The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05

H. c. Pease has good stable on Brain
ard street for rent.
The Union National Bank has purchased
new device for counting out gold sno
silver.
, At the communion service, on Sunday
morning.. two persons were admitted into
the membership of the Presbyterian
Church.
Yesterday morning Herman virgins
took possession of the laundry business O
Alfred B. Taylor. on Mill street. Mis-
Bessie Wilkins is acting as clerk.
The new recruits that recently joined
Company F, were given special instruc
tions in drilling on Tuesday and Friday
nights. Some of them are getting along
nicely.
some of the chocolates that were filled
with cotton and which were on sale in
Philadelphia, found their way to Mount
Holly on Friday and helped to swell the
April fool jokes.
Anderson & Son have about one hun
dred acres of asparagus that they will can
this season. Jones and Ireland will put
up their asparagus this year at their new
factory at Beverly.
By the upsetting of his boat while gun
ming for ducks recently at Georgetown
Pa, Harry Savidge, who put in the tele-
phone line in Mount Holly, narrowly es-
capped being drowned.
The delegates who went from Mount
Holly to Trenton, on Thursday, to at tend
the meeting of the state Republican
League clubs, visited the state prison be.
fore they returned home.
The wife of Anthony Philips, who is In
Camden with her two daughters, was
quite painfully bruised few days since
by falling down flight of steps. She is
expected to return home to-day.
A poster calling for recruits in the Unit
ed States Navy has been placed in the
postoffice. Directly under the rates thai
are paid to tn ose who enlist, some wap
has written, "These prices are too low"
The chemical fire extinguishers on the
America hook and ladder truck were taken
off and tried day or two since to see If
they were in good order. The test proved
highly satisfactory, each tank throw
ing good stream.
The entertainment to be given by the
Brotherhood of the Union on April %,
promises to be an interesting affair. The
entertainment committee of the Knights
of Pythias have signified their willingness
to take part.
The cold snap on Thursday morning
was accompanied by brisk furry of snow
about six o'clock. 1t also showed on Fri
day night Early this morning cold
northeast snow storm set in, which will
injure early fruit trees to large extent
Services at the Sacred Heart Church this
week will be as follows This evening at
7.3O, Rev. Father Griffin will preach. Good
Friday evening, 1.-THE Stations of the
| Cross and a sermon. Easter Sunday, at
8 A. NJ, first mass; 10 A. M, high mass
and sermon.
On Saturday the firm of ]. L. Anderson
& Son, packers of canned goods, received
an order for tomatoes amounting to $40,
900. The trouble is the goods are to be
put up in cans somewhat different from
what this firm are now using and an &C.
ceptance of the order is doubtful.
The Good Intent fire engine house has
been draped in mour ming continually for
the past six months and will remain 80
for at least one month longer. The death
of Charles w. Brown, which occurred on
Saturday, increased the number of deaths
In the company to six within the past six
months.
The following musical programme will
be rendered by the choir of the M. E..
Church on Easter Sunday evening: An
them, Christ. our Passover" duet,
easter Bells;" quartette. ''Oh, Sacred
Calvary :" solo, easter Eve;'' duet /;
ladies' quartette. Golden Gates; solo +;
Anthem, "Oh, Sacred Head"
| Abram Dennis, of Masonville, while
cutting limbs from small tree on Tues
day, was dangerously injured by the tree
topping oyer and throwing him violently
to the ground. He struck on his head,
causing conclusion of the brain. He was
taken to the Burlington County Hospital,
where he died the next day. He was 80
years of age.
On Friday Officer Severns scooped in
William Assay, shad dealer of Burling
ton, who refused to take out g license
His team was con6scated and the man
was taken before the township authori-
ties, who let him go with the understand
ing that he was to return this week and
settle, otherwise he would be arrested
and fined.
Harold, son of County Clerk William
W. Worrell, had narrow escape from
serious injury while riding down Main
street on his bicycle early Thursday even
ing, by running into Charles Estill, Sr.,
while the latter was walking across the
street below the post Office. The little
boy was thrown from his wheel and fell
almost under the wheels of carriage
that was passing.
A number Of fruit growers in this vicin-
ity are agitatlng the advisability of ex-
perimenting with fruit trees, next season,
with the idea of preventing the early
blossoming of the trees and the great loss
to the crops caused by the heavy frosts
about this season of the year. The pro-
posed scheme is to spray the trees each
month, from December to April, with a
mixture of lime and milk, which will
form o coating on the branches and pre-
vent the blossoms from appearing as early
William Whitel, of Burlington, created
a disturbance on Branch street, Friday,
while going from house to house selling
whiting. He entered several houses, it is
said, and helped himself to whatever be
saw that was good. When Officer Sew
erns attempted to arrest him the fellow
thought he would show some resistance
but when the policeman took out his nip
pers Whitel changed his mind. He was
given five days in Jail by Justice Laumas
ter.
Officer Seyerns had a gay old time on
Wednesday. Complaint was made to him
of three drunken women who were Great
;n0 q disturbance on Monroa street When
the officer arrived each tramp was tryine