The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-24
LOCAL NEWS.

Daniel Bishop of Florence, will con
duct services at the hospital next Sunda,
afternoon.
The Red Men are having the officers
chairs in their lodge room recovered will
new leather.
Buffalo Bills Wild West Show" wa
well patronized on Monday at Camden, b!
Mount Holly people.
Thomas c. Alcott s. Son have received
an order for two 60-inch turbine waite
wheels to go to California.
E. L. Prickett & Co. have received al
order for 1000 halters and 1000 brides TO
use in the United States army.
Mount Holly people are very patriotic
For the proof of this just walk through thu
town and see the display of bunting.
Hands wanted Harness stitchers car
secure employment at E. L. Prickett 6
Cos factory on Garden street, Noun
Holly.
James L. Jamison, Elmer D. Prickit
and Robert A. Semple, Jr., were installed
as ruling elders of the Presbyterian Churcl
ON Sunday morning.
Mrs. Bethsheba Bullock, of Mount Holly
avenue has been confined to her bed by
illness for the past two weeks. She il
much better to-day and is able to be down
stairs.
Lucius L. Ayres has announced a salt
of wall paper to take place at his store OF
Main street, on Thursday. This is thu
stock formerly carried by John Roken
baugh.
The Hills divorce case, which has beer
before the public for some time, has beer
settled by the granting of an absolute
divorce from his wife to Rev. G. Heath
cote Hills, of West Chester, Pa.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
property of Samuel Garwood, in Beverly
township, to Sherman Borden for $2195
Also the property of Florine Johnston, in
Mount Holly, to Sarah A. Taylor fol
5000.
Innings and all kinds of dressmakers
supplies. Batiste, Cambria, Perkeline,
skirt and collar canvas, Crinolines. A
beautiful watered perkeline for skirt lin
ings, only IL cents per yard. S. S. Evan,
29 Main street.
The Epworth Leagues of the Lumber
ton, Smithville and Hainesport M. E.
Churches will hold their anniversary in
the Lumberton Church on Friday evening.
Addresses will be delivered by Rev.
Messrs Mount and Hults.
Charles G. Warner, farmer living on
the road from the Jobstown turnpike to
Jacksonville, died yesterday morning.
He had been confined to the house about
two weeks, but had been suffering with
Bright's disease for some time.
While engaged in attending to the de-
livery of coal at the residence of Mrs. A.
V. L. Pumyea, on Union street, Tuesday,
Charles Darnell had the misfortune to run
a rusty nail into his hand The wound
caused much pain and after returning to
his Office the pain grew so intense that
physician was summoned.
The railroad men had their large flag
pole erected opposite the ticket Office at
the station on Saturday. 1t is a very
handsome affair with large gilded ball
on the top. It stands rs feet out of the
ground. The flag was unfurled yesterday,
throwing hundreds of small flags to the
breeze. Capt. Charles EVAN Merritt made
a five minutes address
Exercises appropriate to Memorial Day
will be held in the Baptist Church, on
Monday evening, under the auspices of
the Baptist Young Peoples Union An
interesting programme has been arranged,
consisting of addresses, instrumental and
vocal selections, recitations, etc. The
members of Gen. A. E. Shiras Post have
been invited to attend in body.
An unusually large congregation greet
ed the Rev. c. H. Pendleton, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, to hear the fourth
sermon in the series on the ''Book of job
on Sunday evening. The last one on this
interesting subject will be given next Sun
day evening, to which cordial welcome
is extended to all, and particularly to
those that are not connected with any
church.
Three tramps made themselves con-
spicuous while begging on Friday even
ing. They went into the Baptist Church
and annoyed many people living on Gar
den street. They belong to large gang
who are camping up the road, and their
rendezvous should be raided These peo-
pie are not so anxious now to go to Jail as
formerly because of the opportunity to
make money on the truck farms.
The case of Michael Larkin, of Cream
Ridge, VS.. Anthony Devinney, of Chester
field, was heard before Justice Franklin b.
Haines, yesterday morning. The action
was one to recover money due Larkin in a
horse deal, in which Devinney traded to
mortgage held by c. H. Smith & Bro, of
Wrightstown. The justice rendered a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $50,
the amount sued for. B. H. White repre-
sented the plaintiff and T. W. Bantle the
defendant
The members of Shiras Post, G. A. R.,
and their friends went down the creek
shad fishing on Saturday and all hands
had good time. About a dozen fine
shad were captured besides nearly one
thousand herring. John Throckmorton
lost pocketbook that passed through a
hole in his vest pocket. The crowd
hunted in vain to find it, but to no pur-
pose. During the afternoon, while haul
was being made, one of the fishermen
found the precious document floating on
the surface of the water.
John B. Aydelotte was arrested or
Wednesday night on a charge of assault
and battery on Mrs. Collins, wife of John
Collins. who lives on the road to Five
Points, near Palmyra. He was taken be
fore Justice Gorrell and was held in 500
for hearing on Thursday. This is the
same fellow who was before the court JUS
about six months ago under indictment
for assault and battery on his wife. Sen
tence was suspended on him, and TIL
News then insisted that he should have
been sent to prison. If there is any foun
dation for the present charge Aydelott'