The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-09
LOCAL NEWS.

OoHpl0 IL recovering iIOm LIS eSVoIo III
ness
Ex-Assemblyman Micajah E. Matlacl
is i'll at his home on Grant street with
diphtheria.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Watts were great,
pleased on Friday last by the arrival of /
visitor. 1t is boy.
Samuel Fisher has been seriously i'll a
his Madison avenue home with kidney
trouble. but is slowly recovering.
Capt. John J. Read has presented to thu
Union Fire Company, two handsome sill
American flags that were made in Japan
Burglars entered the Pennsylvania rail
road ticket Office at Kinkora early Satur
day morning, but got nothing for al
their labor.
At the Presbyterian Church tomorrow
evening there will be representation o
mission school by young ladies of the
congregation.
Bart Hampton has resigned as manager
of the Mount Holly branch of the Armour
Packing Co. and Mr.. Cooper, of Trenton
is his successor.
Trolley car No. broke down on hel
8 o'clock trip Sunday evening, but wal
quickly repaired by the electrician, sc
she lost but one trip.
Charles A. Braddock, of Vincentown
has disposed of his hotel property te
Grant Davis. who has been conducting
the hotel at Centreton.
Rev. R. A. Rodrick has rented house
on Cooper street, Camden. He common
ces his rectorship of st. Paul's Church the
first Sunday in December.
Mrs. Caroline E. Stratton, widow of the
late Hon. John L. N. Stratton, died at her
home on Mill street, on Saturday. She
had been sick ten days.
United States Marshal Thomas J. AL.
colt, on Thursday, sold the Hudson river
steamer "Catskill," which was recently
sunk in collision, for 81, 450.
The Good Intent steamer was sent to
Seneca Falls, N. Y, on Saturday, where
it will be rebuilt. An engine was re.
ceived on Friday to take its place.
If "Mr. Fl. B." will bring his erich in
formation CONSUMING the affair."" he will
receive consideration, but THE News does
not publish anonymous letters
The suit to recover the amount of prom.
issory notes given on account of the Bur
lington County Agricultural Society has
been postponed until Wednesday of next
week.
Sportsmen are cleaning up their guns
in anticipation of the season which opens
tomorrow for rabbits and quail. On
Thursday game will be on sale in la rye
quantities.
Rev. Milton Relyea, of the ME-. Church,
will exchange pulpits with Rev. Geo. L.
Dobbins, Of Atlantic City, on Sunday next
Rey. Mr.. Dobbins breaches both morning
and evening.
Rev. j. Hoffman Batten will deliver 8
lecture in the M. E. Church on Friday
evening, November IL, at 8 o'clock. Sub
ject-"Through Three States on a Bicy
cle." Admission free.
Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, of Washington
street, died suddenly on Thursday from
dropsy of the heart. She had been i'll but
short time, and died while medical assist
ance was being summoned.
Levi Walklett, of Trenton, choir master
Of st Michael's P. E. Church of that city
attended st Andrews Church on Sunday
last. Mr.. Walklett has been a very eff.
cient leader at St. Michael's for long
time.
William G. Morgan has been elected
engineer of the Good Intent Fire Com
pany to fill the vacancy caused by thu
death of Alfred ]. Reynolds. The follow
ing assistants have been appointed: Mar
tin Fl. Girven, Edward Kiner, Albert w
Atkinson. Suckers, Frank Cain, George
F. Branin.
In the Circuit court yesterday, the cas'
of Edwin Middleton, administrator. We
Ann Collins, was heard. This was cas-,
to recover back wages. A non-suit wa
granted. In the Appeal court verdict o
no cause of action was rendered in tn
case of Meirs VS.. Hankins-breach Q
farming contract.
Isaac w. Nicholson, one of the best
known men in New Jersey, died Saturda.
night at his farm residence near Haddon
field, after an illness OF only seventeen
hours, aged nearly SO years. The deceased
was taken i'll on Saturday morning will
heart trouble, and continued to grow
worse until his death. Mr. Nicholson wa
we'll known in this county and was reg
ular visitor to the meetings of the Count.
Board of Agriculture, in which he tool
great interest.
James Eewbold, native of Burlington
county, died suddenly at Long Branch o.
Friday. He was i'll but a few minute
with neuralgia around the heart. MI
Newbold for forty-eight years had live
in Long Branch, and for twenty-nin
years managed the Long Branch Hote
the oldest boarding house in Long Branch
A widow and three children survive hin
Deceased was brother of Mrs. Carolin
E. Stratton, whose death occurred the da
following that of her brother.
The annual meeting of the stakeholder
of the Mount Holly Street Railway Con
papy was held on Friday evening. Tn
treasurer's report showed receipts, 81, 1897
45; expenses, 1.390.2S. Loss, 1928;
This sum. however, includes $65 paid fc
a new horse, part of which will be r,
covered when one of the animals now o
hand is sold. The decrease in earning
the past year was $255.35, owing to ii
Fair being discontinued. The decreas
in expenses was $l25.S2. The followin
directors were elected Amos Gibbs, pres
ident; Clarence H. Polhemus, secrstar
and treasurer; Samuel H. Chamber
Mark K. Sooy, Joseph Cross. Robert
Gasklll, John d. johnson.
The Mount Holly Athletic Associate
will have benefit entertainment at IL
Opera House, tomorrow evening, whe
the Edison Projectoscope- Vaudeville Cor
pany will appear. The programme vi
be songs, ventriloquism. slight of han
gramophone, and the wonderful movir
pictures. These will be thrown on a lsrI
canvas, and will consist of trains of car
FIRE scenes, soldiers marching and 9th