The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-22
Branson will act as day policeman

enjoying hollday To-Day.
Peter Oliver has been seriously i'll fo
several days with lung trouble.
Miss Bertha Prickett has been confined
to her home for several days with pneu
monia.
The residence of Elwood Stead, corner
of White and Budd streets, is being re-
painted.
Master Fred Krayer. like number Of
other children around town, is suffering
with measles.
A number of Improvements are being
made to the Mill street hotel by its new
proprietor, Grant Davis.
The post-ofice will not be open any
more to-day, the doors having been closed
at ten o'clock this morning
A paint shop has been erected by Re-
store Lippincott in the rear Of his resi-
dence on Washington street.
Fred. M. Branin, of Medford. member
of Lodge No. IOS, Knights of Pythias. was
last week elected deputy for this district.
Hi Henry's Minstrel Company gave a
very good performance to large audience
in the opera house on Wednesday even
ing.
Isaac L. Shinn has succeeded in getting
his houses about two-thirds full of ice,
ranging from five to seven inches in thick
ness.
Peals of thunder and vivid lightning
accompanied the heavy downpour of rain
on Saturday evening and early Sunday
morning.
Edward Rigg, of Burlington, has been
carting some very large white oak logs
during the past week to the saw mill on
Pine street, Mount Holly.
The Juliustown public school will be
presented with an American flag to-day
by the members of Enterprise Council.
No. 124, of Jacksonville.
Joe Garon received an ugly cash on the
top of his head few days ago by the
falling of pipe pole while assisting in
erecting telephone poles on Grant street.
The milk shippers of this county will
hold mass meeting at the Court House,
on Saturday afternoon, the object being
to organize Dairymen's Protective AS
ISOLATION.
At the Division Encampment of the
Sons Of Veterans, in Trenton, on Thurs
day, Fremont Fietze, of Riverside. was
elected delegated to the Commandery in
Chief.
1t is said that Walter Evans is at the
residence of his brother, near Columbus,
where he is being we'll cared for, and that
his wife will make no further efforts to in
duce her husband to return home.
Fred. M. Shemeley and John M. Huff,
who have been in business together at
Risdon's foundry, having finished their
contracts, and are now in the employ of the
Vacuum Gas Engine and Power Company.
The colored people of Mount Holly
have organized minstrel troupe and pro-
pose to give an entertainment in the
Opera House at an early date. They want
to perform on the third of March if pos
sible.'
Some of the Burlington ladies who at
tended the opera house in Mount Holly
on Wednesday evening, wore so many
feathers on their hats that one or two
gentlemen were compelled to change
their seats.
The remains of Colonel James w. Wall,
who was placed in Fort Lafayette charged
with uttering reasonable sentiments dur
ing the war, were removed from st.
Mary's churchyard, at Burlington. to
Elizabeth, on Tuesday.
George D. Worrell has been awarded
the contract to thoroughly renovate the
plumbing In the mansion at Smithville.
Hot water will be used for heating pur-
poses, two bath rooms will be put In and
other improvements made.
The culvert at the corner of Main and
Union streets became filed with dirt
during the heavy rain on Saturday night.
causing the water to overflow the side
walks and streets for some distance. A
small strip of the stone road was washed
out to some extent.
The Sea Side Park Association has re-
elected it's former officers, and it has been
decided to divide all but seventy-fve of
the unsold lots among the stockholders.
The association contemplates making a
number of improvements during the COM
ing year.
The entertainment to be given by the
Good Intent Glee Club on Thursday even
ing promises to be very fine. An inter
esting programme has been arranged,
consisting of readings and musical selec-
tions by members of the club. Admission
25 cents
Since the fast freight was placed on the
road, business interests have increased at
wonderful rate at all the towns along
the shore. Oysters, fish and such articles
shipped in the afternoon arrive in Phila-
delphia at s o'clock, and in New York at
10 the same evening.
Howard L. Keeler, Of Mount Holly,
boards in Philadelphia during the week.
On Friday evening, while sitting in his
boarding house, he heard some pistol
shots. He at once ran into the street and
found that two people had been murdered
within short distance of his residence.
Several people from Mount Holly went
to Bordentown, on Thursday evening, to
witness an entertainment given by the
Knights of Pythias in the Opera House.
The work of two of the performers, Ed
ward s. Troth and Charles R. Fenton, is
said to have been very creditable. There
was large attendance, many of the men,
bers from the grand lodge, then in session
at Trenton, coming down to witness the
interesting programme.
The following are the candidates to be
voted for at the primary meeting of the
Republican voters of Lumberton town
ship, tomorrow: Freebooter, Moses s.
Watson, William Bartlett, Charles L.
Warner, Joseph W. Endicott; Assessor,
Henry D. Culin; Township COMMITTEES
man. William D. Mason, Edwin t.
Haines; Commissioner of Appeals, George
F. Harbert; Surveyors of Highways,
Howard B. Hanes, D. Budd Coles.
Samuel s. Goodwin, of Philadelphia,
and formarlv of Mount Holly lofr ON