The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-11-28
Harry Smith has opened rifle gallery in

Miss Emeline Lewis, aunt of Mrs. J
Howard Shinn, died in Philadelphia yes
terday
Improvements are being made to tn
residence of Harry Lynn, on Mount Holl
avenue
Farmer Edward NJ. Brock, of Willing
boro, has sold $1,000 worth of Kettle
pears this fall.
"Muldoon's Picnic" Company gave
good show in the Opera House on Thurs
day evening.
The proposed University Extension lee
lures to be given here this winter hav
been abandoned.
Mrs. Charles Wardell Brown and famil,
will return to Mount Holly this week t.
spend the winter
Mrs. c. s. Hollands house, on Yves
Washington street, is being raised b.
Stephen Clevenger.
Frank Taylor, of Buddtown, has BEEF
Experiencing much inconvenience from al
abscess on his forehead.
I
| A number of changes have been mad
in the mailing room at the post Office BY
Postmaster Cowperthwait
Miss Mabel Emerson. daughter of Prot
Lawrence Elberson, is attending the Stat,
Normal school at Trenton.
Rev. Mr.. Owen, of Mount Holly, anC
Rev. Mr.. Lonier, of Vincentown, ex
changed pClpits on Sunday.
Ezekias W. Esham will erect an addi
ton to his property on Union street. nov
occupied by Frederick H. Lee.
Mrs Amanda Shapes, of Rutland ave
nue., is mourning the loss of purse con
tanning $18, which sneak thief tool
from her house.
Extra fine Burlington county beef, tur
keys, geese and other poultry, and Rich
ardson & Robbins superior plum pudding'
at Parsons, Mill street.
A delegation from Washington Council
No. s, Jr. o. u A. NJ, attended the meet.
ing of Progressive Council, No. 70, at Bev.
erly, on Tuesday evening.
| Several people from Mount Holly attend
ed social given on Wednesday evening
at the residence of John @. Sager, neal
the Springfield meeting house.
A nice line of corsets in long and short
r. & G. corsets, 81; P. M, 81; N. H., soc
Peerless, 50c.; also very good one for 81
cents. s. S. Evan, % Main street.
Mark R. Sooy, Samuel W. Beldon and
Philip s. Scovel are announced as candi
dates for the appointment of Judge of the
Circuit Court to succeed Richard T. Miller.
The new planer recently added to the
machine works at Smithville, is said to be
the largest in use by any manufacturer
of woodworking machinery in the coun-
try.
A dissolution has taken place among
the members of the Kentucky Horse and
Powder Company. The firm consisted of
Drs. Galley and Faringer and Ridgway
Stoddard
On Wednesday Sheriff Fenton took
William Riley to Trenton, to serve two
years in the state prison. This is the col
ored man who broke Jail here sixteen
years ago.
The stone road from the fair grounds to
WOODLAND is not in good shape, and it
would be the part of economy to have it
resurfaced while contractors are working
so close at hand.
Mrs James w. O'Brien died at her
home on Mount Holly avenue, Thursday
morning. The funeral took place yester-
day morning, interment being made in the
Catholic cemetery.
In the report of the expenditures of
the Committee on Court House and
Grounds, published last week, the item
'E. W. Esham, carpenter, $780," should
have been Edward EVAN, carpenter,
So So"
A broken swinqletree caused pair OF
horses belonging to Mr.. Alvah Colkitt,
of Newbold's Corner, to run away on Main
street Thursday morning. The horses were
brought up by the driver before any dam
age resulted.
In connection with the new boiler which
has been placed in the machine shops at
Smithyille, very large smoke stack has
been erected. The work was completed
on Wednesday by Robert Wetherill &
Co., of Chester, Pa.
Before Justice Clevenger last week, two
actions on contract were disposed of
Judgment was given in one and the other
was settled. He also had two landlord
and tenant cases, in which the owners
were given possession of the property.
The Knights of Pythias will confer the
first and second degrees on three candi
dates on Friday evening. A committee
met on Saturday evening in the lodge
room for the purpose of assigning parts
to those who are to take part in the pro
posed organization of degree team tC
initiate in the long form.
David NJ COLON, of Delanco, ran away
from the home of his guardian, Andrew
COLON, thirteen years ago, and,enlisted in
the navy. He was one of the crew of the
gun on the Olympia which opened
fire on the Spanish fleet in Manila bay
He returned home few days ago, and OF
Thursday evening the hero was rendered
a reception by the citizens of Delanco.
The following officers were elected al
the meeting of the Burlington County
Telephone Company on Tuesday: Presi
dent, Edward D. Stokes; secretary anC
treasurer, Charles K Chambers; superin
tendent, Joseph S. Shreve; directors, Ed
ward D. Stokes. Charles A. King, Frank
lin B. Lewis, William S Rendell, John D.
johnson, Benjamin Deacon, w. Budt
Deacon, Thomas ]. Alcott, Joseph S
! Shreve.
On Tuesday night Captain Joshua M
Reeves and w. o. Vivarttas started from
Mount Holly to Smithville ON theil
bicycles. When they reached the sid'
path leading to the Smithville station
both men rode very fast From some
cause Mr.. Vivarttas was thrown violently
to the ground and rendered unconscious
The next morning he was sight, as hi
lips and cheeks were badly cut and bruis
ed and both eyes were black.
Mrs. Marietta B. Borden, wife of Sam
uel A. Borden, receiving teller at tn
Farmers National Bank, died at the res
dence of her husband, about one o'cloc
on Sunday morning. Mrs Borden wa