The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-05-04

this county.
The Mount Holly Shoe Company wi
hereafter close its factory at one o'cloc
on Saturday afternoons.
Daniel Harris, a confirmed invalid, wa
taken to a Philadelphia hospital, Thurs
day, for special treatment.
A booth for the sale of soft drinks ha
been erected on the South PembertoI
road, at Smalley's corner.
Joseph B. Shut, who is visiting friend
in Washington, was shaken up by a fal
from a trolley car on Thursday.
T. Lacey Atkins captured a runaws,
horse belonging to James Lippincott, OIL
Tuesday afternoon, on Main street.
Misses Alice and Winnie Kilbride will
give a social in St. Mary's hall, Yves
Washington street, tomorrow evening.
Last week we referred to DIR. j. L
Lane as the probable postmaster at Bar
negat, when we should have said Mamma
hawken. He was appointed to the posi-
ton Yesterday.
Edward Hack, who has been quite il
with a cold, is recovering. His feet o
pleasure boats has been launched for tn,
summer season.
Frank P. Let's has purchased the cele
brated Percheron stallion Rex, formerly
owned by the late Richard r. Haines, O
Pemberton.
Thirteen delegates from Mount Holly
attended the county union of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society, held at Beverly or
Thursday evening.
Rev. Father Lyons, OF Mount Holly, re
ceived word, on Wednesday, of the death
of his brother John, who was found deac
in bed at Mullins hotel, South Chester.
The Sons of Veterans have selected
some nice presents for their fair and fes
tival to be held on May IA and Is. They
are being exhibited at Jones' drug store.
The reunion OF the 23d regiment o
New Jersey Volunteers will not take
place in May this year. but will probably
occur later in a way that will please al
interested.
The Good Intent engine was given 6
thorough test ON Thursday evening and
was found to be in irst-class condition
During the trial one hundred feet of the
company's hose gave away.
Congressman Gardner has been notified
of the designations of the following post
masters in his district J. E. Cranmer, al
Pointyille, Fl. B. Graft, at Bamber, Ocean
county, and G. s. Adams, at Woodman.
sic.
A beautiful summer corset for fifty
cents all sizes. Also good quality taffets
gloves, twenty-five cents a pair, and fine
balbriggan and black hose, twenty-five
cents per pair, at s. s. Evans, % Main
street.
DIR. W. P. Melcher was called, on Tues
day, to remove a shoe button from the
nose of a child of Frank Herbert. On
Wednesday evening DR.. Small took a
grain of corn from the ear of a child at
Riverside.
Gottleib Moisel, the old man from Med
ford who was sent to state prison for two
years for setting fire to the pines, has
been in the hospital ever since he was
taken to Trenton. He will be liberated
next August.
Company F, of Mount Holly, and Com
pany A, of Burlington, gave an exhibit
ton drill in the rink in the latter city ON
Friday night. There was a large attend
ance Both companies acquitted them
selves creditably.
A sociable will be held at the residence
of Rev. Milton Relyea, pastor of the M.
E. Church, on Tuesday evening next, to
which everybody is invited. An admis-
sion fee of Is cents will be charged, and
refreshments will be served.
William Austin, the expressman, has
been filling the position of John Scatter
good, ON the railroad, for several days
past, the latter being confined to the
house by illness. Robert Smith is in
charge ofthe express delivery during Aus
tins absence.
Trenton detectives are looking for three
slick rogues who ~endeavored to inveigle
the proprietor of the Hotel Williamson
into a scheme for selling a gold brick to a
prosperous and well-known dairy farmer
of Cream Ridge. Mr.. Williamson mott
fed the police and the fellows decamped.
Many of the members of Co. F had
never visited New York before last Tues
day, and they started in high glee with
the idea that they would get a good view
of the city. They were kept marching
all the time, however, and the high wind
and dust prevented them from seeing
much of that part of the city through
which they passed.
The Mount Holly and Jobstown Turn
pike Company held its annual election
yesterday, and selected these officers
Alfred L.. Black, president Mary Ellis,
secretary and treasurer; Alfred L. Black,
Samuel II. Chambers, William G. Lippin-
colt, Franklin B. Lewis, Henry R. Lippin-
colt, James Logan, Barclay White, James
W. Deacon, directors.
Caleb L. Adams, of Woodmansie, start
ed for a load of rails at Lebanon, in Ocean
county, Tuesday. Later in the day the
team turned into his yard and Adams fell
to the ground dead. His hat was found
in the road neal Lebanon and he is sup
posed to have been stricken with apo
plexy at that spot. He was at one time
director of the Board of F~reeholders of
Burlington county.
Beach Haven narrowly escaped a fire
on Friday. Some boys playing with
matches set fire to the grass around the
Catholic Church. The building is raised
about a foot from the ground and under it
was a lot of dead grass. The fire soon
reached this and when the fire depart
ment arrived, the flooring of the church
was blazing. The flames were soon ex-
tinguished with slight damage.
The of the following pupils ap-
pear on the merit roll of Brainard School
for the month of April Grammar Divis-
ions: Mildred Conrow, Bessie c. Cook,
Mary A. Wslther, Myrs A. Wright, Lii
liam M. Braddock, Matte D. Evans, Julia