The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12

The woman's foreign missionary societ
of the Presbyterian Church will hold
meeting tomorrow afternoon.
Specialists at Philadelphia hospita
are treating A. E. Gaskill, OF Paxsol
street, for impaired eyesight.
Blanchard H. White, of Pemberton
, mourns the loss of yellow hound pup
which has strayed away or been stolen.
For being drunk and disorderly, Johl
Roach and John White, of Riverton
were last week sentenced to ten days il
Jail.
John T. Nippins, who has been confn
ed to his house during the past six week
from an injury to his leg, is able to ge
out on crutches when the weather will
permit.
Rev. ]. H. Durham will preach ser
mon to the children in the Presbyterian
Church next Sunday morning. In the
evening the service will be of a specia
} character.
Services in the Hospital next Sunday
will be at o'clock P. NJ, and will be con
Quoted by John D. Clevenger. The pub
lie is invited.
Rev. Charles S. Sprigg addressed the Y
M. g. A. meeting on Sunday. Next Sun
day, at 4 P.M M. Rev. j. G. fryer, of Lum-
berton, will make the address.
A Welsbach light has been placed in
the Office of Justices Krayer and Laumas.
ter. In the near future, Edward Carr, the
artist at the Jail. will decorate the interior
of the Office.
On October 31st last. Mary Ann Bishop,
of Hartford. and Albert H. Lear, Of
Mount Holly, were married. The cere-
mony was performed at Moorestown by
Rev. Mr.. Snyder.
Dan Shinn's horse created sensation on
Mill street. Thursday, by INDUCING in an
epieptic fit. The animal suffered terribly
during its spasms, but finally they passed
off and it was led home.
E. L. Williams, of Mount Holly, has
been acting as ticket agent at East Bur-
lington for several days, during the alb
sence of Fred L. Gibson, who has been
visiting friends at Altoona. Pa.
j DR.. George E. Reed president Dickin-
son College, will deliver an address in
the M. E. Church on Feb. 4th, for the
benefit of the Y. M. c. A. Subject, "Out-
look for the Twentieth Century"
A horse belonging to man living near
Masonville, was brought TO Mount Holly
last week for treatment. During the night
the animal injured Its back, causing par
tial paralysis, from which it died.
Mrs. Morris H. Keller received from
Joseph G. Bower last week the thirty
pound fruit cake which he has been ex-
hibiting in his show window for several
weeks. The cake was prettily oramented.
| Samuel T. Engle desires to be reelected
a member of the township committee.
George w. Durand. who has been men,
tone in this connection. repudiates the
idea of his candidacy, and now people are
wondering whether Samuel P. Cline is in
earnest about the matter or not.
Our readers are requested to bear in
mind that Thursday. January 81, will be
the annual donation day of the Burling-
ton County Children's Home. Articles
of clothing, provisions, etc., and anything
that will assist in helping this worthy
institution, will be thankfully received.
The house of Ezekias Esham, now being
erected on Union street, was entered by
thieves last week and some lumber
stolen, besides one or two carpenter tools
which had been left there over night.
watch will hereafter be kept on the
building.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has distributed large number OF ties
along the road from Merchantville to the
sea shore. They will be placed in posi-
ton in the spring, in order to strengthen
the road for the heavy traffic that is ex-
pected to go this way to the shore, some
of it will 90 over the Delair bridge.
The following newly-elected officers of
Nonpareil Lodge. No. %, /. O. NJ. install
led last week by Maurice Rowan, the new
district deputy, were: Senior Master,
Charles II. Evans Worthy Master, Carl
ton Dalton Junior Master, Howard APP
plegate Conductor, Frank Dennis Chap
lain. Joseph Costello; Recording Secre-
tary, Harley G. Brown Financial Secre-
tary. Jesse Woodruff; Treasurer, Morris
Rowan Trustee, Frank Dennis.
Willie McIlvain, one of the youngest
merchants IN town, reports business very
good. For long time he has been SELL
ing small school supplies and other mis-
cellaneous articles. and by his industry
he has clothed himself for the past two
years, and with the help of his brother
Edwin, the boys made their father
Christmas present of SIS, secured from
the profits of their business, which occu-
pies but small space in the grocery
store.
The forty-frst annual meeting of the
New Jersey Editorial Association will be
held at the Trenton House, on Monday,
February 1st, at IL o'clock A. NJ. The Ex-
ecutive Committee has arranged for a ban
quet to be held in the new dining hall of
the Trenton House Grill at 2 o'clock P. NJ,
to which every member of the Assocla-
ton is cordially invited. The Executive
Committee will endeavor to make this the
most interesting meeting the Association
has ever held.
The sun forced its rays through the
cloud riffs on Tuesday morning and thus
broke three days spell of unpleasant
weather. Its warmth was very inspiring
and caused many to venture on the street
without overcoats. But there was quite a
change on Wednesday, when the Their
mometer fell to twenty five degrees, freez-
ing the ground again. The sky was clear
all day. Thursday, Friday Saturday, Sun
day, and yesterday constituted a chain of
pleasant, snappy winter days, during
which there was good skating and plenty
of enjoyment.
The calamity howlers would like it to
appear that all the iron founders IN this
section have closed permanently, but the
facts are quite different. At this season
of the year they usually closed temporar-
lily for repairs and improvements. Shop
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