The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-31
Howard coopsr is i'll with typhoid fever.

ed.
The season opens tomorrow for SOUR
rels, reed and rail birds.
The election officers for the county will
be appointed on Thursday.
The Union,flle Sunday school will hold
a peach festival on Wednesday evening,
September 9th.
The residence of the Misses Shreve, on
Garden street, is being painted by artist
Samuel L. Bullock.
Naturalization court will be held next
Saturday morning in the court house be-
fore Judge Gaskill.
The Good Intent steamer was given a
thorough test last evening and proved to
be In irst-class condition.
County Clerk Worrell has received his
supply of books, ETC., which are to be used
at the special election on September %.
Howard Braddock, employed at Straw
bridge & Clothier's, Philadelphia, was
visiting friends in Mount Holly, yester-
day.
The Mount Holly Bicycle Club has rent
ed the first floor of the dwelling house
next to the store of II. J. w. Frederick on
Mill street.
The dance picnics in Loves grove, at
Hainesport, will be continued every Sat
urday evening during September if the
weather will permit.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only
irst-class groceries and provisions and
his prices are extremely low. Also dry
goods at city prices.
Letters testamentary have been granted
TO Anna M. Remine and Stephen D. Hsr-
ker on the estate of Mary E. Remine, de-
ceased, of Wrightstown.
Rev. Job Chambers was greeted by a
large congregation at the Baptist Church
on Sunday. Mr.. Chambers has many
friends in Mount Holly and is well liked
A neat iron fence IS to-day being placed
in front Of the Brainard school on But
tonwood street. Next week a new five
foot walk is to be laid in front of the prop
erty.
The pension list of last week has these
names: Maggie Manley, Burlington; An
drew Kerr, Marlton; John F. Cannon,
Beverly; Jacob Owens and William c.
Curtis father, Mount Holly.
James Dunlap, who at one time operat-
ed the carpet mill here, has ifty-nine
weavers employed at his mill in Philadel-
phia, and of that number there are but
few who were not former employees of
the Mount Holly carpet mills.
The delegates to the meetings of the
Camden Baptist Association, which will
be held in the Baptist Church, in Sep
TENDER, will be dined in the Good Intent
engine house, the company having grant
ed the use of it's building for that purpose.
In the Orphans Court, on Saturday, on
motion of Walter A. Barrows, on petition
to reopen the account of the estate of
George Bullock, deceased, the case was
carried over for two weeks. George NJ.
Hillman was granted an order for sale
of lands for the estate of Richard Gala
CHER.
The Misses Wyllie have decided to add
to their course of study department for
more advanced pupils. They will have
the assistance of Miss Gertrude Deacon,
Miss Page and Miss Cowgirl. The school
will reopen on September IA. For circu
lars apply to the Misses Wyllie, As Broad
street.
Philip F. Slack, highly respected resi-
dent of Mount Holly, died Sunday morn
ing at his home on Main street from
dropsy, in his 10Th year. Deceased had
been an INVALID for long time and his
death was not unexpected. The remains
will be inferred In the cemetery to-mor-
row afternoon.
Miss Anna Burr, of Mount Holly, is
confined at the residence of her nephew,
DR.. Macfarlane, in Bordentown, suffering
from her recent injury received while on
the way to Ocean Grove. The extent of
her trouble has not been fully ascertained.
She will likely be kept in the house for
two or three weeks yet.
Along the railroad, from Grant street
station to the fair grounds, is now known
as lovers lane. The motormen on the
trolley cars see parties every clear night
costly quartered in fence joints and other
points along the road. The glare of the
headlight reveals their presence and there
are number of regulars in the group.
Last evening Squire Krayer held court
to hear the charge against Charles An
drews, George Kellock, William Rogers
and Edward Armstrong, for assault and
battery on Jacob Higgins, on Saturday,
August 81. After hearing the evidence
the justice held Kellock and Rogers in
500 bail. Decision on Armstrong and
Andrews was reserved for few days.
Try George W. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has a large
stock at his store corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered Prompt attention
given to all customers, and satisfaction
guaranteed Also fresh and salt meats can
be obtained at lowest market prices.
The hay press of Pitman & Stackhouse,
at JuliustowD, was struck by lightning
during the shower on Monday afternoon
last and together with its contents was
burned to the ground. 1t was only by the
untiring efforts on the part of the men
and women of the town that the grist and
saw mill of Alfred Cox, adjoining the hay
press, was saved from destruction. Two
workmen were stunned by the lightning
when ii struck the building Work was
begun the next day to rebuild the press.
The loss is estimated at about 81 800. with
81 900 insurance.
The managers of the Children's Home
received telegram from DIR. Ward, of the
Trenton Insane Asylum, on Wednesday,
asking if Raymond Bennett, who had
escaped on that day, was in town. Short
ly afterward the fellow was seen by JUS
tice Laumaster, who ordered Officer Dem
ness to arrest him and take him to the
jail AT one time Bennett was an inmate
of the Childrens Home, he having been
sent there from Pemberton. He was SUBJ
seuuently sent to the Vineland home for