The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-05-25
LOCAL NEWS.

Examination in the public schools com
menced yesterday.
The Crescent wheelmen, of Camden
paid visit to Mount Holly on Sunday.
Capt. Charles Evan Merritt will deliver
the Memorial day Grafton at VIncen-
town.
William r. s. Haines has been suffer
ing for several days from kidney diff
Guilty.
The heavy storm on Friday afternoon
beat down much grain throughout the
county.
Five applications for membership in
the Knights of Pythias were received on
Friday evening.
]. :. Haines has been appointed post
master at Woodmansee. vice Caleb L.
Adams, deceased.
George w. A. French has succeeded
Charles E. Mcdonnell as collector for the
Prudential Insurance Company.
Letters of administration on the estate
Of Charles B. Carter, deceased. of Bor
dentown, have been granted to Helen p
Carter.
Rev. G. II. Pendleton, pastor of the
Baptist church, will deliver the address
to the graduating class of the Mount
Holly high school.
The New Jersey Gas Improvement com
pany has removed its Office to the build
ing of Josiah w. Evan, next to the Wash
ington street bridge
Clarence Fenimore, of Vincentown, wal
committed to Jail yesterday by Squire
Trotter, on charge of assaultlng Davis
Joslyn with revolver.
On Thursday Henry G.. Claypoole pur
chased four swapping turtles, and while
getting them out of bag, he was bitter
on the back Of his left hand.
Bart Dennis, who has been travelling
as contortionist with the Breezy Time
Company, the past three seasons, is Wis
iting friends in Mount Holly.
Daniel Phares was kicked by a horse
yesterday. The pain caused him to faint
and as he fell his chin struck the pave
m emit and serious cut resulted.a
A visit to Rosbach's green houses Al
Pemberton, last Friday, proved two
things, that he has very large stock O.
healthy flowers and plants, at very low
prices.
Edgar Bertram. of RiyertoD, while rid
ing nonie ion DeianCo Oh us wheel, Wa'
somewhat injured ana had MS bicycle
,na "ieckeu ny coiiioing WITH
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Inc residents OF LumDerton desire &c
Puphcly thank the tiremen OF Mount
HonY ior the promptness Win winch
sney responded 70 Tue cali Ior ala at tne
Time Oh the recent nre.
Inc Decorstion services az Lumoerton,
vii. DC n ne Mongay, May 81 at CLOCK
T MI. mere VIII De speaking ana sing
ing; CoIee win De served IN true army
styie' All are corolaily lnviteo.
Don't forget to drop penny in the
boxes which are placed in various parts
OF tne county To-Day 10 raise 1unus In aio
Oh tne During.on county Hospital. Inc
ins.ltu.ion Is uoing a gooo WORK ana neeus
nnancial aiu.
pecuiiar lncident occurred on t1e
rev Iarm, near Jopstown' last week. In
one nlgh. an entfe apple orcnaro was
Of Sa;no;u uo sor 1es sra SnH dppoa,snCe
rla;r tba aa,,aa 0' nv A'ooo0y Jan Ga
p'n ~, W. o"''0'
Inc commencement exercises OF the
mount noliy high scnooi Will De nelo In
the opera mouse. on thursday evening
june .. ADMISSION VIII De the same az
last year, py TICKET until 7.45, after which
e eos VIZ D0 sn,o"n UPON
Jonn Love, OF rlne street, VINO ls
second laster at the Company's shoe fac
tory, mas Deen compelled to quit work on
account OF reDelllous stomach, which II
said TO pc Que to nicotine poisoning, as
result OF his previous close confinement
In cigar store.
On Saturday Henry Bowers, who work
ed in brick yard near Burlington. was
committed to Jail for drunkenness. While
eating his dinner yesterday, he, suffered
stroke OF paralysis, which has affected
his right side. The man is helpless anC
great care to the jail officials.
A blaze in Isaac L. Shinn's ice house
on Budd street. "Wednesday afternoon
brought out the fire department. but it,
service was not needed. as the fire wa,
extinguished with buckets of water. Wal
ter Flenard rescued little girl who wa,
in the building surrounded by the flames
Cards have heen ,sspad for the mar
rage Of Miss Gartrrda Cor;nna danoh
fer Of FrankIin r Keelar Of Rordantown
IN Howard n son ~ Morsboi n AIcott
of Mount Holiv Tho carnoonv ia 70 ,A toI.
place at the Keller residence. Borden
town. on Wednesday afternoon. June 3
at 80.
Irdca Gaok;,l hos xondarod aao;s;ov
nm the ennl;cat;on ~ Cnri;s non;s 1 for !;
carsa - Ioa,, hntaI ~ De-, bart.s ioi ~ y
dac;dos thot tha ,,a,r parn,,.h III Ill A.,
80. ;,s.asfa 80 ~ LEI th aIs. d 800 uoe'
to,, anS thot tba l;nans;ra u.. - ot;i
vested in Cnnnc;l Mr. Davis will corr,
tho COCO b;obar "-'- e"''
A., haro = - nov 81 ooooss - 49, 900,
in the v;c;n;tr ~ Mad;soT ~ Smu u az ~
PaI,af and Good Irtant &C. 49, NJ, Wv =,
attached IN tbe fra ,,lugs Iead;na fron, ~.
raw n,o;n raeontiv LA or' that at.a sn'
IN Mondov navt ~ osoerto;,, w I@s our 40,
main Is canabie ~ snnniu;na hoth anc;na
in case If ! conflagyat;on n that ne;ab
horhood ''
The harm and stablas If Franklin HIM
ter. on his farm ahout a mile above Riv
artou On a as hnr a9v ~ ~ ,niae auose NV
dav n;oht Savarsl ~ n;. ,no rer;s b III.
fire is supposed to have been started
through the careless handling of matches
by pea pickers, who slept in the loft
Two of the pickers barely ESCAPED with
their lives The loss is about $4,000
covered by insurance.
Rev. DIR. W. A. Brooks of Trenton
preached in the Presbvterian Chnrch or
Sunday The Christian Endeavor .naet
ing in the evening was led nv Miss BESSIE
Pease. The monthly meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society will
be held to-morrow afternoon. Next SIM
day evening will be devoted to Memoria
day exercises. Shiras Post, Sons of Vet
Grams, Company F and Academy Cadets
will attend in BODY.
The annual commencement of the State
Normal School will occur ON Thursda,
o-o.-;-,a I-IS - Al, :: ,.