The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-12
H. C. Pease has good stable on Brain.

Only one or two prisoners are in jai
awaiting trial at the May term of court.
A large band of gypsies is now camp
ing in the factory woods near Burlington
Rev. G. S. Spriggs is now serving hi
third year as pastor of st. Pauls M. E
Church.
The borough of Beach Haven has de
cided to build a board walk along tn,
| ocean front.
The record of deaths and burials tina
occurred in Mount Holly last week mum
bered twelve.
BENJAMIN Dunn, living near Hanove
station, recently killed large rattlesnak'
in that vicinity.
B. 0. Herbert conducted the services
at the Baptist mission at Hainesport OF
Sunday evening.
The residence and drug store of DIR. r
Z. Darlington have been connected with
the local telephone.
Jacob Lorillard, Jr., of New York city
is now living on his newly-purchasec
farm near Arney's Mount.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Swope died
at the residence of her grandson, DR.. A
r. w. Atwood, on Main street.
Rev. ]. Fl. Durham took part in ths
special services held In the Moorestowr
Presbyterian Church, last week.
Quite good many bicycle riders were
caught in the heavy shower which came
up suddenly on Sunday afternoon.
Frank E. Kirk is now working for Sam
uel L. Bullock, the painter, having closed
his place of business on Mill street.
Easter flowers were in great demand
this year and large quantity ofthem were
disposed of by our florists and local deal
ers.
A horse attached to sheet-top wagon
belonging to Daniel Shinn, the fish bucks
ter, ran away on Thursday, but only little
damage resulted.
John Forsyth, of Pemberton, has near
ly recovered from his recent illness, and
last week he was shaking hands with
Mount Holly friends.
AS the result of injuries sustained by g
fall while on visit to her daughters al
Camden, Mrs. Anthony Phillips died or
Tuesday, in that city.
The members of Gen. A. E. Shiras Post
No 26, G. A. R., have accepted an invi-
tation to attend the Methodist Church on
the evening of May 20.
The Inquirer, on Saturday morning
published picture OF Hon. Micajah E.
Matlack. Yesterday, it contained pic
ture of Walter A. Barrows.
In the event of war General E. Burd
Grub has signifed his willingness to be-
come Colonel of regiment to 60 into
active service against Spain.
Rev. Norman Van Pelt Lewis is to be
advanced to the priesthood by Bishop
Scarborough, at st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Elizabeth, next Sunday.
musical and literary entertainment
will be given in the town hall at Vincen
town, on Friday evening, for the benefit
of the Burlington County Hospital
The special Easter offering at the Bap
fist Church on Sunday morning amounted
to $27572. The evening offering for the
O. IL k1I 10 con
AS load of hay belonging to David
Evan, was being driven through Wash.
ington street, Thursday, on it's way tC
Philadelphia, it upset and the shelvingS
were broken.
Edward B. Rogers, clerk in Elmer D.
Prickitt's drug store, who has been at
tending the Philadelphia College of Phar
macy, carried off the highest honors o.
his class and will receive the Alumni prize
Isaac F. Worts, of Camden, has sold his
house at No. 100 Union street, Mount
Holly, to Annie M. and Julia Smith, fol
81, 100. At one time Mr.. Worts refused
an offer of 81 800 cash for this property,
Owing to the war scare several orders
for machinery have been made condi
toned at the works at Smithville, and
their travelling salesman, who is now in
Georgia. has asked to be called in, be-
cause OF his inability to do business JUS
now.
The f1attering offer of the captaincy o
eating Gun Company B, of Camden
was recently rendered to Micaiah E
Matlack, of Mount Holly. At an informal
meeting recently held, he was elected tt
the position, but since then he has de
clined the honor, which came entirely
unsolicited. and on Thursday evening {
member of the company was elected tt
the position.
At the election for officers, yesterday
st. Andrews Church elected the follow
ing Wardens, Harris Cox, Charles Ewal
Merritt; vestrymen, Edward Wills, B. F
Haywood Shreve, DIR. R. c. Darlington
Robert L. Nixon, VIM. Burling Abbey
George Rendell, George A. Lippincott
Charles A. Sims; deputies to convention
Charles Evan Merritt, B. F. Haywood
Shreve, VIM. Burling Abbey; alternates
Harris Cox, Edward Wills, William A
Long.
Marlin Horner. aged 81 years, wa
stricken with heart disease at his home
in Merchantville, on Thursday night, AM
died in less than half hour. The de
ceased had lived at the corner of Gov
road and Burlington pike for thirty-fiv
years, and had been prominently connect
ed with Pensauken township and Camdel
county affairs nearly all his life, and wa
highly respected.
The following officers were elected b.
Good Intent Fire Engine Company Of
Tuesday evening: President, FRANKLIN
Dill; Vice President, William ]. Brannir
Secretary, John N. Riley; Treasurer,
Clifford Keller; Chief Engineer, William
G. Morgan Captain, Lorenzo L. Sspp
Directors, Charles E Mcdonald, T. Harr
Branin, Edwin Gage, G. Monroe Bran
min, Isaac Gardner, William Stilwel
Frank Nippins, Elwood Kirby; Trustee
DR.. John J. Flynn; Collector, c. Monro
Brannin.
Edward McKimm, colored, Of Moorei
town, created disturbance on Friday
when Tax Collector Isaac Lippincott a
tamntad to sell some of his househol