The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31
LOCAL NEWS.


A neat chapel, which has been erected
at Chairyille, will be dedicated to-mor.
row
The Baptist Sunday school will render
its Christmas cantata on Thursday even.
ing, December 81.
Commodore James Comfy has been en-
jeying weeks trip to Norristown and
other points in Pennsylvania.
The Burlington County Sunday School
Union will hold convention in the Bever-
ly M. E. Church on Thursday, November
49,
The election will occur one week from
to-day. On this account THE News will
be issued next Monday, instead of Tues
day.
The contributing members of the G. A.
Il. held very pleasant session with Gen.
A. E. Shiras Post, No. So, at their room
on Friday evening.
The next meeting of the Farmers So
cial Club will be held at the residence of
William Rogers, near Rancocas, on Fri
day, November Sd.
To aid the Burlington County Hospital,
Edward B. Jones makes very generous
offer. He has an advertisement else
where telling what he will do.
Rev G. II. Pendleton will preach in the
Baptist Church next Sunday evening on:
Did the Church produce the Bible, or
did the Bible produce the church,"
Bennett Risdon, who is now at his
home on Garden street, is fast recovering
from his recent successful operation at
the Burlington County Hospital for
hernia.
Miss Blanche Pau, who has been assist
ant at Jamison's stationery store for sew
eral years, has entered the training school
for nurses, at the Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia.
Down cushions in sizes IS, 90, 90, and
"a inches. Cushion covers, very pretty
one for only 15c. Woven corset covers,
cambria corset covers, sateen skirts. S. s.
Evan, % Main street
Harry Lucas was arrested on Sunday
morning early for being drunk and dis
orderly. He caused Officer Denness con-
siderable trouble, and Justice Krayer gave
the young man ten days in jail.
The marriage of William A. Slaughter
and Miss Florence Lewis, both of Mount
Holly, will take place this evening in
st. Andrews Church. Rev. r. A. Rod
rick will take part in the ceremony.
Red squirrels are the worst enemies
that quail and pheasants have One
squirrel will devour whole nestful of
eggs at meal. Gunners should remem-
Der this and try to exterminate them
Next Tuesday evening Miss Beatrice
Sooy will give recital for the benefit of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. Miss Sooy is an accomplished elo-
cutionist and will undoubtedly please all
who attend the recital.
Barclay Shinn was drunk and disorder
ly on Saturday night. He took part in |
fight on Washington street, and after
this was over he engaged in more trouble,
for which he was arrested yesterday on |
warrant sworn out by Policeman Denness. |
The young man agreed to pay fine of |
1926
Members of the Union Hose Company |
are collecting all sorts of articles for their |
fair and festival to be held next Friday |
and Saturday evenings in the Arcade |
hall. If you want to have good time
be sure and attend.
Allen Filler, small boy, leased horse
that was tied under shed on King street,
on Sunday, by throwing missiles at 1t.
The animal retaliated by kicking the boy
in the face breaking his jaw and knock
ing out several teeth.
A number of young men from Vincen
town are in the habit of coming to Mount |
Holly on Saturday nights and creating
disturbances. Several of them have al
ready been taught lesson, and others
will be arrested if they do not conduct
themselves Letter.
The appropriation of $4,000 made to
deepen the channel in the Lumberton
branch of the Rancocas creek, was suffi-
cient to do the work and leave a balance
of $67937 Efforts are now being made
to have Congress make an appropriation |
to clear out the creek from Mount Holly |
to Centreton.
The police had their hands full on Sat
urday night, which is said to have been |
the worst evening experienced for long
time. There were more intoxicated men
and low characters on the streets than for
a long time. The police say it would take |
a large force of men to keep good order |
on such occasions.
On Wednesday Sheriff Fleetwood took |
Thomas johnson aud Walter johnson to |
the state prison. For stealing feed from
q barn the former will serve one year, and |
the latter, who assaulted Barzillai l.. |
Thompson, the venerable court crier, will |
remain there two years. Walter leaves |
wife and four small children behind.
WOAk VI tAC Burlington StOHC TOhu ~ |
being pushed rapidly. The large stone
has been put down for over half a mile |
A steam roller is at work and another one |
is to be put in operation When the work |
is completed in Westampton township, 1t |
is said that the stone will be placed on the |
road through Burlington township with
out any grading being done.
The audience at the opera house, on |
Tuesday evening, was small, but it was
appreciative and was well pleased with the |
entertainment which had been prepared by
the management of the Athletic Associa-
tion, and well it might be, for the pro-
gramme was fine Those who were pre-
sent were repaid for going; those who were
absent missed treat. The Athletic Asso-
citation Melted the munifcent sum of so
cents.
The property of the Upper Delaware
River Transportation Company, which
consists of the upper Delaware steamboats,
and their Office at Beverly. has been as
sessed by the Beverly board of assessors
for $50, 000 This is the first time the prop
erty of this company has been assessed,
and was brought about by the discovery
of state law, which says the movable
property of corporation must be assessed
in the place where the owners main Office
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