The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Tomorrow will be Ash Wednesday.

While cutting ice on Friday for Isaac
L. Shinn, Patrick Fallon had his fingers
frozen.
Robert Street gathered a crop of good
twelve inch ice from the Ashhurst pond
last week
The farm in Westampton township be-
longing to Charles A. King, has been rent
ed to Isaac Brown
On Saturday Judge Gaskill sentenced
John Jennings to the state prison for nine
months for stealing harness from David
Hance.
The Webster Foundry Sand Company s
farm, at Borton's Landing, has been rent
ed by contractor John Meehan, of Phil
adelphia.
Notwithstanding the severe weather of
Friday and Saturday, the supper given
by the ladies of the M. E. Church was
well attended.
1t is said that Anderson g. Son, of
Mount Holly, will run canning factory
at Hightstown next summer in addition to
their business here.
Jonathan Fisher, of Beverly, is raving
mad from the effects of the grip Leon
ard Fisher of Mount Holly, is brother
of the afflicted man.
On Wednesday, at the residence of Jere-
miah II. Deacon, on Broad street, occurred
the death Of Mrs. Lydia r. Deacon, who
was in her 87th year.
The trolley Car that has been to the Pa
vonia shops for repairs, and which was
recently damaged by fire, was returned to
Mount Holly on Saturday.
Plumbers were compelled to work all
day on Sunday about town thawing out
frozen pipes, so great has been the de-
mand for their services the past few days
The present cold snap, which insures a
good crop of ice, will have tendency to
interfere with the success of the two ice
plants that are to be erected at Burling-
ton.
The anniversary exercises of the Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union will be held
Monday evening An interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared for the occa-
sion
Charles Hall, civil war veteran and a
member of the Volunteer Firemens As
ISOLATION of Philadelphia, died at his
home in Palmyra, on Saturday, in his SD
year.
AS the result of falling while putting
forty quarts of milk on wagon, Isaac j.
Oliver, of Juliustown, had three fingers
badly mashed by the can falling on his
hand
The roof of Isaac L. Shinn's house on
Water street was discovered on fire on
Friday, originating from the chimney.
The flames were extinguished by several
neighbors.
The gunners on the Olympia, who as
sisted in annihilating the Spanish fleet at
Manila, were trained to the perfection of
their work by Captain John J. Read, Of
Mount Holly.
Monroe Brannan is confined to the
house by illness resulting from a strain
An operation was performed by DR.. Far
ringer, on Wednesday, and the patient is
now improving.
A mail pouch was found few days
since under the Kinkora railroad station
Upon examination it was found to belong
to the Beverly post office, which place
was recently robbed.
The trustees of the Browns Mills NJ
E. Church have passed vote of thanks
to Col c. M. Sloan for the prompt pay
ment of the 81, 900 on their church, which
was recently destroyed by fire.
Elmer Allen, farm hand who recently
worked for Asher Pew, was committed to
Jail on Saturday night as vagrant. Both
his feet were frozen, and it is feared that
his toes may have to be amputated.
The reception to the Snow Sisters, "
which was to have occurred in st. An
drew's gymnasium last evening, was not
held Too much snow The entertain
ment was postponed until after Easter:
Although most horses had considerable
difficulty in making any progress yester-
day, yet Warmers milk team ran away,
starting on Madison avenue and bringing
up at the fountain, with no damage done.
When the steamer Annie L. Vansciver
a few days since attempted to push open
the draw at the Delanco bridge, which
had become frozen, several cogs in one of
the wheels on the drawbridge were snap
ped off.
Miss Lizzie Dobbins was at Bur
lington on Thursday night. When she
returned she started from the railroad
station to walk home, which is quite dis
lance, and in doing so her ear was badly
frozen.
Unless traffic is resumed soon on the
railroad the residents of Mount Holly
will have their supply of meat cut short,
as the Armour Packing Company have
sold out their entire stock here and can
get no more until travel is open.
The members of Post 90, G. A. R., held
their baked bean supper on Saturday
evening according to schedule, and those
who attended not only had the pleasure OF
aiding these veterans, but they also pass
ed a very enjoyable evening, as gather
ing of old vets means fun every time.
The Post netted $50.
Carlton Smith, aged 18 years. one OF
the Camden boys who confessed in court
to stealing trolley wire, will not be sen
fenced just yet He is too old to be adj
mitted to the reform school and Judge
Gaskill does not like to send him to the
state prison. Efforts are being made to
get him on receiving ship.
An inventory was filed with the Surro-
gate at Philadelphia last week of the per
sonal estate of the late Capt. Douglass
-Ottinger, of Mount Holly 1t amounts
to $116, TAG. SO, composed of stocks, bonds
and real estate holdings. Mr.. Ottingel
was legal resident of Mount Holly, and
as such the Comptroller at Trenton will
bring suit to recover the states share OF
the collateral inheritance tax.
The local telephone will never be more
appreciated than it was yesterday. The
wires withstood the storm and the ser
vice was fine. The young ladies at the
central Office were severely taxed by the
numerous calls, but they were prompt in
securing answers. Pemberton, Medford
and Vincentown appreciated the phone
the latter town especially, as it had not
received any newspapers since Saturday.
Superintendent Moore, of the state prison
said last week that Barclay Peak was al
exemplary prisoner, and that so far he haC
no marks against him. If the murderer
maintains this record, his progressive time
for good behavior will amount to sil
wears and three months, causing him tC
serve thirteen years and nine months o.
his twenty years. He was received at thu
prison on June 10, 1888, and his time will
expire in 1902.
Samuel A. Dobbins, Jr., member o
Company X, Third New Jersey Volun
teers, who arrived at Burlington on Sat
urday, from Athens, Ga, lost no time il
getting to his home in Mount Holly afte
the reception which was rendered the sol
diers upon their arrival. Samuel Taylor
of Mount Holly, member of Compan,
II, Fourth Regiment, is getting tired o
soldier life and regrets his enlistment H
is now having efforts made towards get
ting his discharge.
The annual meeting of the stakeholder
of the H. B. Smith Machine Compan,
was held at the Office of the company q
Smithville, on Thursday afternoon, whe
the following directors were chosen: 81
ton A. Smith, Woodstock, Vt; Williar
S. Kelley, Smithville; Joseph H. Gaski
and George A. Lippincott, Mount Holly
NJ A. O'Byrne Savanna, Ga; Charles &
Chickering, Philadelphia; W. D. Martir