The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-11-01
Tuesday, November 9Th, is Elec-
ton Day. Polls will open at 6 A.
M. and close at p. RI.
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Officer Severns will do day duty for the
next two weeks.
James K. Parker picked dish of very
fine raspberries in his yard on Friday.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Freeholders will be held on Tuesday, 10Th
inst
Mrs. Irene Wyllie has been granted an
absolute divorce from her husband Rob
ert Wyllie.
James O'Brien is seriously i'll with
pneumonia at his residence on Mount
Holly avenue.
John Myers add Miss Eva M. Barnes,
of Mount Holly, were married by Justice
Clevenger on. October 90
The Rancocas Foundry Sand Company
has filed articles of incorporation in the
Camden County Clerks office.
Miss Raimeta B. Sherman, of Mount
Holly, and Arthur II. Crowell, of Moores-
town, are to be married this fall
The police officers report Saturday
night as being the quietest one they
have experienced for long time.
Rev. George W. TAFT, missionary
from Japan, spoke entertainingly in the
Baptist Church on Sunday morning.
Rev. Lucien Lee Kinsolving, who is
well known in Mount Holly, has been APP
pointed missionary Bishop in Brazil.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Israel r. Shropshire, deceased, of Bever-
ly, have been granted to Orris L. Shrop-
shire.
S. Budd Norcross has purchased from
ha TInll Rr.il Ac-
sociation a small house and lot on Willow
street.
There are at present 1923 persons EN-
ployed as teachers in the public schools of
this county. The school buildings num-
Der 1877.
The ladies of Trinity Church will give
supper in the Parish building on Friday
and Saturday evenings A fine bill of
fare has been prepared.
1t is said that an effort will soon be
made in Mount Holly to organize bas-
ket ball club, the games to be played on
the Opera House stage
William NJ Stewart has been elected
Master of Finance of New Jersey Lodge,
No 1, Knights of Pythias, vice George
w. A. French, resigned.
Ii Is said that the Methodists of Vim
centcwn will request the next conference
to appoint Rev. John W. Lynch to take
charge of the church at that place.
The season for hare, rabbit and quail
"opens on Thursday, 10th inst, and closes
.on January 1st These is reported to be
plenty of game throughout the county.
To-day is the annual donation day at
the Burlington County Hospital. This is
"a worthy institution and anything will be
greatly appreciated that is given toward
the maintenance thereof
An interesting programme is being ar
ranged for the musical and literary enter
tainment to be given in the Baptist Church,
on Thanksgiving night. for the benefit OF
the Sunday school.
A New England supper will be given
by Mrs Samuel Elberson, at her residence
corner Garden street and Mount Holly
avenue, on Saturday evening, November
IL, for the benefit of the Baptist Sunday
school.
The annual convention of the Burling
ton County Sunday School Association
will be held in the Baptist Church, a
Moorestown, on Thursday. Sessions viii
be held in the morning, afternoon ant
evening.
Last night was halloween and the boy
much pleasure, but to the great displeas
ure of the many persons who arose thi
morning and found their gates, door-steps
etc, removed.
William F. Rossell has placed on exhi
bition in THE News Office hill of good
sized potatoes, that represent a secon'
growth on ground that was plowed il
September This is regarded as some
thing unusual.
The registry boards throughout tn
county will sit to-day, from l to 8 P. NJ.
and on Saturday and Monday next tn
County Board will be at the Court House
to add names of voters to the registry list
that have been omitted.
Jerry H. Deacon and Hannah A. Gil
bert, of Jacksonville, were married O.
Tuesday evening at the residence of tn
grooms mother in Westampton township
in the presence of number of guest:
They went to New York on their wee
lding tour.
A veay neat appearing young lady, liz
ling mile beyond Lumberton, arrived
Mount Holly on the late owl train Thurs
.day night, and being much surprised thu
there was no conveyance here to take he
home. she started to walk the distanC
rather than stop at hotel.
The party that accompanied j. Holmt
Longstreet on his steam yacht May
witness the naval parade at PHILADELPHIA
last week had very enjoyable time, an
Derbaps no boat on the river had bette
View of the floating pageant. A mockin
bird whistle that was secured for the o.
casion made good deal of noise, tt
officers and sailors on the japanese cruis
Kasagi bowling politely to salute fro
it before the procession was formed.
On Thursday, October g. at the hon
cof the brides parents, Germantown, Pa
occurred the marriage Of Matilda S. Lii
ton and Alfred E. Eddy, Of Mount Holl,
The house was beautifully decorated al
the bride and groom were well femembe
ed by their friends. The ceremony w
witnessed by the following from Hou
Holly: Horace Cronk, the Misses Carr
and Ethel Cronk, William Eddy and wifi
Emma Relyea and II. H. Earnest
David W. Parker and Harry Parke
farmers in Southampton township, viii
in Mount Holly on Wednesday afternoo
started in early to paint the town red, b
it was not long before they landed in ia
The trouble began at the Aacade hott
where several men were assaulted, al
while the drunken men were being CIV
hearing before Justlce olack, VINO COZ
mitted them, they took occasion to
sault T. Lacey Atkins, who is chief
police.
Four Englishmen from Stanwick, w
.overslept themselves while coming fro
Philadelphia on late train Thursdi
night, arrived at Mount Holly in an ug
mood and began to abuse the conduct
for not waking them up. The stati
agent asked Policeman Severns to ia
the men away, and while he was escortil
them to West Washington street to she
them the way home, one of the fello'
became so abusive that the officer co
cluded that he would show him the we
beaten path which leads to the jail. I
three other men acted in threatenii
manner and demanded a hearing for the
companion They followed along un
the Jail was reached. w here S the
derman ?" asked one. Right in here
replied the officer, and once inside tn
were all made prisoners and locked up.