The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-09


302 Garden street, Mount Holly.
The Mount Holly Academy will re-ope
on Thursday, September 22d. under tn
management of Prof John w. ALLEN
Subscriptions are being solicited by tn
members of the Union Fire Company t
aid them in paying for their new building
There will be full moon on the last O
August, making two for this month
This condition will not occur again unit
1901
1t is said that the month just gone wa
the warmest in thirty years. the continues
high humidity making the heat more OPP
pressive.
Isaachar B. Meeks has been held il
5000 bail for assaulting a colored man a
Camden The defendant was formerly
hotel keeper at Riverside.
A number of the guests from the Birm
ingham Inn spent Friday evening at thu
Arcade Hotel An orchestra that fur
nished music attracted much attention.
The County Board of Election met al
the court house on Wednesday and or
ganized by electing Col Nathan Haines
chairman, and Samuel w Semple, secre
tary
Fred Claypoole, who delivers telegraph
messages, took last week off for a vaca-
ton, which he spent in nursing tooth
ache His place was filled by his brother
Carl.
| Grand Master of Masons Palmer, OF
Washington, D. c.. has appointed Robert
S. Gaskill representative of the Grand
Lodge of the District of Columbia for the
State of New Jersey.
The arrangement used for displaying
goods in front of Pederick's store on Mill
street, has become SO Objectionable that
complaint was last week made to the
township committee.
The yellow dawn" on Wednesday
morning caused many people to believe
that a fire was raging in their vicinity.
The action of the sun on the clouds pre-
scented beautiful sight
Joshua Hulse has recovered from the
severe attack of rheumatism which has
confined him to his home for several
months, and resumed his position as fire
man on the railroad last week.
w. S. Reeves, Jr., has been suffering
from painful injuries to his face as the re-
suit of a piece of hot steel striking him at
Alcott's machine shop. The wound also
endangered the sight of one eye.
Fraternal and beneficial lodges in New
Jersey will be affected by decision given
by the State Board of Taxation. 1t de-
cides that the personal property, of all
lodges is assessable. 1t has been generally
held that it was not.
George Hall, the incorrigible colored
youth of Burlington, who has been in
Jail awaiting sentence to the Reform
school, was discharged on Saturday by
Judge Gaskill, as the boys parents did
not wish him sent away.
Wanted, a number of people to buy
crimson and yellow Rambler rose bushes
Cover two feet high at 20 cents EACH and
variety of other roses just as cheap;
also a lot of bedding and vase plants at
about half regular prices at Rosbach's,
Pemberton.
The Union County Board of Freehold
ers held meeting on Thursday to re
ceive bids for the franchise for a trolley
road between Elizabeth and Plainfield
Only one bid was received, and this was
an entirely new one from ex-Congressman
John Kean His previous offer was 800,
900, but on Thursday he offered $3.50, 600
Mount Holly Encampment, No. 9, |. o.
o. F., have elected the following officers.
C. P, Thomas Shinn; S. W., Joseph c.
Cowgirl; H. p, E. p Holeman ]. W.
Horace Cronk; Scribe, Harmon Baugh;
financial scribe, John 3 Herbert; treas
urer, ]. Fred Laumaster; trustees, Joseph
C. Cowgirl, Horace Cronk, John B. Her
bert.
Try George w. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has large
stock at his store, corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holly Orders called
for and delivered Prompt attention given
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran-
teed Also fresh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices.
Frank Lewis, of Burlington, is a mem
Der of the U. S. Volunteers. He recently
came home on furlough, and not wish
ing to return to the service he remained
home, thinking perhaps that the govern
ment would not take the trouble to send
for him Lewis fully realizes his mistake,
as he is now confined in the guard house
as a deserter at Fort Wadsworth.
Blanchard H. White, John r. Dubell
and William Atkinson, the committee of
arrangements, have sent out invitations
for the Locust Grove annual outing which
takes place at the club house on the Mount
Holly road near Burlington tomorrow
afternoon. There will be clam bake
and snapper soup will be served A
shooting match and other amusements
will take place during the afternoon.
A man from the country became some
what under the influence of liquor ON
Friday evening, and when it was thought
he was about to create a disturbance on
Water street, officer Collins was sent for
and arrested the fellow. Friends inter
coded in his behalf and when it was found
that the man wanted to go home in com
pany with some friends, no charge was
preferred against him and Justice Krayel
allowed him to depart.
The New York and Philadelphia Trac
ton Company is making progress with it.
plan to extend its road from Bound Brook
to Trenton. The company has secured
franchises for the extension from BounC
Brook to New Brunswick, where it will
connect with the system of the Bruins
wick Traction Company. This will form
part of the line to Trenton, the roaC
branching off some distance from New
Brunswick and going to Middlebrush
Surveyors are now at work stalking off tn,
line from Bound Brook to Kingston
From Kingston it is the intention to pro
coed to Princeton, and thence to Trenton
On Wednesday morning a party o
Mount Holly gentlemen went over to Bur
lington and met the handsome steam zach
Nav, owned by j. Holmes Longstreet. O