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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-01
MarltOu.
Jos. G. Shivers has been quite i'll the
past week

0Ar1cOus
Jos. c. Shivers has been quite i'll the
past week.
A course of six University Extension
lectures by Prof Joseph French Johnson,
of the University of Pennsylvania. will
be started in Marion, the first to take
place on next Friday evening, ats o'clock.
Subject: international Law and Monroe
Doctrine"
Thieves have been here. On Tuesday
morning they broke into the houses of
Joseph Dunphey, William B. Lippincott
and Samuel Burroughs. At Dunphey's,
where entrance was gained through a
kitchen window, they took bowl of
stewed chicken out to the crib house, and
after eating it, set the bowl before the
hog pen. They also took rs cents out of
a little bank which stood within several
inches of tin cup oontaini ng $3.50, but
this was overlooked A pair of spectacle s
and pair of rubbers were taken Tracks
seen the next morning showed that the
liam B. Lippincott's the rubbers were
worn as the tracks showed. Here they
also entered through kitchen window
having pried it open with Ratchet taken
from the barn. A loaf of bread and pair
Of ladies' rubbers were stolen. Samuel
Burroughs they went in through the
shed door. Here all the pies and cake:
wers taken. They found gun in the
dining room which they put under table
in the kitchen. 1t is thought that the
thief or thieves went from here in thu
] direction of Evesboro.
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Theft at co1s.town Church.

Historic st. Mary's Protestant Episco-
pal Church, at Colestown, the oldest house
of worship in south Jersey, has been des-
ecrated by vandals. 1t is weather beat
en- one-story frame edifce, which has
been preserved in its primitive simplicity
and is surrounded by the graves of early
settlers of Camden and Burlington coun-
ties. Services are held in the church
every other Sunday and visitors come
from far and near to inspect the quaint
old structure and the valuable relics it
contains.
On Friday, Chief of Police Linderman,
of Merchantyille, was notified by the sex
ton that thieves had broken into the
church. He went out to Colestown and
examined the building. He found that
some of the furniture had been broken
and strewn about the church and quaint
ly carved communion table, the most
highly priced article IN the church, was
missing. The table is over century old
and contains an inscription made upon il
by Rev Robert Blackwell, who was rector
of the church at the outbreak of the wal
of the revolution.
Chief Linderman believes the thief is {
relic collector. A reward for the arrest o
the thief and the return of the table viii
! be offered.
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Ash-Wedneaday Servioa..

