The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-31

The Grand Lodge of Masons last week
elected Josiah w Evan Grand Master.
A young man from Mount Holly, while
skating at Smithville on Sunday, fell
through the ice and had narrow escape
from drowning.
The monthly meeting of the officers and
teachers of the Baptist Sunday school will
be held on Thursday evening at the resi-
dence of T. Walter Borton.
On account of the scarlet fever being
prevalent, the public school at Haines-
port has been closed. Sixteen cases of
the disease are reported in that town.
Contractor Isaac B. Huff, of Mount
Holly, is said to be the lowest bidder on
the ice plant to be erected at Burlington
by Mr. Smiley. John Norcross, of the
latter place, was very close to Mr.. Huff.
The work has not yet been given out
Several farmers have recently been vic
tins of knock drops" in some South
Camden saloons and have woke up to find
themselves robbed of all they possessed.
The latest case was reported yesterday by
Charles Briton, of Pensauken, who had
$22 stolen from him.
In the House of Assembly last evening,
Assemblyman Wright introduced two
bills, one prohibiting residents from
shad or herring fishing in the waters of
the state; the other amending the act rel
alive to tuberculosis, as to the value of
animals slaughtered Hereunder.
A four ar-old colt, Princely, by Mag
ic Flute, owned by Elwood Stead, died
on Sunday morning from lockjaw. The
horse was running in lot on Friday, and
it is thought that it's forefoot was turned
oyer in hollow place and cut by a shoe
of the hind foot, from which its death re-
suited
John Miller was committed by United
States Commissioner Morgan yesterday in
default of $500 bail on charge of failing
to respond to a subpoena of the United
States District Court Miller was wanted
as an important witness against John s.
Gratz. charged with selling oleomargar-
inc Illegally, but he disappeared when the
case came before the Federal Grand Jury.
The new telephone line to Moorestown
will not be run by way of Rancocas.
Work on the extension to Columbus will
be started this week 1t will not be long be-
fore the Burlington County Telephone
Company will have connections with most
all places of prominence in the county,
and the service is growing more valuable
every day. THE News was one of the
first subscribers to put in phone, and
our call is No. 80.
The large hog that was slaughtered at
Zelley's hotel on Wednesday weighed 596
pounds. There were twelve persons who
guessed the weight correctly, the names
of ten being in the 10 cent box and two
in the % cent box During the evening
there was railing match IN which Au-
ditor Joseph S., Gibson was the winner,
his throw of 43 being successful He af-
terward sold the animal for $50 in gold.
May Irwin and her merry company in
''Kate Kip Buyer" continue to attract
large houses nightly at the Bijou theatre
New York. There are but few weeks
more of the jovial comedienne whose In
imitable personality has packed the Bijou
at each performance from the opening
night 1t is to be regretted that Miss
Twins business representative is unable
to extend her annual Metropolitan engage
ment beyond February 18th, as out of
town managers have been firm in their re-
fusal to make any but the original ar
rangement So within few weeks Miss
Irwin and kate Kip Buyer" must give
way to Browns in Town"