The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

The jail is receiving its annual house,
cleaning and painting.
There will be no religious service at the
Hospital next Sunday afternoon.
Charles Ettinger, the pioneer grocer of
Burlington, died yesterday, aged 70 years.
James S. Hume is suffering from Sc
we're attack of inHammatory rheumatism.
Woman wants situation as housekeeper
or to do general homework. Address, 100
| East Mill street.
The woods near Vincention burned
for several bours last night, making quite
brilliant light.
There will be meeting in the hall of
the Seventh-Day AdYentlsts, on Pine
street, every Sunday, at P. NJ.
Miss Ida B. Warrington, of Eayrestown,
aged Is years. died yesterday. The body
will be inferred in the Colestown ceme-
terry tomorrow.
The condition of Frank s. Haines, the
Garden street grocer, who has been ill tor
several weeks, assumed a serious nature
the past few days.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only
first-class groceries and provisions and
his prices are extremely low. Also dry
goods at city prices.
The Daughters of America gave cake
walk in their lodge room last evening,
and judging from outside appearances
they must have had jolly time.
The Oath anniversary of Marion Circle,
No. 8. Brotherhood of the Union, will be
celebrated on Friday evening with an en-
tertainment in the Opera House.
Rev. J. G. Fryer was called to West
mont on Sunday and IN consequence B.
o. Herbert, of Mount Holly, conducted
the service at the Hainesport Baptist mis-
sion.
The County Board of Examiners will
hold meeting at Burlington, on Friday
and Saturday, May 9th and 9TH, for the
examination of candidates for teachers
certificates.
A delegation from the Baptist Young
Peoples Union attended the rally held in
the Burlington Baptist Church last even
ing. Rev. C. II. Pendleton took part in
the exercises.
John Mcfarland has been captured by
the Volunteers of America. In a speech
at the fountain the other night, he said
''Thsnk God these people have saved one
druIkard, and if they don't do anything
more than this will consider that they
have done great thing"
The will of Charles W. Brown, deceas-
ed, of Mount Holly, bequeathes 500 each
to Angus M. Crawford, Charles B. Crsw-
ford, Charles Kinsolying and Arthur B.
Kinsolving. The remainder of the estate
goes to the widow and children. The
personal estate is valued at about $40 900.
Try George W. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has large
stock at his store corner of Water and
King streets. Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention
given to all customers and satisfaction
guaranteed. Also fresh and salt meats can
be obtained at lowest market prices.
George W. Spayd died suddenly at
Palmyra on Thursday. He bad been suf-
fering with Bright's disease for some time
but had not been confined to the house.
He went to Philadelphia on Wednesday
and returned home in the evening appa.
rently little fatigued by his trip. Mr..
Spayd was "a years of age. He was a
member of several secret organizations
and was an active worker in the Repub-
lican party.
William Flowers, who is employed by
the Electric Light Company, met with
quite serious accident on Wednesday
afternoon. He was out Ridgway street
making some 'steps" on a pole. This
consists In driving spikes in the pole so
that person can conveniently climb up
to the lamp. When about twelve feet
from the ground, Mr.. Flowers had just
driven in spike. His foot evidently
slipped, which allowed the broad-axe he
was using to fall on his face, cutting a
deep cash in his nose and forehead. DIR.
Melcher took three stitches in the wound,
and after it was dressed he took his pa
tient home.
Dr. William Davis went to Moorestown
yesterday to get dispositions to be used in
his divorce suit, now pending in Rhode
Island against his wife, Emma Davis,
who resides there. Several years ago, 1t
is alleged, he deserted his wife and child
and since then she has been living with
her parents at Moorestown. The young
doctor established practice in Newport.
AS soon as his wife learned of his presence
in the latter place she had a warrant is.
sued and he was arrested under the dis
orderly person act He was placed I'M.
der $500 bonds for a further hearing,
when his wife will endeavor to compel
him to furnish bonds for the support Of
their child.
'What is the flag out for? ?" was a ques-
tion asked by many last week as they
saw the stars and stripes floating from the
America Hose house. 1t signalized that
on Wednesday that company had attained
an age of two score years. In the even.
ing large number of members and some
invited guests assembled to fttingly cele.
brate its fortieth anniversary, and the oc.
casion is one long to be remembered. W.
Budd Deacon, who has been president fol
the past 81 years, called the meeting to
order, and it was not long before the
memb ers were enjoying the occasion fol-
which they had assembled. Mr.. Deacon
made an address in which he recited
some of the early history of the company
The recorded minutes of the first several
meetings were read. After the speech
making was over refreshments were
served, and all hands voted the occasion
a pleasant one.
/ Charged with larceny and assault and
battery, Hester Saxton, colored, was taken
before Justice Longstreth, in Merchant
vile, yesterday. Mrs. Elwood Antrim,
wife of a prominent resident, told the
Justice that the colored woman had beer
in her employ for three weeks, and, aftel
being away for several days, returned
yesterday, resigned her position and de
manded more money than was due her
When this was refused she assembled tt
the sitting room, secured bag containing