The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-22
LOCAL NEWS.

Dlrth OF george washington.
Raymond Sprow, boy ten years o
age, was bitten on the leg by dog yes
terday.
Samuel Shinn, residing on upper But
tonwood street. is suffering from an alb
scess on his face.
Rev. ]. 81. Durham will conduct thu
religious exercises at the Hospital mex
Sunday afternoon.
E. D. Stokes, OF the Herald, with Mrs
Stokes. returned from New Orleans yester
day. They had delightful trip.
The ceremonies attending the slaughter
of the mammoth hog Dan, at the Arcade
hotel to-day. will probably be lar gely at
tended.
SOUS" Lukens, the horse trainer, for
merly of Mount Holly. will be located al
Belmont Park, Philadelphia, the comins
season.
The line of telephone poles that are
being erected in order to extend the ser.
vice to Smlthville, will be completed to-
morrow.
Bessie, the four-year-old daughter of ex
Sheriff Townsend, died on Saturday of ca
tarrhal pneumonia, at their home near
Columbus.
Sheriff Fleetwood will sell the machin.
cry, fixtures, stock, etc., of L. Leach &
Sons shoe factory, at Burlington, to-mor-
row morning.
The Mount Holly Water Company will
soon present the compliments of the sea.
son to its patrons in the shape of bills fol-
the ensuing year.
The high wind on Tuesday night blew
down considerable portion of the walls
of the ruined carpet mill, on the Wash.
ington street side.
Three carloads of machinery for Aliens
shoe factory arrived here from flights
town on Saturday. 1t is being placed in
the factory on King street.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
farm of Peter K. Heisler, in the town.
ship of Willingboro, containing 4S acres
to William 81. Reeves for $2,325.
Gillespie & Esham were awarded the
contract to make alterations to the in.
terror of the Y. M. G. A. building, on Sat.
urday, by Judge Joseph II. Gaskill.
Joseph Evans, of Chambers Corners
was in town yesterday exhibiting pure
white weasel. He captured the animal
after it had killed number of chickens.
Seventy-two new books have recently
been added to the library of the Baptist
Sunday school. A large number of new
singing books have also been purchased.
The kindling wood yard of William
Rossell, on Pine street, has been a good
hunting ground this winter for opossums.
No less than twenty have been caught
there.
Captain Douglass Ottinger, on Friday,
placed the American flag at half mast
over his residence as a tribute to the
sailors who lost their lives by the sinking
of the Maine.
On Friday and Saturday evenings next
the Presbyterian ladies will hold a sup.
per in the building adjoining the church.
A good bill of fare will be offered, and all
are invited to attend
The Symphony Glee, Banjo and Man
dolin Club of Princeton University will
give concert IN the Mount Holly Opera
House on March 10Th for the benefit Of
the Mount Holly Athletic Association.
The adjourned meeting of the Board Of
Freeholders will be held In the Court
House next Tuesday to consider the re-
quest of the Monmouth Traction Company
for trolley franchise on certain roads
and bridges.
Last Thursday was big day for the II
B. Smith Machine Company. The big
gest orders eyer received in the history o.
the company arrived that day, and they
came from all over the world. They
amount to $4,000.
An effigy of King Alfonso. of Spain
was hung on wire on Mill street. nesl
Paxson, on Thursday night. Policeman
Denness cut it down on Friday, and il
doing so got his coat soiled with printer
ink. bountiful supply of which was or
the effigy.
Having been convicted of assault anc
battery, Howard Fisher and Joseph Nc
Closkey, of Beverly, were on Saturday
sentenced by Judge Gaskill. The forme
was ordered to pay fine of $50, and tn,
latter will spend thirty days with Sheriff
Fleetwood in the county Jail.
Those people who wish to vote at tn,
spring election should not fail to visi
their usual polling places next Tuesday IL
-aEd~s 20 see II thelf names are properly
registered. The election boards will 81
from to 2. M. to revise the registers
and certificates of removal will be ISSUED
at this time. 1t will be the only meetin,
previous to election.
The friends of James Stewart will bs
sorry to learn that he is not expected tc
live more than few days. About a weel
ago he was taken to Philadelphia hos
pital to receive treatment from a special
list, but upon his arrival there it wa
found that nothing could be done for the
young man, his case being pronounced
hopeless. When James learned this he
went all to pieces and began to sink rapid
ly. In order to prolong his life he wa
willing to submit to any operation tina
might be necessary.
The seventh annual charity ball for tn
benefit of the hospital was held in tn
opera house on Friday night. AS usual
it was brilliant affair. The dancing sur
face was in excellent condition and tn
music frst-class. MISS Greta Fort
daughter of Judge J. Frank Fort, of Or
ange, with her escort, led the gram
march. The music was under the direc
ton of Prof Alfred Hartl, of Philadelphia
The attendance was smaller than ever be
fore, consequently not much more mon e.
was realized than enough to clear ex
penses