The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-10


6, were installed on Saturday evening
The Daughters of America now NEE
on Friday evenings in the Gaskill build
ing.
The Union League, of Palmyra, wi
hold an informal smoker on Saturda
evening.
The Unionville Sunday school is en-
deavoring to raise money for the erection
of horse sheds.
]. L. Anderson & Sons are making con
tracts with farmers to supply them witt
tomatoes at 81 ton.
Two or three Mount Holly sports tall
of going to New York to-day to witnes
the Mccoy -Sharkey sparring match.
The members of the Juliustown M. E
Church will erect new building in tn,
near future to take the place of their ole
hall
Joseph Powell, Jr., celebrated his 36tl
birthday, on Wednesday, when his friends
sent him box containing SO different ar
ticles.
Rev. A. S. Allyn, of Florence, who
was recently given a call to Baptis
Church in Collingswood, has decided mo-
to accept
The annual meeting of the stakeholder:
of the various banks in town will be held
to-day, when the election of officers will
take place
Joseph Elbertson has been appointed g
special officer for the Opera House, TIC
take the place of George W. A. French,
who has removed from town.
Thomas Lucas was caught in drunken
condition on Main street last week by JUS
tice Slack, who made the arrest and com
mitted the prisoner to Jail for four days
The tenants in the Milbine property, on
Main street, have been notified that they
must pay more rent after the 25th Of
March. As a result some of them may
seek other quarters.
While the band was playing in front of
the opera house, on Saturday night, Penn
berton was called up on the telephone,
and the operator there could plainly hear
the music over the wire
Among numerous charitable requests
made by the late Colonel Daniel Morris,
of Atlantic City, whose will was made
public last week, was $40, 900 for St. JOS
eph's Home for the Aged at Beverly.
The attachment suit of John Moll, of
Mount Holly, against c.. F. Robertson, of
Philadelphia, for claim of $21 for board
for man in the employ of the latter, was
settled last week before Justice Clevenger
The Brotherhood of the Union have ar
ranged for good time at Red Mems hall
tomorrow evening, when the officers will
be installed, after which there will be a
smoker John Throckmorton is down for
bout with an unknown.
Although the grip is prevailing to a
great extent about town, yet the disease
has not made any very heavy drains on
the lodge treasures, because in a MAORI
ty of cases it does not run long enough
to allow member to draw benefits.
While Anthony Woodward, farmer,
was driving from Bordentown to his home,
near Ellisdale, at late hour on Thursday
night, his horse became unmanageable
and ran away. The wagon was demol-
ished and Woodward was considerably
bruised.
Acting Governor Watkins has appoint
ed DR.. j. ]. Currie, of Beverly, to be one
of the five New Jersey delegates to the
Pure Food and Drug Congress which con-
venes at Washington, D. c., on Wednes-
day, January 18th, and will be in session
three days.
These are the new officers for Unity
Lodge, No. SO, 1. o. 0. F.: N. g., Harry
Hawkins; recording secretary, Joseph s.
Shreve; financial secretary, William B.
Pearson; treasurer, T. Walter Borton;
trustees, Harry Hawkins, William NJ.
Reeves, Ross Quicksall.
Investigation into the attempt on the
life of Milton H. Allen, of Medford,
when his office was wrecked by the ex-
plosion of piece of wood after it had
been placed in the stove last week, leads
to clue, and when sufficient evidence is
collected an arrest will be made.
Try George w. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has large
stock at his store, corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention given
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran-
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices.
The large gulleys on Mount Holly ave-
nue., between Garden and Union streets,
makes that thoroughfare very danger
Gus one, and if allowed to remain in its
present condition, it is likely to invite a
suit for damages against the township.
This is the worst square to drive over in
town, and the only way to effect a perma-
nent remedy is to cobble it.
Eighty-nine miles of stone road were
built in New Jersey last year. Henry l.
Budd says that the building of the pro-
posed stone road from Mount Holly to
Burlington may be commenced early this
spring, and that it can be finished in
three months. On account of the rail
road being in close proximity, the average
distance for hauling the stone will not be
over an eighth of mile.
Much is being said in the daily newspa-
pers about embalmed beef that is shipped
from the west. There is something re-
pulsive about this thought, yet many per-
sons in Mount Holly have eaten it just
the same. To avoid its use purchase your
meat from William B. Ogburn, No. 80
Mill street. whose beef is fresh and sweet
a large part of it being home-dressed from
cattle raised in Burlington county.
George H. Fort, of Burlington, Deputy
Grand Master Workman of the Ancient
Order United Workmen came to Mount
Holly on Tuesday evening for the pur-
pose of installing the officers of Good
Win Lodge, No. IA, but to his surprise
and disgust he found only three members
present. He deputized Samuel S. Wy lie
to do the work, but it is question if he
can get the officers together. Perhaps a
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