The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01

Contracts with the farmers to raise tc
matoes at $3.50 per ton are now bein
made by the canning house propTietors.
tramp entered the meat market c
Charles r. Gauntt, on Thursday, and be
coming offensive he was elected and sen
to Jail.
Charles Matthews, of Rancocas. is en-
ployed in Childs' grocery store, to fill tn
position made vacant by the retiremen
of William Let's.
DR.. J, w. Branin's children are ill will
the measles, and the same state of affair
exists at the residence of County Clerl
William W. Worrell.
A large musk rat came up out of tn
creek last week just in time to be kille,
by an approaching trolley car at the Wash
ineton street crossing.
:. Revival services began at Smithville Of
Sunday evening and will continue tel
days. Presiding Elder Lake will preacl
tomorrow evening at 7.30.
Complaint has been made before Justic
Clevenger of the dangerous condition Q
some of the large trees on Buttonwoo'
street, between Garden and Union.
William 81. Dante is under 5000 bail tt
appear before Justice Laumaster on Thurs
day, to answer to a charge of bsstardy
preferred against him by Ada r. Shinn.
Samuel Fisher. of Madison avenue, en-
tertained a few friends at a terrapiD sup
per on Thursday evening. The occasion
was very much enjoyed by those present
The ladies of General A. E. Shiras Post
No. 26, will give supper in Arcade hall
on Saturday evening, 18th inst. TIL
menu will consist of all the delicacies o
the season.
Henry y. Rutherford, grand maste
workman of the A. o. U. W., will pay 1
visit to Good Will Lodge. No. IA, of Noun
Holly, this Tuesday, evening. A full
attendance of members is desired.
Charles G. Cowperthwait is certainly
faithful official. He has been membe
of the township committee for five years
and during that time he has missed only
one meeting night, and that was causee
by illness.
The case of Charles Flowers, of Noun
Holly, against Charles Gaskill, of Jack
sonville, a claim for wages, that was tc
have been tried before Justice Clevengel
on Thursday, was settled and the case
dismissed.
Once more our neighbor, the Democra
has made a change in its editorial depart
ment, and now it is Samuel R. Wetheril
who is in charge. Two of Mr.. Wetherill'i
nephews are employed in the Office. and
his son lis on the reportorial staff.
A Philadelphia paper on Sunday deyot
ed whole page to illustrations and de-
scription OF the methods employed in To-
eating Capt Kidd's gold by Mount Holly
persons. Letters from all parts of the
country are being received concerning
this machine.
Prayer meeting will be held every
morning this week, except Saturday, al
the Baptist Church, beginning at $50
Meetings will also be held on Wednesday
and Friday evenings. Rev. Wayland
Hoyt will conduct the meeting on Friday
evening.
Henry Kramer, of Chester township
was brought to Jail on Tuesday morning
by Constable Watson, on charge of de-
sorting his family. The delicate condition
of his wife made her township charge
entailing an expense of SIG, and Kramer
was committed to serve day for each
dollar.
The board of trustees of the Northamp.
ton Volunteer Firemen's Relief Fund or
eanized on Thursday evening by electinG
the following officers President, Robert
L. Nixon; secretary, Isaac II. Vain.
wright. Monroe Brannan, who was re.
Gently injured while going to a fire, wat
voted $25 from the fund.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge o.
Masons last week, Josiah W. Evan, o.
Mount Holly, was elected Grand Master
Mr.. EVAN appointed Clarence II. Polhe
mus as his private secretary. Henry s
Haines was elected Grand Instructor
John W. Bodine was elected Grand Sword
Bearer, and Isaac E. Antrim was elected
Grand Pursuivant.
William T. Potts, of Pointville. has beer
granted patent to farm of 100 acres II
North Dakota. under the homestead entry
laws of the United States. His son made
the original entry and died in 1895, and
after series of contests the claim was de
cided in favor of the father on Tuesday
last by the Interior Department. Mr.
Potts was represented by Clarence T. At
kinson and Congressman John ]. Gardner
An effort may be made at the approach
ing town meeting to continue the vitri6eG
brick pavement on Main street. The
pavement in front of the Arcade hote
cost only 81 per square yard, and it appears
to be good and durable. This cost seeml
to be cheap enough to warrant the prop
erty owners along Main street to do theil
own paving in order to keep business OF
the street, rather than continue with the
unsightly and noisy rubble stones.
When Benjamin Lewis was called, OF
Saturday, to answer to an Indictment, h'
did not respond, and the court ordered
his bail forfeited. Lewis is the man who
was arrested for selling spectacles in Penn
berton, representing himself to be an
agent of the Wills Eye Hospital, of Phila
delphia After he was taken to jail I
man named Mark Lewis came to towl
and deposited 5000 with Sheriff Fleetwood
for the prisoners appearance. Judg'
Gaskill ordered this sum turned over tt
the county collector.
| The following books have been addet
to the circulating library of the Burling
ton County Lyceum of History and Nat
ural Sciences singular Life" "Landlor,
at the Lions Head" "Hugh Wynne,
"Corleone," Life and Letters of Harrie
Beecher Stowe," Interest of Americ
in Sea Power" "Forty-six Years in tn
Army" wild Life on the Plains,
"Hannah Ann" "KinG's Highway,
miss Archer" ''Wayfsring Men," col
Virginia and Her Neighbors, " Terry"
A certificate of incorporation of til
Vacuum Gas Engine, Power and Machin
Company of Mount Holly, was filed il
the county clerks Office on Saturday. Th
object of the company is to manufacture