The usual blessing and distribution Of
ashes were performed at the church of the
Sacred Heart last Wednesday morning
and evening. At the evening services
Father Lyons spoke on the proper obser-
vance of Lent He earnestly counseled
the daily reading of the Holy Bible, aims
giving, greater religious piety and zeal, re-
framing from all uncharitable talk, total
abstinence, etc. In referring to the vir-
tue of total abstinence, he briefly pictured
some of the horrid evils of intemperance.
fAbuse of drink, he said, lis the prolific
cause of discussions, quarrels, miseries,
restitution, blaspbemies, immortality,
bloodshed and murder. The drunkard is
self-made slave of liquor, incapable of
thinking or reasoning like man, and I'M
willing to keep his appetite within the
bounds of nature like the brute. He
heaps shame upon religion, to the humili
alton of all good christians, brings odium
on himself, disgraces his nationality, for
feits the rights of citizenship, is a menace
to social order and loathsome burden in
the community. Repulsive and disgust
ing as the drunken man the drunken
woman is ten times more SO. The face
that was once the mirror of beauty and
angelic purity, becomes loathsome and re.
voting, womanhood is disgraced and the
wife and mother transformed into an IN
natural monster. Attempt to reform her?
Next to impossible. She will not reform,
she will pursue her course of infamy,
shame and disgrace, poisoning the springs
of life in her own children, and making
her home hell on earth, until the I'M
sparing angel of death drags her down to
fill drunkard's grave.
Hard earned wages are recklessly
squandered for drink, while dire destitu-
ton, misery and wretchedness are slowly
dragging down the drunkard's wife and
children to premature graves. Thousands
are to-day living in miserable, wretched
tenements, surrounded by gaunt destitu-
ton, squalor, and disorder, who could
have long ago procured nice, comfortable
homes of their own, had they practiced
total abstinence from liquor these past
| twenty years. What is the average fate
of the children of drunkards ? Uncouth,
poorly clad, allowed to keep late hours,
and go with evil company, they become
pests of society, menace to good order
and not infrequently commit crimes that
bring them to the Jail, the penitentiary, or
the gallows. The makings of men and
women of intellectual and moral excel
lence, staunch adherents of church and
state, ornaments of society, are allowed to
grow up without proper religious, intellec-
tual and social training, and eventually
become an onerous burden to the tax
payers of the nation. What is the price
of free dom from the servitude of drink
Self denial, keep the appetite under per-
feet control. The incipient appetite for
drink, when INDUCED, soon becomes an
ungovernable passion, whose helpless
victims gulp down without remorse the
intoxicating glass, crimsoned with the life
blood of half-starved wives and children"
At the close he exhorted all present to
: take the total abstinence pledge
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Bishop Scarborough confirmed a class
in the Episcopal Church on Sunday morn
ing.
The Citizens caucus took place in Rob
erts' Hall on Wednesday evening and was
of short duration. Everything was har-
monious, there being no contests. D. A.
MacCarrolI and Samuel Rudderow were
nominated for Council; Jacob Cottrell, for
Assessor; w. ]. McIlhenny, for Collector,
and Jacob Schmidt, for Constable.
John c. S. Frishmuth's residence, on
the Bank, was entered by burglars on
Thursday night. Mr.. and Mrs. irish
muth and Miss Mamie had started for
Florida the same day and Miss Peoples,
Miss Anna Frishmuth and the children
and servants were in the house. A noise
was heard down stairs and upon investi-
CATION the front door and storm door were
found open, having been entered proba.
bly, by skeleton key. No other trace of
the robbers was found, they having been
surprised and fed before getting anything,
as nothing was missing. A dinner party
was in progress at E. B. Showell's resi-
dence next door and all went over to
search for the burglars, and some of the
gentlemen STAYED over night at the house.
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Ocean County.


The Baldwin Hotel property, at Beach
Haven, has been sold to James Baird.
In the case of Harry Chamberlain Par
ker, of Parkertown. convicted of stealing
oysters, at the September term of court,
and which was appealed to the Supreme
Court, has been settled by the latter sus-
tanning the verdict of the lower court.
A slight fire, which would have ended
dlsastrously but tor the presence of mind
of Mrs. Rebecca Gaskill, occurred in her
house in West Creek, on Thursday. An
oil heater set fire to a sofa, and threat
ened setting fire to the house, but Mrs.
Gaskill plucked up courage and dragged
the sofa out on the lawn where the flames
were soon extnguished. Mrs. Gaskill
burned her hands quite severely.
A decision has been rendered in regard
to road bonds in Manchester township.
At special election held in Manchester
township on February %, 1897, it was
voted to have the township committee is.
sue bonds, not exceeding $5,OOO, to i'm
prove certain roads in that township. The
township committee refused to issue the
bonds voted for on the ground that the
election and proceedings leading up to 1t,
including the notice of election, were H.
legal, and thereupon General John S.
Schultz procured a rule to show cause
from the Supreme court for the township
committee to show cause at November
term. 1897, of that court, why a manda-
mus should not issue to compel the COM
mittee to issue said bonds. This rule to
show cause was argued at the term of the
Supreme court and the court has just de-
cided that the committee could not be le-
gally compelled to issue the bonds, and
therefore refused to issue mandamus.
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MAnRNHn.
Mrs. Harry Schopfer and daughter paid
visit to relatives in Wilmington, Del.
last week.

