The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-04

school has received an addition of ne
books.
The Brotherhood Cemetery Associatio
will hold its annual meeting to-morro'
evening.
, The supper given On Thursday evenin
by the Forresters of America was we.
attended.
Mrs. Caroline Anderson has been CON
mitted to the insane department at tn
almshouse.
Grocer James Gardiner has placed a nev
delivery wagon on the road. 1t was bull
by Judson Gaskill.
A neat sign containing a schedule O
the services has been placed in front O
the Baptist Church.
Under a new law sportsmen are prohib
tied from shooting ring-necked pheasant
for a period of three years.
A Rescue Home has been instituted b.
Delanco Methodists for the purpose of re
forming hayward young girls.
Walter Allen has the contract to erect
barn on the farm on the North Pembertor
road occupied by Fred Hoffman.
Reception to the Snow Sisters ant
candy sale at the gymnasium of st. An
drew's Church next Tuesday evening.
The Rancocas Epworth League will
give a Cray Social Tea" on Friday
evening at the residence Of William A.
Fish.
Business has picked up with the Enter
prise Shoe Company at Lumberton, and
the force there is now working on full
time.
The brick house at the corner of Pine
street and South Pemberton road is to be
fixed up and all modern improvements
added.
Mrs. Lizzie Homan, of Mount Holly,
has been granted an absolute divorce
from her husband, Joseph V. Holman, of
Medford.
Having mastered the art of steno-
graphy, Miss Bessie Greenwald is now
employed in the law Office of Charles K.
Chambers.
The engagement of Miss Bessie Matlack,
daughter of Joshua Matlack, of Mount
Holly, to Elwood H. Stokes, of Jackson
vile, is announced.
The property of Julia X. Taylor, on
Clifton avenue was sold on Tuesday, by
Sheriff Fleetwood, to Eleanor Wykoff, of
Red Valley, for 81, ZOO.
An entertainment by the Juniors Will be
given in the Methodist Church on Thurs
day evening, to which an admission of
FIVE cents will be charged.
The old safe in the postoffice belonging
to John Collins is to be removed, as the
new encumbent, Charles C. Cowperthwait,
has purchased another one.
Members of the Epworth League as
sembled at the residence of Mrs. Alfred
Eddy, on Grant street, Friday evening,
where a pleasant social was held.
Joseph ]. White and the other leading
cranberry growers are now giving en-
ployment to a large force of men who are
fixing up the bogs for the coming season.
The lecture in the Baptist Church on
Tuesday evening Melted the Young Peo-
pies Union $50, which was presented to
the church on Sunday as an Easter offer
ing.
John Throckmorton and Harry Abdill
returned from the shore on Friday, where
they spent three days cunning. They had
lots of sport but only succeeded in get
ting six ducks.
Chief Engineer Hawkins has notified
the Relief Fire Company not to respond
to the next alarm of fire out of town, as
it is the Good Intent Company's turn to
answer such a call.
Three florists, two from Burlington and
one from Edgewater Park, each took out
a three months license, on Friday, upon
invitation of Policeman Denness. Albert
Hansell, of R~ancocas, also paid a license
to allow him to sell apples here.
The heavy wind on Wednesday morn
ing played havoc with some of the daily
papers delivered about town, as they were
blown in every direction. Several horses
became frightened at the flying paper and
two or three runaways were narrowly
averted.
Mrs. Caroline Matthews, of New Bruins
wick, who died of typhoid fever, was
buried in the Baptist cemetery at Mount
Holly on Friday. Deceased formerly
resided here. She was a charter member
were held in the Presbyterian Church.
Our streets were unusually crowded with
people on Saturday afternoon and even
ing who seemed bent on buying most
everything that came in sight, conse-
quently many of our merchants enjoyed
a good days trade. In some stores the
clerks found it almost impossible to wait
on all their customers. OF his large stock
of Easter candies Joseph G. Bower had
nothing left to show but empty plates.
The birthday social held in the Metho-
dist Church on Thursday evening was a
very successful gathering and the editice
was crowded. 1t was in charge of the
Ladies' Aid, who took this occasion to in
troduce the new pastor and his wife to
members of the congregation. 1t was a
social in fact as well as in name, and
those who attended were pleased with the
evenings entertainment.
There seems to be a gang of organized
robbers infesting Burlington county, who
are going from one town to another COM
hitting robbery after robbery. Early on
Saturday morning there were no fewer
than seven houses at Palmyra entered by
this enterprising gang, and everything in
the shape of jewelry, clothing and solid
silverware that they could lay their hands
on was appropriated by them. They seem
to contine their operations entirely to the
first floor, aud thus far have escaped de-
lection.
Trinity Church elected the following
wardens, vestrymen and delegates yester-
day morning; Senior warden, Franklin B.
Lewis; junior warden, Charles B. Parsons;
vestrymen, Richard P. Holeman, Joseph
Cross, William w. Curtis, Rodman w.
Bowker, Clarence H. Polhemus, Edward
II. Lewis, Harry l.. Walters, Benjamin s.
| Cross, Frank J. Clark. Delegates to Dio.
cesar convention, F. B. Lewis, c. B. Par
sons, R. P. Holeman; alternates, w. w.