The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
TIE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10. 1897.
LOCAL NEWS.

The Good Intent supper will be given
next Friday and Saturday evenings.
Capt Douglass Ottinger did not forget
jackson day." He had his flag flying
Friday.
Joseph G. Dudley has rented his farm,
near Mount Holly, to Charles Branin, OF
Medford.
The barge Daisy was seized at Centre
ton, on Thursday, to satisfy claim of j.
Paxton & Co.
The report of Joseph Powell, County
Collector, for December, will be found in
another column.
T. Walter Borton has been putting new
paper of a choice pattern on the walls of
the Office at the Jail.
On Friday night some person enter
ed the cellar of Quigley's grocery store
and stole quantity of oil.
The regulars in s. P. Cline's hardware
store, on Thursday, counted 30 men liv-
ing in Mount Holly who are over 80 years
old.
Birmingham Inn is expected to be
under the excellent management of ].
Praul Rue again during the coming sum-
mer.
Fifty shares of stock of the Camden and
Burlington County Railroad Company
were sold at private sale. last week, for $35
per share.
The seventy acre farm of Charles W.
Brown, near Vincentown, was sold, on
Tuesday, to George Bake Iy, who lives in
that vicinity.
Isaac Parker, of Unionyille, was driving
near the station, on Saturday, when his
horse became frightened and ran away,
breaking the wagon.
William B. Tomlinson, who returned
on Tuesday from cumming trip along
the shore. says ducks were selling there
for fifteen cents pair.
The terrapin and salad supper at Trinity
parish house will be served tomorrow,
Wednesday, evening" instead of on Thurs
day. as at first announced.
DIR. William H. Pancoast, the famous
surgeon of Philadelphia. died on Tuesday.
He was one of the witnesses in the trial of
Barclay w. Peak for murder.
Some two hundred people attended the
mystic tea" given on Tuesday evening at
the homes of Caleb fluff and A. G. Dun
fee, on the North Pemberton road. 1t
was for the benefit of the M. E. Church at
Smithvile.
The charity ball. tor the benefit of the
hospital, will be held in the opera house
on Friday night February 9th. The grand
march will take place at o'clock. Prof
Hartls excellent orchestra will again fur
nish the music.
Samuel l.. Bullock, of Union street, re-
Gently had his house connected with the
gas main, and when he came to use it,
found that there was leak somewhere.
1t was necessary to do considerable tear
ing up in order to find it.
William Test and William III. Shaffer.
residents of Ocean county, were commit
ted to Jail on Wednesday. charged with
stealing robe from Samuel Apologize.
of Springfield township. who left his team
under Horner's hotel sheds at Juliustown.
A large number OF guests sat down to
the terrapin supper given at Zelley's
hotel on Friday evening, by Messrs.
Heaviland, Claypoole and Brown. The
menu was composed of a choice array of
vands that brought out many compli
ments.
Lippincott F. Dennis. aged 6S years,
died on Sunday evening of pneumonia,
after weeks illness. He was member
of the G. A. r., and served in the regular
army for number of years. He will be
buried with military honors tomorrow
afternoon.
Unclaimed mail remaining in the Mount
Holly post-office for week ending jan
uary 8: Letters-Miss Annie Fisher,
Miss Jennie Lewis, Lizzie F. Lippincott,
John Mason, Manager Evans & Ward Co.
Packages George H. Baker & Co., F. B.
Dtrohin.
Miss Mary Fletcher, of Burlington, has
been elected teacher at the Westampton
public school. Former principal Shem-
eley, who has been retired, says he will
sue the school board for his years salary.
The trouble arose over the expulsion of
an unruly boy.
Miss Lizzie Fisher, employed at Rod
man w. Bowker's shoe factory, was badly |
scared on Friday afternoon. One of her
dress sleeves became entangled in the
belt of her sewing machine and the
sleeve was torn completely of. The
young lady was not injured.
Miss zeneade Shinn, who for the past
nine years has been employed by Mrs,
Daniel Suffer, was married ON Wednesday
evening, to Amos Loveland. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. j. Madison
Hare. Mr.. and Mrs. Loveland will reside
on Broad street with Miss Rebecca Dob
bins.
OdmuCi CCOtt anu w dllOh 0lncc WOiO
placed on trial before Judge Gaskill on
Saturday. They were charged with steal
ing robe from carriage under the Bap-
fist Church sheds at Burlington. Scott was
found guilty and sentenced to three
months in the county jail. Glass was dis
charged, as he proved an alibi..
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Funeral Directors Association
was held at Zelley's hotel, yesterday.
The following officers were elected
President, Joseph Smith, Tuckerton );
Vice President, E. F. Perkins, Burlington );
Secretary, Augustus B. Grobler, Pember-
ton Treasurer, H. A. Rambo, Moores-
town.
The Oyster Association of West Creek
has elected these officers for the ensuing
quarter President, c. D. Kelley Vice
President, r. f. Rutter; Recording Sec
rotary, o. c. Cramer; Recording Secre-
tary, Clarence A. Seaman Correspond
ing Secretary, P. R. Sprague; Treasurer,
w. E. Cox Trustees, W. 1. Seaman, A.
w. Pharo and Harry S. Shinn.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the county clerks Office by the
Richard Westwood Carpet Company, of
Bordentown. The incorporators are
Richard Westwood, of Mount Holly l.
Tox,oeoxJ pIoha anI Carorol D;oLo.L.o.