The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
LOCAL NEWS.

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the court house tomorrow.
Thomas Dolan has closed his fruit an(
confectionery store on Main street.
Charles H. Estifl has entered the con
test for the Office of justice of the peace.
Some very pretty reminders of st. Val
entine's day are exhibited in Jamisoni
window.
Wanted, on mortgage. 1000. Security
first-class. Address Loan" News Office
Mount Holly.
T. Walter Borton will opened paper
store at Riverside. Earl D. Shaw will
have charge of it.
The Silver Lake property, owned by the
Burlington Savings Institution, is AGAR
to be sold by the Sheriff.
An effort is to be made at Vincentowr
to have the Mount Holly telephone line
extended to that village.
John Wolfsberg, hagman at the Pine
street crossing, fell on the ice on Thurs
day and broke two of his ribs.
Policeman Thomas Denness will act as
day guardian of the peace for Mount
Holly during the next two weeks.
On Wednesday morning locomotive
and snow pillow was started out at O'Clock
for the purpose of clearing the tracks Of
snow.
Toha IT Q;ra hao ranfod tho huildino
on High street, recently occupied by
James s. McIlvain, and will remove his
billiard room there.
Grant Davis has taken possession Of
the Mill street hotel. James Branin has
secured license for the Centreton hotel,
which Grant Davis left.
The township committee will close up
Its business for the year on Friday night.
On Tuesday next the treasurer's report
will appear IN THE NEWS.
The monthly meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society will be held
in the lecture room of the Presbyterian
Church tomorrow afternoon.
The Republicans of Camden are men,
tioning John W. Bodine in connection
with the Mayorality of that city. They
could not make better selection.
The engagement is announced of Mar
tin Bayersdorfer, of Mount Holly, and
Miss Della R. Wolff, of Oil City. Pa. The
marriage will not take place for several
months.
j. Smalley Baugh had a birthday on
Saturday. A large number of friends
called on him in the evening and wished
him many happy returns of the pleasant
anniversary.
Officer Denness found Benjamin Fenton
and Thomas Lucas roaming about the
round house on Saturday night, and JUS
tice Krayer sent them up for four and
thirty days respectively.
Rodman w. Bowker attended ban
quet, on Thursday night, given at the
Hotel Walton, in Philadelphia, by the
Shoe and Leather Association. -Four
hundred guests were present.
Dr. E. A. Hambright, formerly of Mount
Holly, has been engaged as physician to
accompany a party of capitalists from
Philadelphia, who are preparing to start
for the Klondike gold fields.
After roaming about town for several
days with no place to sleep and half
starved, Joshua Willis, the ex-official Of
Northampton township. was taken to the
county house yesterday by Overseer of the
Poor John Throckmorton.
The entertainment committee of New
Jersey Lodge, No. l, Knights of Pythias.
have been invited to give an exhibition
in the castle hall of Hope Lodge, Burling-
ton, in the near future. They are wanted
again for return visit to Medford.
Frank Durand was cutting ice on Fri
day night, and while feeding the shute a
cake became caught. The young man at
tempted to push this with hook pole,
but he used the wrong end, which caused
him to slip. In falling he cut cash in
his groin.
While a tree was being topped in
front of the residence of Mrs. Charles H.
Folwell, corner Main and Union streets,
on Thursday, a limb broke off the top of
the iron fence in several places. The top
of small tree was completely broken off
and another tree was badly damaged.
Joseph G. Bower, with his Mansfield
Medium" experienced an abrupt termi-
nation of his pleasure while out sleighing
on Wednesday afternoon. While turn
ing around on Pine street one of the
thills broke and penetrated the horses
side, producing wound that bled freely,
but which soon healed.
The Union Hose Company held its an
nual meeting on Wednesday night and
elected these officers President. Charles
Bennett vice president, George 81. Peak
secretary, John Elbertson; treasurer,
Philip Karg; foreman, John Forbes
trustees, Charles Bennett, George h.
Peak and Job FL. Collins.
Jacob P. Ancker celebrated his birthday
on Thursday. There was family gather
ing at his residence on Madison avenue,
during the day. In the evening mum
Der of railroad men called upon Mr..
Ancker and as slight token of esteem,
presented him with handsome chair in
remembrance of the occasion.
barn containing hay and straw, be.
longing to Garrett Hunter, at Columbus,
was destroyed on Saturday night by an
incendiary fire. An effort was made
about week ago to burn it. The loss is
between $500 and $500. horse and
wagon belonging to Mr. Hunter were al
Bordentown at the time of the fire, OIL
they would have been burned.
Another new industry will locate IL
Mount Holly this week. Charles Force
shoe manufacturer of Burlington, has
rented the building on Water street, for
merly occupied by Frank s. Davis, and ii
now arranging to start up business. Mr.
Force will bring all his own machinery
but only three workmen. He says he vii
employ about forty hands. all of whom
are to come from Mount Holly.
The twin children of Mrs. Anderson
who formerly resided on upper MAR
street, were recently taken from town BY
the father OF DR.. w. w. Whitehead, WHIT
paid for their keeping before his depart
ure. 1t is understood they were place.
in home In New York City. The gen