The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-05-25


Council of the Daughters of America
was instituted at Imlaystown Thursday
night.
Samuel L. Bullock's artists are engaged
in beaut flying the residence of George ID.
Worrell, on Mill street.
ALI the carpenter tools belonging to the
late Samuel Forker have been sent to
Trenton to be disposed of.
The Rev. J. H. Durham will conduct
the service at the hospital next Sunday af-
ternoon at AIS. The public is invited.
Harry T. Norcross, shoemaker, died
at his late residence on Garden street,
yesterday morning, from pneumonia, after
brief illness.
There is now prospect of large crop
of strawberries in this vicinity and the
berries being placed upon the market are
of fine quality.
The new track for the Good Intent en-
CINE house, presented by Mayor McNeal,
of Burlington, arrived on Saturday, and
will be laid this week.
At last, an up-to-date 1897 bicycle for $50
the Philadelphia. Manufactured for
w. s. Rendell, 203 Mount Holly avenue.
Cut prices on all supplies.
Those stockholders of the Agricultural
Society, who loaned their notes for 500
each, will hold meeting at the Wash
ington House next Saturday.
William Buchanan, q former Mount
Holly printer, now foreman of an Office
at Hartford, Conn.,, attended the funeral
of his mother here on Wednesday.
The fair and festival at Hainesport, on
Saturday evening, under the auspices of
the Columbian Iron Works Beneficial AS
ISOLATION, was very pleasant affair.
The Welcome Wheelmen, of Philadel-
phia, were booked for run to Mount
Holly, on Sunday, but the high wind
somewhat interfered with their plans.
A musical entertainment will be given
in st. Mary's Hall, West Washington
street, on Saturday evening, June IL, by
the choir of the Sacred Heart Church.
Charles H. Crammer made his first ap-
pearance on Tuesday with homegrown
strawberries, and his familiar cry of
Strawberries" sounded as natural as ever.
At the Reformed Theological Seminary
at New Brunswick, on Thursday, Otto L.
F. Mohn, of Beverly, was one of the grad
yates. He was appointed to a church at
Fairfield.
An order Ehas been issued by the War
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Memorial day be placed at half-mast in
the morning and at the mast head in the
afternoon.
White goods, swiss and nainsook edging,
laces, ruchings ladies' silk ties and bows.
Also childrens lace caps; very pretty
one for twenty-five cents, at s. S. EVANS
% Main street.
A strawberry festival was held at Lum-
SATURDAY. for tko
eft of the Baptist chapel of that place. A
number of persons from Mount Holly
were in attendance.
Daniel Suffer, who has been confined
to the house the past three weeks suffer-
ing with hemorrage of the kidneys, was
taken worse last week and compelled to
again take to his bed. He Is now improv-
ing slowly.
One dollar will BUY fifteen to twenty
geranlums, one dozen roses ready to
bloom or three dozen coleus. Chrysan-
themums, thirty five cents per dozen.
Other plants at corresponding prices at
Rosbach's, Pemberton.
Several members of Washington Coun-
Gil, No. 5, Jr. o. u. A. NJ, will pay visit
to Medford Council in the near future, for
the purpose of being introduced to the
mysteries of new degree connected with
the order, known as punches of Hard
Tack"
/ There was an excursion to Sea Side
Park, on Saturday under, the auspices of
the improvement company of that place.
About 300 persons took the trip, over
100 of whom were from Mount Holly.
j An elegant lunch was served at the Man
hasset hotel there.
A new 6-irch iron drain pipe has been
attached from the sewer to the residence
of Mrs. T. H. Risdon on Main street.
This was found necessary by reason of
the tile becoming clogged on account OF
the tree roots working their way into the
pipes at the cement joints.
On Wednesday, before Justice eleven
ger, Judgment was given the inhabitants
Of Northampton township for $500. This
was the result of suit brought against
the Burlington County Agricultural So
ciety for stone road assessment, which the
organization refused to pay.
The annual inspection of Company F
was conducted at the armory on Saturday
evening by Col. D. P. Murphy and Capt.
West of Camden. There was a large
turnout and the boys received wellmer-
tied compliments for their general ap-
pearance and proficiency in drill prac-
tice.
Money boxes in which to receive con-
tributions for the benefit of the Burling-
ton County Hospital, have been placed
throughout the county, and in this way it
is hoped that large amount of cash will
be received. Some of the merchants are
pushing the scheme in very practical
manner.
The Spring School of Methods of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
of Burlington county, was held in the Ep-
worth M. E. Church, at Palmyra, Thurs
day. Twenty divisions we're represented
from Burlington, Mount Holly, Florence,
Beverly, Delanco, Moorestown, Rancocas,
Pemberton and other surrounding towns.
About week ago Edward Nippins
while turning into King street from
Water on his bicycle, was attacked by
watch dog owned by Charles Heiss The
animal grabbed Nippins by the calf of
his leg and sunk his teeth deep into the
flesh. The wound was cauterized, and
the milkman was compelled to lay off
duty for two days.
On Friday Sheriff Fleetwood sold sew
eral tracts of land in Moorestown, be-
longing to Andrew Otterson, to 8. Frede-
rick Hall, for $8,36074. On Saturday
Delran township, belonging to Joseph
Zackey, to Edith E. Robbins, $500 land
in Beverly, belonging to John McCrea, to
George W. Allen, $4,150.
The main barn on the farm of Mrs H.
s. Woodward, of Cream Ridge, occupied by
Robert Woodward, was destroyed by fire
about half-past seven Thursday morning.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
stock and machinery were saved. Prompt
action with the wind in favorable quar-
ter saved the house and other buildings.
About 300 bushels of wheat were burned.
The Tuckerton and Long Beach Build.
ing, Land and Improvement Association
has elected directors as follows: DIR.
Samuel Ashhusrt, Richard Ashhurst, Dr.
T. T. Price, w. W. Pharo, ]. j. Pharo, q.
G. Browning, Rutherfor Stuyvesant,
Lewis R. Ashhurst. Jr., and A. P. Roger.
The officers of the company are: Dr. Sam
uel Ashhurst. president w. w. Pharo,
vice president; Richard Ashhurst, treas
urer DIR. T. T. Price, secretary.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Tuckerton Railroad Com
pany, the following gentlemen were
elected directors: DR.. Samuel Ashhurst,
Richard Ashhurst, DR.. T. T. Price, W. w.
Pharo, g. Genge Browning, 7. P. Price,
H. A. Drake, Rutherford Stuyvesant and
Lewis R. Ashhurst, Jr The new board
organized by electing the following Of
ficers Dr. Samuel Ashhurst, president ;
Rutherford Stuyvesant, vice president !;
Richard Ashhurst, treasurer; DIR. T. T.