The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18

FREDERICK II. Lee mas leased the nous
of Ezekias Esham, ON Union street.
. Some new horse sheds have been cree
ed in the yard of the Washington House
George D. Worrell has a contract to pu
new tin roofs on a number of houses i
Smithville.
A force of men are now engaged i
erecting the new Methodist Church a
Browns Mills.
There is only one unclaimed letter a
the post-office for the week ending Apr
15th-Mrs. Hester Fox.
Joshua NJ. Reeve, Captain of Co. +
has been confined to his home at Smith
vile for several days by illness.
The farm of Joseph Dubell, on tn
South Pemberton road, was last wee
stocked with a quantity of quail.
A large portion of the fence surround
ing the Brotherhood cemetery, has bee
leveled to the ground by the wind.
The funeral of Mrs. Rebecca L. Budd
mother of State Road Commissioner Hen
ry |. Budd, who died on Tuesday, tool
place on Friday.
Ellsworth FL. Burtis' undertaking parlo
in Burlington. is at No. 243 High street
He may be reached by telephone No.
from Jones drug store, Mount Holly. =
Rev. ]. H. Durham is visiting his pa
rents at Trenton. His pulpit in the Pres
byterian Church on Sunday was occupied
by Rev. j. M. Crowell, D. D., of Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. Mary M. Kerr, an aged and inf1rn
lady living on Pearl street, was taken t.
the Baptist Home, at Newark, on Tues
day, where she will spend the balance Of
her life.
The musical feature of the commence
ment exercises of the Mount Holly pub
lie schools, which will be held in the OPP
era House on June 8, will be in charge
of John M. Huff.
Mrs. Samuel B. Keller, who has beer
i'll for a long time with Bright's disease,
died at the Arcade Hotel, on Thursday.
The remains were inferred in the GENE
terry on Saturday afternoon.
The old house on West Washington
street, known as the "roost," which was
recently blown, down is be ng carted away
piece meal by people who are using the
wood for heating purposes.
Stone for the new road between Mount
Holly and Burlington has been shipped.
1t is expected that the work of grading
will be commenced in a few days and will
be started at the Burlington end.
Corsets only % cents. Ladies' good
quality black hose, 10 cents per pair.
Ladies' ribbed vests, all sizes. An extra
good one for 10 cents. All kinds of dress
Innings. s. S.. Evan, 29 Main street.
Sarah Durand, the four-year-old daugh-
ter of Edward L. Durand, was suffering
last week with infiammatory rheumatism.
The disease has since changed to heart
trouble, and there is little hope for her re-
covery.
The Mount Holly post office is rated in
the third class for the present year. If
the receipts up to March 81, 1900, exceed
s., 900, the rating will be showed up a
point, which will carry with it an increase
of salary.
While leading a pair of horses in Phil
adelphia recently, George Conover, of
Bridgeboro, was knocked down by the an
imals running away. The wagon passed
over his body lnflicting severe bruises,
but no bones were broken.
The case of John Hamilton VS.. Phoenix
Lodge, No. so, l. o. 0. F., of Burlington,
for sick benefits alleged to be due, and
which was to have been tried before JUS
tice Cleyenger on Friday, was adjourned
for two weeks at the request of the lodge.
In a suit at Indian Mills between two
relatives, George Gaskill VS.. Benjamin F.
Gaskill, to recover an a bill due for wage
the jury gave a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $40. 86. Jerome B. Grigg and
Jacob G. Hendrickson were the opposing
attorneys.
Herman A. Stees, County Superintend
ent of Public Schools, gives notice of
meeting for examination of candidate!
for teachers certificates before the Coun
ty Board of Examiners at st. Mary
street school house, Burlington, to taxi
place on May 5 and 6.
A number of young men have been so
Letting subscriptions about town for mem
bership in the Betsy Ross Memorial Asso
citation, the fund of which is to be usec
in preserving the old house in Philadel
phia where Betsy Ross made the frs
American flag from designs furnished b,
George Washington.
This week only-a demonstration o.
Wei leather dressings and how to us
them, at Sherman's famous shoe store, op
poslte post Office. Your shoes will b
polished free. On Saturday every chill,
who owns a doll and brings it to GU
store, accompanied by a parent, will re
ceive free a pair of Vici kid slippers.
Mrs. Amanda Dean, of Water street
died in a hospital at New Brunswick O
Thursday morning. Deceased was abou
AZ years of age. She resided on Waite
street and was the mother of W. Fran
Dean. She has been i'll for some time
and recently she went to New Brunswic
) to visit her mother, but in short tim
the latter died also, after Mrs. Dean ha
been transferred to the hospital.
? The annual spring inspection and mu;
} ter of the recognized state militia wi
r take place next month. The organizs
lions in Burlington county will be in
spected as follows: Company F, of Mour
Holly, May 13; Company II, Beverly, q
Company A, Burlington, %; Cadets, BoI
dentown, 10. There will be four reg
ments instead of six, and the Sixth Reg
a ment, which will be consolidated with tt
Seventh, will be known as the Third Re.
$ iment.
Pennsylvania Railroad detectives are il
r vestigating an attempt made to wreck
train on the Camden and BurlingtC
County branch, at East Camden. Tw
: heavy splice plates, one placed on tt
0 track and another wedged in a switc
T. were the implements used in the dastar,
| ly attempt, Luckily the plates were di
} covered by the track walker on his mig.
rounds, and removed before a train can
along. Either of the plates would ha'
derailed a train. Tramps who make the
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