The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-08
Joseph Jobes and family have removed

to Hainesport.
Ogden H. Maths has been appointed
postmaster at Riverton.
Sarah Christy, aged 81 years, died q
her home here on Wednesday.
Abe Cawley, Sr., of Pointville, recently
captured coon weighing % pounds.
Jehu B. Wilson has employment in
Moorestown at his trade of house paint.
ing.
Quite number of young men in Mount
Holly will cast their first vote at the cleo.
ton to-day.
Wanted, at once, more boys to work al
E. L. Prickett & Co.'s factory, No. 302
Garden street.
Three candidates were elected to mem
bership in the Knights of Pythias on
Friday evening.
Edward W. Reynolds has accepted a
position as clerk in T. Walter Borton's
wall paper store.
Miss Eva Dobbins is suffering with a
very sore thumb, the result of slight
scratch by pin.
delegation from Lady Marion Home
will attend the meeting of Burlington
lodge this evening.
Mrs. Walter Denning, of Bridgeboro,
was stricken with apoplexy last week and
died within a few hours
Mrs. Susan Haines, wife of Alfred L.
Haines, of Medford, died Thursday morn
ing at the age of47 years.
The large eagle belonging to Amos
Poinsett is now spreading itself in the
window of DR.. Flynn's drug store.
Miss Marion Keller. aged 8 years, daugh-
ter of Howard L. Keller, gave birthday
party to some of her friends on Tuesday
evening.
Linemen have been engaged the past
few days in repairing the wires of the
Western Union Telegraph Company in
this vicinity.
The first meeting of the physical culture
class was held IN the Masonic Temple, on
Friday, under the direction of Miss Miller,
of Asbury Park.
The friends of John K. scattergood will
be glad to learn that the danger point in
his case has passed, and that he is on the
road to recovery.
The members of ST. Pauls NJ E. Church,
on West Washington street, held an
ELECTION concert" last evening from which
snug sum was realized.
Walter Kirby will occupy the farm of
Assemblyman Charles Wright, in Mans
field township, this year, possession there
of being given this month.
| Charles Tilton is slowly recovering from
the effects of the injuries he received on
Saturday week, by his horse becoming
| frightened and running away.
Edward P and j. Fred Kiner have be-
gun the manufacture of shoes in the
building back of the residence of the late
William Kiner, on Water street.
Joseph Bovine, of Richmond, Indiana
former resident of Westampton town
ship, died on Wednesday. The remains
were brought here and inferred on Satur-
day.
A hand bill has been put up in the
postoffice offering $1,000 reward for the
arrest of the person who murdered Annie
L. Edwards recently over in Bucks coun-
ty, Pa.
Bishop Scarborough confirmed a class
of 20 at Trinity Church on Sunday morn
ing, IL at st. Martins, Lumberton, in the
afternoon, and 6 at st. Andrews in the
evening.
Nathan Vansciver, of Burlington, is in
Jail awaiting the action of the grand jury,
for inflict1ng serious injuries to Torrance
McCabe, by striking him on the head
with beer bottle.
A suit for So, 200 damages for permanent
injuries to his hand has been instituted by
Charles Gray against Wood & Co., of Flor
ence. The accident occurred at their
foundry some time since.
A certificate signed by E. M. Ogden
and T. W. Ridgway has been filed in the
county clerks Office changing the name of
the Recklesstown Baptist Church to the
Chesterfield Baptist Church.
A number of residents in the neighbor-
hood of Burr's mill have been making
considerable money from the sale of otter
skins this winter, as these animals have
been killed there in large numbers.
A slight fire in the roof of one of the
cars on the train which leaves Camden for
Mount Holly, at 6.10 P. NJ, was discovered
at Merchantville, on Tuesday, and extin-
pushed before much damage was done.
The annual fair and festival of the
America Hose Company will be held in
May. Extra efforts will be made to haye
the occasion grander than eyer, as the
company desires to liquidate some of its
indebtedness.
The large pair of gum shoes, size 1S,
which Christian ]. Krayer recently had
on exhibition, have been purchased by
Caleb Henry, who is known as mayor of
Top-e-toy." Henry says they are a good
fit in his stocking feet.
Children playing with matches caused
blaze in the attic at the residence of
Prison Deputy Jonathan Goble, at Tren-
ton, Saturday afternoon. The department
was summoned and the fire put out with
extinguishers. The damage was about
$40.
A large audience was present at the ap-
pointed meeting of the Society of Friends,
at the meeting house, corner of Garden
and Main streets, on Thursday evening,
and listened to two eloquent addresses by
ministers Joseph s. Elkipton and Jona-
than E. Rhoades.
For some time past there have been ru-
mors afoat to the effect that an effort
would be made to prevent the return to
the Board of Freeholders of John E. OAR
nell, of Mount Laurel. The caucus was
held on Thursday afternoon when Mr..
Darnell beat his opponent, Japhet B.
Joyce, by 124 majority.
The members of Company F have their
eyes on the lot owned by Edward B.
Jones, on Grant street, for their proposed
new armory. This is in case the Free
holders will not give their permission to