The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
John Griscom is i'll with pneumonia.

t John Griscom is i'll with pneumonia
People were transported across the Del
] aware Friday in sleighs.
Miss Kate Hannah has a felon on he
thumb that is causing mucn trouble.
Mrs John Wofsberg is confined to be
| home on Pine street with bronchitis.
Harry Lynn was confined to the house
several days last week with lumbago.
Mrs. Annie Finch, of Water street, il
recovering from an attack of pneumonia.
The St. Andrews Society at Jobstown
will give a social IN the rink this evening
An all-day "Pentecostal" meeting will
be held to-day in the Methodist Church
J at Beverly.
Charles E. Travis announces himself as
a candidate for the Republican nomina.
ton for assessor.
George Foley, of Bordentown, has been
appointed train master at Camden, vice
John w. Trueax, deceased.
Barzillai Bishop, who has been in a
Philadelphia hospital under treatment for
rheumatism, has returned home.
The manufacture of crates for the Tren-
ton potteries is becoming quite an indus
try at Browns Mills and New Hanover.
Excellent pictures of Miss George
Taylor and Assessor Martin Il. Girven,
appeared in Philadelphia Sunday paper.
AS soon as her condition will warrant
removal, Mrs 7. Lacey Atkins will be
taken to Philadelphia hospital for an
other operation.
An all-day meeting will be held in the
Methodist Church, at Browns Mills, to-
morrow. Ministers from Burlington and
Camden will preach.
Logan Circle, No. 10, Ladies of the G. A.
R., will give supper in the Arcade hall
on next Saturday evening. An excellent
bill of fare will be served.
A private shooting match at live pigeons
is being arranged to take place at Haines-
port in the near future between few
crack shots from Mount Holly.
The Lamb farm of 1113 acres, near
Chambers Corners, owned by Miss Emily
N. Bovine, has been sold to Effie M. How
ard, of Philadelphia, for $4,000.
Louis Rutherford, of Philadelphia,
base ball player who played part OF last
season with Mount Holly, was in town on
Wednesday in the interest of the Record.
An illustrated lecture on the battle of
Gettysburg, was given in the Methodist
Church at Jacobstown, on Friday night,
by Rev. Dewitt C. Cobb, of Trenton, who
was assisted by A. S. Haines, of Medford'
The committees from the various fire
companies in town that were appointed
to perfect arrangements for the proposed
firemen's tournament, will hold a meet
ing in the Relief engine house on Thurs
day evening.
The young people of the town took ad-
vantage of the skating last week, notwith-
standing the severe cold weather. There
has been sufficient skating thus far to en-
able the promoters of the park to pay all
expenses, and all further receipts will be
clear profit.
Edward Chambers, of Hartford, while
intoxicated, blocked the cars of the Cam
den and Suburban Railway Company for
nearly an hour on Thursday evening.
Chambers, who was driving load of hay,
attempted to assault every body who asked
him to move or leave the tracks. He was
arrested at Stockton.
Sleighs were quite numerous on the
streets last week for the first time this
winter. On Tuesday Postmaster Wills lost
control of his horse and was thrown out
of the sleigh, but he held on to the lines
while being dragged over the ground for
block until the animal came to stop
after running into grocery wagon.
Justice Krayer has been exhibiting a
pair of gum shoes during the past week
that were quite an attraction. He secured
them in Philadelphia for so cents. The
size is No. IA, the largest shoe that is
made They are all rubber, and would be
just the thing for the Klondike region.
Officer Collins wore them for short time,
but found they were too heavy for COM
fort.
The glee club recently organized in
Mount Holly is now under the leadership
of ]. Franklin Hunter, and is becoming
very proficient. These young men are
frequently called upon to give their SER
vices gratuitously, and they always
promptly respond. They propose, at
not very distant day, to give a concert.
the proceeds of which will be devoted to
the purchase of music.
Last Friday week George D. Hilyard
died in New York city. He formerly
lived in Rancocas, and went to New York
where he engaged in business as build
err At one time he was partner of the
father of Evans H. Tonlinson, of this
town Mr. Hilyard died from dlphtheria.
His widow and son went to Philadelphia
after the funeral, and on Thursday the
son died from the same disease which
caused his fathers death.
Crew, Levlck & Co., wholesale oil deal
ers of Philadelphia, have erected large
tank on the lot of Fred Sehrayshuen, and
will hereafter supply the dealers of Mount
Holly and vicinity, providing they can get
the trade In this matter they will be op-
posed by the Standard Oil Company. who
have had this territory in their grasp for
some time. They do not propose to aban-
don the field, and as a consequence there
will likely be clash between these COM
petitors that will probably bring down the
price of oil.
The milk shippers of South Jersey have
a grievance, and they are trying to effect
some means whereby they may be able to
protect themselves against the unfair
dealings of the retailers of Philadelphia
and Camden, who are only paying three
cents quart for milk while they are sell
ing it for eight cents, and by agreement
this price entities the shipper to four cents.
The shippers are at the mercy of these
high as 5000, and there is poor prospect of
ever getting it. A meeting to discuss the
situation has been called for next Satur-
oay afternoon at 2 o'clock in Dill's hall,
Mount Holly. The dairymen of Penn
sylvania have called similar meeting to
be held at Downingtown.
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