The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-01-18

Another large lot of copper ground wire
is said to have been stolen from along the
trolley tracks.
The parlor meeting of the W. G. 7. o.,
last week, was held at the residence o.
Mrs. Mark R. Sooy.
For insulting women on the streets last
week, Justice Slack sent James Henry, Of
Burlington, to Jail for thirty days.
The first degree was conferred upon Il
members at the meeting of Marion Circle,
No. 9. B. u, on Wednesday night.
Rev. Milton Relyea, of the M. E. Church
has been ably assisted in the several
meetings the past week by ministers from
distance.
James Caldwell, of Paxson street, has
been sufferer from injuries received re-
Gently by slipping from the back steps Of
his residence.
Edward P Holeman is still suffering
from the sprain to his ankle, which he
received fortnight ago by falling on the
icy pavement
The Christian Endeavor meeting in the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening
was led by John Rogers, member of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union.
The members of the Sunday school
class of Mrs. 7. Walter Borton we're
pleasantly entertained by their teacher at
her home one evening last week.
Harley Shemeley has opened soup
house on Washington street, for the bene-
fit of the poor people. where he is selling
a good article for five cents quart.
Rev. Father Dugan, who at one time
had charge of the Church of the Sacred
Heart here, has been given the pastorate
of St. Mary's Church, Bordentown.
A mysterious malady of fatal charac-
ter prevails in the vicinity of Jobstown,
and as consequence pumber of horses
have died recently. 1t battles the skill of
the veterinary surgeons.
Rev. W. Dayton Roberts, who has &C.
cepted a call to Williamsport, Pa, was
rendered reception on Tuesday evening
by the members of the church at Camden
which he is about leaving.
Sherman's Burlington studio will be
open hereafter on Mondays, Thursdays
and Saturdays only. Fine crayons and
beautiful frames at reduced prices. Cam
den studio open every day except SUM-
day.
Benjamin Lewis, alias Clark, who swim
died several persons in Burlington county
by representing himself to be an agent for
Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, was
admitted to bail on Friday in the sum of
5000.
George Northum, who had one of his
fingers amputated at the Burlington
County Hospital, after suffering four
months from the effects of felon, has re-
turned to Jobstown and resumed work on
the farm of Maurice Lippincott.
Mr.. Root. of Brooklyn, has rented Hen
ry M. Thomson's house, No. % Pine
street, and will remove there at once.
Mr.. Root has charge of the msnufactur-
ing Of bicycle hubs by new process
They are being made at Smithville.
Howard Murdoch, son of Mrs. William
H. Murdoch, died suddenly at his moth
er's home. on Shreve street, on Wednes-
day evening. He had been complaining
of pain near his heart nearly all day, and
his death resulted from neuralgia of the
heart.
At the election for bank directors in
Camden, on Tuesday, the following resi-
dents of Burlington county were chosen !:
First National, William j. Evans and
Clayton Conrow. National State, Heu-
lings Lippincott, Emmor Roberts, and
Israel Roberts
One candidate was initiated into
the mysteries of the Knights of Pythias
on Friday evening. In short time sew
eral members of the local lodge intend to
make fraternal visit to Amo Lodge, at
Pemberton, where pleasing entertain
ment will be given.
N. Eckard Austin and Miss Virginia H.
Farley, of Vincentown, were married on
Wednesday. They drove to Mount Holly
to take the train for Philadelphia. On
the curtains of the carriage had been
written in chalk, "Just Married." and
this set many curious minds to guessing.
Charged with assaulting 13-year-old
Helen Garwood, at Riverside, w. T.
West had a hearing before Justices
Rhodes and Weller Wednesday. AS the
girl said she had been 30 nervous as
not to know what she was saying when
she made the charge West was discharged
The Daughters of America, at a meet
ing on Friday night, decided to change
their present location in Red Mems hall
to the lodge room in the Mirror building,
and in consequence the latter room has
been cleaned and sweetened for the re.
ception of the ladies, who will hereafter
meet on Monday evenings.
Thomas Stanton is the name of tramp
who was committed to the jail last week
When he began to stuff paper down
the water pipes, call for ALA, and tried
to put other queer notions into execution,
he showed evidences of insanity, and on
Thursday Constable Claypoole took the
unfortunate man to the county house.
There is man residing with his wife
and three children, on Water street, who
mas completely changed the order of their
household duties. The head of the family
does not like work very well, SO he sends
his wife out to labor in one of our shoe
shops, while he remains home, where he
does all the cooking, washing and ironing
and the other duties required about the
house while his better half earns the
living.
On Wednesday evening at six O'Clock,
near Hartford, occurred the marriage Of
Charles II. Leeds, of Marlton, and Miss
Hannah D. Hilton, of Moorestown. The
wedding took place at the residence o.
Joseph L. Hilton, by Friends ceremony
Irving A. Collins was pest man; maid o
honor, Marian D. Perkins; bridesmaids
Elizabeth Bailey, Carrie Hopkins, Dors
Gilbert and Clara Leeds; groomsmen
Oscar L. Barton, Harry R. Walton, Coop
or Jessup and Edward II. Sutton ushers
Ephraim TomIinson, Thomas Fort; fowe
girl, Martha Cox; page, Russell Perkins.
On Wednesday evening, at Lumberton