The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-23
Mark R. sooy will occupy his new resi-

dence this week.
A pension has been issued to Emma R
Dennis, of Mount Holly.
l Martin Bayersdorfer has arranged
tasty display in his show windows.
/ John A. Tice has been quite i'll for sew
eral days with catarrh of the stomach.
George ]. Robertson has been appoint
ed special policeman at the opera house
} Strawberries have appeared on the
home market and are selling at 25 cents 6
box.
Ex-Sheriff Townsend will soon erect 6
two-story addition to his residence neal
Columbus.
Schafer Brothers have opened dry
goods and furnishing store on Washing
ton street
John S. Rogers has received the con-
tract to build cottage for Joseph Cross al
Sea Side Park.
Shoes left at 124 Mill street will be neat
ly repaired at slight cost, same as when
at Cherry street.
The remains of Mary Ann Poinsett, in
tered at Mount Holly in 1877, have been
removed to Bordentown.
hen belonging to William Apologize,
of Jobstown, has just Matched sixteen
chickens out of fifteen eggs.
| nLo T,o;o~ Voroo paoDla,s TIn;oo .,;ll
give an entertainment in the Baptist
Church on Thursday evening.
Services were held at the colored Bap-
fist Mission, on Willow street. Sunday.
F. W. Matthews was in charge.
An old folks concert was given on
Thursday evening, In st. Paul's M. E.
Church, West Washington street.
A very pleasant musical and literary
entertainment was gwen by local talent
in the Methodist Church on Friday even
ing.
William II. Cooper, who has been en-
ployed by Thomas H. Holland for several
years, has given up his position and gone
to Burlington.
The newly-elected members of the
Florence Board of Education are William
H. Kale, William A. Weber and Rev.
Charles w. Smith.
A large quantity of bread, cake and
pies were sold on Saturday, in the Ma
sonic Temple, by the Young Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
Prof. William F. Powell, formerly of
Burlington, now of Camden, has been
recommended to President Mckinley as
suitable person for Minister to Haiti.
At the next meeting of the Board of
Freeholders that body will be asked to
purchase new ballot boxes for Northamp-
ton township. They are badly needed
The firm of Rokenbaugh & Ayres will
dissolve partnership on Thursday. The
wall paper business will be continued at
the old stand by John II. Rokenbaugh.
Invitations have been issued announc-
ing the wedding of Joshua Shreve, of
Wrightstown. and Miss Reba Rogers, of
Columbus. The event will take place to-
morrow.
Rev. G. s. Sprigg, pastor of st. Paul's
M. E. Church, has been conducting Sc
ries of revival meetings for the past few
weeks. A number of new conversions
have been made.
John W. Lynch, general secretary of
the Y. M. c. A., expects to enter the
ministry of the Methodist Church in
April He has accepted Riverside from
choice of locations.
If you want fine trunk, hand bag,
dress suit case, grip, lunch box, or any of
this class of leather goods, 60 to James K.
Parker, Y. M. G. A. building. He has q
fine assortment at low prices.
Unclaimed letters in the post Office for
the week ending March 10th. Letters :
Miss Lizzie Atkinson, Mr.. James Bajeo,
Mrs. s. A. Bishop, Mrs. Maggie Lehman.
Postals Mrs. Jane Hartshorn, Mr.. Albert
Runyon.
Chicken thieves are at work all over
the county. They got into the chicken
coop of James Mitchell, at Bridgeboro.
on Wednesday. and took forty hens
Then they went to Mortimer Bishops and
took thirty of his finest fowls.
One of the most dangerous swindles
ever perpetrated upon farmers is now in
practice, consisting in the sale of yellow
trefoil seed for clover. This seed has al
most the same shape, size and color as red
clover seed, hence is dangerous substi-
tute.
A competitive drill has been arranged
to take place in the rink, at Burlington,
between Company A, of that place. and
Company F, of Mount Holly. The event
will come off on the evening of April %,
and the members of both companies will
strive to secure the honors.
The past winter has been very trying
one on the secret societies on account of
the large number who have been suffer
ing from the grip and other diseases. 1t
is worthy of remark, however, that in
| spite of the drain on the treasures, all
obligations have been met promptly.
Executors, administrators, guardians,
trustees, etc.. have the right to name and
designate the paper in which notices and
publications of all kinds as are required
under the law to be published shall ap-
pear. We respectfully ask our friends to
remember THE NEWS in matters of this
kind when at the Surrogate's Office.
Senator Parry's bill to change the sys-
tenn of county government from board
of freeholders to commissioners was be.
fore the Senate, on Thursday, but as sew.
eral members were absent, further con.
sideration was postponed until this morn
ing. The impression prevails that the
proposed change must come soon, but
whether the bill now in is just what is
wanted is not clear.
Sometimes the opera house is not large
enough. That is always the case wheI
Hi Henry's MINISTRIES come here, and las
Saturday evening was no exception
Nearly the entire lower part of the house
was sold before the doors opened anC
many were compelled to stand, but no
body complained, the excellence of thu
entertainment prevented anybody from
feeling weary. Hi Henry's MINISTRIES ar,
all right.
Northsmpton's township committee or