The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-12-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Tomorrow will be one of the shortes
days of the year.
Five-inch ice is being cut on the mil
pond at Eayrestown.
Jewelry and silverware suitable article
for Christmas presents at STATIONS, q
Main street.
Sheriff Fleetwood will draw the petit
jurors for the January term of court mex
Tuesday.
A large variety of pocket books of al
grades, suitable for Christmas presents
Prickett g. Co., Garden street.
Gents neckwear, boys neckwear, shirts
ties, collars, cuffs, suspenders. W. w
Curtis, 4S Main st., Mt Holly N. J.
The anniversary exercises of the Pres
byterian Sunday school will be held OF
Wednesday evening, December 2S, at 7.3'
o'clock
Pocket books for men, pocket books fol
ladies, ladies' chatelaine bags, ladies
belts w. w. Curtis, 48 Main street,
Mount Holly, N. j.
The monthly meeting of the Industry
Building and Loan Association will bt
held on the evening of the 9th inst. as
the 26th is a holiday.
Mrs Albert Swift, wife of former
Methodist minister at New Lisbon, it is
alleged, was recently arrested in New
York city for shoplifting.
As the result of falling into the hold Of
boat at Philadelphia, on Tuesday, Joseph
Horner, of Rancocas, had two ribs brok
en-, and he was taken to a hospital.
Mrs Harry Smith, | of Pine street
died on Saturday night of pneumonia
Deceased leaves baby about week old
The funeral will take place tomorrow.
Joseph G. Bowers Christmas candies
are unexcelled, and the public is invited
to inspect the display, which include many
names and fiavors, before purchasing else
where
Alexander Bennett, son of Capt Charles
Bennett, of Mount Holly, is quite i'll with
sciatic rheumatism, at Buffalo, N. 7,
He is being looked after by his brother
Samuel
Leather goods are more popular than
ever for Christmas presents. Look at the
large stock at Prickett & Co.'S factory,
302 Garden street. Open evenings until
ten o'clock.
The Orthodox meeting on Buttonwood
street Thursday night was largely attend
ed. The speakers were Henry Outland,
of North Carolina, and John Dillingham;,
of Philadelphia.
If you need set of harness, blankets,
robes, whips, in fact anything in horse
mems supplies, you should examine the
stock of Edward B. Gaskill, Red Mems
building, Mill street.
Budd Harmon, colored man, was ar
rested on Saturday night and held for
court on a charge of assaulting baker.
The prisoner is one of the men implicat-
ed in stealing chickens.
The two young boys who confessed to
having robbed the butcher shop of G. B.
Parsons last week, were severely repri-
manded by Justice Slack and discharged
on their future good behavior.
Rev. and Mrs Lucien L. Kinsolving are
home on visit from the missionary fields
of South America Mr.. Kinsolving. dur
ing his stay in the United States, will be
consecrated as Bishop of Brazil.
The colored people of West Washing
ton street gave festival on Friday even
ing for the benefit of their church B.
W. Zelley, of the Washington House,
held number that secured nice clock.
The Christmas cantata to be rendered
by the children of the primary room of
the Baptist Sunday school on Thursday
evening, promises to be very interesting.
Admission Is cents. Exercises begin at
Z o'clock.
William H. Stewart, of Mount Holly,
has sold his factory and plant in Lumber
ton to company of young men who
have organized to continue the business
under the name of the Enterprise Shoe
Company.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
kar Imo Of
ersde. to Edward H. Ogden for $500;
property of Mary j. Nippins, on Wash
ington street. Mount Holly, to Allen A.
Engle, for $505.
While passing through the Camden sta
ton, on Saturday, Edward S. Troth found
a pocketbook containing a sum of money,
which he at once turned over to the ticket
agent 1t was soon called for and deliv-
cred to the owner.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the H. B. Smith Machine Com
pany, one or two important changes are
looked for A. M. Hall, who has had
scharge of the New York store, has re-
signed his position to engage in another
business.
Edward F. Ried of Lumberton, presi-
dent of the E. F. Ried Shoe Company
died Friday night at the age of 45 years.
Mrs. Ballinger, aged "a years, also died at
the same place on the same day. De-
ceased was the mother of ex-SuTogate
Ballinger
What is probably the largest dwelling
policy of insurance ever written in Mount
Holly. was executed last week by Samuel
A. Atkinson. 1t is for $43, 900 and covers
Al houses at Smithville The whole sum
is embraced in one policy in the London,
Liverpool and Globe Company.
T,adies' embroidered and hemstitched
bandlxercbiefs. Mems hemstitched and
tame border handkerchiefs. Pocket books
and purses A nice line of white aprons.
Beautiful iardinieres and other articles in
china. All suitable and pretty for Christ
mas gifts. S. S. Evan, 90 Main street. =
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