The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-23


with pneumonia.
: John c. Danz, of Columbus, has bee
3 granted pension.
Samuel Greenwald will add fish mai
i ket to his restaurant business.
: Abel Watkinson. of Jobstown, is re
covering from severe attack of pneumc
! MIA.
3 Mount Holly Lodge, No. 10. 1. o. o. F.
has purchased an eolian organ of Harve
) Burtis.
: Surrogate Kirkbride has purchased
horse and buggy of Chris. Single, 0
Medford.
Robert Patterson, of Florence, ex-post
master and Justice of the Peace, fell deaf
last evening.
Harvey, son of the late Rev. A. G
Thomas, is still in the west with hi
brother Arthur.
Amos Gibbs has purchased the two
brick houses on Mill street belonging tt
the Raule estate.
The ladies of the Vincentown M. E
Church will give supper in the town
hall on March l3.
Frank Bodine's horse, Nancy Flip
27 years old, dropped dead on Thursday
afternoon from old age.
J. Frank Hunter is growing fine quail,
lty of mushrooms for the home market,
at his greenhouse on Grant street.
The handsome matched team of bays
belonging to Henry Darnell, has been
purchased by man living in Philadel-
phia.
A carriage belonging to Joseph Cross
sustained a broken axle, last Monday
while being driven out of the street car
tracks.
The name of Michael Butler appeared
by mistake in the list of tax delinquents
last week. He had paid his tax in De-
cember.
Prof. w. COLON Cook, principal of the
public schools, was called to Bridgeton,
on Tuesday, on account of the serious i'll
ness of his mother.
Revival services are being held in the
M. E. Church, at Vincentown, under the
direction of Miss Lizzie Sharp, the we'll
known Bridgeton evangelist.
A collection was taken by the Baptist
Sunday school on Sunday afternoon to aid
Miss Mary Bishop, the only surviving or
ganizer of the school, which amounted to
1881.
1t is said that no Chinaman is allowed
to take part in New Year celebration
until he has paid all his debts. A custom
of this kind in other countries would in
sure quiet holiday.
Since the Pythian demonstration here
last week number of citizens have ex.
pressed desire to join the order, and
any member will tell you what it will
cost to do so.
Mrs. Thomas Donnelly was buried in
the Trinity burying ground on Thursday.
Her son Albert was permitted to leave
the Jail in company with an escort to at
tend the funeral.
There will be cake and candy sale in
St. Andrews gymnasium on Saturday
afternoon, from to 6 o'clock, under the
auspices of the Junior Auxiliary. The
proceeds are to be devoted to missions.
John P. Foley, the veteran newsdealer
at the foot of Market street, Philadelphia,
is confined to his home in Camden with a
broken ankle, where he will be COM
PEELED to remain for some eight weeks.
The grand lodge knights of Pythias. at
its session at Trenton last week. appoint
ed George W. A. French, of Mount Rol-
ly, district deputy for the first district.
He succeeds Eugene Thomas. of Borden
town.
A special service to commemorate
Washington's birthday was held in St..
Andrews Church on Sunday evening.
The Senior and Junior Mechanics were
present and enjoyed the excellent SER
mon.
A large and appreciative audience at
tended the lecture delivered by Rev. Kerr
Boyce Upper, of Philadelphia, at the
Baptist Church, on Tuesday evening, and
enjoyed one of the best lectures delivered
in this town for some time.
Eckard P. Budd. of Mount Holly, and
Louis Hood. of Newark, were appointed
by the Supreme court. on Tuesday, as
members of the Board of Examiners of
applicants for admission to the bar, to I'LL
the two vacancies which will occur next
term.
The wife of Charles Collins, living on
the Smithville road, died Friday morn
ing of dropsy. The body was of an enor-
nous size, and it was deemed advisable
to have the interment take place Satur-
day afternoon. which was done in the
Catholic cemetery.
AS the trolley car was coming to Mount
Holly, Thursday morning, the bell rope
broke. Sheriff Fleetwood, who happen
to the rear end of the car and ring the
bell, which he did. The sheriff is now
thinking of having his name placed on
the pay roll.
The Lumberton Sand Company, with
an authorized capital of $150,000, has
filed articles of incorporation in the coun-
ty clerks Office. The incorporators are
John w. Paxson, Joseph K. BOUCHER,
Howard Evans and Howard M. BOUCHER,
of Philadelphia, and Capt. Alfred Plat,
of Burlington.
The large number of chestnut, hickory
and black oak logs that have been carted
to the Pine street saw mill, belong to
Freebooter Edward A. Colby, and came
| from his wood lots on the old Tylee Burr
farm in Westampton township. They are
being converted into posts and building
lumber. He has also sold quantity of
chestnut poles to the Electric Light Com
pany.
A prominent gentleman residing not
far from Cherry street, has been noticed
of late walking about with piece of
tarred rope tied around each instep, and
as it became general question among his
associates to know the reason for this,
they decided to ask him about it. "I say, y
ventured one. "do you wear that rope for
rheumatism ?" "Nope," came the prompt
answer. For govt ?" Nope" For bun.
ions pr Nope" "Then tell u.s." pleaded
the anxious questioner. 'Ha, ha p ejac-
ulated the prosperous individual, you see
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