The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-11-22
LOCAL NEWS.

The interior of the Madison avenue no
tel is receiving improvements.
A party of cyclers from Columbus took
run to Mount Holly yesterday.
William L. Butterworth has sold his
hotel business at Oxford, Pa, to Phil
adelphia party.
The postoffice will close at 10 A. M,
Thursday, and remain closed for the bal
ance of the day.
Charles HI. Deacon has sold his house,
corner of High and Rossell streets, to
William S. Rendell.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
property of Scott Berrian, in Burlington,
to John A. Miller, for $4,000.
County Clerk-elect William II. War
rick will assume charge of his Office on
Monday, December IL, at noon.
A dog belonging to Joseph Cross went
up on the Mount Wednesday, and in a
short time it was seen running home with
rabbit in its mouth.
The members of Marion Circle, No. 9,
Brotherhood of the Union, will attend
service at St. Andrews p E. Church on
Sunday evening next.
Mems and boys heavy and medium
weight gloves and mits in buck, dog skin
and wooden. w. w. Curtis, 48 Main
street, Mount Holly, N. J.
The wedding of George F. Ried and
Miss Clara " Amish, both of Lumber
ton, took place on Wednesday, Rev. John
son Oatman, Jr., officiating
Rev Eli Clifford of Vineland, was in
town on TIL ursday. His church has unan
imously requested his return to the pas
torate there for another year.
Mrs. Louis Miller, after an absence of
several years in Burlington has returned
to Mount Holly, and is again occupying
her residence on Ridgway street.
At the Grand Encampment at Trenton,
on Tuesday, j. Fred Laumaster, of Mount
Holly, was appointed District Deputy
Chief Patriarch for District No. 8.
Leonard Oatman mashed finger by
catching it in lathe at the Smithville
machine shops, last week. 1t was found
necessary to amputate the member.
The engagement has been announced of
Charles E. Hendrickson, Jr., son of Jud ge
Charles E. Hendrickson, of Mount Holly,
and Miss Jeanette Estes, of Memphis s,
Tenn.
The letters testamentary on the estate
of William T. Let's, deceased, have been
revoked, and Martin L. Haines has been
appointed administrator in the place of
Joseph Abbott.
Ladies kid gloves, all sizes. Black with
black stitching, black with white stitch
ing; browns, modes, tans, OK blood, white
and pearl. W. w. Curtis, 4S Main street,
Mount Holly, N. J.
The crowd of Mount Holly sports who
spent a few days cunning in the pines
last week, returned home Sunday night
with only two rabbits and one quail. The
stormy weather spoiled the trip.
A. team belonging to Elnathan Aaronson
of Jacksonville, ran through town at
lively rate yesterday, They started near
George Morris farm and were stopped at
the foot of White street They did not
do any damage.
Fred B. Shreve will have sole charge
OF the skating park this winter. He is
having the pond dug out in order to give
larger skating surface. A number of
improvements will be added this season
for the comfort of patrons.
A delegation of the Knights of Pythias
of Mount Holly will leave from in front
of their lodge room, tomorrow evening
at $50 o'clock, for Medford, where they
will attend district meeting. There will
zoe conveyances to take all who wish to go.
A pleasant evening may be spent at the
Baptist Church on Thanksgiving day.
The entertainment to be given will in
clude the best talent in the town and an
excellent programme has been arranged
for the occasion, consisting of readings,
vocal and instrumental music, etc.
While Samuel Anderson was cunning
NEAR Cookstown last week. he was wound
ed in the face and neck by number of
shet. The shot were from the gun of Alb
ner Minney, who was also hunting and
did not know any one was near. One of
.Anderson's eyes was dangerously injured.
Coroner Grober was called to Wrights-
town. on Thursday, to view the remains
of Walter Oliver, young man who had
died suddenly. He had been sick with a
cold and complained of pains in his head.
After dinner he went to the barn and lay
down on heap of straw, where he was
found unconscious. Congestion of the
lungs was the cause of his death.
The Burlington County Telephone Co.
held its annual meeting on Tuesday even
ing in the Office of Chaales X. Chambers,
when a dividend of 8 per cent. was de-
clared and the following directors elected:
Franklin B. Lewis, w. Budd Deacon,
Charles A. King, Thomas j. Alcott, Mark
R. Sooy, Benjamin Deacon, W. S. Rem
dell, John D. johnson and Edward d.
Stokes
Fire destroyed the large ice house OF
Frederick Schrayshuen last night about
nine o'clock The building stood on the
banks of the creek on the road leading
from Pine street to Smithville. 1t was
too far away for the engines to reach it il
time to do any good. The house had moi
contained any ice for some time, as Mr.
Schrayshuen had been buying his supply
and storing it in small house near hi:
residence. The cause of the fire is un
known.
In the Orphans court, on Saturday, ar
gument was heard in the matter of estate
of William Wilson, deceased, of Edge
water Park Mr. Wilson owned several
ground rents in Philadelphia, and the
question in controversy was whether they
were real or personal property If the
latter they are subject to the collateral in
heritance of this state. Mark K. Sooy
represented the estate and Prosecutor
Budd looked after the states interests
After argument the case was laid over un
til the Attorney General could be hear(
from.