The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13
LOCAL NEWS.

JOD collins Will act as Gne uhy PoiiC0
man for the next two weeks.
Beginning with next Sunday the NJ E
Sunday school will hold it's services in tn
morning.
Tomorrow will be flag day, and Their
should be general display of the star
and stripes.
While bathing in the creek few day
since, Henry c. Shinn, Jr., had his RICH
hand poisoned.
For the accommodation of farmers /
milk platform has been erected at thu
WOODLAND station.
1t is reported that sixteen persons were
seen to enter speak-easy on Water stree
at one time on Sunday.
William Fl. Dobbins was taken Ill OF
Friday with what is supposed to be in
flammatory rheumatism
Thomas Cavanaugh has fresh egg plants
sound cabbages and fresh vegetables
daily. No. 80 Main street.
Harry Burroughs, of West Washington
street, buried his little daughter Saturday
In the Brotherhood cemetery.
The large cannon to be used In Mount
Holly on the Fourth of July by the Grand
Army men has arrived in town.
W. Harry Mason, who has been inter
ested in the collection of stamps, found
two recently and sold them for $25.
CLAYTON Anderson, who has been in
charge of a pool room on Mill street, has
accepted situation in Philadelphia.
Miss Bertha Herbert gave reception to
the graduating class of '99 of the Mount
Holly High School on Friday evening.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union win
have charge of the exercises to be held
in the Hospital next Sunday afternoon.
Fred Owen is the champion berry grow
er of this section, The Candy berries he
brought to town last week were beauties.
Samuel s. Stackhouse and Mrs. Martha
Pointsett, of Juliustown, were married
recently by Rev. Mr.. Bilderback, Of Col
umbus
Samuel L. Bullock's force of workmen
is engaged in painting the buildings on
the English farm, between Pemberton and
Juliustown.
T. Walter Borton advertises to sell at
cost, during the next thirty days, his en-
tire stock of carpets. wall paper, etc, in
order to close the business.
The excessive warm spell last week
caused thriving business to prevail in
the snow fake market, one man having
sold 200 quarts in one day.
William H. Parry, of Hainesport, a
pupil at the University of Pennsylvania,
will graduate in the Academy of Music,
Philadelphia, on Thursday
c. Eugene Harbert is one of the grad
yates of the medical department of the
University of Pennsylvania The exer-
cises take place on Thursday.
Washington Council, No. 5, Jr. o. U.
A. NJ, received notice on Saturday of the
death of 81. Charles Hale, which occurred
on June 5, at his home in Free Hill, Tenn.
Harvey Thomas and Howard Cooper,
two Mount Holly boys, will soon arrive in
the Philippine Islands, where they will
take part in subduing the treacherous
rebels.
John N. Austin received a postal card
on Saturday from Howard Cooper, stating
that he was enjoying good health The
card was mailed at Port Said, Egypt, on
May 20.
A bicycle tire exploded with loud re-
port on Main street, Wednesday after
noon, and number of people came out
doors thinking that some one had fred
a pistol.
Miss Mabel Elberson and Miss Ray Rog
ers, who graduated last week. will enter
the State Normal School at Trenton in
the fall, in order to fit themselves as
teachers.
The two large sewer pipes that have
been lying by the side of e. B. Jones
store for long time, were placed in posi-
ton on Saturday under the Washington
street bridge.
Walter Gaskill, employed at the Mirror
Office, has been suffering from an injury
to his foot, caused by fifty pound paper
weight falling from an elevator and land
ing on the boys foot.
Edward A. Tice, of Viewers leather
goods factory, on Garden street, injured
his knee a few days since by heavy metal
die falling on it, which caused him to
quit work for while.
Rev. James NJ Crowell, of Philadel>
phia, will begin to occupy the Presbyte-
rian pulpit next Sunday. He will be the
regular supply until the return of Rev.
Mr.. Durham in the fall.
New Jersey Lodge, No /, Knights of
Pythias, on Friday evening received five
propositions for membership, five persons
were elected and five more were given
their first and second degrees.
Over $500 in money orders were re-
ceived at the post office yesterday morn
ing by 10 o'clock This business has in
creased wonderfully since the banks be-
gan to charge for collecting on checks.
At the Court House on Saturday bids
were opened for the construction of an
iron bridge at Smithville, and the con-
tract was awarded to the New Jersey Iron
and Steel Company, of Trenton, for $945.
Walter A. Barrows left on Thursday
evening for Indianapolis, where he will
attend meeting of the Supreme Lodge,
Ancient Order United Workmen, which
viii convene to-day and continue in ses
sion for over a week.
The moisteners made by Howard L.
Keller are used in the Supreme court a
Washington, in the custom house at New
York, and in several other government
buildings. Last week some of these good
were shipped to Texas and Porto Rico.
Farmers are now complaining of thu
damage that is being done by the Gu
worm. This is season of the year whel
the farmers have great deal to contend
with in the shape of insects, which appea
to wait for the crops to pop out of tn
ground.
The weather part of last week wa
about the hottest that we are likely to ez
perience this year, notwithstanding tina
it is very early in the season. At man
.,laaoa Az, ,arc,,rv Wac very close to tn