The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-25
TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1899.
Local NEWS.

pany.
The work of laying the new water main
on Garden street was commenced on Sat.
urday.
Birmingham inn will again be under
the management of j. Praul Rue this
season.
Daniel Bishop, of Florence, will have
charge of the services at the hospital Sun.
day afternoon at Ais.
Norman Massey has been obliged to
give up his newspaper route by reason OF
his removing to Camden.
Joseph Oliver, of Wrightstown. while
fooling with a potato cutter recently, had
n of his fingers badly cut.
Howard Alcott, of Burlington, who has
been suffering with rheumatism since last
July, was in town yesterday.
Rev. w. s. Mitchell, of Camden, gave
his lecture on Character Building" in
the M. E. Church on Friday evening.
Miss Ethel Gaskill gave a reception to
the graduating class of '9s, of the Mount
Holly High School, on Saturday evening.
Probably you have an old clock that
fails to give satisfaction. If SO, tell STRAIT
ton about it. He will attend to your
wants.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Diocese of New Jersey
will be held in st. Andrews church to-
morrow.
Horace N. Toomer, colored, of Mount
Holly, has enlisted in the United States
navy. He will act as a waiter at the off
GERS table.
A full line of household goods is offer
ed at private sale, and may be seen at No.
6 Church street between the hours of 8
and 4 daily.
Miss Mary Budd will have charge of
the Y. P. s. G. E. missionary meeting to
be held in the Presbyterian Church on
Friday evening.
Harry Hawkins, ST., chief of the Mount
Holly Fire Department, will this week
change the code of alarm signals back to
the old system.
j. Frederick Shaw has accepted a posi-
ton as travelling agent for the New Eng
land nurseries of r. G. Chase & Co., who
have their office in Philadelphia.
Joseph w. Woodington, of Wilmington,
Del, was buried in Mount Holly on Sat
urday from the residence of his father,
Hymen Woodington, on Pine street.
The Sunday school scholars of the Sa-
cred Heart Church will give an entertain
ment in st. Mary's Hall. West Washing
ton street, on Friday evening, May 5.
DR.. E. d. Prickitt lost a leather neck
halter on King, Washington or Mill
streets yesterday. The finder will please
return same to the Doctors drug store.
Harry H. Bayles, who for several years
has worked in the Mirror office, has re-
signed his position there and accepted an
other in a newspaper office at Asbury
Park.
The members of the township commit
tee met at the lower end of Water street
yesterday morning for the purpose of
taking steps to have that ~thoroughfare re-
paired.
Alonzo Anderson, who has been clerk
ing for w. A. Norcross, has purchased
the grocery business of Michael Woolston,
on White street. He took possession yes
terday.
Ezekias Esham is plastering the third
has been rented by Frederick H. Lee, and
which was left unfinished when the house
Was built.
There are several applicants for the
They are: Capt. William johnson, Wilbur
F. Shinn, Henry C. Claypoole and J..
Henry Heaviland.
Corsets only % cents. Ladies' good
quality black hose, 10 cents per pair. La
dies ribbed vests. all sizes. An extra good
one for 10 cents. All kinds of dress lin
ings. s. s. Evan, 2S Main street.
The bull dog belonging to W. S. Rem
dell, and which commanded the respect of
many people in Mount Holly, is ne more, as
he died last week. The dog was a valua-
BILE animal and was a pet of the family.
Nathan Everline and Frank Long, two
of Mount Holly's soldier boys, will open a
laundry in the former Nippins building
on Mill street. The young men deserve
success and they should be literally pat
ronized.
Maguire's educated horses will appear
in the Opera House on Saturday, May 6,
for the benefit of the manager, ]. Fred
Laumaster, who thought he would pre-
sent something out of the usual routine.
This performance is said to be a very
good one.
The annual meeting of the Board OF
Trade of Mount Holly will be held at the
Court House, ON Friday evening at s
o'clock. Members and citizens in general
are requested to attend. A large repre-
sentation of business men and property
owners is particularly desired.
Some complaint is being made of the
shabby condition of the north side of the
court house yard by reason of the ash piles
that are allowed to accumulate there. 1t
would be just as well if the lawn was
kept in good shape at this end and the
ashes deposited at the other end of the
yard.
Smoke issuing from Hopkins barber
shop yesterday noon, caused the fear thai
the place was on fire. The front door wa
forced and an oil stove was found smok
ing fiercely. The room was full of smoke
The stove was carried out and the store
was carefully looked over, but nothing
had caught fire.
The old Board of Freeholders will wine
up the business of the year on Wednesday
of next week. The new members elected
at the spring election will probably b.
present to see how business is conducted
and to compare notes on the election of
director, which lies between John E. Oar
nell and Charles II. Crowell.
The following appointive officers o
Relief Fire Co. have been announced
First assistant foreman, Joseph c. Cow
gill; second, Harry L. Walters; third
George D. Worrell; fourth, Parvin Quig
ley. Assistant engineers, William H
Rossell, Joseph E. Elbertson. Stokers
John Quigley, Harry Matlack.
A committee representing the Unto