The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-20

| The fellow who has been giving bogus
checks in South Jersey was arrested in
Pensauken on Thursday.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Burlington County Medical Society will
be held at Burlington to-day.
The last meeting of the old board OF
freeholders will be held at the court
house on Wednesday, May 5.
The appointment of Thomas ]. Alcott
to be United States Marshal was confirmed
by the Senate, on Wednesday.
Twenty-six persons from Mount Holly,
who are employed at Burlington, 60 over
on the first trolley every morning.
Rev. Mr.. Durham, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church, will conduct services at
the Hospital next Sunday afternoon at
4l5.
Undertaken Earnest, last week, re-
moved the remains Of John F. Smith
from the Coopertown cemetery to Mount
Holly.
The contractors who built the South
Pemberton stone road have employed
Henry Colby to make what repairs are
needed.
Services in the Methodist Church, on
|
Hanlon, D. D., president of Pennington
seminary.
Freeholder-elect Thomas W. Fairbroth-
er, of Riverside, was badly bitten by a
dog on Tuesday. DR.. Small cauterized
the wound.
Many persons about town are suffering
with the humps. The disease has become
quite prevalent, and both old and young
are affected.
The annual meeting of the Burlington,
Monmouth and Ocean County Pursuing
and Detective Society will be held at
Wrightstown next Saturday.
The annual meeting of the Mount Hol-
| ly Insurance Company will be held on
May /, at the Mill street Office, for the
election of thirteen directors.
| Last week heavy mortar box fell up
on Clarence Bozartb, of Vincentown,
causing injuries that came near proving
fatal The boy is only FIVE years old.
Rev. Father Lyons. pastor of the Sa-
cred Heart Church, of Mount Holly,
preached Lenten sermon in st. Pauls
Church, Burlington, on Wednesday even
ing.
A fair and festival will be held in the
Arcade Hall, on Friday and Saturday
evenings, May IA and Is, under the aus
pices of Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp, Sons
of Veterans.
seed sown along the iron fence north OF
the Friends burying ground. This looks
as though the fence is to remain in Its
present position.
William G. Lippincott is now engaged
in Matching ducks with incubators, at
his poultry farm on Rldgwav street. He
now has nearly 400 young ones from one
to three weeks old.
The old rough coating ON the east side
of DIR. Vanderveer's residence, on Garden
street. has been picked of, and the house
on that side is to be considerably i'm
proved in appearance.
| Dress Innings, selisla, French cambria
and batiste, rustic cambria, canvas and
hair cloth. Also line of ladies' summer
underwear. in ribbed and plain, at S. s.
Evans, 28 Main street.
E. B. Jones & Co. have received an or
der from England for 1000 cases of canned
asparagus The firm already has received
more orders this season than their entire
business amounted to last summer, which
| is saying great deal.
The next board of freeholders will pro-
badly appoint county road supervisor,
as required by law, attention to which
has been frequently called by The News.
Enoch Evans is a candidate for the posi-
ton and stands good chance of being Sc
lected.
| Mrs. Edward Grooms celebrated her
ED birthday at her residence on Garden
street. Tuesday. Despite her old age,
Mrs Grooms is unusually active and en-
ljoys good health. She was the recipient
of many congratulations and also a num-
Der of useful presents.
Burlington's constable has been put on
the police force so chat there is vacancy
in the former position and until it can be
filled by council arrangements have been
made with Constable Robert M. Brown,
of Mount Holly, to act on short notice in
case his services are needed.
| On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
following property House and lot OF
Jesse A. Sooy, at Ewanville, to Mount
Holly Building and Loan Association, for
$500; SO acres of land, property of George
Nipplns, in Eastampton township, to
Edward A. Colby, for 1920.
The first strawberry festival and light
tea OF the season will be given by the
members of the Good Intent Banjo, Man
dolln and Guitar Club on Friday and Sat
urday evenings, May and s. An excel
lent bill of fare will be prepared for the
occasion. An orchestra will be in attend
ance each evening.
Quite delegation of Pythian knights
from Mount Holly visited Hope Lodge al
Burlington, on Thursday evening, when
the amplified form by Hopes degree team
was used in comforting the Knight rank
on several candidates from the county
seat. The social features of the occasion
were highly enjoyed.
Alfred Polhemus, of Vincentown, ap-
peared in court, on Saturday, and gave
bail in the sum of $500 for his appearance
at court, on a charge of committing a
criminal assault upon Mrs. Ella Cameron,
who lives near Medford. 1t is alleged
that Polhemus threatened the woman II
she made the facts known to her hus-
banG.
There was quite good attendance al
the sunrise prayer meeting in the Pres
byterian Church on Sunday morning
Miss May Pease was the leader. The
Easter decorations were handsome and
tastefully arranged. Next Sunday morn
ing Rev. ]. H. Durham will begin a Sc
ries of sermons on "The Program o.
Christianity"
Very interesting services were held al
the jail on Sunday afternoon, some
twenty-five persons from the various
churches taking part in the exercise. The
singing was pleasant feature and was &C
companied with music from an organ
which was borrowed for the occasion
There is talk of raising money by sub
scription for the purchase of small organ
to be kept at the jail The prisoners were
the recipients OF beautiful potted flowers.
The railroad officials are looking for the
arrival of some new regulators, and when
they are received final test of the TROLLEY
road will he made. The running of troll
ley to Burlington costs as much again az
the expense attending steam power, anC
contrary to general belief the road does no
pay. The Westinghouse people are doins
the experimenting. In a short time 8
third rail will be laid between Noun
Holly and Burlington in order to supply
the electric current, which is now taker
from the overhead wires. The latter viii
then be done away with. The trolley carr
are expensive affairs and one of them il
mostly in the repair shops.
Easter was appropriately observed a
the Baptist Church on Sunday. Rev. G
H. Pendleton, the pastor, delivered al
excellent sermon at the morning service
Special music was rendered by the choir
The Easter offering taken at the close o.
sermon amounted to $120. The rite o
baptism was administered to three candi
dates. In the evening the Sunday Schoo
held its service. The musical part of thu
programme under the direction of Prof
Eckman was exceedingly we'll rendered