The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31
T. Walter Borton has been elected treas

policeman for the next two weeks.
The standpipe for the Columbus watt
g works arrived on the ground Wednesday
Clarence T. Edwards and Miss Elizabet
b Berry will be married on Wednesday, NJ
t vember Sth
Frank Stockton, of Burlington calle
s on Mount Holly friends Tuesday Will
f attending court.
A convenience in the post Office is a nev
: lamp which has been placed over the ger
Y eral delivery window.
Anna s. Taylor, of Mount Holly, las
s week purchased two properties in Palmyr
for which she paid $4,000.
The school boys have been MAXIM
4 good use of the pleasant weather to pla,
their favorite game of marbles.
E. A. Coombs, who has been travel
ing extensively for two or three years, re
, turned to Mount Holly on Tuesday.
The property on Buttonwood street
owned by Minnie G. Hazleton. of Tren
ton, has been sold to Charles B. Case.
Edward F. Burns and family have gon,
to Philadelphia for the winter They will
not return to Mount Holly until next May
} A COW owned by DR.. T. W. Harris, O
LSpringfeld, died Wednesday night of by
, fdrophobia, the result of mad dogs bite
The meat business at Smithville, recent
ly conducted by Richard Dickerson, will
hereafter be in charge of George Dunfee.
Lewis R. Hibberd and family, of Edge
water Park, have moved to Dorchester
Mass, where they will make their future
home.
The members of Enterprise Lodge, K,
of P, of Mount Holly, will give cake
walk in the Arcade hall on Thursday
evening.
Harry Hawkins, Jr., represented Wash
ington Council, No 5, Jr. o. U. A. M, al
the meeting of the State council at Tren.
ton Wednesday.
The season for quail, rabbit and hare
opens ON Friday, November 10, and there
is reported to be plenty of game in all
sections of the county.
A tramp woman by the name of Magee,
who created disturbance at Anderson {
canning factory Thursday morning, was
arrested by Officer Severns.
Counterfeit money, in denominations OF
silver dollars, twenty-f and five cent
pieces, have been placed in circulation, at
Gloucester, during the past week. The
spurious coins are good limitations of gen
uine money.
John Throckmorton has been very sue
cessful this season in gathering chestnuts
He has made many trips to the woods in
the enjoyment of this pleasant pastime,
and now has a large supply on hand for
the winter.
Lurana Smith, widow of the late Ed
ward Smith, died on Saturday at the resi-
dence of her daughter Mrs. Alfred Rey-
nolds, on Buttonwood street, at the age
of n years. The funeral will take place
this afternoon.
| A. A. Johnson, who removed to Free
hold some three years ago to take charge
of the Zimmerman bicycle factory, has
removed his family back to Mount Holly.
Mr.. johnson has resumed his former posi-
ton with the H. B. Smith Machine Com
pany.
The State Building and Loan Associa-
ton has organized a branch at Chester
field, and the following officers have been
elected: President, Edward Obert; vice
president, Thomas Ridgway; directors,
Wyckoff Bruere, Charles F. Woodward,
Thomas Harrison.
The Gem Theatrical Company, which
recently appeared in Mount Holly, had
one of their men to leave last week at
Woodbury.. The manager at once sent
word here for Edward s. Troth to come
on and fill the vacancy. The offer was
respectfully declined.
David Boxer, of Mount Holly, freight
brakeman, was badly injured here on Sat
urday while drilling cars on the Pennsyl-
vania trolley road. While leaning off from
the car his head struck trolley pole,
knocking him from the car and badly
bruising him, Fortunately he fell clear
of the track or he would have been
ground to pieces.
Justice Krayer was called upon on We'd
nesday evening to perform marriage GER
emony. The contracting parties were
colored residents of Moorestown, and
their names are John Carney and Maggie
Caster. The justice tied the knot with
much Shakespearian dignity, but in ex-
tending his organizations he forgot to
kiss the blushing bride as he handed her
deed to the contract.
Annie Armstrong, of Edgewater Park,
was arrested on Wednesday noon by Con-
stables Gaskill and Woodruff, who had
their hands full in getting their prisoner
to Jail, but she went just the same. des-
pite her kicking and foul language. The
woman was enjoying heavy load of in
ebriety which was too much for her to
carry, and the officers generously relieved
her of the unpleasant situation.
The quarterly meeting of the Burling-
ton County Pomona was held ON Tuesday
with Medford Grange, No. SO, in Odd
Fellows hall. Edward Dudley was elect
ed treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Francis Branin Edmund
Braddock, Master of the State Grange,
said that the interest in the grange was
being maintained in New Jersey and
other states. The next meeting will be
held with the Moorestown grange.
For long while James Johnson, of
YOUNGSTOWN, has been paying attention
to Miss Lou Horner, the sixteen year -old
daughter of Mrs. Josephine Homer 1t
was all against the mothers wishes, how
ever, for she argued that her pretty daugh-
ter was entirely too young to be courted.
While young johnson was not permitted
to call upon his sweetheart, he managed
to see her occasionally. The climax came
last week when Miss Lou left her home
ostensiblv to make call. 1t was Thurs
day when she returned. johnson was
with her, and they said they were mar.
ried. ooh, you are, Ell p exclaimed Mrs
Horner, 'Well, you may come right in
no, not you, sir You may begone, she
continued, and Johnson's happy smile
fled. Argument and entreaty were of nc
avail. The bride was taken into her home