The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-11
LOCAL NEWS.

William d. Troth and wife entertalne
the Farmers Club on Saturday night.
Two dangerous holes in the flooring Q
the Pine street bridge were repaired yes
terday.
William P. Ireland has accepted a posi-
ton in an Atlantic City drug store for tn
summer.
Ladies' tailor-made suits from S. to SO
Nicely made. W. w. Curtis, 48 Mai
street, Mount Holly.
Thomas B. Denness will be captain o
the Mount Holly base ball team and viii
also act as manager.
William H. Holt has decided to remov
the boiler and engine from his former boz
factory here to Riverside.
Remember the reception to the "Snov
Sisters" in the gymnasium of st. An
drew's church this evening.
A young lawyer, who is matrimonially
inclined, has promised to give the people
of Mount Holly a surprise in June.
Thomas Small, Of Union street, having
accepted a position in Philadelphia, re
moved to North Camden On Tuesday.
The old barn in the lower end of E
Holeman's yard has been torn down tc
give way to a new and more substantial
store house.
We are authorized by Samuel A. Atkin'
son to say he will not be a candidate fol
the position of Solicitor of the Board oil
Freeholders.
Isaac L. Shinn, the ice man, will emo
from his farm on the Rancocas turnpike
to the Marmaduke Pancoast property on
Water street.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold the
farm in Chesterfield township, belonging
to John Buzby, ct ais, to the Camden
National Bank, for $500.
The residents of Jobstown are in a
mood of expectation owing to the fact
that Pierre Lorillard is having his man.
sion there fitted up for occupancy.
The Columbian Iron Works at Haines-
port on Friday shipped a carload OF its
products to Cuba. Earlier in the week
there was a shipment to Porto Rico.
Miss Edith Kelley, who has so success
fully passed through a very dangerous
surgical operation on her throat, is to re-
turn to her home in Smithville to-day.
Sheriff" Joseph G. Bower has been
rracao&a1 NTH N hopdcnno az foot cfaaun
yacht. The gift came Unexpectedly from
his friend, j. Holmes Longstreet, of Bor-
dentown.
A force of men last week rebuilt the
wharf at the Washington street railroad
crossing, to take the place of the one
that was washed away when the ice broke
up in the creek.
Prosecutor Budd, having returned from
his western trip, has resumed the manage
ment of his office, and Blanchard H.
White may be found in his new quarters
in the Gaskill building.
The draw at the Delanco railroad bridge
was examined on Thursday by experts
from Trenton on ccount of its turning
SO hard. The trouble was found to be a
lot of hard oil that had become gummed.
An adjuster from the Royal Insurance
Company went up in the pines yesterday
to settle the loss occasioned by the burn
ing of a house on Joseph Whites cram
berry bog. The building was insured for
s 1,450.
Philip Salberg, who was recently en-
gagged at the railroad station here as an
electrician, has gone to Germany to accept
a position with a firm in Berlin. He will
have entire charge of the firms electrical
work in Norway.
The Relief Fire Company's fair and
festival opened successfully on Saturday
night and it will continue until next Sat
urday evening. There are lots of choice
things for sale and a number of valuable
articles will be given away to the holders
of lucky tickets. Be sure to attend every
night as there will be lots of fun.
J. Frank Assay, of Church street, who
has been a severe sufferer from rheuma-
tism for the past thirteen years, died on
Thursday. Deceased was full of ambi-
ton, and while in almost a helpless con-
dition he continued to conduct business
until a short time previous to his death.
Mr.. Assay was 80 years old. The funeral
was held on Sunday afternoon.
The track at the fair grounds will be
foruooIv onanod for tho ceaeon on Memo.
rial day, when there will be a series OF
horse races. The lessees of the grounds,
Messes. Zelley and Wills, will confer with
the Mount Holly Athletic Association
with a view of having bicycle races and
a game of base ball for that occasion,
which the promoters will try to make one
of unusual interest.
There will not be a charity ball this
year for the benefit of the Burlington
County Hospital. but the managers hav'
determined to try another form OF enter
tainment. They will give a progressive
euchre party. 1t will be held in the Ma
sonic Temple on Thursday afternoon ant
evening, April 90. The price of ticket
has been placed at so cents, and the low
price should insure a large sale.
Mount Holly is to haye a base ball clul
this year, and the necessary steps toward
its formation are being taken. The man
ager has been in communication with sew
eral players and has plenty of materia
with which to form a good team. 1t i
expected to play the first game on the las
Saturday in this month. The representa-
tives of the clubs forming the Burlington
County League will meet in Burlington
this evening to complete arrangement
and form a schedule of games.
Township Collector Holt has made ar
rangements with the Mount Holly Nation
al Bank to pay all orders drawn on hin
for expenses on the school account. Here
tofore it has been the custom of the dis
trict clerk to draw the money and pay tn
bills, but the new district clerk construe
the law to read that the collector is tn
only person authorized to handle tn
school fund. Mr.. Holt is out of tow
much of his time and those having order
may present them to the bank for pay
ment or deposit them as checks.
The parrot that escaped from Edwar
R. Smith on Sunday of last week ws
captured on Tuesday and returned to il
owner. The bird flew to the farm of T
Dunphey, near S~mithville, where it IT
NAMED in a chestnut tree for nearly tw
days. Finally it was coaxed to com