The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-03

had new stills placed under his porch.
William Hinkle has been suffering from
a badly sprained thumb the past few days.
Paragon and Stone tomatoes, ready to
plant, $500 per 1000. A. & G. Rosbach,
Pemberton.
Friday, June "A, is the day fixed for the
dedication of the Masonic Home, near
Burlington
Anthony Phillips was confined to his
bed part of last week, suffering from
heart disease.
The appointment of William II. Foley
as postmaster of Bordentown has been
sent to the Senate.
w. l.. Anderson has sold his eating
house on Fourth street, Philadelphia, to
Mrs. M. E. johnson.
Owing to an epidemic of measles the
public schools at Hainesport have been
closed the past week.
George J. Robertson has been engaged
the past few days in painting the interior
of the Lewis building
| Flynn's colored MINISTRIES went to Med
ford on Thursday evening. The weather
interfered with the attendance
Elwood Mount of Columbus, has Sc
cured the contract to build hall for the
American Mechanics at Wrightstown.
The Peoples Building and Loan Asso-
citation, of Mount Holly, has reduced its
rate of interest from five to four per cent.
Howard Cooper has given up his posi-
ton at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in
Philadelphia, as the work was too hard
for him.
The remains of William Cox, of Phil
adelphia, were brought to Mount Holly
on Tuesday and inferred in st. Andrew S
cemetery.
Joseph Armstrong is now employed by
DIR. Vanderveer, vice Ridgway Nippins,
who resigned to accept a position on
| the railroad.
The open meeting that was to have
been held at Pemberton by the Knights OF
Pythias, on Friday evening" has been post
poned until May 18.
Arthur Thomas, Mount Holly young
man, has enlisted in company II, First
regiment, of Illinois, now stationed at
Springfield, that state.
The subject, "Christs Second Coming,
will be presented in the Seventh-Day Ad-
ventist's hall on Pine street, next Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock.
| The wife of DIR. Rhees, who died in
February at Wheeling, w. Va, was re-
inferred in the st. Andrews cemetery,
Mount Holly, on Thursday. :
Benjamin w. Zelley, proprietor of the
Washington House, Mount Holly, has
purchased the old clock that has stood Sc
long in the hotel at Vincentown.
L. Clinton French, of Pemberton, has
been appointed captain of Company D, a
new regiment of volunteers that has been
organized in the lower part of the state.
Charged with assault and battery on
John Stemele, Henry Smith, of Cinnamin-
son township, was committed to the coun-
ty Jail by Justice T. W. Mares, last week
Joseph Piper, of Shamong, has beer
held in $500 bail for an assault committed
recently upon the wife of his brother-in'
law, Walter Simons. Piper says he is in
nocent.
The government gives assurance that
no attempt will likely be made to lombard
our coast towns, and that people can so
! journ there with as much safety as if there
were no war.
Rev. w. S. Mitchell, of Camden, will
deliver a lecture in the Methodist Church.
on Friday evening, under the auspices of
the Epworth League. Subject: 'Pat and
His Hut" Admission free.
Robert NJ Huff, of Mount Holly, rein
listed in the United States Navy last week
at League Island. Robert wants to be as
signed to the battleship Massachusetts, on
which vessel he served his first term.
A. A. Engle William Everham, JOSEPH
Reeve, of Mount Holly, and several Other
gentlemen are trying to arrange checker
tournament, the games to be played al
various places in Burlington and Camden
counties.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the pos
office for the week ending April 30: Mis-
Clara Bell, Louis P. Clark, Mrs. William
H. Rossell Jos. I. Sullivan; postals, Viii
liam Coleman, Hannah D. Engle, Bur
Haines. Alice Hoover, NJ E. Parker, VIM
M. Zelley.
The claim for damages made against tn
Pennsylvania Railroad Company by G
NJ. Tilton, of Mount Holly, has been set
tied Blanchard H. White was attorney
for the complainant. Mr.. Tilton was in
jured by his horse running away, which
became frightened at the cars.
Christian J. Krayer, on Sunday, hac
one days rest as justice of the peac
during the past five years, as his commits
sion expired at midnight on Saturday
His new commission was received from
the county clerk yesterday, and Mr.
Krayer is now prepared to resume his ju
. dicial duties for another five years.
Mahlon WINS, County Collector of Cam
den, received from Lawyer Thomas E
French, on Friday, check for $7252.Ss
] being a settlement in full less his fee
| and costs, of the judgment he receive
| against the executors of the estate of Ed
: ward Burrough, late County Clerk, fo
fees he received while County Clerk.
A young man employed by the H. T
, Smith Machine Company received wor
: from the captain of his company in Penn
sylvania to report at once for duty. l
few hours the order was obey ed, tn
t militiaman having joined his regiment q
t Harrisburg His position at Smithvill
: will be open for him upon his return.
While the employees of Lambert's she
factory at Riverside were raising an Anne
= lean flag, on Saturday, one of the me
was accidentally shot in the face with
blank cartridge by fellow workman.
is said that most every other man in tn;
town carried a revolver on that day in o
der to make it interesting for the fello
" who said he was going to raise SPANS
flag.
William Sharp spent four days in Ne