The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-12
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: Walter Stewart was at Beverly on Wed
nesday looking up foot ball matters.
! Collector Samuel M. Holt Is paying hi
respects to the taxpayers this week.
Herbert Randall is taking a course a
the Spencerian College, Philadelphia.
Miss May Bodine is acting as book
keeper in Taylor's laundry on Mill street
The field day of the New Jersey Knight
: Templar will be held at Norristown OF
Thursday.
Rev. j. Fl. Durham attended tn,
Christian Endeavor convention held a
Paterson last week.
The annual supper of the Ladies' Aid
of the Methodist Church will be held OF
November and 6.
The Otto Gas Engine Co. has received
the contract to place the engine in tn,
new water works at Marlton.
George D. Worrell is putting hot
water heating apparatus in the residence
of Jere H. Colkitt on Union street.
In order to give proper accommodations
to the steamer annie L. Vansciyer," g
new wharf is being built at Hainesport.
The ladies of the New Lisbon M E.
Church gave supper on Friday and Sat
urday evenings that was largely patron
lied.
John Warrick, who has been living on
Union street, has taken up his residence
on Grant street, next door to j. Frank
Scattergood.
Joseph Biddle and Miss Mary Ellis. Of
Juliustown, were married on Wednesday
in the presence of the families of the con.
tracing parties.
The present grand Jury will listen to 9
complaint made by Jacob P. Ritter. Of
Riverside, against Charles Hoffman, fol
stealing chickens.
The leaves on the trees are now turn
ing beautiful color. This is very notice
able down the creek, where the sight is q
most picturesque one.
Harley Shemeley, who was released
from prison on Tuesday, after serving a
SIX months sentence, svows his inten-
ton to lead better life.
The post-ofice now closes in the even
ings at 8.45, instead of o'clock as here
totore. The change is made on account
of the last mail arriving earlier.
John O'Leary, of Vincentown, who was
injured at the Hainesport station by the
cars striking mis- team while crossing the
railroad track, has nearly recovered.
Pending an investigation for some al
legged irregularity, F. Schroeder, of Pal
myra, has been suspended by Chairman
Mott, of the L. A. w. racing board.
A Promo camera, 4x5, in good order, is
offered for sale, because its owner is
going to purchase larger one. For price.
address Camera, care of THE News"
The election for fire commissioners at
Marlton resulted in the following choice
DR.. P. V. B. Stroud. Joseph E. Kahn,
John Farrow, John McDevitt, Isaac Far
row.
The irrepressible Chilly" Deworth, of
Bordentown, says this is his last year in
the merry -go-round business, as he in
tends to start out next season with one
ring circus.
Boys who climb on the fence at the
fair grounds hereafter to witness the foot
ball games are liable to be arrested. Or
ders to this effect have been issued by
the owners of the premises.
A literary and musical entertainment
will be given in Mechanics hall, Lumber
ton, on Saturday evening, by members of
the Epworth League. A fan drill and
symphony will be among the attractions.
There are several points on the road
between Mount Holly and Burlington
where the circle of electric lights sur
rounding the statue of William Penn on
the Philadelphia City Hall can be plainly
distinguished.
Commodore Comly's launch Panku
made its Tooth trip on Wednesday, when
it took party of Mount Holly sports to
Centreton on fishing expedition. A. A.
Anderson carried off the honors in catch
ing the most fish.
The blood hound which the Mt. Eph-
rain Detective and Pursuing Company re-
Gently secured to run down thieves, has
been poisoned, and some one who has
been making petty thievery business is
supposed to have committed the deed.
Jimmy Berry gave reception to some
of his friends at bis Water street hotel on
Wednesday evening. Jim got married
on the previous Sunday and tried to keep
the affair quiet, but the boys got on to
the fact, and James gave them a good
time.
Mrs. Harry White. Miss Sue M. Buck
ley, Miss Anna Sweeney and M. Howard
Dobbins are delegates elected to repre-
sent the Epworth League of the Metho-
dist Church at a meeting of the leagues
to be held in Trenton on Thursday.
The practice of boys catching on to the
street cars for ride will yet lead to some
of them getting seriously injured. A
small boy while thus engaged on Friday
stepped backward off the rear platform.
He was thrown to the ground but not
hurt
If the next woman is arrested who ap-
pears in town attempting to pass raised
money, some one will stand chance OF
being well paid for his work. The gov
eminent has offered reward of $500 for
the arrest of the woman who recently
tried to pass a doctored $50 bill at the
railroad station.
Thieves entered the barn of Enoch
Evans, at Cinnaminson, on Tuesday night
and stole two horses, but one of them es.
capped and returned home. Detectives Of
the Moorestown Pursuing Society were
put on the trail of the other, and the an.
imal was found in the possession of col
ored man near Mt. Laurel.
County Clerk Worrell last week stopped
the operations of the workmen who were
engaged in placing Bell telephone in bis
Office, as he desires to obtain permission
from the committee on court house and
grounds before anything was done, the
Board of Freeholders not having granted
the Bell Company the right to place a
phone there.
DIR. Henry E. Branin died at BIackwood
on Wednesday. He was born in Burling-
ton county. January 8, 1885, His educa-
ton was obtained at the West Jersey Col
leglate School, Mount Holly, and at the
New York Conference Seminary, at Char
louisville, N. Y. His medical learning
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