The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-14

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awning from Stawbridge & Clothier.
A trained nurse is now in charge o.
Harry Hamilton, who is seriously ILL.,
Daniel Allen, of Fox Chase, was buried
in the cemetery at Lumberton last week.
Services at the Hospital, next Sunday
will be conducted by the Young Peoples
Union.
The public school at Jobstown has beer
closed on account of an epidemic of scar
let fever
The Unionville Sunday School will hold
a strawberry festival in the chapel thi:
evening
Joseph S. Shreve has purchased Of
Budd Atkinson lot of ground on Branch
street for $500
Edward Davis, of Madison avenue, has
lost number of chickens from a disease
resembling cholera.
Story & Sons have in their possession q
natural magnetized drill, which is some
thing very rarely seen.
A number of Mount Holly carpenters
are now engaged in erecting large pa
vilion at Sea Side Park.
w. H. Fearing, of the Newminstel
Stud farm at Jobstown, has not sold his
stallion Mahogany as reported.
Clement Richardson, after suffering
from an injury to his hip since last win
ter, is now able to get about unassisted
Arthur L. Foreman and Minnie T. Pow
ell, of Medford, were married in Mount
Holly on June by Rev. G. H. Pendleton.
The familiar face of A. P. Emley is
again to be seen about the freight station,
he having recovered from his recent in
disposition.
Joseph Willow, the bootblack, says he
will surely use his right arm when he
catches the fellow who stole lot of his
valuables recently.
The first Sunday school picnic of the
season will be that of the Trinity school,
which will take place in the woods neal
Hainesport on Thursday.
Edgar A. Alcott, of Mount Holly, has
received contract to furnish an electric
light plant and to erect water works fol-
the borough of Sea Side Park.
"Courtship and Marriage" was the sub
ject of very humorous lecture delivered
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evening by Rev. J. Ward Gamble, D. D.
Patents have been granted to the fol
lowing Burlington county residents
]. V. Rice, Jr, Edgewater Park, naphtha
retort; William Goodwin, Bordentown,
acetylene gas generator.
Charles Throckmorton, who has been
suffering from the effects of an accident
received eighteen months ago, is now
driving delivery wagon for Mrs. Annie
M. Sprow, of Shreve street.
The members of Centennial Circle, No
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turn thanks to those who assisted them al
their strawberry festival on Saturday
evening About $40 was Melted.
The Supreme Lodge, Ancient Order Of
United Workmen, will hold its annua
meeting at Asbury Park, on the 21st inst
Walter A. Barrows, of Mount Holly, is
one of the New Jersey representatives.
Rev R. B. Stephenson, Phi. D., pastor
of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
of Bordentown, has just been honorec
with the degree of Doctor of Divinity
conferred by the Taylor University Of
Indiana.
The Good Intent Fire Company has de
cided not to participate in the parade tt
be held at Burlington, owing to the desire
of the members to raise all the money pos
sible to liquidate the Indebtedness of the
company.
Summer corsets, light cool and com
Portable; just the thing for the weather
we are having now Also summer under
wear in gauze and ribbed. White goods,
Swiss and Nainsook edgings. S. s. Evan
% Main street,
Justice J. Fred Laumaster has in hi
possession the handouts that were used or
Joel Clough the night before he was hung
65 years ago When taken from the muir
derer they were turned over to Samue
Risdon, who in turn gave them to Mr.
Laumaster.
Thomas Davis, who lived on Pine street
recently moved from Mount Holly. H
left behind a dog and one day last weel
the animal began to act strangely, and a
no one wanted to take any chances tn
canine was killed in order that he nigh
not do any harm.
The McManus Contracting Company, o
) Bordentown, whose object is to built
stone roads, has filed articles of incorpora
ton in the county clerks office. The in
corporators are NJ McManus and Louis F
Reidenauer, of Philadelphia, and John Il
Ayres, of Bordentown. The capital stoc
is $25, 900, with So, 900 paid in.
Try George w. Durand if you wan
strictly pure groceries and provisions a
the lowest cash prices. He has larg
stock at his store, corner of Water an
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders Gale
for and delivered. Prompt attention give
to all customers, and satisfaction guarar
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can b
obtained at lowest market prices.
A reunion of the second regiment c
cavalry was held at Trenton on Friday
: Henry c. Claypoole was the only repre-
: sentative from Mount Holly. OF the %
survivors only twenty -four were presen
q The date of meeting had been change
from February % to June 10, in the hop
! of securing better attendance but as til
object was not accomplished the regimen
> decided to return to its original date.
The arrangements for first-class tim
@ in Mount Holly on the Fourth of July al
4 progressing very satisfactorily to the con
mittee having the matter in charge.
the day is a pleasant one there will
amusements on the fair grounds to pleas
all tastes. The committee has added dan
. ing to the programme of events, al
there will be several stands open to SUI
+ ply the hungry and thirsty. The bicyc
and horse racing will be especially attra
tive, and the base ball game will be one
the best seen here this season. This eve
is held in order that the people may ha'
, an opportunity of expressing their desi
for a continuance of the old fair whiC
u had an existence here for fifty year
:, There are persons ready to buy the pro
II erty and continue the fair if they can
satisfied that the people want it, and !
d better expression of the matter can