Mrs Harry Schopfer and daughter paid
a visit to relatives in Wilmington, Del.
last week.
Miss Fannie Lev, converted Jewess,
of Philadelphia, will speak in the Baptist
Church every evening this week.
Mrs. A. H. Leeds paid visit to rela-
tiYes in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Miss Name Bennett, of Camden, paid a
visit to her parents last week.
Rev. E. Mount illustrated his sermon
on Sunday evening by stereopticon views.
William Fl. Thorn is the owner of a
hens egg weighing quarter of pound.
The painters and paper hangers are at
work at l. W. Stokes residence on Main
street.
H. Norman Thorn entered Haverford
College yesterday.
A large number of people responded to
an alarm of fire on Sunday morning, &C.
casioned by a chimney being on fire at
the residence of Mrs. Maria Reeve.
Revival services are still being success
fully conducted at the Methodist Church.
Miss Martha A. Bates and sisters moved
on Wednesday into the residence occu-
pied by Mrs. Rebecca Stack house.
T. B. Thorn will reopen his shoe store
this week.
The w. G. 7. U. will hold memorial
service in the Methodist Church on Sat-
urday evening in honor of Miss Frances
E. Willard.
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Spring Politics.

The Lumberton Republicans have nom
mated this ticket Freebooter, William
Bartlett; assessor, Henry D. Culin; town
ship committee, William D. Mason COM
missioners of highways, Howard Haines
and D. Budd Coles commissioner of ap-
peals, George F. Harbert
The Democrats of Northampton town
ship nominated the following ticket last
night Assessor, endorsed Martin H. Cir
ven township committee, Reeve Stewart;
freeholder, William F. Rossell justice,
George w. A. French. No other nomi-
nations were made.
The Northampton Republican primary
last week selected the following ticket
Assessor, Martin H. Girven freeholder,
Edward A. Colby; township committee,
T. Lacey Atkins; justices of the peace,
Christian j. Krayer, Charles H. Estill
commissioner of appeals, Charles H. Dea.
con surveyors of highways, Samuel Fl.
Chambers, George H. Peak pound keep.
err Isaiah Smith.
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Guy Bros. Ministries will appear at the

Guy Bros. Ministries will appear at the
opera house on the 10th inst.
Mrs. Henry Nippins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Esser will remove to Trenton this
week.
The big hog that was killed at the Ar
cade hotel, last week, weighed 72l pounds
dressed.
The supper given by the ladies of the
Presbyterian Church, last week, netted
$126.95.
ssThieves entered the house of George E.
Pancoast, last night, by prying open a
shutter. Nothing was taken except arti-
cles of food.
Phil Karg, ON King street, has only
6rst-cass groceries and provisions and
his prices are extremely low. Also dry
goods at city prices. n
On Thursday the H. B. Smith Machine
Company received an order for 800 bicy-
Giles from the Howard Chalnless Cycle
Company. of Newark.
Immortelle and wax flowers, sprays 70
funerals and decorating graves from 25c.
up. Fern pans, palms, ETC., at similar
prices Rosbach's, Penn berton.
While running home from Sunday
school. at Florence. on Sunday, Nelson
Rainier tripped, fell and broke one of his
thighs. Though less than IL years old
the lads legs have been broken three
times.
Vice Chancellor Grey heard testimony
in the case of John S. Collins vs. Ben
jamln W. Hylton and Emma D. Hylton,
in Camden, yesterday. The suit is the
result of controversy over large guam
tity of pears. which were purchased in
September last from the orchards of the
estate of ]. Dunbar Hylton, at Pensauken.
Try George W. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has a large
stock at his store corner of Water and
King streets. Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered Prompt attention
guaranteed Also fresh and salt meats can
be obtained at lowest market prices.
During February, the following pupils
of the Brainard school have attained an
average exceeding ninety: A clsss-Julia
P. Hsines, Elsie M. Cline, Bertha E. Har-
ris, Lillian NJ. Braddock. Anna II. Powell,
Alvan Atkinson, Matte D. Evans, Clifford
L. Engle. Grammar classes: Ida D. Brad
dock. Grace W. Relyea, A. N. Engle. Jos.
W. Jones, Anna 81. Davis, Edith Fl. King
don, Lavinia A. Hults, Earl Sexton, JOS
eph o. Leary. John L. Emerson, Matte
E. Storey, Reba M. Hampton. Secondary
class Bessie Anderson, Edwin Ogburn,
Bessie Holt, Ernestine Clothier.
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THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1898.
PUBLIC SALES.


