The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-03
LOCAL NEWS.

Job Collins will act as the day police
man for the next two weeks
Miss Florence Niche has sold her farm
near Indian Mills to G. E. Pancoast.
A party from Mount Holly will try their
luck lat shad fishing down the creek on
Thursday.
G. Howard Lundy has discarded his
crutch, as he is now able to get about with
the aid of cane.
Flynn's colored minstrel troupe will give
performance in the Opera House on the
evening of May IL.
A new code of ordinances will probably
be adopted at the meeting of the township
committee this evening.
The condition of William B. Pearson,
who was stricken with appendicitis last
week, is much improved.
1t looked little odd to see snow and
hail sliding off roofs on April 20, but such
was the case ON Thursday.
1t is now legal to catch pike. A num-
Der of anglers have been trying their luck
during the past two days
While shopping in Philadelphia last
week Mrs Charles. F. Hume, of Mount
Holly, had her pocketbook stolen.
L. W. Prickett, the harness maker, re-
moved on Saturday from Main street to
his new residence on Garden street.
The annual festival of Lumberton Coun-
Gil, Jr o. U. A. M, will be held in its
hall, on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Nearly fifty members of the Diamond
Wheelmen of frankfort, stopped at the
West End Hotel, Mount Holly, on Sun
day.
The former Foy property on Church
street has been sold to the Mount Vernon
Building and Loan Association, of Phil
adelphia.
John K Scattergood has recovered from
his recent illness and has resumed his po-
sition as agent for the Adams Express
Company.
The religious service at the hospital
next Sunday afternoon, at 4.15, will be
conducted by the Epworth League of the
M E. Church.
Rev. Henry H. Rhees and wife, mis-
sionaries to Kobe, Japan, returned to
Mount Holly on Friday. 1t is not likely
that they will return to the missionary
field.
Joseph Hughes, formerly of Mount
Holly, and son of the late Matthias Hughes,
died at Camden, on Sunday. The funeral
service will be held in the Mount Holly
M. E. Church, on Wednesday afternoon.
DR. Thomas O'Hanlon, President of Pen
nington Seminary, was greeted by large
congregations at the Methodist Church,
on Sunday At the evening service Sc
lection was rendered by Mrs Borden and
Mrs. Dill.
The season for loungers in front of cigar
stores and on street corners is now in full
bloom and the usual variety of 'plants
appear upon the scene. This nuisance
should be stopped, even if stringent meas
ures are necessary.
The regular meeting of the W. q. L. U.
will be held tomorrow afternoon, at two
O'Clock, at the home of Mrs. A. F. Deacon,
Broad street All ladies interested in
making bandages, ETC., to aid the suffer
ing soldiers, are invited to be present.
The members of Washington Council
No. 5, Jr O. U. NJ, have decided to pur
oboeo n nov, A. ~ +o Anat from q window
in their lodge until the close of the present
war, and thereby save the wear on the
handsome large flag of the Council.
Dr. Rhees, of Wheeling, W. Va, viii
hereafter make his home in Mount Holly
at the residence of his sister, Miss Kate
Rhees, on Garden street The doctor
practiced here many years ago, but sub
sequently sold out to Dr.. Bancroft, who
died in the west.
The Burlington County Telephone Co
now has ninety three subscribers in Mount
Holly. The line has been extended tc
Smithville and Pemberton. 1t will also bt
extended to Vincentown. When these
branches are completed the list of sub
scribers will be about one hundred and
fifty.
Commodore Comfy tried to make rea
estate deal on Water street last week il
the purchase of lot on which he pro
posed to erect boat house. When tn
lot was surveyed it was found to be mucl
smaller than what the deed called for
thus making it too small for the purpose
intended.
Fears were entertained for the safety o
the sailing vessel George Stetson, owned
by Arthur Sewall, of Bath, Me-, and il
command of Capt Frank W. Patton, VIII
has number of friends in Mount Holly
1t was thought the craft might fall int
the hands of the Spaniards. Word ha
Just been received by DR.. Melcher tina
the vessel is lying safely in the harbor a
Hilo, Hawaiian Islands.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Association for insurance was he'll
Yesterday The following officers electe
were: President, Charles Stokes; secre
tary, Henry P Thorn; treasurer, Isaac "
Stokes; directors, Charles Stokes, Isaa
W. Stokes, Levi Troth, John E. Darnel
Joseph NJ Brick, Henry p. Thorn, VIM
Dunn Rogers, J. Reeve, M. D., Henry j
Trick, Joshua S. Wills, Joseph Powell.
The following officers were elected 8
the annual business meeting of the Bapti;
Church, last evening Clerk, j. d. CleV
enger; Deacons, Benjamin Sutphin, Ber
iamin o. Herbert n G. Bickford Tru'
tees, Joseph C. Dudley, j. Smalley Baugl
J. Edward Worrell, T. Clifford Keller, ,
Harvey Gaskill, Samuel A. Atkinson, E
mer j. Shinn Treasurer, George Stead
Pew Collector, jeremiah H. Colkitt
Music Committee, j. S. Baugh; Deacon
esses, Mrs Ellen Branson, Mrs. Rebecc
Ellis, Mrs. George Moore Mrs. Margare
Worrell, Mrs Samuel Elberson.
The employees of the Mount Holly She
Company were notified, on Thursday, tn;
a reduction in their wages would take e
feet the following day. The scale sui
mitted by the company was deemed III
reasonable and the men Immediately gu
work. A committee was appointed an
a conference was held with Superinten'
ent George Rendell in the evening, whiC
resulted in an advance being made ov
the reduced scale submitted. Work WI