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

polishing at r. Kerk's, 81 Mill street.
F. C. Dalton was confined to the hou,
last week with an attack of acute bronch
| tbs.
Several Mount Holly Masons will Day
visit to the Trenton lodge tomorrow ever
ing.
Fish Warden Wise will place sewers
hundred trout in the creek at Pemberto
to-day.
The January term of Court begins thi
morning. There are but very few case
of importance to be tried.
The Prudential Life Insurance Com
pany. yesterday, paid 1924 to the widow
of the late George L. Brown.
1t is stated that Mrs. Louis Miller, o
Burlington, has reconsidered her deter
mination to return to Meant Holly.
A handsome badge has recently beer
presented to J. Wesley Macklin by {
Knights of Pythiss lodge, of England.
Daniel Suffer attended meeting of tn,
Trades Union in the Academy of Music
at Philadelphia, yesterday, when Secretary
Gage made a speech.
Rev. B. D. Hahn, pastor OF the State
Street Baptist Church, at Springfield
Mass, will be the guest of Rev. Charles
H. Pendleton this week.
For fishing with larger net than the
law allows Benjamin Giberson, Mullics
River fisherman, was arrested and fined
500 byFish Warden Mathis.
Immortelle and wax flowers, sprays fol
funerals and decorating graves from 25c
up. Fern pans, palms, ETC., at similar
prices. Rosbach's. Pemberton.
Mrs. Charles Wills, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. r. H. Howard, will
leave for the South on February 6, spend
ing week each at Baltimore and Wash.
ington.
A strong effort is being made to have q
stone road built from Wood Lane to Bur.
lington, to complete the road from Mount
Holly. 1t is likely that the project will
be successful.
VIM. Burtis, Superintendent of the I'm
ion Transportation Co., is in the South or
a cunning trip. Walter Cottrell is in
charge of the Superintendent's Office dur
ing Mr.. Burtis' absence.
By breaking the lock on an outbuildine
at Riverton thieves on Sunday night Sc
cured about $50 worth of tools belonging
to Frank Layene, Charles Walters ant
Frederick Louden, carpenters.
Sherman's Burlington studio will b.
open hereafter on Mondays, Thursday
and Saturdays only. Fine crayons anc
beautiful frames at reduced prices. Cam
den studio open every day except Sun
day.
Thomas L. Gaskill has been chosen ser
geant and Wilson Matlack, corporal, O
Company F. The vacancy eaused by the
resignation of First Lieutenant L. Clinton
French will be filed on Monday evening
at the company's meeting.
Anxiety over the absence of 19-year old
Robert Kafer, who disappeared from Dor.
dentown, last week, has been allayed by 6
letter received by his.parents in which be
states that he has secured employment or
a farm near Mount Holly.
The officers of the Grand Masonic
Lodge of New Jersey, % in all, will visit
Burlington to-day and inspect the new
home for aged and INDECENT members Of
the order. They will be entertained by
members of the local lodge In the even
ing.
Miss Mary Sherman is teacher of new
class that has been introduced into the
senior department of the Presbyterian
Sunday school. Robert A. Semple, Jr., is
in charge of the newly-organized home
department for the study of the regular
lesson.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Mount
Holly M. F. Church will give supper in
the Masonic Temple, on the evenings Of
Friday and Saturday, February nth and
18th Especial care will be taken to have
an unusual fine bill of fare.
Charles Urben, of Sykesville, fell down
stairs on Sunday night and broke his neck
Coroner Grobler granted burial certi6.
cate. Deceased leaves widow and several
children. He carried the mails between
Wrightstown and Bordentown for several
years.
Rev. ]. G. Fryer, on Sunday week,
preached his farewell sermon at the Bap-
fist mission at Lumberton. The mission
has been closed as Mr. Fryer was only en-
gagged for one year. He will remain at
Hainesport until he can secure a charge
elsewhere.
Mrs. J. W. Green, of New York, widow
of the late DR.. Green, who died few days
since in hut near Huntsville, in Wash
ington township, visited the surrogate's
and county clerks Offices here, last week,
in search of documents pertaining to the
settlement of her husbands estate.
Some two dozen people from Mount
Holly attended the basket ball game at
Burlington last night. 1t is very fine
sport and many prefer it to foot ball.
first team was victorious, but
the second team was beaten by score Of
26 to 2. About 700 people were present.
A young man employed by Job Akin
son. on Wood Lane, was scalded about
the feet and legs yesterday morning. Mr.
Atkinson was killing hogs and the young
man was having good time in genera
when he accidentally slipped and fell intC
the scalder, fortunately landing ON hi
feet.
The freeholders of Barnegat have voteC
to approve the report of the surveyors fol
the new wagon road on Long Beach from
Barnegst City to Sea Haven. A meetips
of the property owners along this pro
posed improvement will be held to-day il
the Bourse Building, Philadelphia, t,
take favorable action in the matter.
At the annual meeting of the H. B
Smith Machine Company at Smithvil''
last week, the following officers wer
elected President, William s. Kelley
vice president, Elton A. Smith; secretar,
and treasurer, Charles H. Chickering
superintendent, George A. Lippincott
The capital stock was increased from
100000 to 100000.
The Burlington County Safe Deposit an,
Trust Comnanv IN Wadnaadov olaoto,