The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-01-11

Clifford Shinn has gone to Burlington
to reside with his parents.
The Juliustown post Office has beef
designated as money order Office.
The Princeton College glee club viii
probably appear in Mount Holly thi
winter.
George E. Pancoast has purchased {
house and lot on Pine street, from Henry
N. Smith, for 81 300.
The Epworth League of Lumbertor
will elect officers next Saturday evening
at the home of Miss FL. ]. Oliver.
About ten Burlington County farmer
attended the ANIMAL meeting of the State
Horticultural Society, held at Trenton las
week.
Ridgway Stoddard contemplates remoy
ing to Burlington, where he proposes t.
conduct a boarding house and livery
stable.
Workmen are engaged in building {
third story to the Archer property, OF
Mill street, now occupied by John ID
Clevenger.
A dangerous counterfeit 500 silver Ger
tificate is said to be out The majority O
people, however, will not be worried
much about it.
Alfred B. Jones has been engaged fol
some time at Long Beach. surveying for 6
gravel road to be constructed from Barne
gat CITY to Sea Haven.
Elvln Norcross, of Smithville, was held
under 500 bail for court, Tuesday night
by Justice Laumaster, on a charge of as
saulting Albert N Jestice.
John Grace, of Springfield township
who has been suffering from an inGnrablt
case Of dropsy, has been taken to ST.
Francis Hospital at Trenton.
Frank Brady, of Trenton, was sent tc
Jail for thirty days on Thursday, by Jus
tice Clevenger, for being disorderly and
begging on Main street while drunk.
John King, William Young and Jake
Everley, of Riverside, became too gay on
Friday while intoxicated, and Justice
C1evenger sent them up for four days.
The repairs to the machinery in the
power house at the railroad station have
been completed, and the trolley service
has again been resumed to Burlington.
The property belonging to the estate Of
Abraham Witcraft, deceased, near Fellow.
ship, was sold on Thursday by George NJ
Hillman, administrator. to Horace Rob
erts, for 5000.
The Episcopal Church at West Chester,
Pa, in charge of Rev. G. Heathcote Hills,
took Ere last Sunday week while services
were being held, and was damaged to the
extent of several thousand dollars.
Harry Savidge and his men are putting
up new telephone line at Sunbury, Pa
The line in Mount Holly has been com.
pleted, and is now in full operation,
There are nearly sixty subscribers.
Garwood Reynolds claims that in pur.
chasing some cartridges at Camden, he
did 80 about two weeks after the Shaw
Zane murder, consequently this fact will
have no bearing in the trial of Eli Shaw.
The anniversary exercises of the
Unionville Sunday school, held on We'd
nesdsy evening, were very successfully
rendered before large audience, after
which each scholar received present oil
box of candy.
The executive committee Of the New
Jersey Editorial Association, of which
Edward D. Stokes, of Mount Holly, is q
member, has decided to hold it's annual
banquet at the State Street House. Tren-
ton, on February Z.
George w. A. French will go to Med
ford on Wednesday evening to install the
Knights of Pythlas officers. He will be
accompanied by a few members of the
local lodge here who will provide pleas
ing entertainment
The annual meeting of the Presbyterian
Sunday school was held on Tuesday even
ing last and the following were chosen as
the officers for the ensuing year Super
intendent, Walter A. Barrows; Assistant
Superintendent, Robert A. Semple; Sec
rotary, John J. Cardwell; Treasurer, Miss
Anna R. Deacon; Librarian, j. Sexton
Folwell.
At the annual meeting of the Union
vile Baptist Sunday school the following
officers were elected: Superintendent,
Jervis s, Zelley; Assistant Superintend-
ent, Charles Fort; Secretary, Charles
Lamb; Assistant Secretary, Charles
Williams; Librarian, Budd Nippins As
sistant Librarian, Ridgway Nippins !;
Treasurer, Isaac R. Parker; Musician,
George Horn.
The Knights of Pythias installed their
newly elected officers ON Friday night,
the work being performed by District
Deputy George W. A. French, assisted by
Edward S. Troth and William Stewart.
One candidate was given his first degree
and another was made knight. Visitors
we're present from Medford. Budd Wit
craft entertained the lodge with an able
address on parliamentary law.
In compliance with the wishes of a
number of the late DIR. W. M. Risdons
patients, arrangements have been made
by Mrs. Risdon to have dentist at the
Office in Mount Holly on Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday of each week, begin
ming to-day. The gentleman selected is
E. A. Pennington, D. D. S., of Philadel-
phia, who comes highly recommended
both by patients and dental college pro-
fessors.
Bright Star Lodge, No. Is, Shepherds OF
Bethlehem, installed the following officers
last night: Past Commander, Mrs. Joseph
Taylor; Commander, Eugene Haines; Vice
Commander, Miss Dennis; Aid to Com
mander, Mrs. William Everham Mar
shall, Miss Shickendanz; Chaplain, Mrs,
Bromley Inside Guard, Miss Henry
Outside Guard, John Rossell; Scribe. Mrs.
Ida Eddleman; Accountant, Miss Laura
Richey; Treasurer, James Richey; Trus-
tees, James Martin, Charles Kinsler. Mrs.
Mary Richey; Master of Ceremonies,
Benjamin Gauntt.
At the residence of John A. Tice, on
MIL street, was solemnized very pretty
home wedding, on Wednesday evening,
at s o'clock. Rev. Milton Relyea, pastor
of the Methodist Church, performed the
ceremony. the contracting parties being
Bert F. Dill and Gertrude NJ, daughter Of
John A. Tice. The bride was dressed in
pale blue satin trimmed with white lace