The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-17
LOCAL NEWS.


quite badly.
Frank T. Morton has received new de-
livery wagon from the carriage factory OF
Judson Gaskill
A mad dog, belonging to Jacob Walters,
who lives on the Hainesport road, was
killed on Sunday.
The Good Intent Fire Company netted
about $3.50 from the supper on Friday and
Saturday evenings.
The election of officers of the FL. B.
Smith Machine Company has been post
poned until next month.
The home of Mr. and Mrs George w.
A. French on Pine street, was yesterday
afternoon gladened by the arrival of a boy
baby.
H. A. Stiles, the oculist, will be at his
rooms in Masonic Temple, tomorrow, to
attend to those whose eyes are troubling
them.
On Wednesday, the 25th inst, at Dem
merits hotel, Medford, A. W. Lohand will
have sale of forty head of horses and
mules.
There will be cake and candy sale in
the gymnasium of st. Andrews Church,
on Saturday afternoon from until
o'clock
Commodore Comfy is engaged in plac-
ing electric lights in the Hicksite meeting
house, at the corner of High and Garden
streets.
Three umbrellas were left at the Good
Intent Engine house on Saturday evening.
The owners may inquire about them at
Joseph G. Bowers.
Rev. James Stoddard, rector of St. An
drew's Church, and Rev. Martin Aigner,
rector of Trinity Church, exchanged pull
pits on Sunday evening.
Water street was pretty well agitated
on Saturday night by drunken resident,
who took good care to keep out of the
jurisdiction of the police.
The supper committee of the Good In
tent Fire Company gave a reception, last
evening, to those who assisted at the sup
per on Friday and Saturday.
People always want to get as much as
they can for their money, and to do this
you should purchase your meat of VIM.
B. Ogburn, No 80 Mill street.
A. P. Ley will give an informal phono-
graph concert to the members of New
Jersey Lodge, No. 1, Knights of Pythias,
in their castle hall on Friday evening.
E. L. Prickett s. Co. will open retail
department in Mount Holly next month
in James x. Parker's shoe store A full
line of pocket books belts, leather novel
ties, ETC., will be kept on SALE
The first anniversary of the Volunteers
of America in Mount Holly will be appro-
priately celebrated on February 49, A
number of prominent people engaged in
the work are expected to be present.
The members of Marion Circle, No. 8,
Brotherhood of the Union, enjoyed the
pleasures attending a smoker on Wednes-
day evening, and on Friday evening the
Good Fellows participated in similar
occasion.
The Presbyterian Sunday school has
elected these officers: Superintendent, r.
A. Semple, Jr,; assistant superintendent
Evans H. Tomlinson secretary, William
Sharp; treasurer, Miss Anna r. Deacon;
librarian, J. Sexton Folwell; primary sup
erintendent, Mrs. Garrison.
The barn on Thomas Sweeney's farm,
about a mile north of Moorestown, was
burned to the ground shortly after 9
O'Clock Sunday night. Four cows and
two calves lost their lives. 1t is said that
boys playing with matches started the
fire. The loss is about $1,000.
The Funeral Directors Association OF
Burlington County, at their annual meeting
in Mount Holly, Tuesday, elected these off.
GERS: President, Joseph l. Smith, Tuck
erton; vice president, William H. Cline,
Vincentown; secretary, E. II. Burtis
Mount Holly; treasurer, A. W. Grobler
Pemberton.
You don't have to try my lard as an ex
pertinent; it is the same quality you have
bought for years. l have home dressed
meat and poultry every week Last weel
they were the best in Mount Holly fol
some time. My scrapple and sausage
do not try to make cheap but as good al
they can be made. G. B. Parsons.
The following mail remains uncalled
for in the Mount Holly post Office for the
week ending January ID: Letters Mrs
Mary H. Henderson, Miss Katie Cerme
Geo. William Newbold, Charley Nixon
Mrs j. s. D. Packer, Mrs. Frances Phelps
c. Smith, Prof. p Woolston, Mrs. Will
liam Zelley. Postals, Mis- Nellie Alcott
F. C. Bozarth.
The death at Bordentown of DAME
Holloway recalls a five-year old TRACED,
that was never cleared up. He was tn
father of Lizzie Holloway, who was foun'
murdered in their home William Masse,
was arrested, charged with the crime, an,
while the Grand Jury indicted him
afterward reconsidered its action, an,
Massey was dismissed Holloway was
veteran of the civil war.
Isaac Shinn, the ice man, is perfect
satisfied that Pat Fallon, who works fo
him, is wide awake. On Sunday nigh
Isaac and another man thought the
would play joke on Pat They went
the chicken coop and took rooster. TIL
chicken made sufficient cutlery to arous
Pat, who arrived on the scene with GU
and blazed away at the supposed thieves
and he came pretty close to hitting then
Benjamin Deacon, the Black stone jar
itor of Chancery row, had an experienc
while going home one night last wee
that he does not care to have repeated
While walking down Water street he WI
attacked by a ferocious dog, the anim
biting piece out of his leg and swallow
ing it. 1t is said to have been the wor
bite that has come to the notice of phi,
sicians here for some time
Newark is puzzling over woman wi
visited that city last week, and went to
piano store where she played an instr
ment in manner that surprised all WI
heard her One gentleman said she e
celled any professional he ever listened
The woman ordered goods sent c. o.
to houses that did not know her Wond
if it was Piano Ann2" She was in TOW
YESTERDAY dressed as if she had made