The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-27
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Ing.
Mount Holly Lodge, No. IA, F. and A
NJ, initiated two or three candidates las
evening.
Charles Stillwell, of Chester township
made business trip to Mount Holly Oh
Saturday.
The advertising clock in the post-offict
was taken apart yesterday and put in
good running order.
Joseph Hurto was arrested on Saturday
night for being drunk and Justice Slack
gave him four days in jail.
Robert Gensler. of Beverly, was com
mitted to Jail on Saturday charged with
stealing coat from Terence Toner.
The post office will close at 10 o'clock
on the morning of July 4th and remain
closed for the remainder of the day.
The work of erecting an addition to the
Standard Hammock factory will soon be-
gin. as the contract has been given out.
In view of the fact that July 4 falls on
our regular publication day, THE News
next week will be distributed on Monday.
Evening parties up the creek are now
very popular. Edward Hack has some
very nice boats that can be engaged at
any time.
Capt Jackyl, of the Volunteers of
America, and Mrs. Nellie West, of Mill
street, were married on Saturday by Rev.
Marshall Owen.
George D. Worrell has accepted the
agency for the ice cream freezers that
have been on exhibition in the Masonic
Temple for few days.
Edward s. Troth, manager of the OPP
era House, has a fine list of entertain
ments booked for the coming season,
which willppen in September.
The Mount Holly Shoe Company has
shut down in order that an account of
stock may be taken preparatory to viii
liam Stewart assuming charge.
In view of the semi-annual lodge cleo
lions this week, the secretaries or other
interested friends are kindly invited to
send in the list of officers elected for pub
LEGATION.
Rev Edward Braislin was greeted with
large congregation at the Baptist Church
on Sunday morning. 1t has been seven
teen years since he was pastor of the
church.
Bert Donnelly, of Mount Holly, a mem
Der of the 10Th Regiment, who has been
stationed at Camp Meade, is in town, and
on Thursday he will start for the Philip
pine Islands.
Wilmer Chance has bought a lot of
ground with rs feet frontage on upper
High street, opposite the mount, from
DIR. r. c. harrington, and will erect a
house there.
John Mollison, of Mount Laurel town
ship, was committed to jail yesterday
charged with abuse of his mother and
daughter while drunk and for failing to
support them.
The father of Charles Heiss, while out
in the yard at his home on Washington
street yesterday morning, was taken sud
denly i'll, and for time his condition was
considered serious.
The fire companies will be on the alert
on the Attn and should fire start, persons
having telephones in the vicinity should
send the alarm direct to the fire houses
to enable the firemen to respond promptly.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
in the Clerks office for an amusement
company, with power to manufacture
amusement machines. William S. Rem
dell, of Mount Holly, is one of the incor
porators.
There came near being fire at the resi-
dence Of George Parent, Hume street, on
Sunday, caused by gasoline stove taking
fire. The cries of Mrs. Parent brought
several mento the scene who managed to
extinguish the blaze.
Charles Hooper was arrested on Friday
night for having in his possession stolen |
bicycle. and he was held under 500 bail |
Mr.. Hooper claims that he did not know
the wheel was stolen property, as he made
an honest purchase of the same, but he
refuses to disclose from whom he bought
the machine.
The Epworth League rally to be held at
Smithville on July 10 will be very inter
esting affair. The exercises will begin at
1890 A. M. and continue through the even
ing. Rev. j. W. Marshall and Rev. ]. D.
Bills will deliver addresses. The junior
rally will be led by Mrs. Rea Winters, of
Palmyra.
Charles Hooper, of Pine street, was sued
last week on charge of embezzlement,
preferred by A. J. Kerlin, for converting
to his own use $3.50 belonging to the
plaintiff. The case was set down for a
hearing yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock,
but before that hour arrived Hooper's
aunt appeared and settled the claim.
Benjamin o. Herbert, agent of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to An
finals, received complaint last week, that
man named Moses. living at Buddtown,
was i'll treating his horse by neglecting to
feed 1t properly, and when the case was in
vestigated it was found to be untrue and
that the allegation was the result of spite
work.
Edward Nippins, the milkman, residing
on Garden street, is carrying one of his
arms in bandages as the result of a glass
jar breaking He was endeavoring to I'M
fasten the lid of the vessel ON Thursday
morning when the entire top broke off
and the glass cut deep cash in his arm,
causing very painful wound which was
dressed by DR.. Melcher.
William H. Adams, ex-freeholder, who
has first-class truck farm on the Bridge
boro road near Burlington, has the honor
of bringing to market the first tomatoes
of the season. Yesterday he appeared in
Burlington with basket of fine toma-
toes that were sound and ripe and they
were much admired. Farmers said they
were the best they had ever seen so early
In the season.
On June Io Constable Woodruff went to
Jacksonville and attached horse. wagon,
some harness, a dog and some other arti
cles belonging to Charles Baird, of Phil
adelphia, a nonresident debtor. The
goods were in the possession of John S.
Johnson, who presented a bill of $40 for
their care and keeping. The case will