The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-26

Almira Sooy to Thomas c. Pope, both
Buddtown.
Charles Darnell, of Mount Holly, hs
: presented the Westampton public schoc
with Bible.
The little daughter of Thomas Wilson
of Jobstown, died on Tues day from a
abscess on the brain.
3 M. E. Matlack has secured divorce 70
Lille May Crow, nee Layton, from he
husband, Milton Crow.
Arthur ]. Durand, son Of E l.. Durand
of Mount Holly. has purchased the dru
store of Walter S. Reeve, at Moorestown
. Col. Sloan has been distributing som
very handsome calendars, issued by th
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
David Simons, living on Pine street
broke one of the tendons of his leg Will
wrestling with companion at the Pavo
mia car shops.
Freeholder Edward A. Colby, had /
force of men employed cleaning out tn
brick arch running across Water street
below the railroad, last week.
1t is said that the Riverton Athletic AS
socIation is to be revived, and that va.
ried line of sports will be conducted al
that place during the present year.
Frank S. Davis fell down the cellar
steps at his home on Grant street one day
last week, and as result he has beer
troubled with very sore shoulder.
William, H. Troth. living near Rance
cas-. has been suffering for some three
weeks from painful wound which he re.
ceived by being struck with a wagon.
Rev. ]. H. Durham will preach a spe-
cial sermon, by request, in the Presbyte-
rian Church next Sunday morning. Sub
ject, Recognition of Friends in Heaven"
John McGuigan, of Philadelphia, whose
remains were inferred last week in the
Catholic cemetery at Burlington, was a
resident of Mount Holly for forty years.
Trains on the Burlington branch of the
Pennsylvania Railroad were run by steam
last week while the trolley engine was
being overhauled. The repairs were com
pleted on Friday.
| Henry Charnlay, of Jobstown, has been
confined at the hospital for some time
suffering with eight frozen toes. 1t is
thought it will be necessary to amputate
about six of them.
A very pleasant birthday party and
luncheon was given last Monday even
ing by Mrs. Judson Gasklll to number
of friends and members of the family, at
her home on Garden street. !.
Wilbur Clayberger, promising young
man of Lumberton, died last week from
consumption, at the age of q years. Pre-
vious to his last illness he was treasurer
and librarian of the Methodist Sunday
school,
A horse driven by David Higgins, at
Jullustown, on Wednesday, became fright
ened and ran way. Mr.. Higgins was
kicked in the face by the horse and
thrown out of the wagon, injuring him
very severely.
The quarterly meeting of the Burling-
ton County Christian Endeavor Union
will be held in the Methodist Church, at
Moorestown, on Thursday evening. An
address will be delivered by Rev. L. B.
Crane, of Princeton.
Rev. Father Lyons, of the Sacred Heart
Church, has made wonderful growth in
1.-The Sunday school since he came to Mount
Holly. The scholars are now arranging
for musical and literary entertainment
to be given in the near future.
Rev. S. F. Gaskill, of Swedesboro, who
has been seriously ill at his home, has re-
covered sufficiently to resume his work In
the pulpit Mr.. Gaskill is we'll known in
this county, his first charge being the
Lumberton and Smithville Churches.
The Junior Mechanics, at their meeting
Wednesday evening, passed resolutions
endorsing the cause of Cuba, and request
use diligent measures to assist in promot-
ing the success of their battle for freedom.
Oscar Pew, who lives on the North Penn
berton road, has been having troubles of
his own. His wife and one child have
been down with diphtberia, while the re-
manning four children were i'll with scar
let fever. They are now all convalescing
Robert M. Smith and John M. Collins,
who went to New York city on Wednes-
day to work in the Gallagher printing
Office, of which Harry Vannote, formerly
of Mount Holly, has charge, became dis
gusted with their jobs and have returned
home.
The stockholders of the Burlington
County Agricultural Society will, in a few
days, receive notification of a special
meeting to be held on Saturday, February
s, to take action on the proposition to in
crease the capital stock of the society to
$4,000.
Henry Mcdonald put new roof on his
barn last week He tried the experiment
of first putting on building paper, over
which were to be placed the shingles.
After getting the paper in position gust
of wind came along and blew the whole
thing clear over to Bowker's shoe
factory.
George w. Lundy was quite surprised
when he cleared out his ice house to find
several dead rabbits in the bottom of it.
The little cotton tails were chased in
through holes burrowed under the foun-
dalton. The saw dust had hidden the
points of egress, and they were starved
to death.
Overseer of the Poor John Throckmor-
ton is having more applications for relief
than he cares for. as the poor fund is get
ting low. During the past week he has
peremptorily refused orders to able
bodied persons whom he thought should
hustle for themselves. The most deserv-
ing cases only are now being looked after.
Upon the charge of having committed
an assault upon Pauline Cartwright, 15-
year-old colored girl. of Palmyra, Will
liam Egerton, well-dressed young man,
was on Thursday landed in the county
Jail. The girl says the offense was COM
mitted on August 18th last. The defend
ant is confident that he can establish an
alibi, as he says the minutes of the Sec
ond Baptist Church, of Palmyra. will