The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-20
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carpenter, has been suffering from another
attack of rheumatism.
Emma F. Chafey has purchased hous,
and lot on Spout Springs avenue from Oil
yer B. Wiltsey for $500.
The efforts made last week to continue
the early closing movement in Mount
Holly were not successful.
The prospects are good for busy sea
son at the Medford glass works and the
fires were started yesterday
William Cain, of Columbus, who was
thought to have been fatally stabbed two
weeks ago, is improving and will recover
Grand Master Workman E. c. Stahl, Of
Trenton, will be present at the meeting Of
Good Will Lodge, A. o. U. w, this even
ing.
A new roof is being placed on the house
occupied by Harry Harker, on Garden
street, which was damaged by the fire last
week
Miss Stevenson has given up her posi-
ton in the telephone exchange at Mount
Holly, in order that she might teach
school near Moorestown.
Thieves broke into the Beverly railroad
station early on Tuesday morning and
stole trunk After rifing the contents,
they left it in coal yard near by.
Efforts are being made to extend the
telephone line from Mount Holly to Med
ford. Several persons in the latter town
have agreed to put in telephones if the
line. is constructed.
Evans s. Wills have bought an Otto
gasoline engine to be used in the store
house on their cranberry bog. Their
yield of cranberries this season is estimat-
ed to be 20, 900 bushels
Announcement has been made of the
wedding of Miss Elizabeth Ballinger,
daughter of W. Henry Ballinger, of near
Lumberton, and Harry X. Jones, to take
place on Wednesday, 28th inst
Joseph Brown, one of the cartmen for
the Philadelphia and Mount Holly Steam
boat Company, dropped barrel of sugar
at Middleton's store, Hainesport, ON We'd
nesday, and lost 81 rs worth of it.
A few people from Mount Holly attend
ed the game of base ball in Philadelphia,
on Wednesday, and had the pleasure of
seeing Danny" Green receive floral gift
and diamond ring, which were presented
him by his friends in Camden.
The annual meeting of the Convocation
of Burlington will be held in Grace
Church, Merchantville, on Monday and
Tuesday next. The conference will be
opened by Rev James F. Olmsted, and
Rev Edwin Burk will be the preacher.
The suit of U. S. Culinary against An
thony Phillips & Son, to recover a bill for
repairs to the roof of defendants house
in Mount Holly, was tried before Justice
Slack and a jury at the Court House on
Thursday. The jury rendered verdict
for 500 GA and costs in favor of Culinary.
The Ocean County Board of Elections
has decided that each person nominated to
act on the various election boards must
pass an examination to show his fitness
for the position. The examination will
be in writing, and will relate mainly to
the candidates knowledge of the election
law.
Burglars entered the office of Contractor
Elwood Mount, at Columbus, on Friday
night. They blew off the combination
lock, after which they battered the door
of the safe with hammers stolen from the
blacksmith shop of John H. Sharp. They
were disappointed as no money was Sc
cured.
Two soldiers were seen around town on
Wednesday, from the Fourth Regiment
They were out of money, but were work
ing their way back to their regiment at
Sea Girt. They had exceeded the limita-
ton of their furlough, and were probably
put in the guard house when they got
back
Harry T. Warner, who has been recu-
spell of illness, is again at the Mount
Holly abattoir, managing the affairs of the
Armour Packing Company. Through
thorough knowledge of the business, gen
temanly manner and fair treatment to
the trade, he has made host of friends
While Fred Endicott and two other res
idents of Marlton were out cunning on
Saturday, they found the dead body of
man in ditch in David Griscomb's mead
ow. 1t was ascertained that the dead
man was an aged huckster named Stone,
residing at Evesboro, whose mind was
thought to have been unbalanced Death
is supposed to have resulted from natural
causes
The annual meeting of the Camden Bap-
fist Association will be held at Camden,
next week. The Introductory sermon will
be delivered by Rev. Charles H. Pendle-
ton, of Mount Holly, on Tuesday morn
ing. Rev. j. G. Buchanan, d. D., of Penn
berton, will deliver the doctrinal sermon.
The following are the delegates from the
Mount Holly Baptist Church: Rev. @. Fl.
Pendleton, Theodore B. Pope, M. H.
Keller, Jervis S. zelley, T. Walter Bor
ton, Joseph W. Col1itt, Charles Fort, B.
O. Herbert, N. G. Bickford, j. D. eleven
ger, George Stead, Mrs. Sarah B. Smith,
Benjamin Sutphin.
John Brock, of Burlington, attended
the base ball game in Mount Holly on Sat
urday. While riding around the race
track on his wheel he collided with an
other cyclist and was thrown heavily to
the ground, striking on his shoulder.
The accident was witnessed by many of
Brooks friends, who enjoyed good
laugh over his predicament. The young
man Strengthened his handle bars, mount
ed the bicycle and rode around the ring as
though nothing was the matter; but upon
his return he tainted from pain. He was
taken under the grand stand and DR.. Par
sons summoned, who found that Brock
had broken his collar bone. After receiv-
ing proper attention he was sent home.
Cranberry picking is now in full swing
in South Jersey. The yield in this section
this year will be from ten to thirty pei
cent. larger than in 1897. In Wisconsin
and the west there will be about double
the crop of last year, while Cape Cod will
ohouy on inoraaSa of- one third CRANBERRY