The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-05-11

Franklin b. Lewis office on w ednesday.
James E. Assay has accepted a position
at Joseph W. Colkitt's -four and feed mill.
Harry Baker has recovered from his re.
cent attack of pneumonia and is about
again.
Company F is receiving new recruits
from among some of the young men about
town.
If the bicycle craze continues those who
do not ride wheel will be looked upon
as freaks.
George RendeIl arrived home, on Fri.
day, from successful business trip to
New York.
Eleven candidates were given their
third degree in the Knights of Pythias on
Friday evening.
]. Fred Kiner is able to be out again.
THIS was the longest spell of sickness he
ever experienced.
$50 ladies' and misses spring coats, to
close out, at SO cents each, at w. w. Cur
it's, 48 Main street.
Benjamin Stidfole has somewhat recov.
cred from his siege of rheumatism, and ia
able to be out again.
II you want good bread ask your gro
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will made no mistake.
The Salem County Board of Assessors
has ordered reduction of ten per cent. IN
valuation of farm lands.
A drying oven for enameling bicycles
has been placed in their factory by Storey
& Son, on Paxson street.
The America Hose Company has de-
cided to carry some hose and a nozzle on
its hook and ladder truck.
Miss Mary Fl. Kempte, of Mount Hol-
ly, is secretary of the Burlington County
Christian Endeavor Union.
James Hendrickson. son of Judge Hen
Erickson, entertained a number of his
friends on Friday evening.
An entertainment by the Junior Aux
Hilary Of st. Andrews Church will be
given in the gymnasium on Thursday
evening.
dist parsonage this evening. There will
be refreshments and an admission fee OF
Is cents.
Fred Shemeley and John Huff are now
operating the machine shop attached to
Risdon's IRON foundry. They are rushed
with work.
Miss Lou Sherman, of Mount Holly,
will graduate next month as trained
nurse from the Women's Hospital, in
Philadelphia.
The Mercer County Wheelmen took q
run to Mount Holly, on Sunday. The
Camden wheelmen are booked for run
here next Sunday.
The state convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union of New Jersey, will
meet in the Baptist Church, at Borden
town, next Friday.
The township committee has placed
muslin notices about town, on which are
printed the provisions of the ordinance
governing bicycle riding.
Rev. Eli Clifford. of Vineland, delivered
an address, yesterday, at the laying of a
corner stone for new Methodist Church
being erected at Minola.
A new blacksmith shop is being erected
on West Washington street, next to
Bozarth's meat market. 1t will be con-
Quoted by Jesse Woodruff.
The Sons of Veterans will give their
| fair and festival on Friday and Saturday
evenings next in the Arcade hall. They
hope to be literally patronized.
The fence around the Brotherhood
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cleared up and ieveled off, making a de-
cided improvement to the property.
Henry l. Budd, Jr., of Camden, was
one of the pail bearers at the funeral of
Mrs. William Dayton Roberts, which
took place on Tuesday at Woodbury..
Mr.. ]. Warren Shirby. representing s.
]. Bell Co., OF Philadelphia, will call upon
the leading ladies of Mount Holly to in
troduce line of popular publications
Statistics show that there are 255 coun.
ellis of the Junior Order United American
Mechanics in New Jersey, with member
ship of 29, 900 and $500, 900 in the treasury.
The storek Keepers of Mount Holly have
decided to close their stores every Tues
day and Thursday evening at 6 o'clock,
during the summer, beginning on the first
of June.
Since the sidewalks were raised at
Union and Buttonwood streets, several
ladies have stepped into the deep cutters
caused by the elevation, and were badly
shaken up.
Judge Gaskil was at Bridgeton, last
week, looking after several damage suits
against the Pennsylvania railroad, which
resulted from the Atlantic City disaster
last summer.
The lot adjoining the late residence Of
Ashbrook Shinn, on Shreve street, has
been plowed up and will be cultivated.
This adds much to the appearance of the
neighborhood.
Rev. ]. H. Durham will preach his
last sermon of the series on the Pro.
gramme OF Christianity in the Presbyter.
ian Church next Sunday morning. His
subject will be, Eternal Effects of Chris
tianity"
i Joseph G. Bower loses none of his dig.
nifty when riding bicycle. A stranger
might think that he was either running
for sheriff or had received an unusually
large order for ice cream.
Lincoln Park was sold on Thursday te
E. s. Savage, a New York capitalist, for
50, 400 above the encumbrances, which
are $119,500. A syndicate will continue
this place as summer resort.
The Columbian Iron Works Beneficial
Association, of Hainesport, will give @
strawberry festival on Saturday evening
!, May %. A good bill of fare will be served
and bicycles will be checked.
new sidewalk has been laid adjoining
the railroad crossing at Water street by
the Pennsylvania Railroad. If the com
! pany will place a fagman at that poini
the improvement will be complete.
A beautiful summer corset for fifty
cents; all sizes. Also good quality taffets
gloves, twenty-five cents pair, and fine
balbriggan and black hose, twenty-five
cents per pair, at S. S. Evans, % Main
street.
The fire proof safe that passed through
the Browns Mills hotel fire two years
ago, was opened few days since, and al
Its contents were found to be ruined, in
Guiding large quantity of silverware
that was partly melted.
A view of the surrounding landscape
) from the mount during the past week wal
most beautiful sight. The blossomini
trees looked as though they were covered
with a mantle of snow and the foliage
seemed to be out in full.
w. Harry Page, of Columbus, was trieC
on Wednesday and convicted on a bas
tardy charge preferred by Ida Naylor, o
Jacobstown. The case was heard befor,
Justice Haines, at Cookstown. Samue
I A. Atkinson was counsel for plaintiff
Samuel W. Shinn for the defense.
The Temple Club, which has occupied
rooms in the Masonic Temple for SOM
time, disbanded on Thursday evening
/. and had sale of its property. The bill
lard table was sold to Grant Davis for $50
!, The other property was purchased b.
members of the club. The organization
disbanded with all its debts paid, beside
, dividend to the members.
Fred Peters, of Burlington, is the prou'
: possessor of three highly enameled brick
that came from the temporary tomb o
Il ha,