The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-11-01


the Baptist Church, last evening, on the
subject, "Olympian Games"
At sale near Masonville on Tuesday,
brought good prices, but the real estate
was withdrawn on bid of $2100.
The clerks of the various townships in
this county will receive the official ballots
and envelopes for the coming election, at
the county clerks office on Saturday.
At the annual session Of the State Coun-
! Gil, Junior Order United American Me
chanics, at Trenton, on Wednesday, John
N. Austin of Mount Holly was elected
| conductor.
I A small sum of money was taken from
the railroad station at Birmingham on
Tuesday evening, by thief who robbed
the place during the temporary absence
of the agent.
On Wednesday afternoon smoke was
discovered coming from under Bowker's
shoe factory and stream of water soon
extinguished the flames without calling
out the fire department.
Rev G. H. Pendleton represented the
Mount Holly Baptist Church at the an
nual meeting of the New Jersey Baptist
Convention and Educational Society, at
ASDury 1drk, ldSG Week.
The members of the Populist and Peo-
pies parties are stirring up the political
situation at nights by sending out a band
wagon with placards asking support for
their respective candidates.
The State Board of Agriculture will
hold its annual meeting at Trenton, on
January II, 10 and 10, 1899, to which all
persons interested in the progress of agri-
culture are invited to attend.
james Harvey, of Medford township,
and Frank Myers, of Mount Laurel town
ship, were committed to Jail by Justice
Clevenger yesterday for fifteen days on
drunk and disorderly charge.
| A gentleman from Mount Holly, who
has never seen game of foot ball, base
ball, battleship or a parade of any mag
nitude, took in the peace jubilee celebra-
ton at Philadelphia last week.
J. H. Primrose, deputy supreme organ
izer of the improved order of Heptasophs,
was looking over the field here on Satur
day with the object of establishing
branch of the order in Mount Holly.
The public schools throughout the county
close after Tuesday, next week, to enable
the teachers to attend the Teachers Insti-
tute which is to be held in Mount Holly,
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
For your '99 mount why not ride a Ram
bier, with 30 inch wheels, $40; or, with %
inch wheels, $40? Fitted with the great
G. & j. tires. Tallaksen & Pew, agents,
106 East Main street, Moorestown, N. }. +
After the meeting of the Volunteers of
America, ON Saturday evening, at the cor
ner of Garden and Main streets, an evan
gelist accompanied by Joel Taylor, held a
i LII
to a small crowd
The residents of Pemberton will be af
forded the opportunity of witnessing a
reproduction of ''The Merry Cobbler, !"
under the management of Mr.. and Mrs
Wallace, of New Egypt some time during
the present month.
Ladies' wooden skirts, ladies' and child
ren's ribbed underwear. A splendid
ribbed vest in light or heavy weight for
25 cents Wooden or fleece lined stock
ings. A good cashmere glove for 25 cents.
is. s. EVAN, % Main street.
The executive committee of the State
Board of Agriculture has authorized the
holding of Farmers Institutes at Moores-
town. on Tuesday and Wednesday, No
vember 90 and %; Columbus, Monday,
November 90, and Medford, December 81.
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is now a resident of the state of Washing
ton. is visiting friends at his old home at
Allentown He announces his intention
J of returning to New Jersey and making
Allentown his home, where he will re-
sumo the practice of medicine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph S. Shreve, George
: d. Worrell, Mr. and Mrs. T. Walter Bor-
| ton and Miss Belle Ancker, of Mount
/ Holly, attended celebration of the 10Th
anniversary of the wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood c. Worrell, at their home in
, Moorestown, last Monday evening.
Following is the unclaimed mail in the
e Mount Holly postoffice for the week end
ing October 30: Letters, Peter Donley
s Miss Isabelle Gray, William Griffin, Geo
L. Hotchkiss, John WINS, George Myers
William Pension, E. Robertson, JOSEPH
Lecan,. Thomas Test. Postals, E. E. Ell
. lice, George A. Hames, W. W. Robbins,
/, Now is a good time to buy carryall
. spindle or buggy Judson Gaskill, corner
: of Garden and Buttonwood streets, has {
large stock that he does not care to carry
= through the winter, but will sell cheap
n This is not a lot of second hand work, bu
! new stock of Mr.. Gaskills own make. thu
t only cheap thing about it being thu
r price.
e George W. Howell, of Camden, a for
mer Mount Holly printer, and Miss Ca
IS mile Young Sloan, of Burlington, were
O married on Wednesday evening, in st
a Johns Church, by Rev. Gilbert Under
d hill. Miss Liela NJ. Anthony, of Bur
II lington, was maid of honor, and L.
g Boyce, of Mount Holly, best man. A re
} ception was rendered in their new hom
e in Camden after which the happy coupl
IF left for brief honeymoon.
II The good roads movement in Burling
ton county is taking definite shape il
lie Southampton township. During the pas
=, week the Southampton Bicycle Road As
4 ISOLATION was organized and will at one
T. proceed to the question of the construc
d ton of bicycle paths and roads. William
r ]. Trick, president of the Vincentow
IS National Bank, is president; Amos
1T Middleton, of Vincentown, is vice pres
lie dent; William B. Ross assistant cashie
.. of the Vincentown National Bank, is see
rotary and treasurer Considerable locf
r enthusiasm has been created by this ne'
10 association, which starts upon its caree
n with good membership
1T Peter McCue furnished some excite
j. ment at his residence on Pearl street FIR
+ day evening Shortly after six o'clock
IN men Collins and Denness responded A
n the house was dark Denness entered an
S. called for Pete, asking that he give HI
Of side of the story. By the light of
match the officer saw that Pete's brothe
10 who suffers from locomotor ataxia, ha
m received some bad blows in the face, h
W right eye being closed and his cheek an
Iy ear cut When asked about this Pet
Or called the officer liar. In the scrimmag
IN that followed both men rolled out in th
xe yard and Pete was quieted for tim
lg by fist blow on the chin. 1t was ais
W learned that Mrs. McCue, who had jul
VS. got out of sick bed, was driven to tn
n house of a neighbor in her stocking fee
H. The nippers were placed on the drunke
he man and without hat or coat he was e
lg corted to the Office of Justice Kraye
,ir where the policeman preferred a charg
til of drunk and disorderly against IL
IL prisoner, who was given the option {
)" paying $9.45 or spending five days in jai
~ Not having any money Peter was take