w. G. Binney; secretary, John
Quinn; corresponding Sec, H. B. Weaver
executive committee. Colonel Nathan
Haines, /. Snowden Haines. John Quinn,
Mrs. w. g. Blnney. of Burlington. and
Mrs. John Rokenbaugh, of Mount Holly.