The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-29
April fool jokes will fly thick and fast

The employees of the Mount H oily Shoe
Company resumed work yesterday morn
ing after weeks vacation.
Don't forget the annual terrapin and
oyster supper to be given by Samuel j.
Smith on Friday evening, April l.
Mrs. Sarah Conover is disposing of her
household goods at private sale this week,
at the residence of John Worth, Church
street.
The young men com posing the banjo,
mandolin and guitar club of Mount Hol-
ly think of renting the third story of the
Lewis building.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only
frst-class groceries and provisions and
his prices are extremely low. Also dry
goods at city prices
franklin T. Haines of Moorestown, as
sisted by the Garrigues Bros, of Phila-
delphis, will hold services at the hospital
next Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Norman V. P. Lewis, of Elizabeth,
was greeted by a large congregation in
Trinity Church on Wednesday evening.
He preached an excellent sermon.
Commodore Comfy is trying to purchase
property along the creek, where he can
have good harbor for his launch Panku
and also wharf and club house of his
own.
Fred. d. Shreve has decided to take up
his horse training quarters at Freehold
the coming season and has rented the fair
ground there. He will occu py the place
this week.
The members of Lumberton Council,
No. 10, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, attended the fu-
neral of their brother member, Charles L.
Smith, which took place from the Luther
an Church, at Hainesport, on Wednesday
afternoon.
Samuel Rogers has erected a contriv-
ance at his nursery on Wood lane, in
which his trees are placed and undergo a
treatment before being shipped to prevent
the San Jose scale, disease very destruct-
i've to trees.
Cut flowers and ported plants for Easter,
from Sholls green houses, will be on sale
at Jamison's stationery store. Orders for
cut flowers in any quantity or for designs,
received at any time and delivered
promptly.
We cordially invite every one to attend
our millinery opening on Wednesday and
Thursday, March 80 and 81, at which time
we will show a beautiful assortment Of
trimmed hats and bonnets. Don't miss
it. 1. H. Lippincott, 10 Mill street.
Owing to injuries sustained by passen-
gers while trainmen are in the act of re-
versing seats on the cars, the officials of
the Pennsylvania railroad company have
issued orders forbidding their employees
turning seats until the train has reached
its destination.
The following representatives from
Mount Holly will attend the Republican
League convention, in Taylor's opera
house, Trenton, on Thursday: United
States Marshal Thomas j. Alcott, Charles
K. Chambers, Charles c. Cowperthwait,
Joseph G. Bower and Edward s. Troth.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the Mount Holly post Office for the
week ending March 26: William Ander-
son, Rebecca Haines, Mrs. James Horner,
Mrs. c. Fl. Pine, Mrs. A. W. Sumner,
Mrs. Mary Wills. Postals: Walter Fari-
| Hickman.
The members of the police force have
concluded to learn to ride the bicycle
For fear of accident at the start, they are
now getting used to the thing by riding
tricycle. in the America hose house.
| When they become experts at the bust
ness, the township will be asked to sup
| ply the day officer with wheel. This is
done at Merchantville and the scheme
has proved very successful.
John Bill, 35 Church street, desires to
inform his friends and the public that be
has on hand line of sale work which he
offers at low Philadelphia prices. Mems
from $1.25 to 1915; boys from $1.1O to
$l.20; youths from $1.00 to 81 10; :. ladies'
from $3.50 to 1925; misses from $1O0 to
$1.15; children's from rs cents to 80 cents.
Also, some of his own manufacture at
$3.50. Mems half-soling and heeling at
S1.00 for sewed and rs cents for nailed
ladies' sewed rs cents, nailed go cents
misses and children's low in proportion.
Leather and shoe findings for sale.
On Tuesday Constable William Thomp-
son, of Pemberton, captured William
Donnelly, at Birmingham, the latter hay
ing been fugitive from justice for several
months. He was wanted for robbing
Thomas Barry. The commitment states
that the prisoner stole an overcoat, UNI
brella, SIS in money and other articles
about Christmas time. Donnelly was
brought to Jail on Wednesday, and after
spending the day there, he was liberated
under 500 bail, Willard Tomlinson. of
Mount Holly, becoming his surety. Don
nelly now threatens to prosecute Barry,
alleging that the latter illegally sells large
quantities of liquor.
A delegation from the Society of Friends
of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della
ware called at the White House, on Satur-
day, and presented to President McKin-
ley memorial urging the smicable set
Element of the differences with Spain in
regard to Cuba. The delegation consisted
of Joseph F. Elkinton, of Philadelphia
Samuel Morris, of Olney, near Philadel-
phia, and Charles Rhodes, of Haddon-
field. Mr.. Elkinton was the spokesman
and read to the President the memorial of
the society, which sympathizes with the
efforts of the administration to prevent a
war and hoping that extra efforts will be
used to settle the difficulty without re-
course to arms.
Friday was the annual moving day and
several persons changed their residence
in Mount Holly. The occasion is one that
is not generally appreciated to any great
extent. The event, however, gives work
to eyerybo whether there is any pay
in it or not. The person who has houses
to rent is kept busy in seeking desirable
tenants, and this is matter of no small
moment, when 1t is known that one agent
in town who collects the rent of sixty
houses has list in his possession contain
ing the names of one hundred and twen-
ty-ive people who have been black listed