The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-11-28
LOCAL NEWS.

day.
ExSheriff Fleetwood took the last O
his possessions away from the Jail OF
Wednesday.
William II. Lott has purchased hous
and lot on Water street from the Haine
estate for $500.
Horace c. Pease, who has shipped hi
household goods to New York city, spen
Sunday in Mount Holly.
A bathroom with all modern conven
fences is to be placed in the Burlington
County Childrens Home.
John Heinzman, of Columbus, was com
mitted to Jail on Thursday on charge Of
threatening to kill his wife.
Constable Jesse Woodruff removed las
week to the house adjoining his black
smith shop on West Washington street.
The firm of Sims & Darne1l has beer
appointed district counsel for the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company at Atlantic
City.
James Lippincott was surveying thu
Smithville road on Saturday for the pro
posed stone road from the county seat tc
that village.
Richard R. Lippincott, of Rancocas
who was stricken blind last Monday while
riding ON the cars, is gradually having hil
sight restored.
On Wednesday Howard L. Keeler, OF
Mount Holly, received inquiries from Ger
many concerning his patent envelope and
stamp moistener.
Joseph G. Bower will have the follow
ing fiavors of ice cream for Thanksgiving
vanilla, strawberry, bisque, chocolate
orange ice, cherry ice.
Amos Pointsett, who has been spend
ing several weeks at Jefferson barracks
Mo-, and other places of interest, has re-
turned to Mount Holly.
A representative of the Bell Telephone
Company was in Mount Holly last week
and removed four instruments from sub
scr1bers who gave them up.
A few nights since the family of Bar.
zillai Horner, of Jobstown, were found
to be in a helpless condition from the
effects of escaping coal gas
The choir boys of St. Andrews Church,
who recently rented the Forker carpenter
shop on Union street as a club house fol-
the winter, have given it up.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the post
Office for the week ending November Goth:
Miss M. johnson, Miss Elizabeth M.
Smith, John H. Mount, Miss Bessie Foster.
Several lady golf players of Mount
Holly have been wearing black eyes for a
few days past, as the result of injuries
received at the links on the fair grounds.
Trenton men who have been in this sec
tion looking up pickle growers for next
year, say that Burlington county farmers
raise nicer truck than those in some of the
upper counties.
A handsome 2-year- old stallion, said to
be fast trotter, was purchased in New
York city last week by Andrew J. Kelley.
This horse is entered in all the big 3-year.
old races for next year.
J. L. Anderson & Son last week sold
1000 barrels of tomato pulp to firm in
Cincinnati, Ohio, which they will convert
into catsup. The shipment of this pulp
will require sixteen cars.
The present fall. which comes to close
on Thursday, will be recorded as the
most mild and pleasant that has been ex-
perienced in recent years. There is every
reason to look for moderate winter.
A pig was slaughtered at the Washing
ton House, on Tuesday, that weighed so
pounds. The guessing box contained
$3.50, and was won by Cornelius McKen-
ma, Thomas Hilborn and Frank Let's.
Austin Murray, employed at the River
side Metal Works, is suffering from o
painful wound. He got his hand caught
in machine, which broke one of his
knuckles and caused a piece of wire to
pass through his hand
Sheriff Fenton sent some of his unem-
ployed men out on the street on Wednes.
day, and by night they had all the leaves
cleaned up from in front of the county
buildings, which improved the appear
ance of that neighborhood.
Tickets for the entertainment at the Bap
fist Church on Thanksgiving night, are
now on sale and may be purchased at T
Walter Borton's, or of members of the
Sunday School. An excellent programme
has been arranged for the occasion.
On Wednesday morning John Craft, Of
Burlington, received through the mail a
bunch of keys, to which was attached {
metal tag bearing his name and address
The keys were forwarded by the Chief o.
Police of Atlantic City, where they were
lost some fifteen years ago.
Candidates for township offices are al
ready getting in shape for the spring con
test For Freebooter Edward A. Goldy
would not object to another term, anC
George w. Durand will endeavor to Sc
cure the nomination. For Collector thu
names thus far mentioned are Frank S
Davis, Lorenzo L. Sapp and Ernest D
Holeman.
The entertainment to be given in thu
Opera House on Thursday evening, De
cember Z, by Miss Beatrice Sooy, elocu
ZIONIST, for the benefit of the Burlington
County Children's Home, should be large
ly attended, and it doubtless will be. o.
this occasion there will be music by tn
Mount Holly Banjo Club and an umbrella
drill by the children of the Home.
Some members of the Golf Club hav
been In the habit of playing the game o.
Sundays, claiming they have little or n
time for recreation during the week. Con
siderable objection has been raised by othe
members, who have endeavored to sto
the practice. On Sunday there was
warm discussion between the two faction
about the matter The Sunday player
had their way, however, and the gam
proceeded
The lecture of Rev. John FL. Boswe
in the NJ. E. Church on Tuesday evening
verified the fact that the people still Low
the man who at one time had charge {
the church. Whenever he is announce
to speak here large audience is assured
The lecture was good and the picture
were fine. A very interesting part of til
entertainment was the music. Miss,