The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
The public schools reopened yesterday.

Joseph huff, deputy surrogate, sits a
e clerk of the Orphans court.
Isaiah Nokes, of Indian Mills, is suffer
9 ing from fractured leg. received by fall
:. ing on the ice while skating.
+ Highest cash price paid for hides ant
}. tallow at all times at Worth's meat mar
8 ket, Al Main street, Mount Holly.
A hawk that measured four feet ant
eight inches was shot last week by Joh1
8 Grant on the North Pemberton road.
d The New Jersey state weather servic,
officials report that Monday of last weel
: was the coolest December day in forty
r years.
John Hendrckson, of Medford, has I'M
: dergone successful operation at the Uni
, versity hospital, Philadelphia, for appen
dicitis.
: Burtis & Zimmerman, bicycle manu-
r facturers. of Freehold. distributed 25C
pounds of turkey to their employees on
Christmas.
| DR.. Baldwin, of New York, preached
in the Methodist Church on Sunday. He
is secretary of the Mission Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
, Herbert Aaronson, living on Pine street
f broke through the ice on the creek, Tues
day, but was rescued from drowning by a
companion who was with him.
On Monday afternoon, January II, the
annual meeting of the Mount Laurel De-
tective, Pursuing and Insurance Company
will be held at Farmers hall, Medford.
The general impression prevails at the
capital that New Jerseys national guard
will not be sent to Washington to attend
the inauguration. owing to the expense.
The shortest day of the winter season
is passed, and it will not be many weeks
before a perceptible increase in their
length will be manifest. and then spring
will soon follow.
DIR. William G. Parry was member of
the New Jersey State tuberculosis Com
mission which supervised the killing of
thirteen cows belonging to Assemblyman
George Wildes last week.
The law suit between George W. Nc
Medley and D. R. Ludlow, of Bridgeboro,
which was a long standing dispute over
horse deal, has been discontinued, much
to the relief of all parties concerned.
County Collector Powell. on Friday, re-
ceived check for $21, 535 81, which is
the state allowance of the stone road ap-
preparation for the roads constructed in
Burlington county during the past year.
j. Henry Heayiland. Robert M. Brown
and Henry G. Claypoole will cater to the
epicureans' taste next Friday night at
Zelley's hotel, where they will give ter
rapin supper. Tickets are now for sale
by the committee.
A collector for the Home Comfort Range
Company. after making life miserable for
several people residing along the river
front, is again in this vicinity visiting
farmers, some of whom would like to give
him a warm reception.
As George Heisler was handling rife
recently, the weapon was accidentally
discharged, sending bullet in the shoe
shop of Benjamin Sutphin, which mar
rowly missed hitting some persons who
we're sitting in the building.
A female mendicant at Vincentown,
last week, who was telling sad story
while asking for aims, tried to excite
sympathy by an attempt to swallow
bottle of laudanum. The scheme didn't
work, but it caused some excitement.
One of the nattiest sports on Chestnut
street, Philadelphia on New Years day,
was "Fishtown Tom," who is very ia
miliar character to the police of this
town. Tom paraded the city streets in
nice suit of clothes and button hole
bouquet.
Walter Lynch, of Jersey City, acted in
a disorderly manner on Tuesday after
noon at several places on High street.
When he reached Justice Laumaster's
Office constable Brown arrested him, and
he was given twenty days in Jail in which
to sober up.
The following were elected officers of
Unity Lodge, l. o. 0. F., last week: N. g.,
Joseph w. Colkitt; V. G., Ross w. Quick
sail Treasurer, T. Walter Borton Finan-
cial Secretary. w. B. Pearson ; Recording
Secretary, Joseph S. Shreve; Trustees,
Ross W. Quicksall, Samuel s. Wyllie,
Harry Hawkins, Sr.
Annie Higgins, who recently failed to
collect bill from her fatherlin-law,
which she alleged was due her for SER
vices as his housekeeper, is again in
trouble, and intends to invoke the laws
aid in her behalf She has returned to
the parental roof on account OF desertion,
and threatens to sue her husband for nom
support.
The worst thing that can befall boy
is to have the liberty to stay out late at
night. This is too often a fatal privilege, |
because it is mostly during the night that
all mischief is planned and executed.
The boys who are permitted the freedom
of the public streets late at night are the
boys who fill the warehouses; and bring
sorr ow upon their relatives and friends.
Officers-elect of Lady Marion Home,
No. 6, of Mount Holly: Guardian, Han
nah Hargroye; priest. Susie Foulk
prophet, Alice Qulgley herald, Hannah
D. Throckmorton S. K, F. B. Atkinson
H. R., John Throckmorton H. T., Esther
Streaker w. of D., Kate Hinkle w. of
N, Mary Richie trustees, William H. !
Troth, F. B. Atkinson, John Throckmor-
ton.
At the annual meeting of st. Paul's Ger
man Lutheran Church on the Hainesport
road the following officers were elected
Trustees, Carl Yost, William Greenwald,
George T. Walther; Secretary. Augustus
Bishop; Financial Secretary, Carl Yost
Delegate to Conference, Charles Heiss
Janitor. John Shudluck; Organist, William
Walther A resolution was adopted to
have services in English on the first Sun
day of each month, and In German on
every other Sunday.
Pocah ontas Tribe, No. Is, Improved
Order of Red Men, elected the following
officers last week Sachem, Alonzo Ros-
sell !; senior sycamore. Joseph Stradling
junior sycamore, William F. Estelow