The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-03-14
LOCAL NEWS.


Inc DOllS close at { D clOCk ILLS 6VeulQg
Be sure and vote before that hour.
Rev. Robert Coles will preach in Trin
ity Church on Wednesday evening.
1t is said that James K. Parker wi
resume the boot and shoe business at hi
old stand.
Robert l.. Nixon, of Garden street, ha
been confined to the house for severa
days by illness,
Miss Mary Engle, daughter of Samuel 7
Engle, is acting as cashier in her father
hardware store.
kesiah Buchanan, an aged woman, re
siding on Garden street, was stricken wit
paralysis on Friday.
Ollie Burtis and Miss Francis Wilsol
were married at Columbus in the NJ. E
parsonage IN Sunday week.
Walter Garon, who has recovered from
his recent illness, has resumed his posi-
tion on the street car again.
There will be a meeting at Beverly o.
Friday evening to take steps to form
county league of base ball clubs.
Edward B. Jones, who recently return
ed from Florida, has a bunch of c~ocoanut
on exhibition in the window of his drug
store.
Rev. d. E. Clair, from the New Lisbor
charge, preached very ~acceptably boil
morning and evening in the First M. E
Church.
The burning of the canning factory a
Moorestown, on Friday evening created
quite an excitement here. 1t could b.
distinctly seen.
John W. Archer is fitting up the suit
of rooms over Justice Clevenger's office
and when the work is done they will b.
occupied by his daughter.
Prof. Shannon, who is now acting as
collector for an insurance company, in
tends to make his living in the near future
by his ability as a musician.
On Sunday evening next Rev. james
Stoddard will preach to the members Of
Marion Circle, No. 8, Brotherhood of the
Union, in st. Andrews Church.
When Charles G.. Cowperthwait as
sumes his duties as postmaster of Mount
Holly, it is said there will be a change in
the entire clerical force of the office.
Samuel NJ. Holt is going to North Car
DINA to render what assistance he can tc
DIR. Samuel Galley, who is in the gold re-
gions there hunting for the precious mug
gets.
A good work was done at the Republi
can primaries when new candidates fol
constable were named. See that the good
work is continued by electing the nom
inees.
Mount Holly Encampment of Odd Eel
lows, at their meeting this evening, will
discuss the question of surrending theil
charter and disseminating the encamp-
ment.
1t is said that the recent heavy rains
have caused a washout by the side OF the
Samuel Read monument in st. Andrews
cemetery, which was erected by the
Knights of Pythias of New Jersey.
The II. B. Smith Machine Co. received
a considerable number of orders last week
for woodworking machinery and also one
for forty carpet looms. The concern is SC
busy that night work is being done.
Mahlon Hartshorn, who works in Phil
adelphia, takes a jug of water to the city
with. him every day on account OF the
prevalence of so much typhoid fever
there. He intends to remove to Camden
soon.
The township committee has ordered
the removal from own of all slot machines
which have been used in gambling for
money. Action is being contemplated on
those that are being used in the cigar
stores.
During the initiation of one candidate in
the Esquire degree by the Knights OF
Pythias on Friday evening, a fire was no
ticed getting we'll under way in the lodge
room, but the flames were extinguished
before much damage had been done.
On Wednesday evening, at half-past
seven, in St. Andrews church, a sermon
will be preached by Rev. Roland Ring
walt, of Cramer Hill. On Friday evening,
the sermon will be by Rev. R. G.. Moses,
of M~erchantville. The public are cordial
ly invited to attend these services.
Capt. Elton A. Smith is negotiating
with the Pennsylvania Railroad company
for a new siding to extend to the works at
Smithville. The company is compelled to
haul all their freight some distance in
wagons and it it desired to have the rail
road tracks run to he works.
Forty-fou shares of the capital stock of
the Farmers National Bank were offered
at public sale in Philadelphia, last week,
but were withdrawn on a bid OF $64.25
per share. Five shares of the stock of the
Mechanics Bank at Burlington were sold
at $62. so per share. Par 800.
Harris Glover has rented the property
formerly occupied by H. ]. Judd, on Main
street, near Garden, where he will remove
his family this week. Mr.. Glover will
open a wall paper store, and will be
pleased to receive a call from persons In
need of work or material in his line.
George Hall and Aaron Timbers, two
coiored boys, aged Is and Is years, were
lodged in Jail on Friday, charged with tax
ing a sum of money from the store Of
Mrs. Robert Williams, of Burlington. Tt
Justice Smith the boys made a confession
Hall has been in Jail before, and both lad
will be sent to the reform school.
The proprietors of the Hainesport Iror
Works have in contemplation the erection
of a new foundry. This will be construct
ed right over the present building, anc
when completed the old affair will be re
moved. The firm notified the men last
week that beginning with the first of May
their wages would be increased 10 pei
cent.
A firm has been in communication witt
Harry Hawkins, Sr., who is chief OF thu
Mount Holly fire department, as they I'm
derstood from some person who wrote
them a letter that it was intended at thu
town meeting to-day to adopt a fire alarm
system. They were informed that moth
1uR Ol Iu0 hluQ WIS COAbCAARA6pN0 "H
that they had been imposed upon.
Humorous Incidents in my Ministeria
Life" is the subject of the lecture to b'
delivered by Rev. DR.. Kerr Boyce Topper
of Philadelphia, in the Baptist Church
on Tuesday evening, March ssth, for the
benefit of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union. The speaker needs no introduc
= ton in this town and those desiring tt
spend a pleasant evening should not fal
to near this lecture.
Freebooter Edward A. Colby was moi
present when the vote was taken on the
trolley ordinance at the meeting of the
Board of Freeholders on Tuesday after
noon. His absence is explained by the
fact that he was called out of the meeting
to superintend the cleaning out of the
underdrain leading from the cour house
cellar. Had he been present his VOTE
would have been recorded as he had pre-
viously expressed himself, against the or
dinances.
The Mount Holly Water Company will
lay a new main, 1890 feet in length, OF
Garden street, this spring, extending from
Main to Branch street. From Main stree
to Mount Holly avenue, a distance of 1861
feet. there is to be an 8 inch main; from
Mount Holly avenue to Glover street, 76O
feet, 6 inch, and thence out to Brancl
street to be A inches. There is to be at
tached to his main six new fire hydrant
and also the old one at Branch street
This will furnish an adequate supply 0
water for the upper part of the town il
cases of fire.
One of the worst fakes that ever APP
peared in the Opera House was the enter
tainment and cake walk held there o.
Thursday evening by a number of col
ored neoDle from Burlington. The Onl'