The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-12
LOCAL NEWS.


held in all the churches on Sunday.
John D. Clevenger will conduct services
at the Hospital on Sunday afternoon at
4.15.
Sheriff Fleetwood will draw the panel
of petit jurors to-day for the May term Of
court
Lieutenant Jenkins, of the American
Volunteers, has rented house on White
street.
The prospect looks bright for base
ball club in Mount Holly during the COM
ing season.
The residence of Barclay White, on
Cherry street, is receiving number oil
improvements.
Neat directory signs have been placed
at the entrance to Judge Gaskill's business
block on Main street.
The RonaIds-Johnson Company, al
Hainesport, have force of 100 men
working on full time.
Don't forget to attend the "red tea'' to
be given in the Trinity parish house this
afternoon and evening.
Charles E.! Hendrickson, Jr., will grad
uate in June from the law department Of
the University of Pennsylvania.
Samuel Allen, father of Walter Allen
died on Friday from stroke of paralysis
Il
The case of John W. Murphy, of Bur.
lington, will come up for consideration
before the Board of Pardons to-day.
The 4.year-old son of Charles Ireton, Of
Camden, was brought to Mount Holly on
Saturday, and buried in the cemetery.
Harley and Edwin Stevenson have ar
ranged to rebuild their dwelling house,
which was destroyed by fire on March 20.
In about two weeks Commodore Comfy
will take party of shad fishermen down
the Rancocas creek in his naphtha launch
Panku.
The will of Mrs. Anthony Phillips will
be offered for probate to-day. Her son,
Theodore Phillips, is named as the ex-
ecutor.
Harry Rossell, who is employed in the
shops at Smithyille, had one of his feet
injured last week by piece of iron fall
ing on it.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Moses Wills, deceased, OF Shamong
township, have been granted to Ellen M
Patten, OF Hammonton.
Miss Anna R. Burr, who has been at Bor.
dentown, since her accident on railroad
train last August, returned to her home in
Mount Holly, on Friday.
Telephone poles are being distributed
along the South Pemberton road, and the
work will be pushed rapidly in order to
get the line completed to Pemberton.
The steamer Annie L. Vansciver, ply.
ing between Philadelphia and Hainesport,
will probably be purchased by the gov.
eminent, if war is declared with Spain.
Hunt, Wilkinson & Co.. of Philadelphia,
have received the contract to re-gild a
number of mirror frames, lambrequin
brackets, ETC., for the mansion at Smith
vile.
The remains of Hannah Forker were in
tered Thursday in the Mount Holly GEM
etery. Sarah, the only remaining sister,
will continue to live at her present resi-
dence.
A very sensational and untruthful artl
Gle concerning the death and burial o.
Mrs Anthony Phillips, of Mount Holly,
appeared in New York evening paper
on Friday.
While coming from Philadelphia on the
four O'Clock train, Thursday afternoon,
Mrs. Grant Dayis, of Mount Holly, lost
her pocket book, which contained only a
small sum of money.
Clinton L. French, of Pemberton, is
trying to organize volunteer company
of which he will probably be made cap
tain. 1t is said that 20 names have al
ready been secured.
On Friday afternoon Constable Clay
hoods belonging to Mrs. Ada Bennett, or
Pine street. This action was taken be-
cause the tenant would neither pay rent
no. vacate the premises.
The new road leading from Madison
avenue to.the south Pemberton stone road
is soon to be put in good condition by the
township committee. By going this route
it is Just one mile from the Pembertor
road to the railroad station.
The Volunteers of America had a very
fine display of flowers at their quarters or
Sunday Captain Jenkins will soon b.
Joined by lieutenant who will assist in
the work. Some fifteen persons have ex
pressed desire to lead better lives.
John Evans son, on the Jobstown pike
shot a fine specimen of the Great Heron
crane on Saturday. 1t measured five fee
from point of beak to tip of toes, and siz
feet from tip to tip of wings, 1t weighed
81 pounds. In its craw were found fv,
catfish and one sunfish. The bird ID being
mounted by Henry Mcdonald.
Alexander Dubell, of Mount Holly, wht
has been attending the College of Phar
macy, in Philadelphia, will graduate oil
Thursday evening, the exercises attending
which are to be held in the Academy O
Music. This is the first graduating elias
in the United States that ever receive,
the degree of doctor of pharmacy.
In the Orphans court, on Saturday
letters of guardianship on the estate o
Sarah E. Crozier. of Mount Holly, wer
granted to William B. Crozier. The fol
lowing accounts were presented and al
lowed Frank S. Haines, administrator o
Elizabeth A Taylor, deceased Aaron T
Burr, administrator of Anna and Samue
Boron, deceased Charles w. Ford, &C
ministrator of William K. Rud1erow, de
ceased.
The work of grading, preparatory
building the new road from Pembertol
to Browns Mills, has been started, and il
in charge of Howard Burr. This roa,
will be built of stone, and when complet
ed will make a continuous stone roat
from Mount Holly to the pines. 1t will
be pushed to completion with all possibl
speed, in order, if possible, to avoid tn
mosquito season.
An organized gang of chicken thieve
is working at Brldgeboro', and with cor
siderable success A large number G
fowls have been taken from Martin New
hn,,aa and Mra Iannas Carsnn In aac