The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-01-25
Joseph Daley, Columbus farmer, died

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Office.
James s. McIlvain opened his grocer
store on Garden street, on Thursda
morning.
The quarterly meeting of the Board {
Freeholders Will be held on Wednesday
February 9th.
The telephone line is being extende
up Union street to the residence of I
Clifford Keller.
Thomas Gulick, of Evesboro, has cor
Guided to remove back to his former hom
at Mount Holly.
The ordinance of baptism was admins
tered to one candidate at the Baptis
Church on Sunday morning.
The property of Constable Robert M
Brown, on Water street, has been sold t
Levi French, of New Gretna.
Anthony Phillips has been confined T.
the house during the past two weeks from
general break up of health.
Asparagus will be added to the list o
articles put up at James L. Anderson
Sons canning factory the coming season
Howard E. Alcott, who has purchased {
residence at Trenton, has been removing
his household goods there during the pas
week.
William Dunfee has opened butche
shop at the corner of Mill and Pine streets
in the store recently vacated by FREQ
Esser.
The rebuilt engine of the Good Inten
Fire Company is expected to arrive thii
week. 1t will be given thorough tes
when il is received.
Joseph E. Elbertson, of Mount Holly
avenue, who had six teeth extracted las
week, has been laid up for several day
with cold in his jaw.
A very successful dance was given il
the Odd Fellows hall. Medford, on Wed
nesdsy evening, by Kay Halnes, Alder
Shinn and E. w. Evans.
After an illness of nearly two years
George l.. Brown died on Thursday, a.
bis home on Pine street. A widow ant
four children survive him.
William 81. Holt, of Palmyra. who re
Gently sustained severe injury to hil
hand while repairing some machinery, il
still unable to resume work.
James HI. Allen, of Hightstown, who
will soon remove his shoe factory to
Mount Holly, was formerly engaged in the
gams business at Burlington.
If Justice Krayer does not lose the ter
rapin which he has stored in his cellar,
he may soon have an informal terrapin
supper in the Red Mems hall.
The Shield OF Honor, of which the late
James L. Young, of Moorestown, was a
member, has presented his widow with a
check for 81, 900 death benefits.
Mrs. Henry Grifsu, of Hainesport, was
taken, by DIR. VsnDerveer, on Tuesday,
to Hahnemann hospital, where tumor
on her brain was successfully removed.
A dance is to be given in the Rancocas
hall tomorrow evening, under the man.
agement of George Dubell, of Columbus,
Samuel Evans, of Rancocas, and Collins
Rogers, of Moorestown.
The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Masons will be held at Trenton to-mor-
row and Thursday, when it is expected
that Josiah w. Evan, of Mount Holly,
will be elected Grand Master.
Charles Wallace, colored, who was sent
to the State prison for ten years for max
ing a murderous assault upon Henry
Haines, Jr., of Burlington, has been trans
ferred to the State Hospital for the Insane.
Gottleib Everline, engineer at the water
works, witnessed the "Old Homestead"
at Philadelphia, on Saturday evening.
This is the first time Mr.. EYerline has
been away from Mount Holly for over
twelve years.
A trotting mare that gave much prom
fse on the track two years ago, owned by
a resident of this town, and was then val
ued at over $1,000, has been affected in
such manner that her racing days have
been brought to an abrupt termination.
THE News to-day places before its read
ers over eight columns Of live local news,
M h;oh 10 r,ooro fbor non no found in onu
other paper published in Burlington
county. The local matter in this paper is
alone worth double the subscription price,
which is only 81 per year.
Some of the Water street boys have
been amusing themselves of late by
throwing piece of wire over the trolley
cable and then urging their companions to
take hold of it. In each ease the ven
turesome boy is met with shock that is
decidedly more unpleasant than his moth
er's slipper used to be.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the
post Office for the week ending January
2lst. Letters: Mr.. w. L. Atkinson,
Michael Gitcree, A. B. j.. Mrs. Sara
Lynch, Mr.. 7. Parker, Mr.. Albert Free
mont. Postals: o. W. Handy, Harry
Peters, G. H. Poole, Mr.. Japhet Scott,
VIM. M. Taylor, Mr.. B. P. Thomas.
"Jotaway" Willitts' sale of household
goods came off on schedule time Friday
afternoon. About $3.50 was realized
Benj W. Alloways was auctioneer and
CLERK. After Josh makes his collections
and settles his little bills around town, he
says he is going to Bristol and marry a
widow who has house all furnished.
Rev. DR.. Kerr Boyce Upper, of Phila-
delphia, will preach at the Baptist Church
this evening, and Rev. DIR. ]. B. g. Pldge,
of Philadelphia, will conduct the meeting
tomorrow evening. On Friday evening
Rev. Wayland Hoyt will again be present
and take charge of the service. The at.
tendance at these special meetings still
continue to be very large.
Before Justice Clevenger tomorrow will
be heard the case of Charles Flowers, Of
Mount Holly, who has brought suit
against Charles Gaskill, of Jacksonville, to
recover wages amounting to nearly fifty
dollars. On Thursday a hearing will be
given in the case of Stephen P. Assay, ad.
mlnlstrator of the estate of Wilfred Carey,
deceased. against Crook V. Keller, Of
Pemberton, an action on contract.
Robert D. Cramer, of Mount Holly, re.
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