The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-10
LOCAL. NEWS.

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full test last evening.
The justices were kept busy ON Thurs
day, it being pension day.
Rev. Harris Rush preached at ST. An
drew's Church on Sunday
Benajah P. Wills has decorated the pos
Office with the stars and stripes
Isaac B. Huff is now engaged in taking
the school census of Northampton town
ship.
The employees of the Pavonia car shop,
have raised flag on a pole that is 80 fee
out of the ground.
The storm on Sunday caused small at
tendance at the services of the variou,
churches on Sunday.
A picture of Franklin Dill, candidate
for county clerk, appeared in Sunday
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Flynn's Amateur Colored Minstrels viii
make their second appearance in the operi
house on Thursday evening.
Rev. Milton Relyea, pastor of the M
E. Church, occupied his pulpit ON Sun
day, both morning and evening.
The annual inspection and muster Of
Company will take place in Arcade
hall, on Monday evening, May %.
Wilbur F. Shinn is hustling to retain
his position as janitor of the court house
His opponent is Timothy B. Madden.
Justice John D. Clevenger has pur
chased lot on Ridgway street from Sam
uel K. Kille, of Philadelphia, for $3.50.
Overseer of Poor Throckmorton took
Elizabeth, daughter of William Horahan,
to the Trenton insane asylum, on Satur.
day.
Samuel L. Bullock is painting the resi-
dences of Lorenzo W. Prickett, on Garden
street and Charles K. Chambers, on Broad
street
The storm on Sunday prevented the
Welcome Wheelmen of Philadelphia from
making their contemplated run to Mount
Holly
Bennett Risdon, of Mount Holly, is
looking after the grocery business of the
late Charles Ettinger, deceased, of Bur
lington.
The festival given at Lumberton on Sat
urday evening by the Junior Mechanics,
was not the success hoped for, owing to
the storm.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only first
class groceries and provisions and his
prices are extremely low. Also dry goods
at city prices.
A party from Mount Holly went down
the creek on Thursday and had the luck
to catch some twelve shad and about
twenty herring.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
Church took quite a delegation to the
Hospital on Sunday afternoon, and parti-
cipated in special service.
Rev. M. Stoddard, to whom call was
extended from the St. Andrews P. E.
Church, has accepted the same and will
assume his duties as rector on June l.
Glare E., wife of Wilbert Shinn, of
Eayrestown, died on Wednesday, The
funeral was held ON Saturday afternoon,
interment being made in the Baptist bury
ing ground.
A sociable will be held at the residence
of Samuel Elberson, corner Garden street
and Mount Holly avenue, by the mem
bers of the Baptist Young Peoples Union
this evening.
The employees of Bowker's shoe factory
raised large pole and flag on their build
ing on Saturday. A beautiful flag was
also unfurled from high pole on Jones
canning factory.
Hannah Schooley, maiden lady, IS
years DID, was found dead in an out
house at her home, near Bustleton, Bur-
lington county, Tuesday Coroner Fish
er gave burial permit
Under the direction of Joseph Lamb, a
force of men has been engaged in re-
placing the ground wire and hobs that
were recently stolen from along the cleo
lington.
There was great enthusiasm in town on
Saturday, when the news from Admiral
Dewey, in relation to his great victory at
Manila, was received The bulletins in
THE News office window attracted much
attention.
The engine for the Davis 6 Hancock Co.
factory on the carpet mill property, ar
rived last week, and will be placed in pos
ition at once The other work of prepar-
ing the factory for the new concern is
about completed
There will be an exhibition of vapor
stoves on Thursday and Friday of this
week in the building just above THE News
office, an advertisement of which is in
another column. The idea is to explain
how to handle and manage this kind of
stoves.
A So counterfeit treasury note has made
its appearance. 1t is printed ON heavy
bond paper and red ink scratches are sub
stituted for the silk fibre of the genuine.
It bears the portrait of Mcpherson, and
the words Clearer" and bureau are both
misspelled.
A telegram was received on Sunday, an
nouncing the death of Frank Ekings, who
has been living at San Diego, California,
for several years. He had been suffering
with heart trouble for some time. De
ceased was the eldest son of John Ekings,
formerly of Mount Holly.
The second in the series of sermons on
the Book of Job" was preached on Sun
day evening to large congregation, not
withstanding the severe storm, by Rev.
C. II. Pendleton pastor of the First Bap-
fist Church. On Sunday evening next the
third of the series will follow.
The third annual strawberry festival
will be held by the Good Intent Fire Com
pany on Friday and Saturday evenings,
May 20 and 81, in the engine house, on
Garden street. The excellent reputation
of the company will be maintained and
a number of new and novel features will
be introduced.
At meeting of New Jersey Lodge,
No. /, K. of P, held Friday evening, a
resolution was adopted to release all mem
bers from dues who may be called into
the service of their country during the
present struggle between the United
States and Spain, such exemption to be in