The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-13
LOCAL NEWS.

Charles E. Hendrickson. Jr., gave
number of his friends planked shad din
ner on Saturday.
The Marie Arkwrlght Repertoire Com
pany will appear at the opera house every
night next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Darnell entertain
ed a number of their friends at a six
O'Clock dinner on Saturday.
Job E. Pharo has received the contracts
to erect cottages at Sea Side Park for John
D. johnson and DIR. Charles Harker.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Julia Watkins to Charles A. Sims, at st.
Andrews Episcopal Church, on the 2lst
inst.
Mrs. Isaac R. Parker, with her infant
class, will give an Easter entertainment
on Sunday afternoon, in the chapel at
Unionville.
Mr.. Abram Scott, living near Bustleton,
has somewhat of a novelty in team of
gray mares he drives, they being forty
four years old.
A water pipe in the mansion at Smith
vile burst on Tuesday, and before it was
discovered the place had been pretty gen.
orally flooded.
On Sunday morning next, at $50
o'clock, there will be sunrise prayer
meeting of the Y. P. s. G. E. IN the Pres
byterian Church.
Two new electric lamps are being tried
on Main street. They are known as the
enclosed arc style, the carbon burning
in an inner globe.
County Clerk Worrell has decided to
join the people this summer and ride the
bike. He has disposed of his stable and
outfit to Walter Allen.
Arbor day will be observed by the
Mount Holly public schools on Friday, the
Both inst, when appropriate exercises will
be rendered by the scholars.
Twenty-one visiting bicycle riders took
dinner at Zelley's hotel, on Sunday, which
is the headquarters in Mount Holly for
members of the l.. A. W.
A pretty bed of pansies in full bloom IN
the yard of Mrs. Joseph Emley, at the
corner of Garden and Cottonwood streets,
is attracting much attention.
The sale under chattel mortgage of the
household goods at the Arcade hotel, will
not take place, Amos Gibbs having pur-
chased the claim of the MORTGAGE.
John Albright, the young boy who was
sent to Jail from MoorestowD, in the hope
that he would be committed to the Re-
FORM school, was discharged on Saturday
by Judge Gasklll.
Nine shares of stock of the HI. B. Smith
Machine Company were sold at Zelley's
hotel, on Saturday, by Joseph ]. White,
to Joseph Powell, Jr., for $67 per share.
The par value is 500.
The second annual strawberry festival
and light tea will be given by the Good
Intent Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club
on Friday and Saturday evenings, May IA
and Is, in the engine house.
The carpet mill at Stanwick. John Rip
pie & Son, lessees, will resume operations
soon. The firm is making negotiations
with the H. B. Smith Machine Company
for repair work and new looms.
colored man giving his name as Will
liam Ford, of Stanwlck, was arrested on
Saturday afternoon by Officer Severns for
lounglng in barns and other outbuildings
Two pawn tickets were found on him at
the jail.
Charles Risley, aged Sc years, son of
Hannah and the late William Risley and
former resident of Mount Holly, died at
Denton, Nd, on Tuesday last. His re-
mains were inferred in the cemetery on
Saturday.
The spring weather is bringing out the
usual crowd of persons who lounge around
hotels, cigar stores, street corners and on
the bridge. With an increased police
force it should not be much trouble to
abate this nuisance.
In this week g issue of THE NEWS there
will be found a number of new advertise
20 ho
Der of spring announcements presented to
our readers last week, which are worthy
of your careful scrutiny.
c. o. Howard, of Brooklyn, is negotia-
ting with the H. B. Smith Machine Com
pany for the manufacture of chainless
bicycles of his invention. The machine
is propelled with beveled gears, and is
said to be thoroughly practical.
Oscar Wells, of Westampton township,
accidentally shot himself in the stomach
while loading a revolver on Thursday.
He had difficulty in inserting cartridge,
so he hammered on it, resulting in it's
discharge. He was taken to the hospital,
where the bullet was removed from his
body.
The residents of Main street in the
vicinity of the post Office were startled
Yesterday by a rumbling noise and the
shaking of buildings, but upon investiga-
ton proved nothing more serious than a
header taken by "Joe" Bower in his
back yard while experiencing a severe at
tack of the "bike" fever.
Robert Lindsay colored, alias Robert
Jackson. was brought here from the Cam
den jail on Saturday night, on charge OF
robbing the dwelling of n. w. Doughten,
of Moorestown, on March IL, when the
thief secured over $500 worth of goods.
He was arrested while in the act of pawn
ing some of the stolen property.
The following list of unclaimed mail,
for the week ending April 10, remains in
the Mount Holly post-office: Letters.
f. Borton, Louisa Evans, Burr Haines q
Mrs. Frank Jones, Joseph A. Jones, Miss
Hannah Pickell, John Westherly, Chas
Haines M. V. Gauntt. Packages-H. j
Burn. w. w. Penn. G. H. Schofeld.
Passion week is being observed at the
Baptist Church this week. Rev. Charles
H. Pendleton, the pastor, is conducting
meetings each evening. Special music viii
be furnished by the B. Y. P. U. at tn,
meeting this evening. The ordinance o
baptism will be administered at the morn
ing service on Sunday and in the evening
the Sunday School will hold their Easte
exercises.
Messrs Zelley and Let's, on Wednes
day, sold their pair of dun horses to
gentleman residing at Lakewood. Henri,
Grooms and Frank K Let's delivered
them at New Egypt Grooms took hi
horse along. After his return the ANNA
was seized with pain. A dose of lau
danum was administered and then Groom
went to bed. Next morningl his horse wa
found dead.
Harry Dobbins, son of Edward L. Dob
bins, died at his fathers residence il
MorristowD, on Thursday morning. H
got out of bed very early and told hi
mother he did not feel well, and in
short time was dead. Death was the re
suit of heart trouble brought on by goitrt
The young man was 90 years of age. Th
remains were inferred in Mount Holl,
cemetery on Saturday.
Surrogate Kirkbride has granted letter
of administration on the estate of Abran
Perkins, Jr., deceased, of Beverly, to An
Perkins. Value of personal estate owe
$4,000 Letters of administration on tn
estate of Hampton d. Gage, deceased, {
Mount Holly, to Edwin Gage. The WI
of Mary E. Rogers, deceased, of MouI
Holly has been admitted to probate, an
letters testamentary issued to Annie Ros
ers. The will of George Rigg, deceased
of Burlington. has been admitted to PR
bate and letters testamentary granted
Ellen f. Rigg.
While the sale of household goods {
the late Misses Neale was in progress o
Wednesday, female who lives in
neighboring town was seen to pick u
four knives which she slipped into hi
pocket, and left the house. An Office
was sent after her, when she returne
two knives which were taken back, an
e. 4hnt thar1,