The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-28

Eight persons have died in Rancoea
during the past three years.
The Knights of Pythias, on FRIDAY
evening, admitted one person into full
membership.
John Speck, who died at the Burlington
County Hospital, was taken to Tuckertor
for burial last week.
Mrs. Martha A. Borton, of Vincentown
will dispose of all her household goods a
public sale on Wednesday, March 8.
The report hat Peter Walker had re
nounced the Catholic religion is untrue, az
he never was a member of the church.
Gloves, all sizes, good quality. Re
duced from 25c and SOC per pair to 1Oc tC
close out. j. Howard Shinn, 40 MAR
street. =
Many instances have presented them
selves to show that it takes more courage
and bravery to be a fireman in a large city
than it does to GO to war.
The ladies of the Vincentown Metho-
dist Church gave a very successful sup
per on Friday and Saturday evenings fol-
the benefit of the stewards fund.
The stewards of the Lumberton M. E.
Church will hold a poverty social in the
hall adjoining Cotton's barber shop on
Tuesday evening, March Z, for the bene-
fit of the pastors salary.
On account of the extra appropriation
asked of Congress for the benefit of At
lantic City, there will be no money avail
able this year for the improvement of the
Rancocas creek.
Elisha Gauntt, aged Al years, living
near Columbus, died on Saturday night of
pneumonia. Another brother is down
with the same disease. Deceased buried
his father on Friday.
On Thursday, at Pointville, there will
occur another shooting match at live pig
cons for a stake of $25 a side, between
Story Harker, of New Egypt, and Frank
Ridgway, of Jacobstown.
Peter Wilson was convicted in the Mon
mouth county courts last week of forgery
in connection with a horse deal. Peter
will not be in a position to form any more
Afro-American Leagues for some time.
On Thursday, while walking from her
home on Main street to St. Andrews
Church, Mrs. Thomas R. Finley lost a
gold breast pin that was studded with
pearls. The finder will confer a favor by
returning the same to it's owner.
Fred Grover, an incorrigible boy who
has been under restraint at the Aims
house, ran away from that institution on
Thursday and came to Mount Holly. He
was soon arrested as a disorderly person
and given thirty days in Jail by Justice
Krayer.
There is an old saying to the effect that
if the sun sets clear on a Friday night it
will rain before Monday night. This was
the condition on Friday, when several
gentlemen concluded to watch events.
The adage proved true, as it rained on
Sunday.
Mrs. William 1. johnson, while assist
ing the Grand Army veterans with their
recent supper, contracted a heavy cold
which developed into pneumonia, and for
a time last week it was thought that she
could not recover. She is somewhat bet
ter now.
A movement is on foot by some of the
sporting men in this vicinity to raise a
fund with which to purchase some South
ern quail to be distributed in this section
of the county, as it is believed that the
game left over from last season has been
nearly exterminated by the severe pliz-
zard weather.
Samuel ]. Smith killed his large hog on
Wednesday and it weighed 706 pounds.
It was ratfied off in the evening and was
won by Joseph Pierce, of Smithville, on
a throw of A. Benjamin w. Deacon and
Robert Gillian divided $4.25, which was in
the 25 cent box, There was $74 in the 10
cent box and this was divided between
eleven persons who guessed the exact
weight.
At the sale of property of the late DR..
Clay, in Moorestown, on Thursday, the
following bonds were sold: 81, 900 Chester
township bond, due 1908, 81, 101; 81, 900
ditto, due 1909, 81, 101; two ditto, due 1918,
and two due 1914, 81, 1856 each; two
Northampton school bonds $1,000 each, due
1915 and 1916, 81, 141 each. These bonds
pay five per cent. Interest on the road
bonds is due from October 1, and on the
school bonds from January.
Four men of robust health, who have
been working at the oyster business in
Baltimore, were committed to Jail under
the tramp act by Justice Clevenger on
Saturday. They had nothing to eat and
no place to go, so they told their story to
a citizen on the street who signed the
complaint in order to get out of the way
a set of men who might have been driven
to commit some unlawful act. They will
go to Tuckerton when liberated.
When Willie Bond, of Philadelphia,
was sent out to do an errand last Au-
gust, he disappeared and failed to return
home, since which time a search has been
made to ascertain his ~whereabout. Will
lies prolonged absence caused his father
to die of a broken heart. The mother
traced her 14-year-old son to several cities
when about a week ago he was found liv-
ing with a family at Rancocas. He had
secured employment on the steamer An
ME L. Vansciver.
The occupants of the residence of Mrs.
Philip Slack, on Main street, were start
led on Thursday afternoon by a loud re-
port. An investigation showed that the
kitchen range, which was walled in, had
exploded and broken all to pieces with
the exception of the fire box. The acct
dent was caused by an accumulation of
gas back of the oven. A chicken that
was being roasted at the time Jared as
bad a fate as the stove. 1t became ne
cessary to tear out the whole affair, and
on Friday a new range was set up.
One of the most interesting characters
that has been in Mount Holly for a long
time shambled into the office of Justice
Krayer on Friday night. His name is
Charles Wilson, 4S years old, and a native
of Cape May county. Wilson is an intel
ligent man with a remarkable memory,
and % years of his life have been spent