The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14


The Brotherhood of the Union will con
fer the Jefferson degree on some ten can
didates tomorrow night.
Rev. R. II. Hall, of the Columbus Pres
byterian Church, exchanged pulpits witt
Rev. ]. Fl. Dunbam on Sunday.
William Atkinson enjoyed a days gun
ming up in the pines, on Wednesday
with few friends from Burlington.
Robert M. Ryan has concluded to q
west, and during the latter part of thi
month he will leave for South Dakota.
H The announcement has been made tina
Andrew ]. Boswell will rejoin the Colum
bus, Ohio, base ball club next season.
Howard Danley, of Columbus, is a resi-
dent of Fort Fleetwood, by reason O
threats made to memhers of his family.
Clement Richardson, wno ives with
his father, opposite the fair grounds, fel
a few days and fractured his thigh bone.
]. G. Pitcher, against whom Howard
V. Stratton recently secured judgmen
for $24.8l, has decided to appeal the case.
Members from the Railroad Y. M. G. A.
of Camden. will hold eyangelistic services
in the different churches here next Sun
day.
Don't go to the city for jewelry or silver
ware when you can get anything yor
want at Doron's, "a Main street, and al
very low prices.
Rev. C. H. Pendleton, of the Baptis
Church, and Rev. Milton Relyea, of the
Methodist Church, exchanged pulpits or
Sunday morning.
| A meeting of the W. G. T. U. will be
held at the home of Mrs. Benjamin Dea
con, Broad street, Wednesday afternoon
next at 2 O'Clock.
Fred Esser, the groceryman at the cor
ner of Mill and Pine streets, has closed his
store and removed to Trenton, where he
has accepted position.
Frank s. Haines had partridge IN his
possession, on Thursday, that weighed Il
ounces. 1t was shot near Unionville by
one of the Nippins boys.
Capt. Richard Lutte, of Hainesport, has
sold his steamboat, the Riverside" tC
Philadelphia parties, for 81, 600. She was
delivered on Wednesday.
Albert Bodine, aged nine years, son OF
station master George w. Bodine, of Hart
ford, can receive and send a telegraph
message or report train.
As result of a rusty nail running into
the hoof of horse belonging to Charles
R. Gauntt, the animal came near losing
its life from blood poisoning.
The handsome and convenient new
barn being erected by Charles Wisham
to take the place of the building recently
destroyed by fire, is nearly completed.
The condition of the walks adjoining
the residence of DIR. Charles Harker was
greatly improved last week by the bricks
being relaid and several holes filled up.
Rev. R. A. Rodrick, the new rector Of
st. Paul's P. E. Church, Camden, and
Mrs. Rodrick met the parishioners in the
parish building on Wednesday evening.
The directors of the Mount Holly, Lum
berton and Medford Railroad Company
will hold their annual meeting at the
hotel of Benjamin w. Zelley next Satur.
day.
The Lumberton minstrels will give 9
performance in Red Mems hall, Mount
Holly, on Friday evening, for the benefit
of Washington Council, Daughters Of
America.
| The Junior Mechanics were pleasantly
entertained on Tuesday evening, when
Rev. s. K. Braun, of Camden, delivered
an interesting lecture, his subject being
''The Bible"
John Bill has removed back to 81
Church street, where he will be glad to
see his old friends. Repairing done az
reasonable as elsewhere according to class
of work. Leather and shoe findings for
sale.
A shepherd dog belonging to Charles T.
Haines, which had been bitten several
weeks ago by another dog, supposed to
| have been mad, was killed at Crosswicks,
on Thursday. He had bitten several
other dogs.
If the laws of the State Board of Health
are enforced, the privilege of skating will
be somewhat abridged In this section, as
no body of water from which ice is taken
for domestic purposes can be used fol
such pleasure.
Since May LIST Commodore Comfy has
carried over nine hundred different peo-
pie In his naphtha launch Panku. The dis
lance covered was over 2,4OO miles. and
the various trips were made without &C.
cident of any kind.
Coroner Fisher, of White Hill, was
called to Beverly, on Tuesday, to view
the body of Alexander Crennan, bache
lor, living alone, who was found dead in
bed. He was about so years of age. A
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The Good Templars of Florence will
conduct weeks revival temperance ser.
vice in Florence early in the new year
Lou j. Beauchamp and his wife, who are
now holding meetings in Augusta, Ga.
will conduct the meetings.
Edward Mol, employed by George D.
Worrell, met with painful accident or
Thursday morning. While at work on 8
roof ON Pearl street. he fell to the pave.
ment, striking his forehead and cutting 9
deep cash, breaking his right ankle and
also his nose.
Miss Bessie Pease is suffering with 6
mashed toe. She was coming down Mar
ket street, Philadelphia, one evening last
week, and at the corner of Water street q
dray loaded with csrboys was drying out.
One of these fell from the wagon and Miss
Pease stepped to one side to avoid being
hit, when second one fell and struck
her on the foot.
The following officers have been elected
by Gen. Shiras Post, No. 26, G A. r.
/ Commander, David E. Sooy senior Vice
Commander. r. W. Rossell Junior Vice
Commander, Alexander Devinney; Chap
lain, Joseph S. Grooms; Quartermaster
John Throckmorton; surgeon, Isaiah
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lor Officer of the Guard, Edward Danley
The Board of Freeholders should read
the riot act to the draw tenders having
charge of the bridges down the creek
They are too slow in performing theil
duties. thus causing boats to turn around
by reason of the draw not being oper
when they are ready to go through. This
was the case in number of instances las
week, and the boats are put to much
trouble, especially when the tide is low.
Shortly before o'clock Tuesday morn
ing fire was discovered in one of the bis
barns on the Cooper farm at Coopertown
on the Marlton pike. The flames soor
communicated to the other barns, two of
which we're destroyed. With the assis
lance Of neighbors the live stock was re
moved to a place of safety, but consdera
bic hay and grain and lot of harness wa
destroyed. John Stewart is the tenan
on the farm. The owners of the property
will recover part of the loss by insurance
but Stewart had no insurance on his stock
The origin of the fire is not known.
Deputy Grand Master Workman Thorn
as Harris, of Camden, visited Good Viii
Lodge, No. IA, A. 0. U. W., on Tuesda,
evening. Besides delivering an interest
ing address, he exemplified the unwrittel
work from the new ritual. The lodge de
cided to give supper on the evening o
Tuesday, January 4, 1898, to which
number of citizens are to be invited wht
are not members of the order The fol
} lowing officers were elected for the en-
i suing year Master Workman. Edward F
! Burns; Foreman, Joseph G. Cowgirl
Overseer. George w. Lundy; Guide, JOS
eph Lundy Recorder, Samuel s. Wyllie
Financier, George w. Hand Receiver