The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-26

}. Now is the time to form resolutions TO
s the new year.
. A. S. Kellogg has placed pool table il
e his Temple cigar store.
7 Calendars for 1900 can be obtained al
Col. Sloan's insurance rooms.
Clothes line thieves are said to be op.
7 Grating quite extensively throughout the
county.
Yesterday Justice Krayer gave Frank
Paul, of Cookstown, thirty days in Jail for
being drunk and disorderly.
Officer Collins found stray horse on
, Main street one night last week. 1t be-
longed to man living in Burlington.
The residence of Capt Smith, of Vim
centown, was slightly damaged by fire
yesterday The trouble arose from de.
fective fue
The mails were very heavy with Christ
mas presents last week, and the Express
Company's agents had more work than
George H. Hopkins, the colored barber,
who was taken to the hospital on Thurs
day suffering from nervous prostration,
died on Sunday evening.
A. Lincoln Sailer made himself pres
ent of a fine set of single harness for
Christmas. 1t was made by L. L. Prickitt,
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While working at the Masonic Home on
job of plumbing on Friday, Elmer ].
Shinn, of Mount Holly, had the ,,misfor-
tune to mash the end of one of his fingers,
completely taking off the nails.
On Friday the Mount Holly Shoe Com
pany made, perhaps, the largest shipment
of shoes ever sent away from Mount Holly
at one time. The goods went west and
there were 1874 pairs of shoes, making
142 cases.
Simon Gillian, son of J. R. Gillian, of
Garden street, has accepted position
with the Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of Philadelphia The young
man enters upon his duties tomorrow.
Mrs. Mary Risdon Leeds, of Philadel
phia, died Friday night in the Oath year
of her age. Deceased was native of
Mount Holly and sister of the late Isaac
N. Williams and Samuel Risdon. The
funeral takes place this afternoon.
mouth Organ Pete is again confined
in the jail, and his sweet music is an at
traction for many people, who go there to
listen to his selections. He is said to be
one of the best harmonica players in the
country. Musicians who have listened to
him say they have never heard his equal.
While drunk on Saturday night Alfred
Bishop, of Hainesport escaped from an
officer by running away. On complaint of
Policeman Denness, a warrant on the
case was issued to-day by Justice Krayer,
and the young man who said he would
see the officer later" will now have to
step up and settle.
A large lot of homemade mince pies
were not used at the dinner given by
Sheriff Fenton and Postmaster Cowper-
thwait yesterday, and they will be sold be-
tween the hours of and o'clock, on
Saturday afternoon, at the Good Intent
engine house. The proceeds will be do
mated to the Burlington County Hospital.
Following is the list of unclaimed let
tiers remaining in the post Office for the
week ending December 23d: Mrs. Lizzie
Deacon, Mr.. Edward P. Rouze, Mr. Philip
Bullock, Mrs. P. Elks, Mrs. Caroline
Warner, Mr.. VIM. Shanahan, Miss Agnes
Lovijoy, Mr.. David Simons, Mrs. Mary
Kintsler, Rev. Geo. T. Fields, Elizabeth |
B. Zelley, Mr. VIM. Porter.
William Harthwaite is the name of a |
man who arrived in Mount Holly on, Sat
urday night. He claims to have served !
three years under Bob Evans in the navy.
The man, who had badly crippled leg,
was taken to Jail. Upon his own request |
he was sent yesterday to the Pennsyl- |
vania Hospital in Philadelphia, where he
will have his leg amputated in order to
save his life
The employees of the Weaver Manu-
featuring Company presented F. S.
Weaver with handsome silver water |
service for Christmas. 1t was complete
surprise. The presentation speech was
made by Mr.. Schempp in behalf of the
employees. Mr.. Weaver could only
whisper his thanks. He says he appreci-
ates the token of esteem higher than if it
came from queen.
A few days since Constable William H.
Thomson, of Pemberton, served a paper
on William Potts, of Pointville, in the
suit of Charles A. King, of Mount Holly,
to recover on an account. The constable
substituted the word marshal for con-
stable, and on this ground, at the request
of Clarence T. Atkinson, Justice eleven
ger, on Friday, granted non-suit, as
marshal can only serve papers in his own
township.
Two young people of this county were
joined together for life on Christmas day
at Salem. The groom was S. Budd Nor
cross, clerk in William A. Norcross' store
in Mount Holly, and the bride was Miss
Helen Cranmer Early, daughter of Will
liam Early of Pemberton, and grand
daughter of Mrs Zadoc Cranmer, of Mount
Holly. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Charles M. Perkins, who married the
father and mother of the bride. The
newly married couple were entertained at
dinner at St. Johns rectory, Salem, after
which they started on short wedding
tour.
Sheriff Fenton and Postmaster Cow
perthwait are to be congratulated upon
the success of the dinner which they
gave yesterday to the worthy children of
Mount Holly in the Good Intent engine
house The occasion was certainly most
enjoyable affair, especially to the chill
dren. There were 25S tickets issued, but
only about 1876 of them were used One
boy who said he hadn't had a good meal
for year, took off his coat and vest and
ate for over an hour. The occasion was
enlivened with music by the Mount Holly
Banjo club. Several invited guests were
present, and the total number of persons
who partook of the excellent bill of fare
was nearly 200. The committee of ladies
did their part well, and their aids con-
tributed largely to the success of this new
innovation. The promoters presented