The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

prostration.
The engagement is announced of Mis-
Grace billiard to Druggist F. Ross, boil
of Vincentown.
George o. Morris contemplates eoinl
into the grocery busin ess with his broth
er on Long Island.
The song of the locust by day and thu
cricket by night indicate that summer ha
passed the turning point.
Joseph Costello and George Moore, Jr.
led the young peoples meeting at thu
Baptist Church on Sunday evening.
A picture and brief biography of Justic'
John D. Clevenger, of Mount Holly, ap
peared in yesterdays New York World
Miss Tillie Assay is enjoying vacation
at Asbury Park. During her absence thu
telegraph Office is in charge of Miss MAJ
Boyce.
The remains of Miss Mary Coles, o
Philadelphia, were inferred in Noun
Holly on Friday. Deceased formerly re
sided here.
A general discharge of the employees O
the Centreton phosphorus works begar
on the first of the month, until now only
about twenty remain.
Miss Louise Bloodgood. daughter O
Rev, G. Cotton Kimball, form erly o.
Mount Holly, was married to William
W. Ferguson, of New York, a short time
since.
While William Trick, of Vincentown
was drying on Pine street, on Thursday
horse that was being led behind the car
riaee became unruly and finally smashed
one of the rear wheels.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Seventh REGIMENT was held at Trenton on
Wednesday night. Among those present
were Battalion Adjutant Matlack, Capt
Gale and Lieut.. Reeves.
Irwin H. Rodenbaugh was caught near
Columbus, on Tuesday. with stolen bicy.
Gle in his possession, the property of L.
w. Perkins, editor of the Beverly Banner
The robber was lodged in jail.
William Sutton, of Bridgeboro, is serv-
ing month in Jail for assaulting Aaron
Bishop. the constable who gained notoriety
by claiming prisoner to wagon and
keeping him under the shed all night.
Frank G. Sterling, of Freehold, will be
station agent at Writings, leaving Free
hold because of i'll health, which it is
hoped the pine air will cure. Mr. Ster-
ling is past State Councillor of the Jr.
o. U. A. M.
1.-THE Natural History of Sin" will be
the subject of the young peoples prayer
meeting to be held in the Baptist Church
next Sunday evening Walter Krusen
and Charles Risdon will have charge of
the meeting.
John B. Lippincott, who has been act
ing as telegraph operator for the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company, has been promoted to the po-
sition of train dispatcher, with headquar-
tiers at Providence, r. 1.
A little son of Howard Gibbs, of Smith
vile, drank half-pint kettle of paint on
Thursday afternoon while his father, who
was engaged in painting the little fellows
carriage, had his back turned Prompt
medical attention saved his life
The Rancocas Gun Club has posted
notices offering reward of $40 for the ar
rest and conviction of the person who
scattered tacks on the path leading from
that village to Mount Holly. This makes
the total reward now offered $25.
Harry Robertson was exhibiting large
tarantula, on Friday afternoon, which he
got out of a bunch of bananas Harry
was bitten two weeks ago by one of these
dangerous insects, and he nearly put his
hand on this one before it was discovered
Charles Lemon, of Medford, who was
murderously assaulted by his brother
Henry. on the 9Th inst, is recovering from
his injuries. On Wednesday he requested
Barzillai L. Thompson to intercede with
the prosecutor in order that no warrant
should be issued for his brother as he
does not wish to prosecute him.
New Jersey Lodge, No. l, Knights of
Pythias. Of Mount Holly. succeeded in
winning handsome set of officers Jew
els that were offered by Grand Chancellor
Daniel S. Rockafellar, of Somerville, to
any lodge in the state getting the largest
increase in membership during the past
four months.
Agricultural society stock does not seem
to be in much demand just now. At
Thomas & Sons auction rooms, Phlladel-
phia, on Thursday, four shares OF pre-
ferred stock of the Interstate Fair, Tren-
ton, par value $35. sold for one dollar each,
and one share of the common stock of the
same association also brought one dollar
The following unclaimed letters remains
in the Mount Holly post-office for the
week ending July 10; Mrs Emma Davis,
DR.. M. Evans (3), Abraham Dennis ~,
Joseph Stidfole, Miss Anna White, Han
nah Whitaker, Jessie Vandegrift, Ben
jamin Vandevere. Postals-Charles DAN
ties, James Hughes, ]. c. Trickman.
A resolution of more than passing in
terest to the people of Burlington has
been introduced in congress. 1t asks that
the Secretary of War be directed to cause
the necessary survey to be made and to
prepare and submit plan and estimate
for the improvement OF the Delaware
river from Trenton to its mouth, with a
view of securing a ship canal or channel
thirty feet deep at mean low water.
Charles K. Chambers and Edward D.
Stokes, the projectors of a local telephone
service for Mount Holly, are shaping
matters so that the plant may be installed
in September. They have secured about
fifty subscribers, and are now getting
ready to close contract with some tele-
phone manufacturer to put IN the plant.
At the meeting of the township committee
last week, the franchise to put up the
poles was granted, the annual rental to be
fifteen cents per pole year.
John DAVIS, of Jackson Mills, aged SO
years, was in the Ocean county jail all of
last week, rather than pay the cost in the
Chancery court suit brought by Judah
Ewing, of Hunterdon county, to dispos-
aana him of tho farm Of Innlrnor, MILL