The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-03
L 5CAL NEWS.

Harry Miller, OF Meu1oru, was arresJe'
on Wednesday, charged with assaultinl
Joseph B. Powell
Judge Gaskill will sit at the Cour
House next Saturday at 9 o'clock. Thi
will be the last day for naturalization
Watson T. Sooy, who h as been spend
ing week with relatives in this vicinity
has returned to his home in Green Bank
County Clerk Warrick has sent out b,
express the books and blanks to the va
rious election officers throughout tn,
county
Pat Maloney's new Irish Visitors will
appear at the Opera House next Tuesday
evening. There are twelve men in tn,
company.
Mrs Frank Kelvey. who lives near Jobs
town, while in Mount Holly on Tuesday
afternoon, had the misfortune to lose he
pocket book.
r. L. Nixon, of Garden street, who ha
been i'll for some time, went to Philadel
phia on Saturday, to have another opera
ton performed.
William s. Kelley, of Smithville, win &C
cupy the house belonging to Samuel L
Bullock, on Garden street, recently vacat
ed by James McIlvain.
Robert Fitz, aged 10, living on Madison
avenue, had his left arm broken on Fri
day evening while playing foot ball. HI
was taken to the hospital.
The contractor has commenced work or
Grant street Stone has been spread ovel
most of the thoroughfare, and it will moi
take long to finish the job.
Miss Beatrice Sooy, who is an accom-
plished elocutionist, will give recital in
the Opera House on November 7th fol
the benefit of the w. C. T. U.
While blowing one day recently, Joseph
Mannering, an Allentown farm. plowed up
FIVE black snakes, which he promptly
killed. The largest was five feet.
The recent frosts have caused the chest
nut burs to open, and many persons were
successful in gathering these nuts while
strolling about the country on Sunday.
A certain individual who hung close to
the box Office in the Opera House every
night last week, succeeded in stealing sc
cents in change during the rush on Satur-
day evening.
The prompt use of one of the extin-
guishers of the Good Intent Fire Com.
pany by Martin H. Girven. saved a con-
flagration at residence on Main street,
last Friday.
William Ferguson and Frank Wood, OF
White HILL have been placed under three
hundred dollars bail each for court charg.
ed with the theft of one hundred dollars Of
machine appliances from the Ironsides pot
terry.
All persons interested in having Uni
versity extension lectures established in
Mount Holly this winter are cordially in.
vited to attend meeting in the Court
House ON Thursday evening at eight
o'clock
The River Shore Gas Company, to
whom a franchise is to be given by the
borough of Riverton, is to furnish free
gas for municipal use, and is to pay the
borough per cent. of gross receipts fol
five years
Bennett Risdon, of Garden street, who
has been i'll for some days, was taken to
the Burlington County Hospital, on We'd
nesday, and successfully operated upon
for strangulated hernia, by Drs Flynn,
Melcher and Parsons.
Samuel G, Forker, who has been Lying
at Delanco, was found lying on the floor
of his home on Tuesday suffering with
paralysis. On Sunday his son, who lives
at Moorestown, drove to Delanco and
took his father home with him.
A silver butter knife that was lost at
Smithville last summer during the Pres
byterian Sunday school picnic was found
few days since by young boy and re-
turned to its owner. The article was in
as good condition as when lost.
The house of Eugene La Rue, a farmer
living at Crosswicks, was entered by two
thieves while the family were absent yes,
terday afternoon. They carried away al
Mr. LaRue's best clothing, besides Other
articles One of the men left his hat and
shoes.
There seems to be fatality following
some of the candidates for office when we
recall the death of Mrs Fenton, of Jack
sonville; the brother of John P. Jones,
of Marlton; the sister of Frank P. Enid
colt, at Lumberton, and child of Charles
Kirkbride, of Medford
Interesting services were held at Brown.
Mills, on Sunday, when the new Method
ist Church at that place was dedicated.
There was preaching by Revs. G. II. But
terworth, Joseph L. Roe and P. W. Bilder
back The singing was in charge of Hor
ace Geiger.
The electric lights went out suddenly
last evening. James L. Jamison at once
attempted to straighten matters out, ant
while at work there was sudden explo
sion, throwing small particles of cope
into Mr.. Jamison's eyes. The acciden
will keep him in the house for couple o
days.
William Lippincott, residing near Noun
Holly, is receiving treatment at the Will
Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. About tw,
years ago he was accidentally struck il
one eve and short time ago lost the sigh
of it. Mr. Lippincott is now having tn
other eye treated, as fears are entertaine
that he may also lose the sight of it.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold tn
property of Robert Hunter, in Cheste
township. to Camelia Doebler, for 81, DOC
lot of land belonging to j. Budd Woo
man, in Southampton township, to Mr.
Sarah Citizens, for $85; house and lot
Mount Holly, property of William {
Hall, to executors of Charles Bisphan
deceased for $500.
AT u ineeIihS VI Vnc As0iAoi GnSino Noh
pany last evening unanimous vote {
thanks was extended to the ladies who a
sisted to make the company's first suppt
a success. The company will send del
CATION of men to West Chester on the 1St
dressed in their new parade uniform
and half dozen men will be dressed
the first uniform worn by firemen in tn
country.
Mamie Simpkins, who lives on the farr