March !. near Cooksto IN. live stock. farm i'm,
PIGMENTS, etc., by Samuel Stout, ST., at
O'Clock.
March l. stock farm utensils, etc.. near Med
ford, by Charles E. Davis, at O'Clock.
March /, live stock, farm utensils, ETC., near
Georgetown, by Harry La Rue.
March l. horses. at Mount Holly, by Asa Rob-
ertS. at O'Clock.
March 2, sto k, farming utensils, etc. between
Arney's Mount and Pemberton, by Edward
Lucas at IL o'clock.
March 3. farm implements, household goods,
etc. between Cross Keys and ASTON, by
Mrs. Clara Goodenongh, at O'Clock. ~
March 3, live stock, at Columbus, by A. r. Du-
bell Son, at O'Clock.
March g. stock, farm implements, etc., near
Pemberton, by Franklin and Harry But
March 4. stock, farm utensils, etc., between
Wriahtstown and Cookstown, by J. How
ard Burr, at IL O'Clock.
March 4, stock, implements, household goods,
etc, near Columbus, by administrators OF
Thomas s. Furman, at O'CLOCK
March 4, horses and mules, at Medford by A.
W. Lofiand, at O'Clock.
March 5, stock, farm utensils, etc., near Budd-
town. by Charles Earl, at II O'Clock.
March 7, stock, farm utensils, etc.. between
Masonville and Lumberton, by Edwin
Rogers, at l o'clock.
March 8, real estate, in Burlington, by execu-
tors of Edward Ashby, at 2 O'Clock.
March 10, farm, at Palmyra, by executors of
John Beckenbach, at O'Clock.
March TO- stock utensils, etc, near Columbus
by e. A. Rockhill, at II O'Clock.
March IS, Crosswicks mill property. at Cross
wicks, by John D. Glover, at O'Clock.
March IS, stock, farming utensils, etc.. near
Jacksonville, by Samson b. France.
March IT, real estate, at Florence, by Daniel
W. Ireton and j ohm SPOTS, executors.
March Is. stock, farm implements, ETC., be-
tween Hainesport and Mount LAUREL by
Thaddeus 8. Woolston, at IL O'Clock.
SHERIFF'S SALES.
March 10, property of Julia M. Hulme, execu-
trix, ct ais, in Westampton township, at
b; W. Zelleys hotel. at 2 o'clock
Tsfry nf In
Evesham township, at B. W. Zeley's hotel,
at O'Clock.
March H. property of Hettie A. Stevens, in
Mount Holly and Burlington, at B. w. Eel
ley's hotel, at 2 O'Clock.
March r. property of Elwood Mount, ct ais,
in Columbus, at b. W. Zelley's hotel, at 2
O'Clock.
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will hold their usual service in the lect lvs
room OF the church, next Sunday ate
noon.
Rev. C. R Smith and wife will celebrate
the fifteenth anniversary of their wedding
at the parsonage on the 18th of this
month.
Miss Idle Cross led the Epworlh
League service of the NJ E. Church, n
Sunday evening.
The w. C. T. U. of this place cor iuei-
ed memorial services in the M E. Church,
on Thursday, in memory of Frances F..
Willard. The church was packed.
Abner Rogers. Nathan Combs and B.
H. White attended the Grand Lodge of I.
0. of R. M, which met at Trenton, ls It
Thursday and Friday. The latter WIS
made chairman of the appeal COMMITTEE.
The Progressive Euchre Club was en-
tertained last Tuesday evening in an
elegant manner by Mrs. ]. Howard Bur,
at her home here, assisted by Miss Ella
Lundy. Those present were Ethel LIP
pincots, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Budd, M.
and Mrs. l. W. Budd, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas c. Shreve, Helen NJ Britain,
Rebecca Price, Roland Price, Richard +.
Lippincott, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Davis,
Charles Davis, Mary Carson, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Colby Budd, Bessie Morris,
Evelyn Butterworth, Mr.. and Mrs. Flor
ence Earl, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry R. Lip
pincott, Pemberton Miss KeturAh IricE,
Vincentown; Mr.. and Mrs. Troth, NJ.
and Mrs. Samuel Tomlinson, Mr.. AMI
Mrs Lou Deacon and Howard Lundy, OF
Mount Holly; Robert McComb, May Car
son and Howard Duff, of Philadelphia.
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Miss Harriet Kelsey led the B. Y. P. U.
meeting on Sunday evening.
Petitions were read in the Methodist
Church on Sunday, which will be pre-
sented to the United States Congress. urg-
ing the passage of law prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating drinks in any of the
public buildings, and also to prohibit
gambling by telegraph.
The Ladies' Mite Society of the M. E..
Church will give supper in the I. o. M.
hall, Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Taylor, of Phila-
delphis. spent Sunday here as the guests
of William E. Taylor.
The sacrament of the Lords supper will
be administered in the NJ. E. Church,
next Sunday morning, and there will be
baptism in the evening.
Little Esther Thomas, daughter Of
James Thomas, who met with an acct
dent while on visit to her sister, in Der.
lin, died last Friday.
The Mission Band of the Baptist Church
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LRnohAfnWn.


