The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-09


DIR. w. P. Melcher, who has been the
medical examiner for the Prudential In
surance Company, has resigned his posi-
ton.
1t is indeed fortunate that our firemen
haye not been called upon to answer an
alarm during some of the recent cold
nights.
Walter T. Stewart has become pigeon
fancier He has some fifty pairs of fine
birds of various breeds. and is quite proud
of them.
Don't forget the Methodist supper to be
given at the residence of J. Howard
Shinn, Main street, on Saturday evening,
Goth inst.
George Dubell, of Columbus, and Sam
uel Evans, of Rancocas, will give ball
in the hall of the latter place on Thurs
day evening.
J. Paul Kirkbride, for many years a
popular conductor on the Amboy Divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has
been summarily dismissed.
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post will give a
baked bean supper in the vacant store
under the post room, on Friday evening.
Supper will be served for % cents.
Prof. W. H. B. Thomas, who at one
time occupied the Springer farm on the
Vincentown road, died at st. Luke's hos
pital. Harlem, N. Y, on Tuesday.
euchre party and dance will be the
features of social to be given this even
ing at the residence of Miss Ella Madden,
on Bispham street, for the benefit of the
Catholic Church.
The administrators of Stacy B. Taylor,
deceased, will have public sale of live
stock, farming utensils, grain, hay, ETC., on
the Poke Hill farm, near Cookstown, on
Tuesday, March I'd.
Mahlon Bozarth, while intoxicated,
pushed colored boy through the glass
window of Lukens' store on Washington
street, last week. He has since been
called upon to pay the damages.
The Fish Commission of New Jersey
and Pennsylvania propose to place 5,000.-
600 salmon eggs in the upper Delaware
river next spring They are to be shipped
in cans from Oregon and California.
Rev. Charles H. Pendleton, T. Walter
Borton and Morris II. Keller have been
chosen delegates from the Baptist Church
to attend the organization of the Second
Baptist Church, at Moorestown, on Thurs
day.
On Wednesday the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company sent a check for $50 to
Mount Holly, as part payment for the ex-
penses attending the burial of Harold L.
Cramer, who was killed near Beideman's
station on the afternoon of December Is
last.
A party of four citizens were relating
their mishaps and misfortunes in one oil
our drug stores last week. Gee whiz,
said one. "don't you know that went to
bed last night without putting on my
night-cap, and have been suffering ter
ribly all day from neuralgia"
Following is a list of the unclaimed
mail in the Mount Holly post-office fol
the week ending February 6: Mrs. Vins
Bowker, Mrs. Frank Dixon, VIM. L
Gibbs, Fred Hagel, Miss Eta Marks,
Moses Stevenson, Rev. VIM. Wilson
postals, Mrs. Larker, VIM. Peacock.
On Sunday morning at one of oui
churches the minister gave out hymn
to sing, and requested the choir to omit
the second verse. When the verse was
reached part of the choir insisted on sing
ing it, while the other part sang the
third verse, and to many the music and
words of that hymn seemed to be of q
high order.
The managers of the Children's Sum
mer Home, of Cinnaminson, will give a
course of lectures in the town hall fol-
the benefit of building fund for 9
new home. The series is quite interesting
and the following are announced Febru
ruary 10th, Prof VIM. w. Birdsall
"Some Phases of Early Quakerism. Feb
ruary 18th, Robert F. Engle, "a month in
Mexico" February oath, Florence Howe
Hall. Personal "reminiscences of Famous
People,"
The ground hog came out of his hole
on Tuesday, but did not see his shadow
William Shemeley, living on the Burling
ton road, found one of these ANIMALS las
May. He took it home and put it In
box. About two months ago the hos
wrapped itself up in its bed of corn husks
its body being completely covered, only
its nose showing. Shortly after midnigh
last Monday Mr.. Shemeley heard noise
down cellar. He went down and founc
the dog barking and jumping about. The
ground hog had gnawed out of the bo,
and was roaming around the cellar. Mr.
Shemeley put him back into the box, but
the little animal refused to go into thu
hole, lying down on the bed of husks.
Articles of incorporation have beer
filed in the county clerks office by th,
Standard Construction Company of New
Jersey, with headquarters at Beverly
The object of the company is to construc
railroads, bridges, manufacturing estab
lishments, gas and water works, etc. Tn
capital stock is 100000, with 81, 600 pal,
in. The incorporators are Samuel +
Houseman and Henry " Massey, @
Philadelphia, and Mitchell B. Perkins, Q
Beverly. The avowed object of the com
pany is to construct electric light plants
which take in a prettywide scope. 1t
believed that the company will take hol
of the proposed bridge between Burlington
and Bristol. Mr.. Perkins is largely interest
edith New Jersey trolley system, Colone
Morrell has similar interest in Pennsyl
vania, and Delaware bridge would great
ly enhance the value OF their roads.
Mansfield Council, No. III, o. u A. M
presented Hedding school with flag o.
Friday, and the day will long be remem
bered. There were two hundred peopl
present. A very appropriate programm
was rendered by the scholars and the,
and their teacher are deserving of mucl
credit. The flag was presented by Charlie
R. Fenton and accepted by Robert s. Tay
lor, president of the board of education
The Hedding band enlIvened the coca
| sion with nof;onol ORC Afto. ~ = 4.