The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-16

by death during the past week.
The Jail yard is being dug up and pre-
pared for its annual spring crops.
Walter Allen, the baker, has sold his
team of white ponies to Isaac L. Shinn.
The Heavenly Twins have no wings,
but they are going to reach Mount Holly
soon.
A singing class among the young men
of the Presbyterian Church is being or
ganized.
The storm on Sunday morning caused
small attendance at the services of the
various churches
William f. Shinn. of Springfield town
ship. has moved to the John B. Town
send farm in Mansfield township.
A number of young people from Mount
Holly attended dance given in the hall
at Smithville, on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Helen Haines is preparing to oc-
cupy the former Jacob Powell residence,
corner of Broad street and Mount Holly
avenue.
George E. Pancoast's wife, who is suffer-
ing with paralysis, will soon be brought
to the residence of her husband, on Ridg-
way street.
Joseph Jones, father of Edward B.
Jones, died at Atlantic City, this morning.
The funeral will take place on Friday,
from Germantown.
Mrs. Maggie Taylor, OF Mount Holly. re-
ceived $50 from the will of the late
Robert Patterson, who died suddenly at
Florence recently.
On Friday evening the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society of the Presbyte-
rian Church, gave an interesting enter
tainment and tea
The lecture given in the Methodist
Church, on Friday evening, by General
James F. Rushing, was well attended and
highly appreciated.
Two large bulk windows have been put
in the Alfred Wolfrom store on Wash
ington street, which is said to be rented
to parties who will soon start business
there.
Mary Fletcher, teacher of the Westamp.
ton school, has been confined to her home
at Burlington for several days by illness.
Her position is being filled by a lady
friend.
James K. Parker has received a new
invoice of trunks, hand bags, telescopes,
lunch boxes, etc., that are to be sold at
genuine bargains. The lot includes all
kinds, sizes and prices.
Fred Schrayshuen now has a coal
Office at the corner of Washington and
Bisphsm streets. as he has purchased Jo-
sah W. Evans former lumber Office and
removed it to its new quarters.
DIR. John Doron, of Camden, son of AL
fred Doron, of Mount Holly, is the exam
lining physician of the Massachusetts Ben
eft Life Insurance Company, of which
Timothy B. Madden is the agent for Bur-
lington county.
Prof. William J. Powell, principal of the
colored schools in Camden, is an applicant
for the position of minister to Hayti. Mr.
Powell was at one time principal of the
Bordentown colored school. He has
many friends in this county.
Sheriff Fleetwood couldn't resist the
temptation to purchase a horse on Sat-
urday. The animal is fine one. 1t was
purchased for $113, on the 18th of the
month, and the sheriff says he wouldn't
take $213 for it on the 18th of next month
George J. Robertson, who is an agent
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Animals, had job on his hands
Friday morning. Just as he was passing
out into the road and fell in the mud. In
moment it arose and began to throw
dirt in all directions. The onlookers be-
came frightened, as it was thought the
cat either had violent fit or a case of
hydrophobia. At any rate Mr.. Robinson
secured an axe and dispatched the suffer-
ing feline in short order.
The residence of Justice R. P Gaskill
at Bridgeboro had narrow escape from
being consumed by flames Thursday
evening. The little daughter of the JUS
tice was leaning against the table when
her weight caused it to topple over,
throwing the lighted lamp upon the floor
Instantly the spreading oil ignited and
the room was enveloped in a sheet of
fame. Fortunately assistance promptly
arrived and the fire was smothered out
with carpet before it did any serious
damage. The little girls escape was al
most miraculous.
Mary Bishop died at her residence on
Water street, on Tuesday, after linger-
ing illness, at the age of SO years. Early
in the winter she fell at her home and
broke her hip and had since been con-
fined to her bed. She was devout Bap-
list and was the Oldest member of the
church in Mount Holly, having been bap-
tized In August, 1882. She was the last
surviving organizer of the Baptist Sunday
school, the sessions of which were first
held in the old school house on Brainard
street. The members of the church had
provided for her wants for some time pre-
vious to her death.
On Thursday night the stables attached
to Henry w. Daughters residence,
Moorestown, were discovered on fire. The
flames spread with such rapidity that by
the time the fire companies arrived on the
scene the building was mass of flames
and the business portion of the town was
threatened. On every side of the burning
buildings were stores and dwellings and
it was only through the hardest kind of
work that the fremen saved them. Moth
ing was saved in the burned buildings ex-
cept pair of horses, which broke out
Three horses were burned, together with
the carriages and harness. The loss is
placed at $4,000, partially insured. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
One day last week, during a lull in
business matters, Frank S. HaInes. the
east end Garden street grocer, was sitting
on his counter idly swinging his feet
while waiting the approach of customer.
Two or three regulars were in the store
discussing Fenimore Jones' ability as a
: pedestrian, and then the subject drifted
to the hard times. Pulling coin from
his pocket, Mr.. Haines dolefully remark
ed: "Boys, there is my last dollar. Here
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