The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-09
LOCAL NEWS.

N ext Frlday, feDruary IL, is LlncOln'S
birthday, and by the law of 1895, is a
legal holiday.
George Flowers. of the electric light
works. is off duty, on account of an at
tack of vertigo.
Benjamin F. Crozier is engaged in re-
setting one of the boilers of the Mount
Holly Water Company.
The attendance at the Baptist Sunday
School is increasing every week and on
Sunday numbered 340.
H. M. Thomson has purchased a -four
and feed mill at Hulmeville. Pa, where
he will remove his family.
If you do not want your name pub.
lished in the list of tax delinquents you
must pay your tax this week.
T. J. Alcott & Son have received con
tract for iron work to be used in gates
to be placed IN the Erie canal.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Edward d. Stokes will
give progressive euchre party in the
Masonic Temple on February 49,
The Board of Education has adopted
the Merrill system of vertical penmanship
for the Mount Holly public schools.
Robert Cameron is compelled to travel
on crutches, caused by slip on the icy
pavement, which sprained an ankle.
Prof. Grey, tonsorial artist of Jobs
town, after working in Mount Holly for
some time, has opened a shop at Water
and King streets.
A large crowd was present at the Meth
odist Church, on Thursday evening, and
enjoyed the lecture given by Rev. DIR.
George E. Reed, president of Dickinson
College, on the SUBJECT. 1.-THE Outlook for
the Twentieth Century"
Plans are being prepared for a new
hotel at Browns Mills-in-the-Pines, for
Colonel George PfeiAer. of Camden. 1t
will rise on the site of the hosiery de-
stroyed by fire couple of years ago. The
new building will have capacity of 200
guests.
Joel P. Rakestraw, Charles Sharp, Jr.,
and George Highland were taken to state
prison yesterday, where they will serve
one, five and seven years respectively.
The prisoners were in charge of Sheriff
Fleetwood, Joseph Fleetwood, Jr., and
Robert M. Brown.
Albert Haines, of Hainesport, severely
anbIo Troc1oxy NH q
running to catch ferry-boat at the Mar
ket street wharf. The amusing part of
the affair was that the boat he was run
ming to catch was coming in instead OF
going out as he thought.
Harry W. Kempte, ON Friday, received
from his employers, Messrs. Hunt, Will
kinson 4 Co., of Philadelphia, an elegant
Morris chair, in recognition of his valua-
BILE services in saving their establishment
from being destroyed at the recent terri
BILE fire on Market street.
Burglars entered the factory of the
Mount Holly Shoe Company, last night,
by breaking open the door of the boiler
house. Nearly all the cutters tools were
stolen, quantity of other tools taken,
and few pairs of shoes. The articles
taken will prove difficult to indemnity il
found.
"Be Man" is the subject of the lecture
to be delivered by Rev. Kerr Boyce Tup-
per, of Philadelphia, on Tuesday evening
next, 18th inst, in the Baptist Church.
DIR. Upper is known as one of the fore.
most pulpit orators of the present day and
comes highly recommended Admission
% cents.
Howard Atkinson, son of Isaiah Akin.
son, living on the Jacksonville road. at.
tends school at Miss Jamison's. During
the recent big snow storm Howard start
ed for home, and when within two miles
of his destination the wind blew his hat
off. AS he stopped his horse and Jump
ed out after 1t, the animal started through
the big drifts at a lively gate, leaving
Howard to walk the distance home.
At special meeting of the stockholders
of the Camden and Burlington County
Railroad Company, held in Camden on
Saturday, it was decided to float a mort.
gage of $350.000 to bear per cent. inter.
est to take the place of mortgage for q
similar amount upon which per cent.
interest was being paid. The holders Of
this company's bonds will be paid off, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company taking
all of the new bonds.
Joseph Hurto was struck by trolley
car on the Water street bridge at about
O'Clock on Saturday morning. He wal
intoxicated and was crawling over the
bridge at the time. The car was going a.
low rate of speed. Hurto was thrown
into the creek, from which he was res
cued by the train hands. His wrist anC
hip were broken and face badly SCARED
The car was a special to Burlington fol-
the accommodation of guests of the char
ity ball.
Mrs. Martha Grooms, aged 92 years
fell down the steps in front of the Baptis
Church on Sunday evening. In walkin,
up tAO ctSpo oLC uOpCuuo upOn tu0 lTOi
railing for assistance and when near th,
top portion of it tore away from it
fastening, causing her to fall to the pave
ment. She was assisted to her hom,
near by, where it was found tina
the only injury she had received asid
from bad shaking up was slight bruis
on the back of her head.
The funeral of Rey. JACOB Mitchell
who died Saturday at his home on tn,
sand hill, will take place tomorrow after
noon. Several colored ministers of prom
inence and perhaps Bishop Turner ar
expected to be present Deceased wa
ABOUT SO years old, and devoted man,
years of labor toward securing funds 70
the erection of churches for his dolores
brethren to worship in. At one time b.
pawned his watch so that he could 60 t
Europe, where he laid his mission befor
Queen Victoria.
By new arrangement the Pennsylva
mia Railroad Company now sells stril
of 10 tickets which are good until use'
between the station at which they ar
sold and Philadelphia. The price of on
of these strips at Mount Holly is S. 81
which is one cent more than five roun,
trip tickets would cost, but the new tick