The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Officer Severns pulled in four drunk
on Saturday night and two more on Sur
day.
The various secret societies in town wi
call their weekly meetings at 7.3O o'cloc
hereafter
The warm weather which we are nov
experiencing would indicate a touch o
Indian summer
The Epworth League will have charg
of the services at the hospital next Sun
day afternoon.
After brief idleness, the Home Manu-
featuring Shoe Company resumed opera
lions yesterday.
Edgar A. Alcott has rented the bricl
house on Garden street formerly occupiet
by Samuel T. Engle.
The ladies of Trinity Church will hav
supper in the parish house on Frida,
and Saturday evenings, Nov. 3 and T.
The Christian Endeavor Society of tn
Presbyterian Church will elect officers a
On Friday Officer Denness arrested
Harry Williams, tramp, for being drunl
and disorderly He was given fifteeI
days in Jail.
Craig Moffett, who has been receiving
treatment at St. Joseph's hospital in Phil
adelphia for some time, returned home OF
Wednesday.
Theodore Joyce, engineer at the bicycle
hub mandatory on King street, had thu
in some machinery.
James w. O'Brien has sold his saloon
business on Water street to John Forbes
and removed to his former residence on
Mount Holly avenue.
1t is said that William Bareford, OF
Marlton, while walking through the pines
few days since, killed pine snake that
measured eleven feet.
Albert Dixon had fall yesterday and
got one of his legs turned in such posi-
ton that it was broken at the knee. He
was taken to the hospital.
The members of Gen. Hooker Camp,
No 45, Sons of Veterans, are arranging a
reception for the ladies who assisted them
with their recent festival.
Edward Aaronson, farmer living near
Columbus, was thrown under a heavy
roller, on Tuesday, by his horses running
away and seriously injured.
Bear in mind the entertainment that
will be given on Friday evening of next
week for the benefit of the hospital An
extended notice appears elsewhere,
A large attendance of members is re-
quested at the monthly meeting of the
Union Fire Company in America Hose
house tomorrow "wednesday evening.
Roland Hendrickson has returned from
Beach Haven, where he was engaged at
the Engleside during the summer and is
now employed at Samuel F. Sapp's meat
market.
William Wright has recently made
some very valuable additions to his extern
sive collection of Indian relics, which are
now said to be the finest and largest in
the state.
Ex-Coroner Hibberd attended the con
vention with his arm in a sling He was
hurrying to catch train last week when
he fell and wrenched his shoulder in a
painful manner
J. Sexton Folwell, who has been up in
the cranberry boys for several weeks, has
returned to Mount Holly, and is again at
tending to the insurance business in John
R. Howell's Office
The marriage of George NJ Hillman, of
Mount Holly and Miss Sadie 2. Evans, of
near Rancocas, will take place tomorrow
noon, by Friends ceremony, in the pres
ence of Judge Joseph II. Gaskill
When the water in the creek is low, OBJ
noxious odors arise from the brick sewer
which empties under the Washington
street bridge. To obviate this the sewer
is to be extended to the middle of the
creek
The contents of Charles r. Gauntt'
butcher shop were sold on Thursday, the
the majority of which was purchased by
the mortgage, John Black. 1t is stated
that Mr. Gauntt will resume business in
a short time.
Robert Street is carrying one of his
thumbs in bandage. He was employed
at the dining stand at the Inter State
Fair, and in reaching in barrel for some
dishes his thumb came in contact with a
piece of glass
A. W. Lofiand, of Marlton, had hi.
promising mare, Linda L., at the Inter
State Fair, where she secured third place
in race in which the best time was 2 IS
Mr.. Lofland sold her after the race to
New York gentleman.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Rev. John W. Lynch OF
Titusville, and Miss Airline B. Ogburu, o.
Mount Holly, the ceremony to take place
here in the Methodist Church on Thurs
day evening next, at Z 80 o'clock
Edwin Stevenson, living on the Jack
sonville road one of the brothers whC
was recently burned out of house anC
home, is seriously i'll with typhoid fever
His son, who has been down with the
same disease, is somewhat better
Mrs Charles E. Hendrickson was i'll
part of last week. and this prevented hel
from extending a welcome to those who
attended the annual convention of TIN
Women's Christian Temperance Union
held in the Opera House on Thursday.
On October II, Washington Council
No 5, Junior Order American Mechanics
of Mount Holly, will celebrate its ami
versarY in the Opera House In addition
ito good speaking there will be an inter
,esting programme of humorous parts Z
Ibe taken by home talent.
The election officers will begin thei
canvass of the town next Tuesday to sc
cure the names of all those who are en-
titled to vote at the coming fall election
AS this is an important matter, the
should be assisted in every possible man
iner when going from house to house.
Flora, the beautiful fire and transfer
mation dancer, will catch the theatre g
,ers of Mount Holly in the meshes of he
new dances, which she will introduce
each performance of "Sullivans Troub'