The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-27
LOCAL NEWS.

A successful trotting matinee was he'll
on the race track at Columbus on Thurs
day.
Charged with being drunk on Saturda
night, Louis Rommell was given ten day
in Jail.
Rev. Mr. Stoddard will have charge o
the religious services at the hospital mex
Sunday afternoon.
A very neat directory, in the shape of
shield with gold letters has been place.
in front of St Andrews Church
The large sycamore tree in the yard o
Frank Wright, corner of Union and But
tonwood streets, was cut down yesterday
Complaint is made of the large numbe
of pens and penholders that are takel
from the postoffice by the school children
Invitations are out for the wedding o
B. Frank Mathis and Miss Iona Aaronson
to take place on Tuesday evening, Octo
Der II.
Senator Howard E. Packer, of Burling
ton, has purchased valuable setter dog
from Benjamin w. zelley, of Mount
Holly
On Friday Jerome B. Grigg chaperoned
party down the Delaware river as far as
Chester, on j Holmes Longstreets hand
some steam yacht May.
The Relief Fire Company, of Mount
Holly, which will participate in the fire
mems parade at Burlington, on October
20, has engaged the Camden City Band
William Fl. Holt, of Delanco, visited
Mount Holly, on Sunday. Upon return
ing home he had the misfortune to sprain
his ankle while alighting from his wheel.
The rain on Thursday night and Friday
was a great relief to the farmers, who
found it difficult to work their ground,
so hard had it become baked by the dry
spell.
Joseph j. White, of New Lisbon, who
was in Mount Holly yesterday, reports a
good crop of cranberries, and says his
yield will amount to some II, 900 bushels.
The picking will come to close this
week.
The Old Ladies' Home, at Burlington,
was given benefit on Thursday evening
in Birchs Opera House. Prof. Emerson,
Beverley c. Kingdom and Miss Elsie M.
Cline, of Mount Holly, took part in the
programme.
Star of Washington Council, No. 80,
Daughters of America, will hold their
first annual oyster supper in the Masonic
Temple, on Saturday evening, October Is.
All are cordially invited to attend and
help the ladies along
Some twenty -five bicycle riders of Bor-
dentown, members of Olympic Lodge,
No. 33, Knights of Pythias, have arranged
to visit New Jersey Lodge, No. 1, at
Mount Holly, on Friday night next, pro
vided the wheeling is good.
On Saturday Justice Laumaster issued
warrants for the arrest of Frank Curtis,
Fred Curtis and Louisa Rouse for an af-
fray that occurred at the Curtis boarding
house on the night of the nth. The par
ties waived a hearing and entered bail for
their appearance at court.
Letters for the following remain I'M
claimed in the post office: John Caldwell,
Miss Militia Ceffers, Mrs Miriam E. Davis,
Mrs. Albert Frank, Mrs. William Garner,
Miss Hart Phillip MARITIME, Mrs Lottie
Osgood, Mrs Elha Peack Miss Mary
Roelmer. Postals: S. S. Taylor
The thirteenth annual convention of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union of
Burlington county will be held in the
Opera House, Mount Holly, on Thursday
Rev Anna Shaw will deliver an address
in the evening at 7.3O. Subject "The
American Home" The morning session
will be held at 8 80; afternoon session at 2.
All are cordially invited to be present
The following Burlington county peo-
pie are pupils in the George school at
Newtown, Pa, which is managed by the
Society of Friends: Howard Atkinson,
Mount Holly; Rebecca E. Bunting, Col
umbus; Ella and Ida Gillingham, Med
ford Sarah E. Haines, Rancocas; Helen
and Rebecca L. Thomas, Riverton; Anna
Tyler, Moorestown.
G. Foster Cox reports that 140 gas
stoves are now in use in Mount Holly
He has orders for 20 more and 100 will be
added to the total next spring, which, he
says, means dollar gas Mr. Cox and his
son Harry have greatly improved the gas
service since they assumed management
of the plant, and they have worked with
great assiduity to please their patrons.
Joseph Rossell clerk in George Du-
rand's store, met with an accident on Wed
nesday, while riding his bicycle. He was
carrying some jugs and oil cans, and
when at the corner of King and Washing
ton streets, Rossell was caught by sus-
pended telephone wire and thrown from
his machine His knee and arm were so
badly cut that Dr. Flynn had to sew up
the wounds
Officer Denness ran into a nest of drunk
en- tramps at the station on Wednesday
afternoon. He managed to dispense them,
and two men from Medford, whom he ar
rested, begged off and went home Three
of the hobos jumped the shore freight,
and went in the direction of Philadelphia
Owing to their drunken condition, their
boarding the cars was dangerous under
taking.
Col. Levi Davis, of Bordentown, who
was buried on Tuesday, was member OF
Mount Holly Lodge No. IA, F. and A. M.
The officers of this lodge attended the
funeral and performed the solemn and i'm
pressive Masonic ceremony at the grave
the pail bearers being members of the
Bordentown, Burlington and Mount
Holly lodges Grand Master Josiah w
Evan was also at the funeral.
AT meeting of Washington Council
No 5, Junior Order American Mechanics
on Tuesday evening, over $50 was re
ceived from the members for dues Or
Friday night New Jersey Lodge, No.
Knights of Pythias, received 1882 from
its members for dues, the receipts from
other sources making the total 500 80
which was the largest in the history o
the lodge. There was one proposition
for membership.
George Easthope, farm hand residin.
near Medford, was arraigned before Re