The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
LOCAL NEWS.

paper hanging business recently sold
him to G. III. Baker.
John Wright, son of William Wrigh
graduated last week from bushes
school in Philadelphia
Prof. Lawrence Elberson has musi
class at Lumberton to which he impart
instruction every Monday
The New Jersey State Encampment G
the Grand Army of the Republic will b
held at Trenton tomorrow.
Workmen were engaged yesterday i
placing wooden awning in front of tn
Union News stand at the railroad station
The infant daughter of Arthur W
Clark, who was stolen by nurse, wa
recovered on Thursday at a village il
New York State
DR.. Howard R. Faringer, of Noun
Holly, and Miss Clara A. Flint, of Col
legeville, Pa, were married at the latte
place on Thursday.
The opening of the Birmingham I'M
for the season occurred on Saturday, ant
manager ]. Praul Rue believes he will
have prosperous season.
Charles III. Deacon and Roland L. Hen
Erickson have gone to Beach Haven
where they will be engaged for the sum
mer at the Engleside.
Children's day will be observed by the
Baptist Sunday school ON Sunday morn
ing. The school will hold its session in
the morning the remainder of the summer
John p Lippincott says that it is quite
likely that some of the farmers in this vi
entity will not get enough hay off theil
farms this year to feed their own stock.
Mrs John R. Howell and Miss Laura
Howell, of Main street, have issued inyi-
tations for a light tea to be served on the
lawn at their residence on Thursday af-
ternoon.
Japanese wedding will be an inter
esting event to witness in the Methodist
Church, on Friday evening, June 8. 1t
will cost you Is cents to see this ceremony
performed.
A handsome cement walk has been laid
in front of the residence of Mark r. Sooy,
on Main street This is a sample of the
kind that is to be put over the cobbles on
Main street.
While riding down Main street on his
bicycle Tuesday afternoon, the son of
Grant Davis was thrown from his wheel
- e.1-4 - Volloxr,e I<+ol opd nod Iic foco
cut in several places.
Some persons entered the Court House
on Friday night and carried off most
everything that was of any value, and
there is no clue that will lead to the de-
lection of the thieves.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Grace R., daughter of
Mrs. Russell D. Tying, and Rev. Norman
". P. Lewis, at St Johns Church, Eliza
beth, on June 10, at $50.
Henry Mcdonald, an expert angler Of
Mount Holly, caught fine string of fish
on Tuesday morning while waiting for
the parade to start Henry generally does
The trick in very short time, too
The machine shops at Smithville are
being whitewashed in the same manner
that the Worlds Fair buildings were
painted The wash is forced through a
hose. attached to which is a spray nozzle.
On Thursday, at Washington, D. O., oc-
Cured the marriage of Miss Corinne
Clement to j. E. Watkins, Jr., formerly
of Mount Holly. The groom is we'll
known newspaper correspondent at Wash
ington.
There is a township ordinance restrict
ing the display of boxes, barrels, ETC., on
the sidewalks, but 1t does not appear to
he enforced as it is often the case that in
front of some places there is not room for
two persons to walk abreast
The Mount Holly post office viii be
rated as third class after July 1. 1t will
not be long, however, before Postmaster
sCowperthwait will be able to show de-
4cided increase in the business of the office,
which will result in new classification.
Pocahonfas Tribe, No. IS, l. o. R. M
viii hold fair and festival in Red Mems
Hall, on Friday and Saturday evenings.
There will be an abundance of all the del
icacies of the season and a number Of pres
ents will be given away. Admission 10
cents
A Main street business man enjoyed a
"a little nap while coming from Philadel-
phia few days since and when he had
occasion to use some money he discovered
xhis pocket book and contents, amounting
1Oabout $45, had disappeared during his
sluIaber.
The commencement exercises of Mount
Holly High School will take place Thurs
day evening in the Opera House at 8
O'Clock The doors will open at rs and
tickets will be required until 7.45, at
which time the doors will be opened to
the public
While pulling the Relief hose carriage
to the fire on Thursday, John Sine had
his wagon broken. At every alarm of
fire now there is quite rivalry among
several team owners to hook on to the
engines, as they have realized that this
is quick way of earning So.
As a result of the recent racket on Green
street, during which there were several
pistol shots, Henry Gaskill and Bert Gas
kill, of Mount Holly, and jeremiah Coop
Ger, of Eastampton, were arrested We'd
nesday night, and after taking some tes-
4f;,nanu Iusfina Glaak oomnaittad than, 70
Jail for twenty days.
Elwell H. Shemeley assumed the man
agement of Frank Garbarino's tobacco
store on Saturday. Jake Garbarino, who
has been attending to the business, has
gone to Trenton to work for his father,
and B. Frank Stidfole will remain in
charge of his photograph gallery which
Mr.. Shemeley contemplated purchasing.
Rev. Henry H. Rhees, D. D., died on
May 10 at Kobe, Japan, of heart failure,
and was buried the next day. He was II
years of age. Deceased was brother of
Miss Catharine L. and the late Morgan j.
Rhees, M. D., of Mount Holly. He was a
Clergyman of the Baptist Church, and for
many years he had charge of the Baptist
missions of the Kobe district, where he
and his wife have done excellent work
She is a sister of Charles B. Parsons, of
Mount Holly.
While riding their wheels on Main
street Tuesday evening, Joseph Lamb and
William Rogers came together in the