The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19
LOCAL NEWS.

burlington Will nave an all might tel,
phone system after the first of the year.
A new porch is being added to the fror
of John M. Huff's residence on Mill stree
In ITS Congress had five tons of shet
iron for camp kettles made in Mour
Holly.
Samuel Greenwald will, in the near fl
ture, vacate his present residence on Mai
street.
Novelties in jewelry and silverwart
suitable for presents, at Stratton's No. 5
Main street.
Prof. Hopkins, the Main street tonsoria
artist, is confined to his bed, suffering fror
nervous prostration.
James Witcraft, who has been Twin
with relatives on Water street, died yes
terday from consumption.
The Christmas festival of the ST. An
drew's Sunday school will take place Oh
Tuesday evening, 26th inst.
: A resolution has been passed by tn
Mount Holly Golf Club prohibiting Sun
day playing by the members.
The Burlington County Safe Deposi
for the erection of new building.
The religious services at the hospita
next Sunday afternoon will be conducted
by the Christian Endeavor Society.
The letter carriers of Moorestown, who
succeed in passing the civil service ex
animation, will receive $500 year.
Miss Edith Lloyd, of Delanco, who wa
operated on at the Burlington County
Hospital for appendicitis, has been dis
charged cured.
Samuel J. Smith made his first appear
ance on the street Wednesday, after being
confined to the house for six weeks with 3
carbuncle on his foot.
John G. Sims, Jr., and Nelson B. Gas
kill are candidates for I'd lieutenant OF
Company E. Samuel Worlin is to succeed
J. Blake Slack as 1st lieutenant.
The engagement has been announced OF
Miss Rebecca Lippincott Wetherill, daugh-
ter of Thomas Wetherill, of Jobstown, tC
Rev Robert P. HOWE, of Nebraska.
j. Howard Shinn has one of the most
beautifully trimmed Christmas windows
to be seen in town W. W. Curtis has
two which are worthy of special mention.
Captain Joshua Reeves, on Monday
evening, presented Nathan Everline and
j. Frank Long with state medals for theil
services in the late Spanish American war.
The silver anniversary sessions of the
New Jersey State Horticultural Society
will be held in the State House, Trenton,
on Thursday and Friday, January and 5.
THE Esmond, an apartment house at
22d and Spruce streets, Philadelphia is
now being managed by J. Praul Rue, who
formerly conducted the Birmingham Inn.
Christmas cut flowers all sold, but we
have an extra supply of palms, auracarias
and other house plants at very reasonable
prices for holiday presents. A. & G. Ros-
bach, Pemberton.
The recital recently given by Miss
Beatrice Sooy in the Opera House Melted
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
$22 so. Of this sum So was donated to the
Old Ladies' Home at Burlington.
The cantata to be rendered by the
Baptist Sunday school, assisted by choir,
on Thursday evening next, promises to be
a rare musical treat, and well worth the
price of admission, which is only Is cents.
The date for the regular monthly meet
ing of the Industry Building and Loan
Association falls on Christmas night so the
Directors have decided to hold the meet
ing on thesevening of Tuesday, December
2t.
John Joseph McCloskey, of Beverly,
was on Wednesday placed under 5000 bail
by Justice Smith for refusing to give up
his railroad ticket raising a row on .
train and for assaulting conductor Samuel
Way, of Camden.
Sheriff Charles R. Fenton has removed
quantity of miscellaneous articles to the
jail, and now the parlor of that institution
is very costly furnished, the most promi-
nent of its fittings being piano, which is
quite an innovation.
The Spencerian Pen Com pany, of New
York city, has accepted the general agen
cy for the United States for the Keller
envelope and stamp moistener. The moist
eners will continue to be manufactured by
Howard L. Keller, the inventor.
Oriental Court, of Washington Council,
No. 5, Jr. 0. U. A. NJ, held banquet in
Red Mems hall, on Tuesday evening. An
enjoyable time was had by the members,
who partook of bounteous repast, after
an interesting programme had been rem
dered.
In the Orphans Court, on Saturday,
the will of Catharine X. Henry was ad-
mitted to probate. The paper had been
previous but there was some irregularity
and he preferred the matter should be
heard in open court.
William Mortland, for many years one
of the prominent business men of Moores-
town, dropped dead on the street while on
his way home at 10 o'clock Friday night.
Mr.. Mortland's health had been excep-
tionally good, and his death is attributed
to heart failure. He was 81 years old.
Fred Schrayshuen appears doomed to
have bad luck. His ice house was destroy
ed by fire last year and new one was
erected to take its place. No roof had
been placed upon the structure and con-
sequently it was not overly substantial.
During the high winds of Tuesday morn
ing the structure was blown down.
Rev. s. Harper Leeper, formerly of
Mount Holly, occupied the pulpit of
the Presbyterian church, on Sunday, both
morning and evening. His wife and two
children accompanied him, and they were
the guests of the Misses Sherman, on
Broad street. Rev. Mr. Durham occu-
pied Mr.. Leeper's pulpit at Coatesville,
Pa.
Miss Essie Tillinghast, of Burlington,
who works in Mount Holly, struck a
match at the boarding house of Mrs. D. G.
Bullock on Bispham street, Tuesday
evening, to light lamp. A spark set her
clothing on fire, and in an instant she was
enveloped in flames, but they were extin-
guished before the young lady received
any injury.
Eugene Born, boy, was before Judge
Gaskill on Saturday, for sentence on the
charge of stealing wire from the trolley
road On the promise of the boy that he
would never commit a crime again. and on
the assurance of friends that the lad should
be put to work and kept out of tempta-
ton and bad company, the Judge sus-
pended sentence.
The poor children of Mount Holly will
be given their turkey dinner by Sheriff
Fenton and Postmaster Cowperthwait on
Christmas in the Good Intent engine
house. Tickets will be given to the chill
dren under IA years of age at the store of
J. Howard Shinn, tomorrow and Thurs
day, from to A. NJ, ~ to / and $3.50
to O'Clock P. M.
A Loyal Temperance Legion has been
organized at Marlton with the following
officers; President, Clifford Lishman; Vice
President Nellie Kahn; Treasurer, Rudolph
Vennel; Organist, Ida Flowler; Chorister,
Howard Weeden. Teachers, Esther Whit
acre. Mamie Fender, Secretary, Edna
Smith; Superintendent, Mrs. Anna Brick,
Assistants Mrs. II. B. Dunphey, Mrs. C.
w. o. Nyce. There are nearly so mem
bers.
Cavelaris, the man confined in jail on a
charge of setting fire to his store in Bur
lington, applied to Judge Gaskill, on Sat
urday, to be released on bail, The Judge
fixed the amount at $4,000 but up to the
hour that the court adjourned the man
had moi secured the surety Cavelaris