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

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J street.
Several secret societies are having heav,
drains made upon their treasures jus
now, owing to an unusual number of per
sons drawing benefits.
Robert F. Engle has been admitted int
partnership with his father, Senator Rob
ert B. Engle as proprietor of the Engle
side hotel at Beach Haven.
The summer helmets for use of thu
policemen arrived on Thursday. They
are light both in color and weight, anC
will be worn for the first time on Mem
orial day.
The members of the Union Fire Com
pany have raised nearly all the money
needed for the erection of their new en-
CINE house, and the contract will soon bt
: given out.
The matter of granting a trolley fran
chise will be agitated to-day in the court
house, where the board of freeholders
will meet to give the subject further con
sideration.
John w. Bayles, who has been employed
at Moorestown, has accepted posi-
ton in Germantown, having passed the
Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical State BoarC
examination.
A competitive examination will be hello
at the Court House, in Mount Holly, or
Saturday, June 4th, for free scholarship
in the New Jersey State Horticulture
College, at New Brunswick.
| Col. d. B. Murphy, of Camden, in
spected the members of Company F, al
their armory, last evening. He found
everything in the pink of condition, and
the men anxious to go to the front.
The Red, White and Blue Tea to be Civ
en- in the Temple by the Ladies' Aid and
Epworth League ON Thursday evening is
bound to be a success. A good bill OF
fare will be provided See small cards.
Assistant Superintendent George W. A.
French, of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany, has paid the following death claims
recently: Peter Oliver, Mount Holly, $40;
Walter Kirkbride, Indian Mills, 1904. AZ.
The members of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union will attend the anniversary
exercises of the Epworth League in a
body, on Thursday evening They will
meet at the Baptist Church at 80 o'clock.
While in attendance at court on Wed
nesday and Thursday, Judge Garrison
brought his talents as an artist into use,
and made several sketches of various
members of the bar that were quite anus
ing
Several grocerymen about town, who re-
Gently purchased car load of flour, are
feeling good over the fact that they got
their order in before the price went up.
Each of them will realize about $50 by
the rise in price.
| An exhibition of Edisons projectoscope
will be given in the Baptist Church, under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society, on
Tuesday evening, May 81. The general
admission will be 20 cents, children under
~ years, 10 cents.
On Friday afternoon a force of men
were engaged in painting the roof on the
horse sheds of Benjamin W. Zelley The
heavy shower during the following night
made bad work of it, as most of the paint
was washed off, large quantity running
down Water street
| Unclaimed letters remaining in the post
office for the week ending May 21st: Mrs
William Dunphy, Elizabeth Ann English,
Johnsons Nursery, Thomas McInery,
Elite 0. Sooy Postals, Wilmer Burning,
c. t. Cross, Chas. Roonder, Miss E. H.
Thomas, Raymond Brown.
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 guaran-
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices.
| Many people have remarked at the won
derful amount of interest which Captain
Jenkins is keeping up in his religious
| work of the Volunteers of America. There
seems to be no abatement of the attend
ance at the nightly meetings, which are
held at the fountain, and people are be
coming quite liberal with their contribu-
tions. AS the movement is doing much
good it should be encouraged
| From all indications Mount Holly will
have pretty good time ON Memorial day
The arrangements that are being made
will insure an afternoon of varied sports.
Further events of this character will de-
pend entirely upon the success of this
venture and if the lovers of sport wish a
continuance of the same they must turn
out and lend their support to the occasion.
1t has been decided to admit free children
under twelve years of age.
During the past few months William
Wright has made many rare and valuable
additions to his collection of Indian relics,
which is now one of the largest and finest
in the state. The new pipes of peace are
of the most interesting character and their
construction shows remarkable skill. In
addition to these there is an idol, an alma
nae or calendar stone on which are in
scribed unknown hieroglyphics and valu-
uble strings of wampum
The employees of Rodman W. Bowker
quit work at $50 o'clock on Thursday
afternoon and raised large flag on the
factory which they had purchased by sub
scription among themselves. When the
string that held the flag together was
pulled by Master James Bowker, hun
dreds of small flags were sent flying In all
directions Robbie Chubaroff and others
took part in the exercises, and Rev. Mar
tin Aigner made very patriotic speech.
Commodore Comfy, having purchased a
lot of Josiah w. Evan, fronting twenty
four feet along the creek, now has force
of men at work driving the pilings- to
make foundation for a two-story boat
house, which will be used as a harbor for
his naphtha launch Panku, which has
been so long without home The boat
will be housed under the building, which
will be excavated for the purpose. The
floor of the second story will be so arrang-
ed that it can be taken up, in order that
the boat may be raised to the top OF the
first floor, where there will be platform