The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-05
LOCAL NEWS.

The wheelmep of Mount Holly wer
not slow in taking advantage of the beau
tlful weather last week.
The hour for the evening service at 81
Andrews and Trinity Churches has bee
changed to half-past seven.
DR.. J. Hume Carter is suffering from
case of blood poison. which he contracte,
while operating on horse.
Manager Laumaster has made few
improvements in the Opera House, one Q
which is in the heating apparatus.
The Burlington County Sunday Schoo
convention will be held in the Methods
Church, Mount Holly, on November II.
Edwin R. Semple is undecided abou
going to Oklahoma on account of troubl
which be is experiencing with his eyes.
DR.. w. w. Whitehead cast his last vot
in Mount Holly on Tuesday. His house
hold goods have been shipped to Boston
A Bell telephone, that will be connect
ed with the exchange at Jones dru,
store, is to be placed in the county clerk
Office.
County Clerk Worrell has issued mar
riage certificate to Mary Hoffman, 0
Jobstown, and Michael J. Beakey, of Phil
adelphia.
Howard Dobbins, of Mount Holly. ar
ranged the sails on the "Ship of Prospect
ty" that proved such an attraction at til,
Trenton fair.
Rev. Mr.. McCue. of the Episcopal Di
vinity College, of Philadelphia, occupied
the pulpit of st. Andrews Church, OF
Sunday morning.
More than usual interest ls being man
Tested in the Smithville M. E. Church
On Sunday 33 persons, mainly adults
joined the church.
Now that the nights are getting much
longer, the police are DESTROYS that the
merchants should have light burning in
their stores at night.
A delegation from Mount Holly lodge
No. IA, F. A. M, will go to frankfort
Pa, this evening, to witness the work Of
the lodge at that place.
The Knights of Pythias made consider
able progress on Friday night in getting
their bylaws in shape. One proposition
for membership was received.
The wedding of S. Budd Norcross and
Miss Keturah T. Woolston will take place
in st. Andrews Church, Mount Holly, on
Thursday, October IA, at $50 P. M.
Capt. Martin L. Haines succeeded in
gathering his cranberry crop before any
Injury was done by the frost. His yield
will amount to about 5000 bushels.
Albert Jobs and Peter Allen, farm
hands, got into an alteration while drunk
on Thursday After hearing the facts,
Justice Laumaster dismissed the case.
Carlton Davis. who has been acting as
night operator at the station, will be
transferred back to Moorestown to-day,
and Francis Reed will fill the vacancy.
Last week there were ALI whole tickets
and IL half tickets sold at the Mount
Holly station for the Trenton fair. This
is about one hundred more than last year.
Jesse Wells greyhound had its right
foreleg injured yesterday in some unac-
countable manner. The trouble seemed
to be in its foot, and for time it Iimped
badly.
Frank Dean and Albert Ridgway will
hereafter conduct the dancing school in
the Masonic Temple. The school will be
open on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
evenings
Tramps were quite numerous in town
yesterday. One Of them went into the
Office at Schrayshuen's coal yard and
picked up a half-dollar lying on the desk
He got away with the cash.
1t is very evident that some people
don't know good thing when they see
it, as stray umbrella has been standing
in the lodge room of the Knights of Pyth-
las for over three months.
While opening oysters few days since,
John n Austin, who is employed at the
freight station, ran the blade of the knife
through the palm of his hand, which
made very painful wound.
We cordially invite every one to attend
the millinery opening on Wednesday,
October 6. A beautiful display of trim
med hats and bonnets will be shown. /.
H. Lippincott, 10 Mill street.
John D. Clevenger conducted the SER
vice at the hospital on Sunday in place Of
Rev. r. A. Rodrick, who preached in
Camden. The Lutheran minister will
take charge next Sunday.
Samuel Frake. who has been suffering
with tumors on his neck, is somewhat
better, but another operation will prob
ably soon be necessary. His ultimate re-
covery is hardly looked for.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the post
Office for the week ending October I'd:
Robert Coltam, II. F. Mack, Mrs. VIM. H
Morris; postals, Mrs. VIM. Gaskill, Geo.
H. Harker, Alleyne B. Wilson.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in
the upper part of the court house making
preparations to receive the large flag pole
that is to be erected on top of the build
ing by the Junior Mechanics of the county.
Thomas Cavanaugh. who has been quar-
tered in the Mirror building, has rented
the store next To Gauntt's meat mark eft
Improvements have been made to accom-
modate the growing business of this hust-
ling merchant.
Yesterday morning a white horse,
driven by stranger, came dashing up
Water street on dead run. 1t continued
up Garden street, and quite crowd gath
cred expecting to see an accident, but il
was got under control.
Quite a number of people visited the
carpet mill ruins last week to witness the
work of tearing down the dangerous walls
and topping over the tall tower which
had been rent to its foundation since the
fire. John W. Archer did the work fol
the bricks.
An all-day Pentecostal service will be
held in the Riverside Methodist Episco
pal Church to-day. Revs. Joseph CARR
son, George W. Ridout, William N. Og
born, George @. Hammell, Charles Tush
ingham and John w. Lynch will conduc
the services.