The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-30


shipped from Tuckerton on Tuesday after
noon last.
Catharine Groom, of Burlington, was
buried in the Baptist cemetery, Mount
Holly, last week.
Jack Frost decorated a number of win
dow panes on Tuesday morning. The
mercury registered "a degrees.
L. c. Jamison has rented the second
floor rooms of the Y. M. c. A. building
for the display of holiday goods.
Another shake up has taken place in
the Democrat Office, by which the editor
and business manager fell through the
sieve.
The cranberry growers have been en-
gagged in shipping large number of ber-
ries during the past week at very fair
prices.
A large number of new steel rails have
been laid on railroads in this vicinity
recently, the work being mostly done On
Sundays.
The attachment suit of Samuel L. Bull
lock against Newell & Sitter, roof paint
ers, will be heard before Justice eleven
ger to-day.
II. Charles Hale has given up his posi-
ton as manager of the Bayonne Herald,
and now he is engaged at newspaper work
at Rah way.ama
Samuel WVFiin, whom it was said had
gone to Ireland to visit his father, sud
denly changed his mind and has returned
to Mount Holly.
The coming Opera House attractions as
booked by Manager Laumaster are the
Davis Family for December and Gorton's
Ministries for December IL.
Wednesday evening, December 90, is
the date fixed for a series of revival
meetings to begin in the Methodist
Church by Evangelist Hyde.
Mrs. F. B. Singley, of Germantown, Pa,
who lectured to mothers and daughters in
the Trinity parish house on Friday after
noon, had quite an audience.
Freebooter William P. Younker, of
Lumberton, has added his name to the
list of aspirants who desire to receive the
nomination for county clerk next year.
The members of Company F were in
spected on Friday night, and they were
highly complimented by Col. D. B. Muir
ply, of Camden, the inspecting officer.
Some of the scholars in charge of Miss
Maud Folwell, at the Moorestown public
school. have been expelled by the trustees
owing to their continued bad conduct
Considerable effort had been put for
ward during the past week to effect a re.
organization of the W. G. T. U. 1t looks
very much as if the attempt will be sue.
cessful
| Good appetites are wanted for the sup
per to be gwen next Friday and Saturday
evenings by the Trinity ladies in the par
ish building. An excellent bill of fare
will be served.
Interesting exercises were held in st.
Paurs Church on Sunday afternoon. Miss
Maggie Jenkins addressed the meeting
and Misses May Mcdowell and Katie Fat
er led the singing
Merchants who are making extra prep
arations for the holidays should not for
get to use some printers ink. 1t Is black
and dirty to be sure, but what a lot Of
good it does some people.
very pleasant and successful subscri
ton dance was given in the Masonic
Temple. on Friday night, under th
management of Charles E. Hendrickson,
Jr., Harry Cross and others.
Quite crowd went to Burlington on
Thursday afternoon to witness the foot
ball game, but they came home disappoint-
ed, as no game was played on account OF
only part of the Clermont team putting
In an appearance
| Lee ]. Wells came near being injured
on Monday night of last week by the ex-
plosion of several cartridges that had been
placed in the stove in the armory of COM
pany F. When he started to build fire
there was an explosion, the conclusion of
which knocked him down.
According to official figures the number
of Republicans in this state who stayed
at home and did not vote at the last cleo
ton was 81, 1914, while the number of
Democrats who did not vote was only 49,
1923. The Republicans got out less than
60 per cent. of their entire vote.
Charged with stealing $50 from the safe
of John 8. Rogers, at Moorestown, during
the temporary absence of the clerk, John
Coston, colored team driver, was com
mitted to Jail on Tuesday, but he was
bailed out the following day. The fellow
offered to make restitution If he was not
locked up.
State Road Commissioner Henry 1. Budd
says that if q petition is presented to
the Board of Freeholders, asking for a
stone road between Mount Holly and
Burlington, it will be gwen preference
oyer all others, and that the work will
be under way in one month. No better
opportunity could be offered to secure a
road, and it is hoped that those interested
will push the matter as speedily as posi-
BILE. 1t is believed that the necessary
signatures can be obtained. Mr.. Budd is
to he commended for his liberality in the
matter.
The railroad station at Writings burned
to the ground on Tuesday morning last,
the fire presumably catching from the hot
air passage from the furnace which heated
it. The operator barely had time to save
his books and the telegraph instruments,
besides some other articles of furniture.
The station was the Joint property of the
Pennsylvania, New Jersey Central and
Tuckerton Railroads. 1t was built this
summer to take the place of the one that
was struck by lightning and destroyed in
the early spring. The new station was a
pretty little one story depot, designed and
built by Joseph E. Lippincott, of Tucker
ton, under the supervision of Superintend.
ent Price of the Tuckerton Railroad. 1t
had only been occupied little over two
months.
Joshua WIllitts was busy man on Fri
day. His wife wanted some of the goods
which she left at the residence of Isaac
| Wills for whom aha was houaakoano,