The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05

JOHu Cnlnu mas Doen selected as tht
King street draw-bridge tender for thu
coming year.
1t is stated that DIR. George w. Wander
veer has rendered his services to the Sec
rotary of War.
A. L. Lippincott is able to be abou
again after being confined with a severe
case of the grip.
Theodore B. Smith had an operation
performed on his eye in Philadelphia
hospital last week.
John q. Sutphin. formerly of Noun
Holly, is acting as bartender for Walter
G. Shinn, of Newark
Mrs. E. ]. Pennock will have charge o.
hotel at Seneca Lake, New York, dur
ing the coming season.
Capt. Douglass Ottinger is again taking
daily exercise after being confined to the
house some time by illness.
The Dellett property on Water street
has been rented by two ladies who will
COu0uGI Oh CubiuE onlOOn
Edward K. Cline and Miss Kate S. Mar
pie, of Vincentown, we're married on
Wednesday by Rev. G. R. Smith.
Rev. John Graham, of Freehold, deliv-
cred an interesting sermon in the Sacred
Heart Church on Friday evening.
A son was recently born to Mrs. Harry
Faucet, of Delanco, that has six fingers
on each hand and Six toes on each foot.
Rev. DR.. John Dixon, of Trenton, con-
Quoted special preparatory service in the
Presbyterian Church on Friday evening.
Moses Redman, who formerly kept the
Centreton hotel, was arrested in Camden
on Wednesday for assault and battery on
Patrick TIerney.
There is an improvement in the condi-
ton of Mrs. Wilmer S. Chance, who has
been quite ill at her residence on Broad
street for some time.
The prospects seem to be good for rails
ing the $4,000 necessary to purchase the
fair grounds. Many horsemen are inter
ested in the movement.
| LeClerc Gauntt, of Lumberton, last
week graduated with high honors from
the Toronto Veterinary College. DIR.
Gauntt will probably locate in this county.
Mrs. Adelaide Garrison resumed the
teaching of the infant Sunday school Of
the Presbyterian Church, on Sunday, for
the first time since her recent serious i'll
ness.
Samuel j. Smiths annual terrapin sup
per on Friday evening m ct the approval
of large number who were present and
enjoyed the excellent bill of fare that was
presented.
Farmers who have made contracts to
supply the canning factories with toma'
toes during the coming season, are now
receiving seeds for the various kinds Of
goods wanted.
H. Charles Hale, of Railway, formerly
of Mount Holly, has broken down in
health and is in serious condition. He
had bad attack of the grip, since when
he has suffered with lung trouble.
List of unclaimed mail remaining in
the postofice for the week ending April
q Letters, Mrs. Ella Earlin, Mrs. Fl. F..
FORESTER, Mrs. Mary ]. Sherman, Miss
Ella Sooy. Postals, George SHREDDER, EN-
ma Traub, William Wilson.
"Who Should Marry ?" will be the sub
iect of an interesting lecture to be given
in the Armory hall, Mount Holly, to-mor-
row evening by DR.. R. B. Glasgow, of Bur
lington. This same lecture was we'll re-
ceiyed in the latter city some time ago.
The finest things for Easter decoration
are our five inch pots of forget-me- note
and hardy Russian double blue violets in
full bloom. We have nice lot of them,
also some nice Easter lilies and hyacinths.
A. & g. Rosbach, Pemberton, N. ].
At the high mass service in the Sacred
Heart Church on Sunday morning the
members of the congregation received
the usual blessing and a distribution of
palms were made. In the evening an ex-
cellent sermon was preached by Rev.
William O'Farrell, of Bridgeton.
At the Baptist Church this week, meet
ings will be held on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings. On Sunday
morning an appropriate sermon will be
delivered by the pastor, Rev. Charles II.
Pendleton, and special Easter offering
taken. The Sunday school will hold its
exercises in the evening. The decora-
tions promise to be very fne
In spite of thes fact that notices have
been posted in the court house yard warn
ing boys not to play there, the mandate
is constantly being violated and the resi-
dents in that neighborhood are still being
annoyed by the practice, which has led
some of the more venturesome to commit
acts of vandalism. From this complaint
the notices were originally posted.
The Monmouth Traction Company was
granted franchise, on Thursday, by the
Monmouth county board of freeholders
for the use of the county road from Free
hold to Matawan for single track trolley
road. The conditions are that the trsc-
ton company shall pay the county $500
annually, keep the bridges and the road
along the track in good repair, and build
an iron bridge near Marlboro.
The assignment of Prof. Richard F
Loos last week caused no especial degree
of surprise, as such action was rather
looked for. There is general regret, how
ever, that Mr.. Loos was unable to further
carry on the work of instruction at tn e
Mount Holly Military Academy which
has always been a credit to the town
Lack of support brought about the fail
ure On Wednesday Charles H. Deacon
Josiah H. Mason and J. Blake Slack made
an appraisement of the effects in the
Surrogate the next day, and Harry H
Cross is the assignee. In order that the
academy might be continued in the fall
Mr.. Cross will endeavor to sell the prop
erty to some educator at private sale. The
liabilities amount to about So 900, but thu
assets for the creditors are very small
Mr.. Loos has the sympathy of the entir,
community, as his school was conducted
on high degree of excellence.
There has been a good deal of tall
about the young men in Company F. ant
thar oouroUo IN fooin0 on ano0ov ohouI,