The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-28
PUBLIC SALES.
LOCAL NEWS.

The News wishes all its friends a Happy
New Year.
William L. Powell yesterday assumed
the duties of local editor of the Democrat.
Among the list of unclaimed letters in
the Burlington post Office is one for Santa
Claus.
The grocery stock of Fred F. Esser, at
the corner of Mill and Pine streets, was
sold at public sale on Thursday.
Franklin P. shemelea, living on Monroe
street, aged AZ years. died on Thursday.
The funeral took place yesterday.
The 4Sd annual meeting of the New
Jersey State Teachers Association began
q three days session at Trenton yester-
day.
The President of the w. g. T. U. will
welcome thmmembers at her home 1877
Main street, Wednesday afternoon, at 2
o'clock.
The Camden grand jury yesterday
found an indictment against Eli Shaw for
the murder of his mother and grand
mother.
The Delaware and Raritan canal hav-
ing been closed, some forty mules are
now resting for the winter on the farm of
]. Holmes Longstreet.
On Friday afternoon, George Dennis,
who drives freight wagon, ran over T.
Lacey Atkins dog, cutting off portion of
one of the animals feet.
Rev. G. H. Pendleton will meet the
young people who wish to join the cul-
ture class, this evening. in the lecture
room of the Baptist Church.
AS the result of taking a flash light
photograph in Red Mems hall. on We'd
nesday evening, Francis o. Durand had
his right hand severely burned.
The police report that Christmas eve
and Christmas night were the quietest
events of that character that have been
experienced here for long time.
Justice Manuel committed Daniel P.
Clark, of Mount Laurel township, to Jail
for threatening to kill his wife and for re-
fusing to support her and the two chill
dren.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
wedding Of NJ and Mrs. Edwin Vain
wright will be celebrated at their home in
Bustleton on the evening of Tuesday,
January IL.
New girders have been placed under
the White street bridge oyer the mill race
in order to strengthen the structure,
which became weak by reason of some
rotten timbers.
John Bidyell, the hammock manu-
facturer, on West Washington street, has
arranged pond near his factory, to be
used for pumping water from in case of
fire in that vicinity.
The residence of A. N. Dobbins,. at
Columbus, was recently entered by burg
lars, who ate everything in the house
and carried away number of articles at
ter ransacking every room.
On Thursday evening occurred the mar
riage of Noah B. Denness and Miss Carrie
Monroe, at the residence OF Abraham At
kinson. on Water street. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. G. H. Pendleton.
Many persons are now seeking relief
from the oyerseer of the poor. There
Will be more applications as the severity
OF the winter increases. but the number
at present is somewhat less than last year.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church held successful
sunrise prayer meeting on Christmas
morning.. They were joined by members
of the Baptist Young Peoples Union and
Epworth League.
Our policemen wear rubber ssneaks''
on the heels of their shoes so as not to
make much noise when patroaing their
districts at night. This consists of thin
piece of rubber that requires changing
about every two weeks.
Prof. Frank Parsons, who has completed
his annual course of lectures at the Boston
Law School, returned to Mount Holly on
Thursday. After new year he will 60 to
Kansas, where he will lecture on Political
Economy for the Kansas Agricultural Col
lege.
During the past week County Clerk
Worrell has issued these marriage certih.
Gates: Stephen Charles Richardson, of
Rocky Hill, and Martha Ann Rollins, of
Washington, D. c.; Richard Fl. Krum, of
Pennsylvania, and Estella P. E. Farrow,
of Marlton.
Walter T. Stewart. the tobacconist, ow
ing to falling off of business, was com
PEELED to make an assignment on Satur-
day morning to Mrs. William Stewart.
The assignee holds mortgage on the
stock, and will dispose of the same at pub
lie sale on Friday.
Monroe Brannan. of Broad street, while
responding to the alarm of fire on Thurs
day evening, ran into the corner of the
fence in the rear of the residence lately
occupied by Samuel s. Wyllie, and sus-
tanned serious injury. His face struck the
corner of the fence, cutting it severely and
ii is feared that his eyesight Is injured.
1t has Just leaked out that large
amount of brass was recently stolen from
the store house of the railroad company
at the round house, and it is thought the
men arrested for the Rhees robbery know
something of it. One thing is beyond
doubt and that is that there are several
parties in Mount Holly who should be
put under surveillance as receivers of
stolen goods.
The young men who have charge of the
religious services at the jail expected an
extra musical programme for Christmas
morning. but this feature had to be omit
ted, as the ladies who were to have taken
part all had bad colds, which prevented
them from being present. After the ex-
ercises were over. large quantity of fruit
was distributed among the prisoners, who
feel grateful for the kindness shown them.
The America Hose Company has adopt
ed plan to impose fine on all members
who do not respond to an alarm of fire.
A plan that works we'll in some towns is
that when the apparatus is taken out all
active members must return with it and
be present at call of the roll by the Sec
rotary, and those who are not present to
answer musk pay the penalty with a fine.
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