The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-12-06
LOCAL NEWS.

William I. Buckman, who has bee
laid up from the effects of fall, is slow
ly recovering.
The Burlington County Telephone Com
pany is arranging to extend its service t
to Moorestown.
Fred Schrayshuen is arranging to re
build his ice house that was recently dc
stroyed by fire.
The anniversary exercises of the Baptis
Sunday school will be held on Frida
evening, 23d inst
John H. Sine is lying seriously i'll at hi
home on Murrell street, suffering with
stomach difficulty.
Howard E. Alcott and family, now re
siding at Trenton, have concluded to re
move back to Mount Holly.
Charles L. Candee, theological stu
dent, preached very acceptably in tn
Presbyterian Church on Sunday.
Louis Rommell was arrested on Satur
day night for being drunk and disorderly
and Justice Krayer gave him ten days il
jail.
Ten actions on contract will engage tn,
attention of Justice Clevenger ON Thurs
day morning. They are all against on
person
Brainard street, Tuesday night. The an
imal's head was somewhat cut by strik
ing the curb.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold {
house and thirty acres of land in Bur
lington, property of Felecie Bajeaux, tt
E. A. Armstrong, for 81, 500.
The entertainment by the primary schol
ars of the Methodist Sunday school, which
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been postponed until January.
The weight of snow on the store house
in the rear of the carpet mill property
caused the roof to cave in last week. The
building will now be torn down.
]. c. Moore, who rents W. G. Lippin-
colts chicken farm, now has $500 young
chickens on hand About 475 are being
Matched each week by the incubators.
A colored man named Hartman, living
at Pine Swamp, put his mule under the
sheds at Heiss' hotel, ON Saturday night
and when he went after his team it was
gone.
J. W. Lippincott, formerly of Lumber.
ton, has made arrangements to open the
grocery store at the corner of Mill and
Green streets, recently conducted by Her
man virgins.
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at Pop Bowkers livery stables for some
the, is going into business for himself
lad has rented III. G. Peases stables on
Aorainard street
On Tuesday the executors of Anthony
Bullock, deceased, sold property at Ell
lisdale 1t was dwelling house and II
acres of land, and was bought by james
Murphy for 1895.
Charles Leon, the Chinaman from New
York, who opened a laundry on Washing
ton street recently, has purchased the
good will and fixtures of the virgins
laundry on Mill street.
A waffle tea will be given in the lecture
room of the Baptist Church, on Thurs
day evening, for the benefit of the Sunday
school An excellent bill of fare is being
prepared for the occasion.
Apples In great varieties, Baldwins,
Northern Spies, York State Greetings,
Smoke House and Bellfeurs. They are
all assorted apples. Call and examine oul
stock T. Cavanaugh, so Main street.
At meeting of the Relief Fire Com
pany, held last evening, these representa-
tiyes were elected to the Firemen's Relief
Association of Mount Holly: William H.
Mason, Jr., W. Scott Matlack and Harry
W. Kempte.
The annual supper of the Good Intent
Fire Company will be held ON Friday and
Saturday evenings, January 10 and IA.
The ladies of the Methodist Church have
postponed their supper from the above
dates until February.
Forecaster Dey has written a letter to a
Mount Holly gentleman in answer to a
question, in which he states that during
the blizzard of 1888, ten inches of snow
fell on the level, and that nine inches was
the depth during the storm of week ago.
H. Charles Hale, who has been engaged
at newspaper work at Railway, has again
been compelled to relinquish the same on
account of his lung troubles, and has re-
turned to his home in the south, where he
hopes to be able to recuperate.
Ladies pocket books in all prices and
STYLES. Gentleman's wallets, card cases
and fancy leather goods of every descrip-
tion for Christmas. Christmas opening,
Saturday, December 10th, at factory of
E. L. Prickett & Co., 302 Garden st.
About two O'Clock on Saturday morn
ing the police found Thomas Lucas lying
in a dazed condition ON the pavement in
front of Prickitt's drug store, He had
been struck over the eye with a brick, in
fiicting an ugly wound. The assailant is
unknown.
Walter E. Borden, agent for Mrs E. G.
Newbold, executrix, on Thursday sold
some timber and land. Meadow lots
ranged from $22 to $45 per acre. The
timber on 10 acres brought $40 per acre.
The property was located between ia
cobstown and Cookstown.
The internal revenue collector for the
fifth district of New Jersey has decided
that all orders drawn by secret societies
shall bear two cent internal revenue
stamp, but the revenue department at
Washington has concluded that this is not
necessary, and has so notified the Red
Men
Edwin R. Semple, who went to Georgia
last week to accept position as regimen
tai stenographer changed his mind when
he reached his destination and immediate
Nv returned home. There was too much ma
aaria there, and he was afraid he might
fall victim to yellow fever after the sol
6iers reached Cuba, to which place they
will soon sail.
The attention of the readers of THE
News, this week, is called to the large
amount of space utilized by home mer
chants in advertising their holiday stock
Every card is worthy of diligent scrutiny,
making purchases for the holidays. The
estimation of THE News as an advertising
medium is also demonstrated by this rep
resentation of most of the leading bushes:
houses in Mount Holly.
An item has appeared in several papers
to the effect that Attorney General Grigg'
has given decision that depositors il
banks drawing money for their persona
uSe on checks stoned and endorsed by
themselves, were not required to affix ;
stamp to the check Cashier Davis wrot,
to the Treasury Department on this point
and received an answer that every checi
must have two-cent stamp attached to 1t
Car No. 2 of the trolley line between
here and Burlington narrowly escaped de
struction by fire yesterday. 1t had come
in on the noon trip and the train hands
had gone to dinner when one of the mel
employed in the repair shop noticed smoke
issuing from the car. By the application
of several buckets of water the flames wer'
extingushed, but not until several seat
and the side of the car were charred. Thu
fire originated from one of the electric
heaters under a seat. The car has beer
sent to the shops for repair.
The illness of Morris milford, well
known eolored man living in hut alon!
the banks of the creek out Washington
street and which was announced in our las
issue. terminated fatally at noon on Tues
day Coroner Grobler was notified, ant
death was found to have resulted from
pneumonia and exposure. few day
nreyious deceased was found in hal
starved condition, and he was succoret
by John Throckmorton, overseer of tn
Marric urac hnria6 on Thursday h