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


D Hume Carter.
z If you will call at No. rs Washington
street you will learn something to you
, advantage.
4 Rev. DR.. j. R. Mace, pastor of the
Broadway M. E. Church. Camden, ii
stricken with typhoid fever.
/ Howard C. Lewis, of Schenectady, N. Y.
paid short visit to his parents in Mount
Holly yesterday. He left last evening fol-
New Orleans.
AS A. J. Kerlin was sharpening a pen.
knife on Friday. the blade slipped off the
milestone, cutting cash to the bone on
one of his fingers.
Mrs. Mary A. w ellis, Brainard street,
was CALEB yesterday to Slocumville, R. L.,
to see her daughter, Mrs. John Lippin-
colt, who is seriously ill.
Charles E. Hendrickson, Jr., had a
birthday party on Friday evening, which
was attended by quite circle of friends.
Elabora. refreshments were served.
There will be missionary service at
Trinity Church on Friday evening, at 7.30,
to be addressed by a missionary from
Alaska The public is invited to attend.
The making of map of the Water street
crossing last week by a railroad official
leads to the impression that fagman
may soon be stationed at that dangerous
point
Howard Wills, Jr., of Willingboro, kill
ed 10 birds straight at shooting match
at Columbus on Thursday and took a
quarter of beef home with him as the
result of his skill
Rev. Mr.. Sprigs, of Maryland, has sue
ceeded Rey. II. T. Johnson as pastor Of
st. Paul's Church on West Washington
street, the latter having been transferred
to church at Orange.
The statement that Miss E. D. Alexan-
der contemplates removing to Vincen-
town is not correct Miss Alexander in
tends relinquishlng the millinery business
entirely and will remove to Pittsburgh, Pa.
Budd Norcross has about five acres of
peanuts yet to gather from his crop of
last fall. He is quite confident that this
industry will be paying one next season,
and he proposes to give it much attention.
The Good Intent engine will be placed
in the America building tomorrow even
ing to remain until after their supper
which will be held on Friday and Satur-
day evenings Their hose carriage will
be kept in the Relief house.
The New Jersey Legislature will con-
yene to-day. Joseph G. Kingdom, of THE
News. has been elected Assistant Secre-
tary of the Senate, and Charles Fl. Fol-
well, of the Mirror, has been chosen As
sistant Engrossing Clerk of the Assem-
bly,.
The tenth anniversary exercises of the
Mount Holly Y. M. G. A. will be held
next Monday evening at s o'clock. Hon.
E. J. Vessels, of Orange, will give the
anniversary address; subject, "Over the
Alps lies Itlay." State Secretary Arthur
Lucas and Harry Heebner will also give
short addresses. Every one is invited.
George Hubbs, farmer living near
Hartford, was attacked by two colored
men while passing through Stanwick on
Sunday night. They struck him in the
head and beat him until he surrendered
his purse containing $40. The robbers
then made their escape. leaving the vic
tim lying on the ground.
No assessor will be chosen this spring,
1t having been discovered that under the
law that officer is never elected for less
than the full term of three years. No
mention is made of an election for an un-
expired term. Chauncey F. Woodington |
was elected in 1894 and died that year.
The township committee appointed Harry |
B. Dill to fill the Office until the spring
election in 1895, when Assessor Girven
was elected presumably for the unexpired |
term, but under the law was chosen for
three years.
The following officers were elected. last
evening, by the Baptist Sunday School
for the ensuing year: Superintendent,
Joseph w. Colkitt assistant superinten-
dent, S. A. Atkinson; secretary. Earl
Shaw; assistant secretary, Walter l. Dill ;
treasurer, Albert w. Atkinson librarian,
John B. Herbert musical librarian, Re-
becca Shinn; organist, Mrs. Stella Tilton ;
pianist, Nellie Dill; teacher infant class,
Mrs. Daniel Suffer; treasurer aid fund,
Jennie B. Conover.
There was quite blowout on the hill
on Thursday evening. The Arabian
Daughters OF Hannah's Tent met in their
lodge room, fully RECALLED in their neat
paraphernalis and by previous arrange |
ment they received fraternal visit from
members of the colored lodge Knights of
Pythias, who were decorated like warriors
bold. The occasion was social one, and
Arabian hall was filled to the doors with
white and colored people who paid a
small admission fee to witness the cere-
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Macklin was master of ceremonies, and
everybody had good time. Speeches
were made by Rev. H. 7. Johnson and
Rev. Mr.. Sprigs, the new pastor of St.
Paul's Church.
The Burlington County Children's
Home Association held its annual meet
ing on Thursday. The old board of Off
GERS and managers was reelected, as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Morris H. Keller
vice president, Mrs. Theodore H. Risdon
recording secretary, Mrs. Edward P.
Holeman; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
A. Garrison; treas, Mrs. Anna M. Howard;
managers, Mrs. Joseph Jones, Mrs. John
R. Howell, Mrs. Joseph Cross, Mrs.
Charles Harker, Miss Martha Powell.
Mrs. Barclay Moore, Miss Lydia Shreve,
Mrs. William D. Troth, Mrs. c. c. Vain,
Mrs. Benjamin F. Lee, Mrs. Daniel Suffer,
Mrs. Anthony J. Morris, Miss Minnie
Lynn.
Surrogate Kirkbride has granted letters
of administration as follows: estate of
Angelina Still, deceased, of Mediord, to
Lucretia Still and Emmaretta Smith es-
tate of Samuel Garrison, deceased, of
Bordentown, to Hannah M. Garrison
estate of Elizabeth L. Jessup, deceased, of
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