The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-26

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W. II. Fearing's mare Ixia is entered il
the 200 race to be trotted at Hartfor,
in September
: Wanted, at once, Singer sewing ma
7 chine operator Prickett 81 Co., Gardel
street, Mount Holly
While cutting meat on Friday morning
/ Charles R. Guantt cut the end of one O
his fingers in a severe manner
/ James D. Finn will serve snappe
soup supper athis saloon, tomorrow even
ing, for the benefit of the Relief Fire Co
!, John Peterson, of Springfield township
was taken to Jail on Sunday on charge
of having abused and threatened his wife
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
property of John Smith in Medford town
ship, to Samuel T. Hollingshead, fol
So, 500
Thomas Cavanaugh exhibited some very
large huckleberries last week, which are
said to have been nearly the size of straw
berries.
The inmates of the Children's Home
enjoyed their annual excursion to Sea
Side Park on Wednesday, All had very
pleasant time
G. Frederick Krayer, father of Justice
Krayer, was "a years old yesterday. He
celebrated the event by visiting relatives
in Philadelphia.
Samuel Crockford, of Bordentown, has
taken up his residence in Mount Holly
for the summer, and is occupying house
on Madison avenue
Rev. Walter Semple, of Mexico, deliv
cred very instructive and entertaining
lecture on that country ON Sunday evening
in the NJ E. Church.
The hose carriage of the Union Fire
Company will be kept in the Americas
house during the construction of the new
building for the former company.
! A certificate has been filed in the
County Clerks office changing the name
of the Palmyra Methodist Episcopal
Church to the Epworth Methodist Episco-
pal Church
Rev. J. R. Read of Rancocas, and Rev.
G.. o. Hammell, of Delanco, are prepar-
ing for another Pentecostal camp meeting,
to be held at Delanco from August 8 to
ID, inclusive
Joseph Doron, brother of Alfred
Doron, of Mount Holly, died on Thurs
day at Vincentown, of cancer. For the
last few years Mr. Doron has been living
in the west.
Samuel E. Frake, who for many years
was employed by the Pennsylvania rail
road company in Mount Holly, died on
Wednesday of cancer, from which he has
been sufferer for long time.
You don't want to miss the base ball
game tomorrow, between the Cuban
Giants and the Mount Holly team 1t
will be great game and you will be sure
to get the worth of your money.
During the past week efforts have been
made by agents of The Mutual Building
Loan Bank incorporated under the laws
of this state, to establish branch here
This organization has several branches in
South Jersey.
Joseph Franklin, aged sixty years, who
for over thirty years conducted a livery
and sales stable ON Second street, below
Market, Camden, died at the residence of
his brother, in Philadelphia, on Tuesday
after a lingering illness of dropsy.
The Moorestown Bicycle Improvement
Association is having bicycle path con
structed between that town and Mer-
chantville, to connect with the Merchant
Vile Camden path. When completed there
will be good riding surface into Camden
The Brotherhood of the Union, of Mount
Holly, went to Centreton in wagons, on
Wednesday morning, and there took the
Annie L. Vansciver for Washington Park
where the day was pleasantly spent. The
party arrived home about three o'clock on
Thursday morning.
Judge Lippincott has rendered an opin-
ion sustaining the demurrer filed by Chas
K Chambers in the suit for SANDER insti-
tuted by Henry c. and Laura NJ Webster,
against James P Holmes, formerly of
Borton's Landing, to recover S., 900 dam
ages.
On Wednesday afternoon, as the trolley
was proceeding to Burlington, the car ran
over hound dog, cutting off the animals
hind legs close to the body. On the re-
turn trip Motorman Reeves Stewart stop
ped and put an end to the poor beasts suf
ferings by shooting it with revolver
Mrs Sarah J. Moore, widow of the late
Randolph H. Moore, of Trenton, died
Wednesday afternoon, of dropsy. She
had not been well since the death of her
husband The deceased was born near
Moorestown. Her maiden name was
Warner, and she came from family of
Friends. She was very estimable lady,
and very charitably disposed.
The scholars of the Presbyterian Sun
day school enjoyed their annual outing at
the Silver lakes, on Thursday. There was
large turnout, and everybody present
seemed to have had a good time. Upon
returning home their condition was vastly
different from that of year ago, when
they were drenched to the skin by the
downpour of a heavy rain.
Annie Tony, Domet and Sarah Joseph,
together with one baby and two small
children and several heavy baskets. were
scooped in by Policeman Denness Tues
day evening. The party were lot of
Migrants who had no place to sleep for
the night and they were given shelter at
the Jail. They had walked from Phil
adelphia that day and all hands were
drenched to the skin from the heavy rain
The children of the First day school of
Mount Holly held very enjoyable picnic
at Birmingham, on Wednesday, where
they were joined by the school from Ar
| ney's Mount The children occupied the
grove at the school house and the car
riages were kept under the sheds at the
Inn Every courtesy was shown the
party by people living in the vicinity,
which was highly appreciated by those
having the matter in charge.
A colored lady created some attraction
by going about town yesterday singing
hymns She rendered her musical strains