The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08


W. B. Post is confined to his home with
rheumatism.
Adam Stills is very sick man at his
home near here.
Clifford 7. Cross moved to Mount Holly
last Wednesday.
Richard Shemelia is confined to his
home with severe attack of the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Logan, of Oma-
ha, Neb., are here on visit, the guests of
J. B. Hankins.
Austin R. Haines has resigned his po-
sition as clerk in E. W. Rossell's pharma-
cy, and his place has been filed by w. q.
SitgreaYes, of Vlncentown.
At the fire meeting last Friday evening,
resolutions were passed expressing sor-
row for the death of the late John Sprow
ly, who was member of the company.
Thomas Barry, the Birmingham bother,
is Obliged to carry his hand in a sling,
having mashed two of his fingers while
loading his wagon with a lot of empty
barrels.
Cards have been issued for the wedding
of Miss Idle Smalley, daughter of Mrs.
Annie Il. Colon, to DR.. J. Harvey Bu-
chanan at the Baptist church, on Thurs
day evening of next week.
The Great Chiefs of the Grand Council
of l. 0. R. NJ. held district session here
last Thursday evening. Speeches were
made by Great Sachem Hon. D. B. Peter
son and Great Keeper of Records, D. M.
Stevens. Delegations were present from
Vincentown nd Toms River.
Charles Carpenter will no doubt be the
Democratic nominee for freeholder and
Barclay Seeds would like to have the Re-
publican nomination. Several candidates
have so far made known their willingness
to run for the Office of assessor. There
will also be elected collector, member
of the township committee and road
overseer A merry time is looked for.
A very delightful evening was passed
last Tuesday at the home of ] ]. ].
Brander by the members of the 3. Y. P.
U. There was a musical entertainment
and bounteous feast of refreshments. Il.
Colby Budd gave some choice selections
on his graphophone. Miss Mabel Goble
and Miss Mary COLON rendered some
choice readings and Mary Grobler gave
an instrumental solo.
The next township election promises to
be very lively. The borough and town
ship will vote separately, and there will
bea strong competition for the Offices to
be filled. The freeholder fight seems to
| be the bone of contention and several can
didates are already in the field. The
present incumbent is said to be making a
canvas of the township, but he will be
barred out as the law requires the candi-
date for freeholder to live in the township,
and provides that the residents Of the
borough shall vote for the freeholder
named by the township.
Away back in the sixties there landed
in this town poor but honest German.
He lived here for some time. and as Mary
Ann forge was then in full blast he OBJ
tanned employment there and went there
to live. He was twelve years old when
he arrived here. When he was nineteen
years of age he met woman by the name
of Helen Pfouts, who was then the queen
of the pines. He wooed and won her.
They were married and a daughter was
born. This poor but honest German
loved his wife and baby dearly. He had
a pleasant little home, which he was try
ing to pay for. He thought everything
was going along all right, but at the same
time gossips had their tongues wagging
and the husband believed them not, al
ways claiming that the woman he loved
was true to him. Things went along
smoothly until one day he started to his
work, but having forgotten something
went home earlier than usual and found
another man in his place. His heart was
broken but he said nothing and left fol
some place he knew not where. He trav
eled all over the country and after severa
years settled in California, where he wen
into the mining business and made for
tune. The honest German is here look
ing for the baby he left some thirty year
ago.