The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
LOCAL NEWS.


phia.
Joseph S. Shreve will be a candidate fo
township committee ON the Republica
ticket.
Mr. and Mrs. James Comfy will give
progressive euchre party on Thursda.
evening.
The election for members of the Boar
of Education will take place on Tuesday
March 81.
Town meeting and election for town
ship officers will be held on the SECOND
Tuesday in March-the 18th.
The religious services at the hospita
hext Sunday afternoon, at 415, will be
conducted by the Epworth League.
At the meeting of the State Editoria
Association yesterday, Edward d. Stokes
of Mount Holly, was elected secretary
Louis Garbarino has removed his stock
of olive oil and macaroni to his residence
IA Brainard street, where it can be pur
chased.
A weasel got into the pigeon loft of AL
fred Wells, near Vincentown, on Thurs
day, and killed 40 of the finest birds in the
collection.
An appropriation of $4,000 has been Sc
cured for the purpose of deepening the
channel of the Lumberton branch of the
Rancocas creek
The can makers of Mount Holly have
gone to work, and by the end of the sea-
son it is expected that their output will
be 1 100000 cans.
Only thirty persons were present at the
services held in the Presbyterian Church
on Sunday morning. The snow storm
kept people in DOORS
The meeting of Republican voters to
appoint committee to take charge of the
spring primary, will be held on Friday
evening of next week.
The wife of John T. Cramer, of Cam
den, was brought here for burial Wed
nesday. The interment took place in the
Brotherhood cemetery.
Two new filters are now being placed in
position at the gas works, and when in OPP
Grafton they are expected to improve the
condition of the gas.
Charles Blakesly, who works in the
steam forge at White Hill, was struck in
the abdomen with piece of iron, on Fri
day, and nearly killed.
Robert M, Huff, who is now at the is
land of San Juan, is enjoying good health
and also the sights of that country. which
include bull fight every Monday.
The statement that Camden dealers had
formed a milkmen's trust caused one of
our local dealers to remark that Mount
Holly is full of milkmen's trusts.
Rev Norman V. P. Lewis occupied the
pulpit of Trinity Church on Sunday
evening. He preached an excellent SER
mon from the text "The Man Christ
Jesus"
At meeting of the Burlington County
Insurance Company held at Medford, on
Wednesday morning, John K. Darnell was
elected president, vice Charles Stokes, de-
ceased.
Corsets. Good corsets, cheap, only 25
cents About $50 of them, odd lots. Some
were 75c up to $3.50. Take your choice
at csc. while they last. J. Howard Shinn,
40 Main street
Miss Laura Fenimore left yesterday
morning for two weeks stay at Wash
ington While there she will attend re-
captions to be given to the President and
Mrs. Mckinley.
Judging by the way that tickets are
selling for the concert to be given on the
18th by the Mount Holly Banjo Club, the
members of that organization will be re-
ceiyed by a large audience.
Charles p Rogers, who has announced
himself candidate for the position of
overseer of the poor on the Republican
ticket, is now weaving carpets, to which
business he will devote much of his time.
Mrs. Augusta Jones, of Elmer, who has
been receiving treatment in Mount Holly
for cancer on the arm, died at her board
ing house on Washington street on Sun
day The remains were taken to Elmer
yesterday.
A man named Hall, from Bristol, Pa,
has rented the factory of Cronk & Wright,
on Water street, and will establish a
plant there for enameling leather. His
process of making patent leather is said
to be the best in the world.
DIR. j. Hume Carter, inspector for the
State tuberculosis Commission, has just
examined and tested the herd of 10 Jer-
sey cows belonging to Charles S. Taylor
on the Oxmead road. Four of the cows
were condemned and destroyed.
Josiah w. Evan, who is the larges
bondholder of the bicycle railway, says hi
knows of no efforts that are being made
to put the road in operation again. HI
would be glad, however, if some enter
prising person would take hold of tn,
concern and make some money out of it.
Miss Addie Yeager, who lives alone il
unconscious on Saturday week, sufferin!
from apoplexy. She was taken to tn
hospital and renal ned in comatose con
dition until Saturday, when she regainet
consciousness. Her condition is serious
In the gymnasium of St. Andrew
Church. on Monday evening next, Their
will be social, at which there will b
an entertaining programme, one of tn
numbers of which will be "a reception t
the Snow Sisters" The admission wi
be 95 cents, which will include refresh
ments.
The ground hog came out of his lair o
Candlemas day, and after seeing hi
shadow in the morning he sneaked bac
again as though disguised at the pros
poets of a few more weeks of wintt
weather If his representations fail tn
wear he should be assassinated the ne1
time he is caught away from home
There will be an entertainment by IL
Dramatic Association of the Sacred Hea
Church, in St. Mary's hall, West Wasl
ington street, Mount Holly, on Monda
evening, February 10, at o'clock. TIL
plays to be presented will be ga Big Da
in Bulgar" and Jumbo jun all tt
World Over" Admission % cents.
William Ireland, of the firm of jon
& Ireland, has been travelling over tt