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

No. IA, A. O. U. W., initiated one candi
date, and on the nth inst. there will b.
Others to join the order
Samuel T. Jones, of Marton membe
of the 4th U. S. Cavalry, and who wa
recently reported dead, is still alive ant
enjoying himself at Manila.
Gen. E. Burd Grub has been elected
president of the Pennsylvania Furnac,
Company, which has recently been or
ganized with capital of 50, OOO, 600
John D. Johnson, of Mount Holly hal
agreed to advance 5000 for the erection
of a club house at Sea Side Park, for us'
of the members of the boat club at thai
place.
An inventory shows the personal estate
of Joseph M. Brick, deceased, of Mari
ton, to be valued at SO, 552.22, and that Of
Levi j. Branin, deceased, of Medford to
be So, 184.11.
The American Confectioners Union, Of
which the candy store in the Mirror build
lug is branch, contemplate opening
stores in York, Lebanon, and Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania.
The young ladies of John M. Huff's
class Of the Methodist Sunday school will
give an oyster supper in the Masonic Tenn
pie, on Thursday evening next, 18th inst.
The price of the supper will be only 25
cents
The State Womens Christian Temper
ance Union met at Atlantic City last week
Mrs Fannie Betz and Miss Maria Walker,
of Lumberton, were elected delegates to
the National Convention which meets at
Seattle next week.
Through New York attorney General
E. Burd Grubb has disposed of his inter-
est in the Sheridan Furnace plant and the
Cornwall Iron Ore Banks, near Lebanon,
Pa. to the Pennsylvania Furnace Com
pany for 81, 100000
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold
nine lots in Shamong township, belong
ing to Moses Wills and others, to John
w. Harris, for 5000; three lots in Mans
field, property of Herman Meench, to
Allen B. Shinn, for So so.
A thoroughbred Guernsey bull, the
property of Albert Haines, of Masonville,
has been purchased by Miss l. s. Will
helm, of Harrisburg, Pa. for 1885, The
animal was shipped to It's destination af-
ter having passed an examination for tu-
berculosis by Dr. F. w. Hilyard
William F. Lippincott, who went to
Philadelphia recently to have his eyes
treated at hospital, returned home on
Wednesday after having submitted to an
operation for the removal of his left eye,
which was afflicted with cancer. caused
by slight bruse received some eighteen
months ago.
Officer Collins did good thing last
week when he arrested small boy for
catching on the street cars, as this prac-
tice has been growing since the OPP
ening of the public school. The
youth was discharged after being repri-
manded by Justice Slack. All boys will
be arrested in the future who are caught
at this dangerous business.
Try George w. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has a large
stock at his store, corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention given
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran-
teed Also fresh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices
In five more weeks Sheriff Fleetwood
will begin to remove to his homestead
farm at Burlington. The Sheriff was glad
to get in office and he will not be sorry to
surrender the position to such worthy
successor as Charles r. Fenton. The
prese encumbent feels that he has beer
treated kindly by the people of Mount
Holly, and he will leave the county seat
with the best wishes toward all
Wednesday, November 1, has been SCI
apart as donation day at the Burlington
County Hospital, and the managers hop.
that our citizens and the people
of the county generally will forward
to this worthy institution liberia
contributions of food, clothing, money
literature, etc. This refuge for the un
fortunate is always in need of assistance
and those who give freely will feel happy
because charity abideth forever"
Between 400 and 500 pairs of ladies
shoes to go at auction prices where they
can be tried on, as | have not room fol
q them with my own regular stock. Thi!
Moorestown stock is to go as follows
$3.50 and 81, 25 shoe at 70 cents; SO and s:
shoe at $1.25. Come quick and see then
2 or l will send them to auction. Custom
work and repairing speciality. Leathe
and shoe findings for sale. John Bill, 81
Church street, Mount Holly.
Y George Bane was killed at Oxford, Md.
r on Thursday night. Bane formerly live,
n in Mount Holly, and was employed in on
S of the bridge gangs of the railroad com
e pany. He removed to Oxford where h
opened a lodging house. On Thursda
night he was beaten to death by Thoma
# Riley, one of his dodgers, who had bee
drinking heavily Bane was member Q
v Unity Lodge of Odd Fellows at Noun
!. Holly. They were notified of his deaf
' and sent William Pearson and job Collin
If to Oxford to look after the remains.
Is Benjamin Deekin, the boss of CHANGER
lie row. was in quite dilemma few day
IS since. Ben bought box of matches br
a; he was unable to make them light. Fl
4, tried every conceivable way and took a
IS sorts of advice from friends, but eve
ID then he was unsuccessful, so he returne
IF the matches back to the store and e.
lie changed them for another box, and tn
ut time he met with no better results Be
Us finally gave up in disgust thinking tn,
a all the world was against him. He ha
tie safety matches that would ignite on notl
ht ing but the box lid, but the old fello
S. couldn't be made to realize that fact,
IN he took the box to 'Bucto that his frienC
III there might make further explanatio
lof the mystery.