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


Albert II. Darnell appeared on the street
Yesterday for the first time since his re-
cent illness.
The Friends burying ground was
moved on Saturday and "a fine crop OF
grass was secured.
Robert NJ. Huff ran up from League
Island navy yard and spent Sunday and
yesterday in Mount Holly.
Samuel A Atkinson has purchased a
lot of ground at Sea Side Park and will
erect a cottage there this spring.
Lionel Kane and Miss Bessie Stockwell,
of Riverside, are to be married in St.
Stephens P. E. Church, Beverly, June 8.
The engineer at the sluice pumping
station at Burlington says that over eight
inches of rain has fallen during the pres
ent month.
T. Walter Borton has been awarded the
contract to paper hotel at Atlantic City,
of seventy rooms and also to furnish the
window shades.
Richard Harrison, farmer, has re-
ceived pay from Chesterfield township for
48 sheep that were killed and wounded by
dogs this season.
Gillespie & Esham have been awarded
contract to erect a dwelling house for
the Stevenson Brothers, whose home was
recently destroyed by fire.
colored man named Lee had his head
severely cut with a poker in the hands of
person named Donnelly at the West
End hotel ON Saturday night.
Board wanted for four adults and one
nine year old child, two months or more.
Address P. o. box SOB, Mount Holly, stat
ing terms and full particulars.
The dance given in the Masonic Tenn
pie on Wednesday evening by party of
gentlemen from Columbus, was largely
attended and social time prevailed.
George o. Morris moved, on Saturday,
to the farm on the Jacksonville road
which he recently purchased. John Tay-
lor, the former owner of the place, moved
to Camden on Friday
single head of lettuce, which weighed
two and one-half pounds, was exhibited
at THE News office, last week. 1t was
of variety known as the Wonderful
and was grown by James L. Anderson.
John Disbrow, formerly with the Mount
Holly branch of the Trenton Abattoir
Company, is now with the Armour Pack
ing Company here. Bart. Hampton has
accepted the position vacated by Mr.. Dis
brow
Frank Murdick, the painter, residing on
Paxson street, has been suffering for some
time from felon on the index finger of
the right hand On Friday last it was
necessary to amputate the finger in order
to save his life.
While driving out, Garden street on
Thursday morning, Ezekias Esham ran
across large snapper walking along the
road The animal was placed in the wag-
on and it has since been converted into
palatable soup by Delmonico Smith.
Miss Elizabeth Cardwell, of Mount
Holly, was q member of the graduating
class of the West Jersey Institute for
Training Nurses, the commencement exer-
cises of which were held in the Broadway
M. E. Church, Camden, on Thursday
night.
The projectoscope entertainment to be
given in the Baptist Church this evening
will be an occasion of much enjoyment,
and it will only cost 20 cents to appreciate
the whole programme. Go and help the
Ladies' Aid, under whose auspices the af-
fair is given.
Rev. A. K Street, at one time stationed
in Mount Holly, but now of Cemden, is
the oldest minister in the M. E. Confer
ence On Wednesday he arrived at the
age of 81 years. He has been in the min
istry nearly SO years, having preached his
first sermon in 1880.
Following is the list of unclaimed let
tiers remaining in the post-office for week
ending May 80, 1898: A. E. Arlington,
Miss Amelia Dashields, Miss Harina Mr..
Albert Stockton. Postals J. H. Brinton,
Howard Haines, Mr.. Eugene Halwen, E.
A. Harry Robt. Terry.
When the Knights of Pythias lodge was
called to order on Friday evening, it was
found that there was no Bible on the al
tar As this book is part of the neces-
sary paraphernalia, member was sent
out to borrow one. He managed to Sc
cure copy from Joseph G. Cowgirl that
was printed in the year 1871.
The employees of Liebovitz's shirt facto-
ry, on Garden street, have tastefully dec
grated their working rooms with flags and
bunting. The work was done on Friday,
and that evening there was a celebration
of the patriotic labors, when refreshments
were served and an enjoyable evening
spent
Alexander Dubell, who has completed
his apprenticeship at Barrington's drug
store and graduated from the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy, left on Friday to
accept position in drug store at Oxford,
Pa, the same town in which William L.
Butterworth, formerly of Mount Holly is
conducting hotel
For some time past married man liv-
ing in the southern part of Mount Holly
has been playing the sneak act among the
residences ON upper Main street, fright
ening unprotected ladies and especially
those who are left in the house alone. On
Wednesday night he was detected by an
irate husband who threatened to shoot
him if he appeared in that neighborhood
again.
From statistics compiled by County
School Superintendent Herman A. Stees
it will be seen that there are 223 teachers
and a. 457 scholars in the county. Bur
ungton city comes first with 1924; Bor
dentown city, 1,466, and Northampton
267. Burlington has 10 teachers an6
Mount Holly 81. The total amount "ot
money disbursed among the various town
ships is $74,75O.41. OF this sum Mount
Holly receives So, S39.72:
Walter Conover, the farmer on the
James Black farm, near Jobstown, at
tempted to commit suicide, on Friday
evening, by shooting himself. He place.
the muzzle of shot gun in his mouth
and pulled the trigger. The weapon was
loaded, it is thought, with very tine shot
His mouth was badly lacerated ano