The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19
LOCAL NEWS.


treated to fresh coat of paint.
The annual picnic of the Baptist Sun
day school will be held in the woods neal
Smithville, on Thursday, 2sth inst
A. H. Peak, who is suffering with an
abscess on his right eye, will undergo an
operation at Philadelphia hospital this
week.
The members of the Friends First-d day
school, corner Main and Garden streets,
will enjoy their annual picnic tomorrow
at Birmingham.
The board of freeholders will have a
special meeting at the Court House, to-
morrow The trolley question is to be
given another airing
The condition of Harry Hamilton is
serious As last resort to save his life
an operation will be performed this week
by specialist from Philadelphia.
The entertainment committee of New
Jersey Lodge, No 1, Knights of Pythas
of Mount Holly, will soon begin to pre-
pare for proper celebration of their 31st
anniversary.
The police were informed last week
that some person had gained entrance in
to the academy building. An examina-
ton failed to show that anything had
been removed.
Sheriff William A. Townsend, on
Saturday, sold some pine land in South
ampton township belonging to Allen M.
Fenimore and Joseph D. B. Coles, to M.
Keturah Coles for 5000
The Mount Holly contingent of volun-
teers, who went to Woodbury. on Wednes-
day, passed through here on Friday for
Sea Girt, they having successfully passed
the medical examination.
At the meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton last evening the resignation of Miss
May Pease, as teacher, was accepted.
Miss Gertrude Folwell was elected teach
er in the kindergarten department.
A trotting matinee will be given on
Thursday, August 4, by the Columbus
Driving Park Association. There will be
large number of entries, and the occa-
sion promises to be successful one.
In nearly every large town the Ameri-
can flag can be seen floating from the
churches. Mount Holly is apparently be-
hind the times as there is not church in
town with the American flag waving over
it.
Complaints have been made to the eff
feet that the italian boot black who APP
peared in town recently has been chasing
women after dark A watch is being
kept on the fellow and he may be arrest
ed
Although it is said that there is no
money in the grocery business in Mount
Holly, yet there are several persons who
are anxious to obtain possession of the
store of Frank S. Haines, which is offered
for sale.
Anna sWickward, the 12-year-old girl
visiting Wilbur F. Shinn, and who was
supposed to be suffering with hydropho-
bia, is recovering from her illness 1t is
now not thought that the child did have
hydrophobia
George w. A. French has accepted the
position of Assistant Superintendent of the
Sun Life Insurance Company, of Montreal,
Canada w. Frank Dean will act as a
local agent in this vicinity.
Samuel p Cline will soon have the in.
terror decoration of his hardware store
completed to his entire satisfaction, for
work himself during the dull season.
When finished it will look neat and tidy
Prof John w. Allen, of Short Hills, N.
j., who has rented the Mount Holly Acad-
envy, will occupy it about August 1. The
building is to be painted inside and out
side, to be newly papered, the gymna-
SUM enlarged, and other improvements
made.
Col. Cascarets Calver attracted consid
cradle attention on the streets of Mount
Holly ON Friday. He is an albino, with
his white hair reaching to his shoulders,
and was attired in a colonial uniform. He
is advertising Cascarets, proprietary
tablet.
Prof Shannon removed from West Wash
ington street to Water street last week
On Friday evening Edward S. Troth and
coterie of vocalists went there and cele-
brated the event The musical strains
that emanated from the house attracted a
large crowd.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
hold its annual picnic at the Silver Lakes,
near Burlington, on Thursday. The
ly at 8 o'clock Those who desire to &C
on the trolley will be met by carriages at
the place of stopping and conveyed tC
the woods.
The Lakanoo Boat Club, of Burlington
has filed articles of incorporation in the
county clerks Office, the object of which
boating. The incorporators are Frank H
Lippincott, William G. D. Gauntt, join
H. Miller, Jr., Herbert S. Wells anC
Thomas r. Davis
Incendiaries are at work in Camden ant
Burlington counties. The barn on Cooper
Brownings farm, near Merchantville, wa.
destroyed by fire late Sunday night. Las
week three barns on the Ward farm, OF
the Mount Ephraim turnpike, were de
stroyed, and ON Sunday morning the barn
of DR.. j. D. Janney and George c. Frank
at Westtield, were consumed.
The Howard Manufacturing Company
whose principal Office is at No. IS King
street, Mount Holly, has filed articles o
incorporation in the county clerks office
The object of the company is to carry Oh
the general business of manufacturin!
bicycle hubs and purchasing parts used il
the manufacture of bicycles. The incor
porators are Henry H. Cross and Charlie
A. Root, of Mount Holly, and Chance,
o. Howard, of Newark. The tota
amount of the capital stock is $4,000
with 81, 900 paid in.
For long time it has been noticed tina
trees, grass, shrubbery, etc, on Broa
street, west of Cherry, were dying. PEI
sons having wells on that side of Cher
street, nearly as far down as Garde
street, have been compelled to stop usin