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

granted pension.
Alexander Wilkins, Jr., of Pemberton,
has rented the Isaac Fenimore farm.
Rumor has it that E. H. Lippincott, of
Jobstown, will soon become benedict.
The second term of the College Prepar-
atory, on Broad street, began yesterday.
Successful revival meetings are being
held in the Methodist Church at Budd-
town.
Quarterly meeting services will be held
in st. Paul's Church, West Washington
street, next Sunday.
Harry Justin. formerly of Swedesboro,
is now in the employ of George W. Du-
rand, on Water street.
James Martin is suffering from rheuma-
tism SO badly that he has been confined
to bed for several days.
John Hunt, a promising young man of
Imlaystown, aged 20 years, was buried on
Thursday. Pneumonia caused his death.
Mrs. Rachel Garon, while rising from a
chair recently, sprained her ankle. She
has been suffering much pain since the
accident.
The three youngest children of John
B. Barton, of Buttonwood street, are af-
flicted with the whooping cough, and at
the same time Mr.. Barton's mother is Sc
riously ill with pneumonia.
County Collector Powell went to Tren-
ton, on Tuesday, and paid over to the
state treasurer $685. 600, which is Burling-
ton county's share of the state school tax.
The entire sum will eventually come back
to the various school districts.
A horse belonging to Leonard Smith, of
Prospertown, became frightened and ran
away. Mr.. Smith and his wife and child
were thrown out but not injured. The
horse Jared worse, however, as he had a
leg broken and was afterward killed.
Mrs. Rebecca F. Rogers, of Crosswicks,
celebrated her CPD birthday a few days
SINCE She was born at Mansfield Square.
Her intellect is clear, and she remembers
the war of 1872, and Lafayette's march
through Bristol, while on his way to
Philadelphia.
Harry Hall met with painful accident
on Tuesday while skating on the upper
creek. From some cause he was thrown
on the ice. striking his head with such
force as to render him unconscious. When
assisted to his feet it was found that his
collar bone was broken.
All the sidings opposite the fair grounds
are flied with empty box cars that are
not wanted for use just now by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. 1t is said
that one or two Of them haye been open
ed by tramps, who have taken in quanti
ties of hay and straw on which they sleep
at night.
Three young men who learned the
printing trade in Mount Holly are now
holding positions of much responsibility.
Joseph A. Madden has charge of the
Hartford Post, William Buckman is fore
man of the Hartford Globe, and William
Ryan is superintendent of the Philadel-
phia Record.
Fred Curtis, of Water street, is not ex-
actly dog fancier, but nearly every time
he makes his appearance on the street
there are four CANNES in his neighbor-
hood who persist in following him wher-
ever he goes. Three of these dogs are
strangers, but they seem to hide in con-
venient places and watch for his ap-
proach.
The people of Burlington are circulat-
ing a petition asking the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to stop all trains at
the depot. The nine o'clock train from
Philadelphia, on Thursday, upon special
orders, stopped at the main station to
take on some guests who had attended
the Bartlett-Shreve wedding, and this
fact made the onlookers gaze in astonish-
ment.
Henry S. Haines and son, of Burling-
ton, have the contract for grading and
surveying the tract of land at Seaside
Park, recently acquired by Judge Gaskill
and others. When the work is finished
cottages will be erected by various peo-
pie, and by the following residents of
Mount Holly: John D. Johnson, Judge
Joseph H. Gaskill, Prosecutor Budd, DR..
Richard G. harrington, Joseph Cross and
Benjamin Deacon.
Mrs. Henry Reeves, of Water street,
owns handsome maltese cat that knows
trick or two. II door on which there
is either a knob or latch happens to be
closed, the cat will make every effort to
open it, and if unsuccessful, the feline
will give g Jump and try to spring the
latch or move the knob. Kitty always
signalizes the approach of the butcher,
for when he rings his bell the cat will
NEW and make for the door in order to
get its mite of fresh beef
The Moorestown Bicycle Road Associa-
ton has large membership, and it hopes
to make itself power in the effort to OBJ
tain good roads. The object is to get a
cycle path built in every township, and
to have small portion of the yearly sum
devoted to road improvements appropriate
ed toward paying the expense of their
construction. By this method riders in
passing through the country will be kept
off the public highway and at the same
time they will not annoy pedestrians who
use the side paths.
DIR. E. B. Bunting, who has been oper-
ating chicken farm near Burlington, is
about ready to quit, as he has had poor
luck in the attempt to raise chickens by
the incubator process. The doctor has
three machines, each having capacity
for 200 eggs. On his first attempt he was
compelled to throw away one-half of the
eggs, as they were faulty, and when the
chickens were finally Matched, many Of
them sickened and died. 1t is hard to
secure good eggs for Matching purposes
and the second attempt was but little bet
ter than the first. His outfit will be sold
at bargain.
Bitter cold weather with high winds
prevailed on Tuesday. Wednesday was
more moderate but threatening, and il
the afternoon snow began to fall from
heavy clouds. 1t continued during the
night with increasing fury, and at sever
, O'Clock Thursday morning there was near
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