The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-28

Cnris. waltz, OF Lumberton, has feu
children Ill with typhoid fever.
Elmer Shinn has removed to Burlins
ton, where he has opened bakery.
The shoe factory of Reid & Co., at Lun
berton, is now working on full time,
Watch meeting services will be he'll
in the Methodist Church Friday night.
Last Christmas there was good sleigh
ing with minimum temperature of fiv
degrees.
Stephen, son of Leonard Brown, died il
Trenton, on Thursday, from typhoid fever
aged 10 years.
s. s. Evan has some very cheap skirt
in sateen and flannel, worth more thar
the price aske for them.
Past supreq Chancellor Mayer, of thu
colored < p fts of Pythlas, was buried il
Phil on Thursday.
The H. B. Smith Machine Company
will put several travelling statesmen on th,
road after the first of the year.
A number of farmers in the vicinity O
Mount Holly have been robbed of turkeys
and chickens during the past week.
The scholars of the Tabernacle Sunday
school held entertaining exercises or
Christmas night before large audience
The sale of Christmas greens has afford
ed profitable employment to number oil
people about town during the past two
weeks.
Several carloads of railroad ties that are
stored on the siding at the fair grounds,
are to be used on the road beds along the
seashore.
Emil Krug, who left Hainesport for
South America some months since, has
returned to this country and is now To-
Gated in Newark.
Pike fishing in the upper creek is af-
fording fine sport to number of anglers,
whose luck has been remarkable during
the past few days.
The Unionville Sunday school will cele-
brate it's Christmas anniversary on Thurs
day night. A large delegation will be
present from Mount Holly.
The first floor of the residence former
ly occupied by Mark R. Sooy, on Main
street, has been rented by John C. Sims,
Jr., who will convert it into law Office.
st. Johns night was celebrated by the
Masonic lodge last evening, at which time
the newly-elected officers were installed
Several visitors were present, and enjoyed
the banquet that followed.
There can be no more guessing contents.
no more drawing tickets on prizes, no
more raffles, or anything which is game
of chance, because it is now forbidden by
the constitution of the state under the re-
cent amendments.
A fakir is reported to be in this county
selling electric" belts, composed of a
layer of mustard seed beneath a strip of
gauze, and when the wearer perspirss the
"circuit" is complete, as the mustard is
moistened and a prickling sensation is
felt.
The following officers have been elected
by the Epworth League of the Methodist
Church: President, DR.. A. R. w. Atwood;
vice presidents. Joseph s. Shreve, Miss
Carrie N. Cronk, J. Frank Scattergood,
Miss Sue M. Buckley secretary, Harry
x11o L.,
chairman of ways and means committee,
Mrs. Harry White.
The old time Frankford dummy was
taken to Manahawkin from Philadelphia
on fiat car Tuesday, to run on the Long
Beach railroad between Beach Haven and
Barnegat City. While crossing the long
bay bridge from Manahawkin to the
beach, the dummy engine was derailed
and it took all night to get it back on the
track again.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Gabel Gold Dredging and
Mining Company. The objects of the
company are to conduct general mining
business. The capital stock is 81, 900, 600
and the amount paid in is $1,000. The
corporators are D. ]. Gabel, of Borden
town; John L. Clarkson and George w.
Master, of Philadelphia.
A good picture of William H. Parry, of
Hainesport, who, as representative of
the University of Pennsylvania, won a
mile handicap race at the athletic carni-
val given under the auspices of the New
Jersey Athletic Club at Madison Square
Garden, New York, recently. appeared in
the Philadelphia Inquirer, on Wednesday
morning. The race was won in 4.35 AS
from the IS yard mark.
Miss Eva Let's, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Let's. of Wrightstown, and
Thomas Nelson, of the same place, son of
Shreve Nelson, were united in marriage
at the home of the groom on Thursday
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. ]. o. R. Corliss, pastor of the M. E.
Church at Wrightstown. Seventy-fve
invited friends were present to witness
the ceremony, after which a reception
was held. A number of handsome pres
ents were received by the bride and
groom.
Several gentlemen from this county Wis
tied Gov. Griggs, on Tuesday, to see
whether there is chance for clemency in
behalf of John W. Murphy, Burlington's
tax collector, who is now in state prison.
The Governor talked very plainly and
said that a public official who had COM
mitted the acts that Murphy had should
serve at least one-half OF his term of i'm
prisonment, and any requests for pardon
before such expiration would not be lis
tened to.
Articles of incorporation were filed
Thursday in the Camden County Clerks
office by the Dominion Promoting Operat-
ing and Investment Company. The OBJ
jects of the corporation are to engage in a
general real estate business. The capital
stock is $500, 900; the amount paid in is
ST. 600. The corporators are George F.
Leland, w. w. Power, Charles F. Corfield
and William Culbertson, of Philadelphia.
and James II. Croney, of Stanwick.
John Schroepfer. one of Palmyra's
well known residents was found
dead in bed early Wednesday morning.
The family had all been to the city
the night before and had returned on
the late train and Mr.. Schroepfer had