The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-19
Howard Danser, Church street, died on

: Howard Danser, Church street, died on
Thursday of consumption.
Whooping cough is epidemic among
I the residents of Bridgeboro.
The revival services in the Methodist
Church are attracting much attention.
Alonzo Anderson. living on Pine street,
is confined to the house with gathered
face.
Merchantville Lodge, No. 119, F. and
A. M, celebrated its silver anniversary
last evening.
The annual meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Union of the Baptist Church will
be held this evening.
Richard G. Woolston, who is past 80
years of age, was skating on the pond
during the past week.
Raymond Haines, who lives on White
street, is suffering from broken collar
bone, the result of fall.
Benjamin W. zelley and Frank Let's,
on Wednesday, purchased of DIR. Still his
handsome pair OF matched horses.
The engagement of Miss Caroline Wool
man, of Vincentown, to William Lippin-
colt, of Marlton, Las been announced.
Mrs. William Sloan. of Philadelphia,
sister of Benjamin W. Zelley, of Mount
Holly. was buried at Mansfield on Satur.
day.
With the aid of piece of smoked
glass, the spot on the sun, which is said
by astronomers to be $4,000 miles long,
can be plainly seen.
Farmers ID the vicinity of Mount Eph-
rain, Camden county, are about to secure
bloodhound from the south as an exper-
iment in chick en-thief catching.
Samuel Hoffman, of Riverside, has been
arrested by Game Warden Wise anu
fined 1924 25 for shooting rabbit out of
season, which he saw on his own farm.
Ex.Lay Judge Stacy H. Scott, of Bur-
| lington, has made a general assignment
for the benefit of his creditors. The as
sets amount to about $500 and the liza
bilities $500.
Under the ordinance recently passed by
Burlington Council, Judge Gaskill, on
Saturday, named the new Board of Ex
else Commissioners for that city. They
are Col. Nathan Haines. Rev. J. Madison
Hare and ex-Judge j, O. Glasgow.
AS Louis Rommell, of Lumberton, was
taking nap at the round house. on Tues
day night he was disturbed by some
boys. Getting up in an ugly humor, be
struck Bert Donnelly over the head with
piece of iron. cutting quite cash in his
his scalp.
The Farmers hotel, corner of Wash
ington street and Madison avenue for
merly owned by Peter ]. Costigan, was
sold on Friday by Sheriff Fleetwood to
the North Camden Building and Loan
Association for $500. The personal
property was bid in by the same party for
$500.
The New Jersey Base Ball League was
organized at Trenton on Wednesday.
Frank Hough, of Philadelphia, was elect
ed president, secretary and treasurer.
The cities to be represented by teams are
Elizabeth, New Brunswick, Plainield,
Asbury Park, Millyille and Trenton. The
season will open May Is.
For those who believe in the fatality of
A
ter dollar is about the most unlucky artl-
Gle they can carry. On the said coin there
are Is stars, Is letters in the scroll which
compose the eagles wings, ID feathers are
in its tail, there are thirteen parallel lines
on the shield, Is horizontal stripes, Is
arrow heads and Is letters in the words
quarter dollar"
The following mail remains unclaimed
in the Mount Holly post-office for the
week ending January 16; Letters Miss
Ada Bennett, B. Bryant, George Frank,
Esq, Miss E. Haines, William Mingen.
Walter Pitman. James Powell, George
Shuland, Alvin Staley, William Thomas
(2). Joseph Willetts, Harry Wilson. Pos
tals-Moses Stevenson, DR.. T. Vanzeuren,
William II. Weigle, Alfred Wood.
Rev. ]. Fl. Durham delivered an excel |
lent sermon to children in the Presbyte-
ran Church on Sunday morning. Since
he became pastor, Mr.. Durham has in
creased the interest at all meetings, and |
the work of the Sunday school is being |
greatly augmented by the attendance of
the older members of the church. The |
young men are again acting as officers
and thus relieving the ladies, some of
whom have taken classes.
The Several hundred employees of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at the car shops,
at Pavonia. started in on full time on Sat
urday. after being on eight hours time
for two years. The notice was posted on
Friday afternoon, and was followed by |
general celebration by the men. The
new order, it is said, is not squirt" but
revival of business to continue. The |
company's shops at Lambertyille and |
Newark also started on full time.
The remains of Lippincott Dennis were
inferred Wednesday in the Trinity bury
ing grounds by undertaken E. H. Burts. |
The funeral was very long one, being
composed of large delegation from Gen.
A. E. Shiras Post. No. g. G. A. r., of
which deceased was a member, the Sons of
Veterans and many carriages. The body
was escorted by guard of honor, which |
fred military salute over the grave. A
fife and drum corps played funeral dirge
to the grounds.
William Shemeley, who was recently
deposed as teacher of the Westampton
school, was arrested last week at the in
stance of Walter Dubel, who charges that
in November last Shemeley committed an
assault and battery on his little daughter,
who is only eight years old. 1t is claimed
that the girl was struck across the head
several times with book, and that she
is still suffering from the effects of the
blows. The matter will be inquired into
at the next term of court.
Rev. James R Mace pastor of the
Broadway NJ. E. Church, Camden, died
Saturday morning, after a short illness.
from typhoid pneumonia. Deceased was
one of the best -known ministers in the
New Jersey Conference, and last year was
elected delegate to the General Confer
ence He was appointed pastor of the