The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-16


a Rev. Charles Bowden, of Camder
preached in the Methodist Church, on Sur
day.
A barber on Main street, when he ha
no work to do, generally employs his i'd
, time in reading the Bible
The Baptist Young Peoples Union wi
conduct the exercises at the Hospital mex
; Sunday afternoon at 415.
: The annual field day of the Knights o
Pythias of New Jersey will take place a
Jersey City on September 5.
The work of repairing the flood gate
at the mill dam having been completed
the creek is now full of water.
The Jacobstown Baptist Church will
| hold havest home on the lot adjoining
the church, on Thursday, September 1st
Thomas Cox, of Mount Holly, aged
years, died at the Hospital on Sunday o
typhoid fever. Deceased resided on Waite
street.
ton, has sold the AZ acre Garland farm
near Flourtown, to Catherine Coumbe TO
$1,000
Some carrier pigeons that were liberat
ed at Atco last week by John Kiner
reached their loft in Mount Holly in short
order.
Two boys, while playing in front Of
Shed Hollands barber shop on Saturday
night, broke pane of glass in the
window.
Commodore Comfy has carried five hun
bred different persons on his naphths
launch Panku since its introduction into
these waters.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Theodosia J. Shinn, deceased, of Mount
Holly, have been granted to j. Howard
Shinn and Amanda NJ Shinn.
Mrs Euphemia White, of West Wash
ington street, died ON Tuesday night AS
no one was present at the time but little
girl, Coroner Grobler was sent for.
James Nelson, the huckster of julius
town. who was recently bitten in Mount
Holly by dog, is getting along nicely,
his wound having almost entirely healed.
The recent storms have somewhat inter
fered with the work of paving lower
Water street. Contractor Gale will push
the job as rapidly as the weather will
permit.
A company of colored people from
West Washington street enjoyed a straw
ride to Mount Laurel ON Tuesday night.
They did not return home until o'clock
the next morning.
Storey & Sons, on Paxson street, have
just completed an 1899 model bicycle 1t
has thirty inch wheels with a inch drop
in the frame Most all 1899 wheels will
be made on this order.
Spencer ]. Powell, of Lumberton, de-
sires to be a national representative of the
Jr. o. u. A. NJ The State Council will
meet at Trenton in October for the pur-
pose of electing delegates.
Several letters of the endless chain va
riety have been received by residents of
Mount Holly They are for the purpose
of raising money with which to purchase
ice for the wounded soldiers.
Fred G. Squires of Vermont, car
penter who has been doing work at Smith
I'll In. ~, fho
pose of getting married. He has since re-
turned to Smithville with his bride.
Josiah w. EVAN, of Mount Holly,
Grand Master Mason of New Jersey, took
part in the ceremonies of the laying of
the corner stone of the new capitol build
ing at Harrisburg, Pa, on Wednesday.
Frank Wright, corner Union and But
tonwood streets, contemplates improve
ments to his property, which will consist
of new railing around the porch, new
curbing, new sidewalk and the residence
is to be painted.
Col Nathan Haines, of Burlington,
who is one of the oldest bankers in the
state, expects to attend the Bankers an
nual convention which will meet in Den
yer on August 90. Mr. Haines will be
accompanied by Rowland ]. Dutton.
The required number of local subscrib-
ers to the Mount Holly Telephone Com
pany have been secured in Burlington by
Griffith W. Lewis, and it is possible that
the service will be extended to that city.
The people of Burlington will find it a
great convenience.
Richard Hall, farmer near Smithville,
has been losing his chickens in mystic
rious manner An investigation revealed
the fact that a skunk was responsible. A
dog belonging to John P. Stidfole had
no trouble in tracking the scent over sew
eral fields and the thief was soon killed.
Among the claims paid by the Pruden-
tial Insurance Company of America, as
result of the war with Spain, was that of
Frank w Booth, the Jersey City youth
who was shot during the attack ON Santi-
ago, July 1. Booth was said to have been
the only support of a widowed mother.
Archie Hall, colored resident of Mag
nolia, was brought to Jail on Tuesday by
Constable Wright on a commitment
charging him with the theft of bicycle,
the property of Fallackson & Pew, of
Moorestown. The prisoner was unable to
furnish 800 bail for his appearance at
court
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
throughout the country has levied war
assessment of fifty cents upon each of its
members for the purpose of paying the
death claims of those who die as a result
of the war. Although the assessment is
very small, yet the aggregate reaches
over SIT, 900.
The new mules attached to the Armour
Packing Companys wagon went up Union
street on Saturday singing beautiful
song. 1t is not known whether their
braying was to celebrate their advent in
Mount Holly or as a greeting to the end
of the war. Their noise sounded like a
steam calliope.
The Camden County Board of Free
holders, on Wednesday, declined to pur
chase the Camden, Marlton and Ellisburg
stone turnpike which was offered at $36, :
900, the price fixed by the committee on
appraisement. A motion was adopted by
the freeholders to indefinitely postpone
consideration of the proposition to pur-