The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-11-07
LOCAL NEWS.
Samuel ]. Smith has been suffering Sc
voro1u from a norb11n nj q oy, hfa foot

Samuel ]. Smith has been suffering Sc
verely from a carbuncle on his foot
Commodore James Comfy returned on
Thursday from his automobile outing of
week.
The pupils at the Academy gave very
interesting entertainment on Tuesday
evening.
Andrew J. Kelley has sold his promis-
ing PAGER, Sultanna, to a gentleman re-
siding in Chester.
In recent game of football Philip At
kinson had finger hurt, and on Thursday
he discovered it was broken
A card party was given on Thursday
evening at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
w. Budd Deacon, on Main street.
The Burlington County Teachers In
stitute will be held in Mount Holly, COM
mencing tomorrow and ending ON Friday.
On Tuesday evening Justice Krayer
held William Jeffreys under $50 bail to
keep the peace toward Mrs Sarah John
son.
The man who stays at home ON election
day does not appreciate the value of the
franchise that his citizenship clothes him
with.
A meeting of the township committee
will be held this evening in the second
story of the America Hose Company's
building.
Dave Parker will sing louder than ever
the next time he cleans chimney. He
went up town on Wednesday with
brand new set of sweepers.
The police of Mount Holly would I'M
doubleday feel more comfortable if they
were supplied with belts, and it would
also add to their appearance.
There is to be a special service for men
in Trinity Church on Thursday evening of
this week at 7.45 o'clock Everybody is
invited to attend this service.
There was quite a good attendance at
the preachers meeting held in the Metho-
dist Church on Wednesday. The pro-
ceedings were of private character.
While boating on the pond at Eayres-
town few days since, Leonard Green
wood, of Lumberton, found a very large
hornets nest, which he will preserve.
The steps leading to the Union Nation
al Bank were dressed down smooth on
Saturday, in order to take out the holes
caused by numerous clippings of the |
stone.
Surrogate Kirkbride has issued letters !
of administration on the estate of Joseph |
J. Chant, deceased, of Cookstown, to EN- |
ma Grant The personal estate is valued |
at $4,000.
While coming out of his house ON Fri
day evening, George J. Robertson turned |
his ankle and fell He managed to break
the force of the fall with his hand, but in
doing SO he strained his side.
Miss Sadie Spots, of Florence, met
with painful accident at the shirt fac
tory last week. While operating sew
ing machine she ran needle through her
thumb, going right through the nail.
The Standard Hicks Hammock Com.
pany has received an order for 500
gross of hammocks This is one of the
largest orders ever placed for these goods
and is in addition to the regular trade of
the company.
A license has been granted to Phil
adelphia oil dealer to do business in Mount
Holly 1t is his purpose to revolutionize
the oil business here by selling that com
modify cheaper than the other dealers.
In addition to this, it is said, he proposes
to take care of oil stoves out of season
free of CHARGE
Notwithstanding the severe rain on
Friday evening, the Farmers Social Club
met at the residence of William Rogers,
near Rancocas and about fifty persons
were present. The guests were well
pleased with programme of music rem
dered by delegation from the Mount
Holly Banjo Club.
The pension agents were up bright and
early on Saturday morning, as it was pen
sion day and they had much work to do.
As early as five o'clock pensioners were
at the Justices office waiting to have their
vouchers executed in order to get them
off on the first mail.
The members of New Jersey Lodge,
No. /, Knights of Pythias, of Mount
Holly, have in contemplation the organi
cation of degree team, and the names of
seventeen persons have been secured to
initiate in the long form if the project
becomes success. On Friday night one
proposition for membership was received.
Recently the railroad men here made
mistake by removing loaded oil car for
one supposed to be empty, by getting the
numbers of the cars mixed. As a result
of this error every freight conductor who
handled this car had to pay fine of one
dollar The car was found at Harrisburg,
Pa, and shipped back to Mount Holly.
A. s. Kellogg has opened in the Masonic
Temple cigar store that will meet the
ideas of all who use the weed. All grades
of cigars will be ON sale, including many
high priced varieties never kept here be-
fore. Mr.. Kellogg will also have a read
ing room in the rear of the store, where
the daily and weekly papers win be on
file
The masqueraders were out on Hallow
cen night but not in great numbers owing
to the rain, which did not prevent the un-
ruly element from doing considerable
damage about town, which in the future
the authorities should take measures to
suppress Several acts of vandalism that
occurred here proved to be quite expen-
sive There is no objection to celebrating
the event by parading the streets in gro
tesque costume, but the festivities should
stop at that point
The public schools of the county will
close on Tuesday night for the balance of
the week This action is compulsory as
the teachers are compelled by law to at
tend the Teachers Institute to be held in
the Court House this week. The law
also gives teachers holiday on election
day, and where this privilege is taken the
school week practically consists of but
one day. In Mount Holly the teachers
never take election day, but take the day
after Thanksgiving instead.
Andrew J. Jordan was driving from his
home, in Charleston, to Burlington on
Tuesday. when he noticed that the poles