solemn and impressive service, at
tended by about fifty persons, was held
in the Baptist Church on Wednesday
afternoon by the Woman's Christian Tenn.
perance Union, in memory of Miss Fran
ces Willard. The meeting was in charge
of the president, Mrs William E. Crom-
well, and consisted of scripture reading,
singing, speaking and prayer. Rev. A.
R. Babcock. of Allentown, and Rev. H. J.
Conover. of the M. E. Church, of this
place, were the speakers.
The revival services at the Baptist
Church will continue this week Rev. A.
r. Babcock, of Allentown, will preach
every evening except Saturday.
The appointed leader of the B. Y.P.U.
of the Baptist Church for Sunday evening
was George C. Bullock.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Borden and infant
child, of Lam bertville, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Borden's uncle, Samuel
Barcalow.
The Democrats of New Hanover town
ship in caucus assembled, at Cookstown,
on Saturday, nominated the following
ticket to be voted for at the regular town
ship meeting: Freebooter, Charles P.
Challender Township Committeeman,
Richard W. Harker; Commissioner of
Appeals. Pierson Taylor; Overseer of the
Poor, Joseph Sykes.
The Republicans of New Hanover town
ship will hold their primary meeting at
Cookstown tomorrow evening. Arm
stead Hutchinson, a farmer near this
place, and B. Frank Lewis, a miller near
Wrightstown, each desire the nomination
for Freebooter.
Jacobstown has long been known as the
place where farmers and truckmen could
procure the very best of heavy farm and
truck wagons. Wagon builder John B.
Potts must be keeping the reputation
good, because he is sending wagons every
week to different parts of the state.
Miller Coward has sold his stock OF
store goods, fixtures and good will to John
Steward, of near Chesterfield.
Hon. George Wildes was in town on
Saturday looking into the political situa-
ton prior to the township election.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Rogers celebrat-
ed the twenty fifth anniversary of their
wedding, at their home near this place on
Saturday evening. A large number of rel
atives and friends made the occasion one
of joy and gladness to Mr.. and Mrs.
Rogers.
The loving and law-abiding peo-
pie of this community are particularly re-
joiced over the breaking up of the speak
easy" and gambling den at Cold Springs.
They still haye faith in their county courts
and officers.
George F. Platt, of Trenton, was in town
on Saturday looking after some real estate,
for which he is agent.
Auctioneer Walter E. Borden has a
good number of sales at this time.
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Holding

Miss Edna Speel has gone to Borden
town to work in the shirt factory
w. Heulings Shreve has returned home
from Jefferson hospital, where he was
successfully operated upon.
Mary Ella shreve is confined to the
house with severe cold.
Revival services are being held in the
church.
WashinGton's birthday was observed by
the raising of the flag pole in front of the
school house by the American Mechanics
There was no speaker, but the Heddlng
cornet band discoursed excellent music.
When the work was done lunch was
served in the basement of the church to
all present, after which the lodge met at
the usual hour for short session. Up
on entering the lodge room the mem bers
were agreeably surprised to find the old
desks replaced by new ones, the gift OF
William and Frank Kemble. councillor
and vice councillor of the lodge, and by
whom they were made. The fellows were
very much pleased, and by the next meet
ing night hope to have their new chairs.