The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-12-27
LOCAL NEWS.

The week of prayer begins on mex
Sunday
THE News wishes all its readers a happ
New Year.
The thunder shower on Thursday even
ing was little out of season.
The Farmers Club held pleasant meet
ing on Friday evening at the residence o
Isaiah Atkinson.
The anniversary exercises of the Pres
byterian Sunday school will be held to
morrow evening.
As usual Edward A. Goldy remember
ed the Childrens Home this year with
pair of fine turkeys.
The machine works at Smithville hav
closed down unit January Cd in order t.
take account of stock.
The post office will close at 10 o'clocl
next Monday morning and remain CLOSED
for the balance of the day.
Joshua Matlack, Jr., will deliver an ad
dress to the Sons of America at IslanC
Heights on Thursday evening.
John c. Sims, of Mount Holly, has as
ISOLATED himself in the law business will
Albert Darnell, of Atlantic City.
The Knights of Pythias will confer the
third degree on one candidate next Friday
night, at which time officers will bt
elected.
Leonard Stemmer of Rancocas, last
week frightened chicken thieves away
from his hennery by shooting his revolver
at them.
Walter Bloom, farm hand who died OF
Bright's disease at the Hospital on Friday,
was buried at Pemberton yesterday by H.
II. Earnest
Mrs. Annie E. Jones, mother of drug
gist Edward B. Jones, died at Atlantic
City on Wednesday, after an illness of
about ten days.
Ex-Freeholder William Mathis, of West
ampton, has removed to Atlantic City,
where he has bought an interest IN re-
tail meat business.
The H. B. Smith Machine Company are
equipping their plant with some new and
improved machinery that will greatly ia
cilitate their business
The Mount Holly Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club will go out on the street next
Monday night for two or three hours and
serenade some of our citizens.
Sneak thieves have been causing much
the result of their work, number of
robes and whips have been stolen.
A social meeting of the senior members
of the Bible class of the Presbyterian
Sunday school will be held at No. 1877
Main street on Thursday evening.
Constable Austin, of Rancocas, found
it necessary to arrest Elmer Allen, on Sat
urday, for being drunk and disorderly.
The prisoner was given ten days in Jail
by Justice Krayer.
Lewis Sharp, slick colored article liv-
ing at Moorestown. was arrested and
brought to Jail on Friday, charged with
being one of the thieves who have been
stealing chickens in this section.
The weather last week was severe on
rheumatic people, yet some persons in
Mount Holly who are on their lodges from
this complaint, were seen walking the
streets on some of the very worst days.
On Friday, some one entered the house
of John Throckmorton, Jr., on Hume
street, and stole pocket containing So.
On Saturday, the store of John Salisbury,
the fiagman at the Pine street crossing,
was entered by some one who took some
cigars and tobacco. 1t is thought the
work was that of boys
The present term of court is generally
known as farmers court, for it is the
season of the year when the agriculturist
can serve as juryman without interfer-
ing with his business. 1t is quite certain
that their presence in the jury box may
not be very encouraging to the chicken
thieves who are to be tried in January.
E. l.. Prickett & Co distributed pres
ents to their employees on Christmas, and
also made the inmates of the Childrens
Home happy with a large quantity of
candy and fruit. Mr.. Prickett did not for
get the poor, and generously provided
Christmas dinner for several families. He
has so far recovered from his recent ill
ness as to be able to sit up.
This is to call your attention to the fact
that John Bill, No. 80 Church street,
Mount Holly, has got in 700 pairs of boots
cash prices, as they are all paid for. He
has no rent to pay, nor is he sitting idle
for customer to come in and buy. This
enables him to sell cheap Custom work
and repairing done. Clear brands of
trimmed sole leather, SOC lb.
The trolley cars on the Burlington
branch have been equipped with rotary
air pumps which are noiseless in opera
ton. They are located in small box in
the corner Of the baggage room, having
reservoirs under the cars. These pumps
are for the purpose of working the air
brakes on the trolley cars and take the
place of the old piston pumps that were
under the cars and made such a racket
every time they worked.
The new house of Union Fire Company
was dedicated on Wednesday evening.
The members of the fire department as
sembled at the Relief engine house, where
the hose carriage of Union company had
been stored during the building of the
new house There was a short street pa
rade with lots of fireworks. AT the hose
house a speech was made by Robert S.
Gaskill, president of the fire department.
The firemen were treated to lunch.
Pocahontas Tribe, No. 1S, Improved
Order of Red Men, elected the following
officers last night: Sachem, Howard
Batchelder; senior sycamore, A. Elwell
Gaskill; jnnior sycamore, Andrew l..
High; chief of records, John Throckmor-
ton; keeper of wampum, Albert II. Lear;
collector of wampum, Charles Throck-
morton; prophets Frank Dennis; guard
of forest, Budd Witcraft; representative
to G. c., Joseph M. Stradling; trustee,
A. E. Gaskill; janitor, A. E. Gaskill.
The following officers were elected and
installed by Mount Holly Lodge, No. IA,
F. & A. NJ, last evening: w. NJ, Thomas
R. Finley; S. W., Charles r. Fenton; ].
W., George NJ. Hillman; Treasurer, Chas.
Evan; Secretary, j. Wilmer Lundy; S.