The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-22


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Fishermen are getting their nets il
readiness for the opening of the sha
season.
Isaac B. Huff has been appointed schoo
census enumerator for Northampton
township.
An afternoon tea was given by Mrs
Joseph II. Gaskill on Friday, at her resi-
dence on Main street.
A brown gelding has been purchased o
DR.. ]. II. Carter for use at the Masonic
Home near Burlington.
Miss Lillian Kennedy, the favorite &C
tress who is we'll known in Mount Holly
died of paralysis on Wednesday.
The new members of the Woodland
Board of Education are Charles h. Pit
man, James L. Apologize and ]. Wesley
Thompson.
1t is stated that Caleb D. Shreve, O
Mount Holly, intends to remove back tt
Medford, for the purpose of spending the
summer there.
Clement Richardson is able to be abou
on crutches. He is making good recovery
from the injuries which he received sew
eral months ago.
Arthur Jones, of Branch street, has mo-
been feeling very well for some time, and
last week his condition was such as tt
alarm his relatives and friends.
A performance was gwen by Flynn'c
Amateur Colored Minstrels at Riverside
last evening, for the benefit of the indie
pendent Order of Mechanics of that place.
The directors of the Mount Holly Ath-
citizens of Mount Holly who entertained
the Princeton Glee club on Wednesday
evening.
Benjamin Gauntt and Maurice Rowan
represented the local lodge of the indie
pendent Order of American Mechanics at
the Grand Council meeting at Glassboro,
on Tuesday last.
On Tuesday evening the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew, of St. Andrews Church.
passed resolution favoring the calling
of Rev. Arthur Hess for the vacant rec
torship of the church.
A very successful private test of the
new dynamo was given at the Risdon
foundry, on Saturday, by the Vacuum
Gas Engine and Power Company. A pub
lie test will be made in short time.
William G. Allen, of Medford, who was
80 seriously injured recently by the caving
in of bank of earth, is still in a critical
condition. only slight improvement hav-
ing been noticed in his case since the
accident.
H. II. Earnest, the undertaken, feels
very much gratlfied with the reception
which the people of Mount Holly have ac-
corded him since he located here. His
business is increasing and he feels very
much encouraged.
The Franklin, Jefferson and Washing
ton degrees we're conferred at the meet
ing of Marion Circle, Brotherhood of the
Union, on Wednesday evening. A fra
ternal visit was paid by members of Amo
Circle, of Moorestown.
Nearly hundred members of the Or
iental Degree, of Washington Council,
No. 5, Jr. Order of United American Me-
chanics, partook OF the annual supper
held in the banquet room of the Red
Mems hall, on Tuesday evening.
The stockholders of the Medford Water
Company held their annual meeting on
Tuesday and elected these officers: Presi-
dent, Isaac w. Stokes; secretary, l. w.
Garwood treasurer, Japhet Bowker. The
old board of directors was reelected.
Daniel Garrett was injured on Thursday
while trying to stop runaway horse
belonging to Aaron Harker. The animal
started from in front of George Stead's
store, and before he brought up in the
Arcade Hotel yard the wagon was some-
what broken.
At the meeting of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union on Tuesday evening the
committee in charge of the supper recent
ly held, reported that $106 had been real
lied. Of this sum $50 will be donated to
the church as the Unions Easter offering
to be used toward liquidating the indebt-
pdnaaa unon the ndificn
Mrs. Sarah E. Crozier, of Mount Holly,
has been declared lunatic by jury, in
order that her son William might come
into possession of the sum of $4,000, which
fell due upon the death of his father, who
was q member of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen. Mrs. Crozier has been
confined in the Trenton asylum for some
time, and 1t is said her case is hopeless.
The Board of Education organized on
Friday evening by electing DIR. W. P.
Melcher, president; Jerome B. Grigg,
vice president Frank Dill, district clerk.
The date for the annual school commence
ment has been fixed for June 7. The
schools will close June g. This is one day
later than the legal term, but the teachers
will give their services an extra day in
return for holiday on Good Friday.
On Tuesday evening Miss Hannah For
ker, living at the corner of Cherry and
Union streets, met with painful accident
AS the lady was about to pour some water
into the tea kettle, she fell to the floor,
striking her foot against the stove leg.
Being unable to arise, Hannah was taken
up stairs and put to bed, where she will
have to remain for some time. Her knee
and ankle are both badly sprsined. Miss
Forker is so years of age, and will prob.
ably be crippled for life.
The recent notoriety attached to the
name of Capt. Elton A. Smith, has caused
that gentleman to be the recipient of very
many amusing as well as congratulatory
letters from all parts of the country
Most of them have general tone, and
wind up with request for employment
About week ago Mr.. Smith heard from
an old sea captain who had charge of g
vessel on which he was common sailor
when making his trip around the world
The two men remember each other very
WE'LL
On Friday evening Edward S. Troth
Ernest D. Holeman and Charles R. Fen
ton drove to Georgetown, where they took
part in an entertainment given by the
Knights of Pythias of that place. Tht
hall was packed, but two painful scenes
occurred which we're not on the pro
gramme. Troth and Fenton gave sons