The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
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nave strawberry patcn IN Iull doom.
Prof. Loos, of the Mount Holly acad
envy, is private in Company A, of Bur
lington.
DR.. William M. Risdon is at Philadel
phia Hospital, recovering from recen
operation.
A new awning has been erected in from
of the Taylor grocery store on Washing
ton street.
There are 20,534 pensioners in New
Jersey. The amount of pensions paid i,
$2,476, 5S5.
Chicken thieves made an unsuccessful
assault on hennery located on Paxsor
street one night last week.
The old Office on Water street, former
ly occupied by Charles Darnell, has been
converted into barber shop.
Rev. ]. H. Durham will conduct the
service at the hospital, on Sunday after.
noon, at 4.15. Ali are welcome.
William H. Dubell. of Columbus, who
has returned from the Klondike, says oat
meal is selling there for thirty -cents PEI
pound.
Elwood Waterman has rearranged the
interior of his barber shop in order to
give better accommodations during the
winter.
The members of Company F enjoyed q
days outing on Wednesday, when they
went to Freehold to participate in field
exercises.
"Morbus Sabbaticus" was the subject oil
a special sermon delivered in st. Paul's A.
M. E. Church on Sunday evening by Rev.
Charles =. SprigR
A box of clothing for a needy preacher
in Montana, is being prepared for ship
ment by the Junior Epworth League o.
the M. E. Church.
Mrs. Walter Oliphant, wife of the troll
ley electrician and daughter of Andrew
81. Fort, has been quite ill at her home or
Washington street.
A New England supper, for the benefi
of the Baptist Sunday school, was served
Thursday evening at the residence of Mrs
Samuel Elberson on Garden street.
George E. Rossell, of Springfield, on
Tuesday, paid $1,7OO for the farm near
Pointyille, that belonged to the estate Of
Thomas Black, deceased, which was sold
at auction.
James Shannon, who recently sold his
hotel at Salem, is about to engage In bus
mess in Philadelphia. Mr.. Shannon for
merly lived in Mount Holly and has a
host of friends here.
A very successful chrysanthemum tea,
for the benefit of the Burlington County
Hospital, was given Wednesday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Caleb s..
kidgway, at Lumberton.
There will be supper by the ladies OF
Trinity Church at the parish house on
December 8 and 4. The menu will in
clude terrapin, fried chicken, chicken
and lobster salads. oysters, etc.
A nice line of embroidered and hem
stitched handkerchief, useful. pretty and
dainty. Also, buck and Danish towels,
with border and plain. Something pretty
for Christmas gifts. S. s. Evan, % Main
street.
Joseph 6. Bower, 72 Main street, will
have for Thanksgiving the following fla
vors of his celebrated ice cream: Vanilla,
Strawberry, Chocolate, Bisque and Cherry
Ice. All orders will receive prompt at
tention.
Joseph Frake, who died at his home on
White street, on Tuesday evening, was
the Oldest section boss connected with the
Pennsylvania railroad in this vicinity,
having been in the company's employ
since 1854.
Rev. Father Lyons married a Mount
Holly couple in the Sacred Heart Church
on Wednesday morning. The contracting
parties we're Joseph Kilbride and Miss
Mary Kelly. James Kilbrlde was best
man and Miss Kate Ryan bridesmaid.
The West End Hotel was filled with
smoke on Wednesday afternoon, when
the heater fire was started. All the win
dows AID doors were thrown open, and
the smoke escaping therefrom caused peo-
pie to believe that fire was raging with
in.
The War Department, at Washington,
requests Senator Sewell to furnish a name
for the new fertilization at Firms Point.
Salem county. 1t must be the name of
some distinguished soldier of this state.
What is the matter with Kearney or
Grub
The Office holder can measure the flight
Of time better than most any one else.
Surrogate Kirkbride and Sheriff Fleet
wood have each been In Office one year,
and County Clerk Worrell has one
year more to serve of his present term of
five years.
The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Asso-
citation has elected Judge Charles E. Hen
erickson, of Mount Holly. to fill vacancy
in the board of trustees of the association.
Bishop James N. Fitzgerald was elected
president to succeed the late DIR. E. Fl.
Stokes, deceased
James B. Nichols, travelling salesman
of Harrisburg, Pa, was taken quite i'll at
the West End hotel on Tuesday with a
sore throat. The swelling went down
rapidly, however, and MIR. Nichols was
able to get out on Wednesday afternoon.
He is member of Bayard Lodge, No. $50,
Knights of PYthlas,
Abraham G. Eye, tenant farmer on the
Barclay White place, shot a very fine
specimen of the Arctic or snowy owl on
Friday. 1t measured Sc inches from tip
to tip of the wings and weighed 81 lbs.
These owls possess considerable strength,
it being common practice for one to pick
up full-grown rabbit and fly away with
it. The owl is being mounted by Henry
Macdonald.
William Holt will remove his paper box
business to Riverside on December l, and
merge it with that of his son, William II.
Holt. This change is made as matter OF
economy, as most of Mr.. Hollis work
comes from that town. Mr.. Holt and his
son Samuel will 90 to and fro every day
on the cars. A large weekly saving will
be made by this change. At present Mr.
Holt gives employment to twenty-five