The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.

liceman for the next TWO weeks.
Joseph Dubell, the obliging milkman, il
happy because he is a grandfather.
Flrman Dubell has purchased the Chas
F. Hume farm at private sale.
The condition of Union street was i'm
proved yesterday by its being scraped auc
rolled.
Charles Fl. Deacon will occupy the same
position this season, as formerly, at the
Engleside, Beach Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Cox expect to leave
Freehold this spring and will make theil
residence in Mount Holly.
The front of Martin Bayersdorfer's store
was gwen coat of fresh paint last week
which improves its appearance.
Rev. Charles Fl. Pendleton, of the Bap
fist Church, will preach next Sunday
evening, on "Why go to Church? ?"
The present outlook throughout thil
section of the county indicates an un
usually large crop of hay and grain.
Richard Lanahan, Burlington tough
is serving ninety days IN Jail for dis
turbance which he created on Tuesday.
The State Masonic Home, near Bur
lington, will be dedicated on st. Johnl
Day, June "a, with imposing ceremonies
Edwin NJ. Brock has purchased the
Austin farm, between Rancocas and Bev
erly. 1t contains ITO acres, for which
$500 were paid.
Quite a sum of money was realized a
the pie and cake sale that was held in thu
gymnasium of St. Andrews Church OF
Saturday afternoon.
The Baptist Young Peoples Unior
meeting, on Sunday evening next. will b
led by Joseph w. Colkitt. Subject "a
Long Suffering God"
A committee OF the grand lodge of Ma
SONS met at the Masonic Home Sunday
afternoon. They brought the first inmate
with them. an orphan boy of Jersey City
Harry Garon, conductor of the con
struction gang, while working in The
freight yard on Thursday, fell off his en-
CINE and broke his right arm above thu
wrist.
The members of Lady Marion Home
No. 6, Brotherhood of the Union, enjoy
ed a pleasant evening Saturday, wher
they celebrated their 23d anniversary il
Red Mems hall.
Henry 1. Budd on Saturday received I
consignment of seeds which are nov
ready for free distribution among thos'
farmers who desire to try the experiment
of raising sugar beets.
Rev. Percy Perenchief and family movet
from Manasquan to his new appointment
at Atlantic Highlands, on Thursday. Thi
is one of the best appointments IN tn
New Brunswick district.
Owing to Howard Flanders having beef
engaged as counsel for the Monmouth
Traction Company, his position as coun
sci for the city of Burlington is being tenn
porarily filled by Walter E. Dobbins
Henderson Porter, son of William R
Porter, near Mount Holly, who disap
peared from home about two weeks ago
returned on Friday. He said he had beef
visiting fisheries along the Delaware.
The Relief Fire Company's fair, las
week, netted about 1920. The member
wish to express their thanks 10 the public
for the liberal patronage and to the mer
chants for their generous contributions.
Edmund Braddock, of Medford, Johl
M. Lippincott, of Moorestown, and Mel
son p Greeley, OF Burlington, have beer
appointed commissioners under the new
law relating to determination of insects.
A man from Smithville came to Noun
Holly on Saturday night, got drunk
spent all his weeks wages. abused hi
wife shamefully ON the street, and wen
home unable to buy any groceries for tn
ensuing week.
Rev. Charles Bowden, of Camden, oc
cupied the pulpit Of the M. E. Church
morning and evening, on Sunday. MI
Bowden has been drawn on the panel o
jurors that will try Shaw, accused of muir
der, in Camden, next Monday.
The 1850 train to Philadelphia, Thurs
day evening. rather assumed the appear
ance of bridal train, as three differen
wedding parties boarded it before i
reached the city. Two were from Noun
Ill
The John Wesley entertainment las
week, under the auspices of the Epwort
League of the M. E. Church, did not NEE
with the encouragement it deserved. Tn
entertainment was good, but the attend
ance was too small to pay expenses.
By request of Deputy F. W. Branin, c
of Pythias will be held in the castle hal
of New Jersey Lodge, No. l, of Noun
Holly. on the evening of Friday. May L;
The affair will conclude with banquet
A large delegation of cyclists and &C
vocates of good roads will go to Trenton
to-day to enter strong protest agains
the Governor killing the bill increasin
the stone road appropriation to $3.50, DOC
1t is said the executive will not sign tn
measure.
Charles K. Chambers, solicitor of tn
Board of Freeholders, has been offered
position as assistant IN the Office of Al
torney-General Griggs at Washington
Mr.. Chambers went to the latter city yel
terday to inquire into the duties an
emoluments of the efice.
Vice President Hobart has written
letter to an Asbury Park hotel keepe
concerning the probable bombsrdment c
seaside resorts in the event of war. H
says: cit seems to me Spain will hav
more serious business to attend to tina
seeking the destruction of summer re
sorts along the coast
The matter of making a dumpin
ground of the Bispham property o
Charles street along the creek has bee
brought to the attention of the author
ties Captain Branson is now in charg
of the place. He has posted notice
warning off all trespassers, and will ARE
those who violate the law. One nigt
last week he found man in the act
dumping a load of rotten potatoes an
other refuse there.
Alkave Sordon, young colored be
from Moorestown, is confined in the ia
for committing robberies at the residen'
of Walter P. Stokes and John Buzb