The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-24

/ Daniel Suffer has erected large fas
: pole in the centre of his lawn on Garden
street.
t The glass works employees at Medford
: have flung handsome American flag tC
r the breeze
Harold Allen has decided to learn the
t drug business. having accepted a position
at Barrington's pharmacy.
| ]. Fred Kiner has sufficiently recovered
from his case of poisoning as to permit
him to resume work again.
During the thunder storm, on Friday
night, lightning struck large walnut
tree on ex Sheriff Harbert's farm.
} A rabid dog that recently passed
through Unionville was killed before it
had an opportunity to do much damage.
The wire on the screen doors at the
Jail has been neatly painted by one of
the prisoners, who is considerable of an
artist
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 Burlington County Telephone Com
pany now has it's lines completed from
Mount Holly to Smithville, Pemberton
and Vincentown.
Officer Denness arrested an itinerant on
Saturday evening, for selling without a
license As the fellow had no money he
was allowed to CO.
The lecture, "Pat and His Hut" was
delivered in the Methodist Church, at
Rancocas, on Friday evening, by Rev w.
s. Mitchell, of Camden.
81 don't run a pawn shop. | simply
buy and sell goods" This is the reading
of sign in front of Harley Shemeley's
place of business on Washington street
The wharf along Washington street is
being repaired by Richmond Bros, of
Delanco, they having been awarded the
contract by the township committee
The 645 P NJ Epworth League ser
vices next Sunday will be conducted by
Dr. Atwood, and addresses will be made
by members of his Sunday school class.
/ Ex-Sheriff William A. Townsend and
Samuel R. Ware, of Columbus, have pur-
chased the feed and coal business former
| ly owned by Elwood Mount of that place,
and will hereafter conduct the same.
The regular meeting of the Burlington
County Boards of Education will be held
in the Court House at Mount Holly, on
Saturday, at 2 p NJ Speakers will adj
dress the meeting on different subjects.
The hotel recently purchased at Atlantic
City by Henry Darnell, will be known
hereafter as the "Holmhurst. The al
terations made to the property by Mr..
Darnell have been great improvement.
Rev. John H. Boswell, pastor of Trinity
M. E. Church, Trenton, and formerly pas
tor of the NJ. E. Church here, will deliver
an address on Thursday evening in the
M. E. Church to the Epworth League, it
being their anniversary celebration.
| Notices have been posted at the fair
grounds warning all persons to keep off
the buildings and fences under penalty of
the law. This means that all persons
who climb on the sheds to view ball
games, ETC., will be arrested and fined.
Edward McKim, the colored man from
Moorestown, who was sentenced to three
months in the county Jail for assaulting
| Officer Caleb Wright, is a fine player on
| the guitar. His instrument having been
sent up to him, he is now supplying fine
music for the other prisoners.
T. W. Eyre Post, G. A R., of Vincen-
town, will observe Memorial day. There
will be street parade in the morning,
and at 100 P M. services will be held in
the town hall at which there will be sing
ing by the school children and an address
by Rev. Mr.. Johnson, of Parker's Ford, Pa.
Professor Francis N. Thorpe whose rep
utation is well-known as a University Elk
tension lecturer, has resigned the chair of
American constitutional history at the
University of Pennsylvania, and it is stat
ed, will devote his entire time to literary
work, especially along the line of history
and law Professor Thorpe and family
will spend the summer with Benjamin F
Shreve, in Mount Holly.
| Mrs. Lewis Smith, of Lumberton,
brought her husband, who is a juryman,
to court on Friday morning, and when
she started to go home, her horse started
to run away down Main street. The lady
bravely attended to the work she had on
hand and allowed the animal to pass
through the street without doing any
damage until it reached the lower hotel,
where it was captured.
Frederick A. Heisley, son of Rev.
Charles Heisley, of Farmingdale, will re-
ceive the order of deacon in the Episcopal
Church on June list. The ordination
ceremony will be performed at st. James
Church, Long Branch. The newly or
dained deacon will work for one year in
the associate mission in Trenton, after
which he will be advanced to the priest
hood and assigned to parish.
Mrs. Hope o. Deacon returned from
Atlantic City on Wednesday, where she
has been spending a brief season. She
reports the general feeling among the
people there as one of alarm some saying
that they intend to leave until such time
as the Spanish fleet is disposed of Re-
Gently on one fine morning four large
vessels were sighted in the distance, and
the population was up in arms at once
| On Thursday there was some excite
ment at the residence of the Misses New
bold, on Garden street. At least the ex-
citement ran high among the ladies, for
the reason that the thief had been dis
covered who had been stealing their chick
ems. This person was none other than an
opossum. A gentleman with a pretty
good dog was called in, and in a short
time the dog had captured two large and
seven small opossums all of which were
sold alive for twenty cents.
Geraniums SOC to $1.00 per doz; Coleus,
Verbenas, &C., 35c per doz; Astors, Snap
dragons, Cosmos (early and late fiowering),
Scabiosa, (mourning bride) 10c per doz.
Hardy herbaceous plants in variety will
bloom this season, 15c per clump. Roses
| 81 90 to 50 so per dOZ other plants in va