The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-30


Frank T. Morton will retire from the
shoe business this week.
Michael Rossell, machinist, is now en-
ployed at Gloucester City.
Miss Sarah B. Citizens, of Eayrestown,
is seriously ill with pneumonia.
DIR. R. G. Darlington has planted row
of trees on his lot on upper Main street.
St. Andrews burying ground has been
much improved in appearance by Sexton
Reeve.
John Brown now lives on Water street,
having removed his family from Carlton
avenue.
It is said that a clothing store is to be
opened in Mount Holly by Philadelphia
merchant.
A barber shop on Water street, next to
O'Brien's saloon, has been opened by
Albert Gray.
A number of ring-necked pheasants
have been killed by gunners in Spring
field township.
Harry Harker, farmer at Moorestown,
has decided to quit business and remove
to Mount Holly.
Fred Johnson led the young peoples
prayer meeting IN the Baptist Church on
Sunday evening.
Christopher Gaynor, of Juliustown, is
seriously ill in New York city, at the resi-
deuce of his brother.
An eating house on Fourth street, Phil
adelphia, is conducted by W. L. Ander-
son. of Mount Holly.
George ]. Robertson and William H.
Hinkle, house painters, are working for
David Harmer, at Burlington.
Albert Hansell, of Willingboro', has
| 1000 baskets of apples in his cold storage
warehouse. that he will soon put on the
market
Eckard B. Frake had his arm badly in
jured on Tuesday, by falling against an
emery wheel in Johnson's machine shop
at Camden.
| Phil Karg, on King street, has only
frst-class groceries and provisions and
his prices are extremely low. Also dry
goods at city prices.
Lewis King, of Medford, and Miss Net
| tie Beebe, of Vincentown, we're married
on the 10th inst, in the New Lisbon M.
E. Church, by Rev. d. E. Clair.
John d. Clevenger was taken suddenly
with a chill on Saturday while walking
| - cfu iah irao %
has been under the weather.
The Lumberton minstrel performers
are getting quite reputation for them
selves. They gave another show In the
Mechanics hall on Saturday night that
wasl well attended
While riding near Jacksonville, one
night last week, Howard s. Pitcher was
attacked by dogs. He was cut and bruised
by falling from his wheel, and the bosom
of his trousers was somewhat injured.
The display of holiday goods in Prickett
& Co.'S retail department will be ready for
inspection on Dec. 10. A handsome
pocket book or one of the numerous
leather novelties manufactured there
makes handsome Christmas present.
An effort is being made in some Sec
| tions of the country to abolish Santa
Claus. Such an act would be blow to
the little folks that would never be for
gotten. The leaders of this ungenerous
movement might just as well try to abol-
ish childhood itself.
| Three colored boys, named Stevens,
| Smith and Congo, of Hainesport, we're
brought to Justice Stacks Office, on We'd
nesday, charged with shooting some pig
cons belonging to Fred Yost. After Sc
| we're reprimand the boys were discharged
upon paying Yost one dollar.
In recognition of the international tenn
perance Sunday, Rev. ]. H. Durham
preached an interesting sermon on this
subject in the Presbyterian Church on
Sunday evening. The Christian Endeavor
meeting, in charge of William B. Stack
house, had for its topic, Chow can we
consecrate ourselves to temperance and
similar reformsW
| Try George W. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has large
stock at his store corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
! for and delivered Prompt attention
given to all customers, and satisfaction
guaranteed. Also fresh and salt meats can
| be obtained at lowest market prices.
The names of the following pupils ap
pear on the roll of honor of the Brainard
school for November A Glass Julia p
Haines, Elsie M. Cline, Lillian M. Brad
dock, Matte d. Evans, anna H. Powell,
| Clifford L. Engle. Grammar Divisions
| Ida Braddock, Grace w. Relyea, Lavinia
A. Hults, Edith II. Kingdom, Alfred
Engle, Joseph W. Jones, Edda NJ Parry,
Anna H. Davis, John L. Elberson, Matte
E. Storey, Charles II. Engle. Secondary
Di vision-Bessie Anderson. Edwin Og-
burn, Ernestine Clothier, Bessie Holt.
Augustus 8. Wade, a young man con-
nected with the Millersville and Coleraine
collieries at Hazleton, Pa, spent portion
of last week with John Throckmorton
and Harry M. Abdill, his cousins. On
Thanksgiving day rabbit hunt was pro-
posed and the trio went to the woods in
search OF the festive cotton-tails. Mr.
Wade's experience in rabbit hunting
| was limited and thereby hangs a tale
After several hours fruitless search rab-
bit crossed Wade's path and took refuge
| in hollow tree. "There he goes up the
tree" yelled the Pennsylvania and throw
ing aside his gun he began to climb. By
the time he had gained the lower branches
the rabbit was half a mile away with
Messrs Throckmorton and Abdill in hot
pursuit.
Judge Miller, in Camden, on Thursday,
decided the case of Win & Sons v. Edward
Devine, the constable, which has been
pending on reference to him from the
Supreme Court since July, 1891. large
amount of testimony has been taken at
previous times, and at the conclusion of
plaintiffs case motion for non-suit was
made by defendants counsel The case
was important, as it involved title to an
entire stock of goods which the Wins had
in Bordentown and at Lykens, Pa One
of the Wins had died before the suit was
commenced, and in granting the motion
to non-suit, the Judge held the suit should
have been In the names of the surviving
partners. The Wins we're represented by
Judge G. E. Hendrlckson, of Mount Holly,
and the defendant by Messrs. Gilbert &
Atkinson, of Camden.
John A. Morton, of Glassboro, brother
of Frank 7. Morton, of Mount Holly, died
| on the 9th inst, under peculiar circum-
stances. Two years ago, while living on
farm near Glassboro, Mr.. Morton was
bitten on the palm of his right hand by a
large black spider. The wound, althoug b
very painful, disappeared in two or three
weeks and nothing more was thought OF
it. Three weeks before his death Mr..
Morton moved into town, and while
doing so he bruised his right hand by
carrying a stove. Shortly afterward it
began to swell to large proportions, which
resulted from the poison that was still in
the wound. Upon the advice of his ply