The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-17
Eli Parent, of Mount Holly, has been

Inc HalnoSp0rt Iron WORKS are nov
! working on full time.
Clayton Anderson has severed his con
| nection with Allen A. Engle's cigar store
Hunting's circus will exhibit in Noun
Holly next Saturday on the lot on Wal
street. near Pine.
Francis c. Bodlne died on Wednesday
at the residence of his son-in-law, George
Barbee, near Mount Holly.
Thomas King. of Magnolia, was in town
on Tuesday, and while here he announced
himself as candidate for freeholder.
The scholars of the colored Sunday
schools of Mount Holly held their annual
picnic at the Sylvan Lakes on Thursday.
Daniel Bishop. of Florence, will conduct
the services at the hospital next Sunday
afternoon at 4.15. The public are invited.
Constable Barzillai L. Thompson, of
M5dford, has been authorized to collect
delinquent t. 80 in Lumberton township.
Daniel Suffer had a beautiful night
blooming cereus in front of his residence,
on Saturday evening, and it was greatly
admired.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only
fiTst-class groceries and provisions and
his prices are extremely low. Also dry
goods at city prices.
Rev. j. G. Fryer, of the Lumberton and
H.inosDort antist Misaiop occnried the
pulpit of the Baptist Church Sunday
morning and evening.
The members of the Farmers Social
will enjoy a trip down the river on
August %, leaving CenLreton on the new
steamer Annie L. Vansciver.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the Mount Holly post office: Miss l..
Horner, Miss A. M. Wolfe; postals, A. G.
Dunfee, Mrs. Jennie Wookey.
The work of repairing the sidewalk and
wharf ON Washington street, opposite the
West End hotel, was begun yesterday un-
der the direction of road supervisor Atkins.
Repairs are being made to the Medford
glass works preparatory to business being
resumed next month. The outlook there
is said to be brighter than for several
years past.
The Columbus Grange held an enjoy
able picnic at Browns Mills, on Wednes-
day. The attendance was very large and
good music was furnished by Phillips
orchestra, of Burlington.
Margaret, widow of the late William
Rogers. died at Jacobstown, on Friday.
Funeral services will be held in the M. E.
Church here this morning, at 1l.30 o'clock.
Interment in cemetery. Deceased was "a
years of age and sister of the late
Thomas B. Bullock.
Look out for person the who makes a
small purchase and offers a twenty dollar
bill in payment. The note may be raised
DR.. John ]. Flynn got one on Thursday
The bill was originally two-dollar bill,
the figures 20 having been pasted over
the 2. The person who passed this bill
was woman, stranger in the town.
IA D
Rendell. dated Atlantic City, Thursday,
says: my wife and arrived at Atlantic
City at P M. yesterday. We rode from
Mount Holly on our tandem, 70 miles. in
u hours, the last miles against
strong head wind. Roads fine, via Had
donfeld. Wheel came through in fine
condition. Crowds here"
MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., Aug. II, 1897.
10 John r. HoaOeU, District Manager Royal
Insurance Co..
Dear Sir:
1t is my wish to express to you my
! thanks for the promptness and liberality
with which you have settled my loss in
the Royal Insurance Company, on prop
erty near Pemberton, N. j., destroyed by
fire on August 3, 1897.
Yours very truly,
BENJAMIN R. POWELL, JR.
| The Postmaster General has determined
to take action on one very important thing
to the people at large, and that is to make
the postmarks on letters plain and dis
tinct. Little offices will be required to
do so just as well as larger ones. This is
very good idea. Many little neglects to
deliyer letters promptly are covered up
by indistinct post marks.
The household goods of Gus Lukens,
the horse trainer, we're packed on car at
the railroad station for shipment to
| Norristown, Pa, on Thursday, but before
the car started the goods were attached by
Constable Claypoole at the suit of Mrs
Frank Eayre, who has claim amounting
to $l17 for thirteen months rent of a
house on Bralnard street that Lukens had
been occupying. 1t is said the goods will
not bring the amount of the claim.
! On the farm of ex-Sherif Harbert, at
Newbold's Corner, are some peach trees
two years old from which the owner was
expecting great results. They we're doing
finely and had some excellent fruit on
them, but the storm last Tuesday stripped
the trees and before the peaches could be
picked up the chickens had spoiled them
The peaches are called the "Lillie Miller
The trees came from Mississippi, where
they were grated by George Miller, son
of the late Samuel Miller, of Mount Holly.
The storm of Sunday evening was very
severe at Riverside. Lightning struck
three buildings that were in a straight
! line and not over hundred yards apart.
First the telephone in Pines drug store
was burned out, Haines Mill was next
struck and a portion of the side of the
building torn out, then the lightning went
to William F. Taubel's hosiery mill,
where it set fire to some stockings and
burned wooden partition. The flames
were extiDguished by the Waterman.
An individual is working a game in the
vicinity of Haddonfeld upon store keep
ers that business men in Mount Holly
should be on the lookout for He goes
into store and makes a small purchase
giving SIS or $40 bill in payment there
for and is very careful to keep the note
within his grasp While the clerk is
counting out the change be suddenly dis
covers the ready money on his person for
the payment of the goods. He hands out
/ this and SCOPE in bis own money, together
with the change, and walks out.
A little over two weeks ago an agent for
patent pillow applied at the farm of
Joseph Maloney for buard. He was taken