The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-31

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Snapper soup will be served by the Lin
coin Club at .Flynn's saloon, on Thursday
evening, June 9.
An arc lamp in front of the Arcade
hotel recently fell to the ground without
sustaining any injury.
Under the second call by the govern
ment for rs, 600 troops, New Jersey will
furnish ITS as its quota.
Officer Thomas Denness will act as the
guardian of the peace during the day
time for the next two weeks.
The members of the Epworth League
gave a successful tea party in the Masonic
Temple on Saturday evening.
Eugene u Gibbs, who has been en-
ployed for some time in a mill at Glouces-
ter, is now working in Camden.
Painters have been frightening the
residence of Benjamin F. Shreve, corner
of High and Ridgway streets, the past
week.
John Carr, of Bordentown has been
granted an original pension. Benjamin
E. Wills, of Mount Holly, receives an in
crease.
Farmers in the vicinity of Vincentown
have sold their wheat to the millers at
prices ranging from $1.40 to $3.50 per
bushel
| Dill Ro,o. ~, R;r,r e+rao+ hoe only fret
class groceries and provisions and his
prices are extremely low. Also dry goods
at city prices
The recent strawberry festival and light
tea held by the Mount Holly Banjo, Man
dolin and Guitar Club Melted the snug
sum of $3.50
| A number of new hands have been en-
ployed at the Gibbs shoe factory, on
Church street, of late, owing to the large
increase in orders
| The stock and fixtures of the late firm
of Rokenbaugh & Ayres were disposed of
at public sale last week, by the latter
member of the firm.
| A contract will be awarded in few
days for the construction of a new resi-
dence for the Stevenson Brothers, whose
home was recently destroyed by fire.
A tea will be given by the board of
managers of the Burlington County hos
pital ON Tuesday afternoon, June 7th,
at the hospital, from three to six o'clock.
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| A two days convention on the part of
the Prohibitionists, for the purpose OF
nominating a candidate for Governor,
will be held in Camden on June IA and 10,
Allie Shinn and May Hughes were
the representatives of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union, of Mount Holly, at the
state convention of the B. Y. P. u, at
Orange, on Friday.
One day last week two men entered the
office of j. Fred Laumaster and wanted
to enlist in the volunteer service. They
thought the justice was organizing com
pany to go to the front
On May 16 Captain Frank Patton, to-
gether with his wife and child and Miss
Bessie Smith, of Vincentown, sailed from
the Hawaiian Islands in the ship George
Stetson for New York, which place they
expect to reach in August.
| Anniversary exercises were held in the
Methodist Church at Lumberton, on Fri
day evening, by the Epworth Leagues of
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Addresses were delivered by Rev. Mr..
Mount and Rev. Mr.. Hultz.
| The patriotic exercises that are to be
held on the Fourth of July in the auditor
ium at Asbury Park, will be presided over
| by Hon Charles E. Hendrickson, of
Mount Holly. Judge ]. Frank Fort, of
Newark, will be the orator of the day.
Some of those people connected with St.
Julien's circus who were compelled to
leave some of their effects in Mount Holly
because of a shortness of cash, have evil
IDENTIFY struck good luck, as they forward
ed money here last week to redeem them.
| 1t looks as though thorough job was
being made in repairing the wharf on
Washington street. The double row OF
pilings, with iron braces running between
them, will afford a strong support to the
structure and prevent the walk from cav
ing in.
During the past week Albert Suther-
land and Clarence Edwards have been u.s.
ing large quantities of dynamite in blow
| ing up stumps in order to clear new road
which Charles A. King has opened on his
farm in Westampton township, to give an
outlet to the Jacksonville road.
Two or three boys were last week made
to appear before Justice Clevenger, be-
cause they had been freely using the old
slaughter house on Green street, as play
house. At first it was thought that rob-
bers had been visiting the place, but this
was found not to have been the case.
The following books have been placed
in the Circulating Library of the Burling-
ton County Lyceum: ''Wonder Tales from
Wagner" Captains Courageous, "Clois-
ter and Health, F" 'Peacemakers, Stand
ard Bearer" ''For Love of Country, .
''Penelope's Progress, ALLEN Ransford"
There will be reunion of the Junior
Mechanics of Burlington county in the
hall of Washington Council, No. 5, at
Mount Holly, this evening. Invitations
have been extended to thirteen lodges
and quite delegation of visiting Mechan-
les is expected to be present. There will
be an entertainment and refreshments,
On Wednesday evening Judge Gaskill
entertained large number of the mem
bers of the secret societies about town in
the third-story of his building on Main
street, which has been converted into a
comfortable lodge room. The guests were
very favorably impressed and before
leaving they were served with ice cream
and cake.
| The recent improvements to the interior
of the Burlington County Hospital have
been completed. In order that the friends
portunity to inspect the improvements,
the Board of Managers will give recep-
ton at the hospital on Tuesday, June 18th,
from to P NJ. Refreshments will be
served free of charge. Those interested
in the institution are invited to be present
A case of restitution in the family Of
George Brown, living on the Burlington