The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-07
LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. G. w. Hess preached at st. An
drew's Church on Sunday.
Col. Charles M. Sloan had a new walk
placed in front of his Office yesterday.
Franklin Dill announces himself as one
OF the candidates for the office of county
clerk.
The anniversary of Vici Council, Jr. O.
U. A. M, of Marlton, will be celebrated
on Friday evening.
A number of the friends of Miss Anna
Kempton rendered her a surprise party
on Thursday evening.
The manufacturers of Riverside have
established night school for the benefit
OF the boys working in their mills.
Get ready for Christmas by buying your
presents now. Plenty of pretty things to
select from at STATIONS jewelry store.
Rev. johnson Oatman will conduct the
service at the hospital next Sunday after
noon at 4.l5. The public is invited to at
tend.
Henry B. Benners, of Crosswicks, has
sailed for Europe. He has crossed the
Atlantic to and fro upwards of eighty
times.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
decision in regard to the double track at
Burlington.
Suspicion points very strongly to q
young man living in Mount Holly as the
person who set fire to the Taylor property
on Garden street.
A large flag was raised at the public
school at Fellowship, on Wednesday.
Rev. j. Madison Hare, of Burlington, de-
livered an address.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only
tirst-class groceries and provisions and
his prices are extremely low. Also dry
goods at city prices.
j. Francis Shaw will conduct the young
peoples prayer meeting to be held in the
Baptist Church next Sunday evening.
The topic will be: "Not Servants, but
Sons"
In consequence of an order Just issued
the telephone line connecting the life-sav-
ing stations on the New Jersey coast can
no longer be used for the transmission OF
private messages.
An effort is being made by the property
owners on Long Beach TO have the State
build q gravel road from Barnegat City to
Egg Harbor Inlet, distance of about
twenty three miles.
The dullness of the long winter even
ing may be in measure dissipated by
having the home we'll lighted. Nothing
gives better impression to a stranger
than cheerful looking town.
Joseph Wiseman, of Philadelphia, Wis.,
tied his mother in Mount Holly, Thurs
day. He was just 40 years old, and to
celebrate the event he presented his
mother with dollar for each year of his
age.
Freeholder Evans says there is prospect
of the stone road running from Mount
Holly to Pemberton being continued to
New Lisbon, and that gravel road will
be built from the latter place to Browns
Mills.
T. w. Borton has received the contract
to paper and carpet the Baptist Church at
Vincentown. If you want carpets or pa
per hanging done you can't do better
than at Mr.. Borton's. He has the best
selection.
The musical entertainment given in the
Vincentown hall Saturday night will be
repeated, with part new programme, on
Thursday evening, 9th inst. 1t is for the
benefit of the band and Baptist Church
organ fund.
ANY person who can give information
as to the parties who set fire to the store
of ID. q. Waldron, at Imlaystown, on Sep
TENDER 10, will receive reward of $500
from the National Board of Underwriters
of New York.
Miss Mary W. Budd led the Christian
Endeavor meeting In the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday evening. The Ladies'
Aid and Home Mission Society met yes
terday afternoon at the residence of Mrs
Budd. on Garden street.
Abraham Doran, of Water street, was
arrested on Saturday by Constable Clay
poole, on a warrant charging him with
disorderly conduct about the Washington
House. Justice Laumaster gave the de-
PENDANT ten days in Jail.
lisa difficult matter to keep track Of
Joshua Wlllitts' matrimonial affairs. The
latest Is that his wife has again left him,
and up to the hour of our going to press
this morning had not returned. Josh now
threatens to get divorce.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold
these properties: The Rebecca Smalley
farm in Southampton township, to Re.
becca w. Deacon, SIS, 900; house and lot be-
longihe to Peter Walker in Mount Holly,
to Charles Evan Merritt, executor. 5000.
The thirtieth anniversary Of New Jer-
sey Lodge. No. l, Knights of Pythias, oil
Mount Holly, will be celebrated by an en-
tertainment to be given in the Opera
House on Friday evening. Cards of ad-
mission are being distributed by the mem
bers.
Vice Chancellor Grey yesterday ap-
pointed Thomas E. Shields, of Paterson,
as receiver for the Penn Cordage Co., OF
Beverly. The appointment was made
upon the application of Lewis A. Reilly, a
Judgment creditor for $500. The other
claims against the concern are said to
amount to $4,000.
At the annual meeting of Mount Holly
Lodge, No. IA, F. and A. M, last night,
the following officers we're elected Wor-
shipful master, George A. Lppincott
senior warden, Thomas r. Finley Junior
warden, Charles R. Fenton secretary, J.
Wilmer Lundy treasurer, Charles Evan.
Proxy to grand lodge E. P. Budd.
1t was discovered, on Friday, that the
Rhees residence on Garden street, which
has been closed for some time on account
of the absence of Miss Kate Rhees, had
been broken into by thieves. A rear
window was forced open and then the
back door opened from the inside. 1t is
not known If anything was stolen.
You can buy nicely filled fern pans al
% cents; palms, two to three In pot, Is
inches high, at same price, including
handsome jardiniere, so cents. Rubbers
pandanus, etc., at equally low prices. You
are cordially invited to call and see the
plants, which will cost you nothing, and
it will cost very little more to take some
of them home with you. Rosbach's, Penn.
berton.
George Scorer, of Southampton town.
ship, was arrested, Friday, by Constable
Brown, on suspicion of having robbed
Harry M. AbdilPs store. Constable Clay
poole searched Scorers house, but could
find nothing of an discriminating char
acter. At hearing before Justice Slack
on Saturday, there was no evidence pre-
sented that would warrant holding the
man. and he was discharged.
At the annual meeting of the Burling-
ton County Lyceum of History and Nat.
ural Sciences, on Friday evening, the fol-
lowing officers we're elected President
Charles Evan Merritt; vice presidents
Henry |. Budd and Franklin B. Leyis
recording secretary, John c. Sims, Jr.
corresponding secretary, Caleb d. Shreve
treasurer, Joseph C. Cowgirl; librarian
William 7. Harding; curators, Charles
III. Estill, DIR. R. II. Parsons, Edward
Wills, Daniel Suffer.
On Wednesday afternoon Policemen
Severns and Collins arrested Albert Red
ding and George Deuschle as the young
men were walking past the Jail. Owing
to a suspicion that they we're concerned in
robbing Harry M. Abdill's shoe store last
week, warrants were issued for their ap-
prehenslon and their homes we're thor
oughly searched, but nothing was found
that would in any way connect them with