The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-29
LOCAL NEWS.

Constables Henry C. Claypoole and
Robert M. Brown renewed their officia
bonds on Wednesday.
Arthur Semple, formerly of Mount
Holly, graduated from Williamson school
at Media, Pa, last week.
The annual session of the New Jersey
M. E. Conference will begin tomorrow
morning in the First Church, Camden.
The Home Manufacturing Shoe Com
pany have increased their force of help
and have more work than they can turn
out
Perry Verga, a former Mount Holly
base ball player, has signed contract
State League.
Work on the new stone road from the
Jobstown pike to Columbus will begin in
short time. G. Craig TalImsn will su-
pervise Its construction.
Samuel A. Atkinson was elected town
ship counsel, on Wednesday evening. Mr..
Westampton township last week.
John Mcclellan and Richard Wallace
two brickmakers living in Chester town
ship, were arrested on Sunday for being
drunk and sent to Jail for four days.
The millinery department of ]. How
ard Shinn's store on Main street is filling
up with handsome creations that will
soon appear to mark the Easter season.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Harry K Hand and Miss Sue
M. Smith, on Thursday evening, April IA,
at 7.30 O'Clock, at the home of the bride.
On Wednesday Prosecutor Eckard P.
Budd removed into the law Office vacated
by Judge Joseph H. Gaskill. Samuel w.
Shinn occupies the Office vacated by Mr..
Budd.
Indian meal mixed with whiting and
placed by the side of dish of water, is
a method used with success by Bridge
boro farmer in getting rid of the rats
about his place.
A class of Al persons was confirmed in
Rev. r. A. Rodrick's Church, in Camden,
on Sunday, making total of 60 that have
joined the church since Mr.. Rodrick en-
tered into his duties rs rector.
The Volunteers of America seem to
have no abatement of interest at their
meetings. The new singers who have
joined their ranks are proving to be quite
an attraction at the services held at the
fountain.
Joshua Huston, of near Moorestown,
had one of his legs seriously injured on
Tuesday. by heavy land roller passing
over it. He accidentally fell off the ma
chine and narrowly escaped being crush
ed to death.
On Friday evening the Knights of
Pythias gave the first and second degrees
TO two candidates On April II frater-
nal visit will be made to Amo Lodge, at
Pemberton, when that town is expected
to be painted red.
A number of improvements are being
made at the hospital. New iron cots
have been purchased. the ward room floor
Is being improved, new operating room
is being arranged and new operating
table placed therein.
Gillespie & Esham have been awarded
the contract to make alterations to the
property on Garden street, recently pur
chased by Miss Ida Prickett. The erection
of brick addition in the rear was COM
menced on Saturday.
The two colored men who stole copper
wire from the trolley road and sold it to
an Italian Lying out Mill street, have not
they have been located, and their capture
is only a matter of time.
Alva Colkitt, of Newbold's Corner, on
Wednesday, delivered to Jacob 81. Leeds,
of Rancocas, 100 capons which averaged
nearly II lbs. each. Some of them weighed
80 lbs. per pair. Mr.. Colkitt received
$227.44 for this nice lot of poultry.
Rev. John G. Fryer, formerly in charge
of the Baptist Mission at Lumberton, and
who has been conducting the Baptist Mis-
sion at Hainesport the past few weeks,
has received call from the West Creek
Baptist Church. and it is quite probable
that he will accept
The residents of Vincentown feel some
what discouraged over the non-arrival OF
expected Improvements in the railroad
facilities to that town, and as a conse-
quence some of the people living there
have become so disguised that they in
tend to move elsewhere.
A gasoline stove caught fire at the resi-
dence of Daniel Lippincott, on Anderson
Vile, Friday afternoon. Mrs. Lippincott
cried for help, which attracted the atten-
ton of Chief Job Collins, residing next
door, who grabbed fire extinguisher and
ran into the room, putting out the flames
before any amount of damage was done.
Sherburne Wolcott and wife, of Ohio
who recently removed to Mount Holly
were received into the Baptist Church as
members on Friday evening. They were
members of the denomination known as
the Disciples. the members of which
abound in large numbers in the west.
President Garfield belonged to that de-
nomination and was known among them
as preacher before he was elected to the
presidency.
Horace G. Pease met with an accident
on Thursday, which resulted in the loss
of his left eye. He had quantity of gun
caps and was experimenting to ascertain
if they were good. He threw few into
the stove, one of which accidentally
dropped on the outside on hot plate. II
exploded and piece of the metal entered
the eye, destroying the sight instantly.
The injured eye was entirely removed in
Philadelphia, ON Friday
Dog prisoners have resumed operations
about town of late and several CANNES
have fallen victims. On Sunday a large
hound dog belonging to Edward Durand
was poisoned, and yesterday the white
spitz dog belonging to Jobes, the butcher,
died fran the effects of strychnine. A
dog belonging to Hezekiah Evan acted
strangely, and upon examination it was
found that it had also received a dose o.
the deadly poison. Medical attendance
was secured and the canine is now on the
road to recovery.
The family and friends of Edward Clay
poole are somewhat exercised over hit