The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-24
LOCAL NEWS.


Clarence Paul, who has been employed
in Ogburn's meat market, has accepted q
position in Child's grocery store.
The service in the Presbyterian Church
next Sunday evening will be conducted
by the Christian Endeavor Society.
The actions of the several claimants
against Charles III. Root will come up for
a hearing before Justice Clevenger to-
morrow.
On Friday evening next, the Unionville
Sunday school will hold box and variety
social, and the members are arranging for
good time.
Owing to technicality in the report of
the engineer the appropriation of $4,000
for improvements to Rancocas creek was
not made by Congress last week,
The Ladies' Aid and Home Missionary
Society of the Presbyterian Church held a
meeting yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs Budd, on Garden street.
The clearance sale of ladies', misses and
children's coats will continue until all are
sold Prices SOC. and upwards. W. W..
Curtis, 48 Main street, Mount Holly, N. j..
Some of the Epworth League members
from Mount Holly went to Rancocas, on
Friday night. to listen to lecture given
there under the auspices of the league of
that place
Corsets. Good corsets, cheap, only %
cents About $50 of them, odd lots. Some
were 75c up to $3.50. Take your choice
at 25c while they last ]. Howard Shinn,
40 Main street.
The expediency of giving charity
ball this year is now being considered by
those having the matter in charge. Should
the event take place it will not occur un-
til some time after Lent in March.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the post
office for the week ending January 81;
Frank Armour, Miss Helen Buzby, Mrs
Lenora Damelly, Harry Phares. Postals
Andrew Brewer, Anthony Stevens.
Nearly all the merchants of Mount Hol-
ly have decided to close their stores on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings every
month in the year excepting December.
The movement will begin February I'd.
John Abadee arrived at the station on
Saturday evening so drunk that he could
not walk. He was placed in hack and
taken to Jail by Policeman Branson. JUS
tice Krayer committed the offender to jail
for the usual four days.
The Farmers Social Club was enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel L. Tom
linson, on Saturday evening, in the Ma
sonic Temple. A collation. was served
and an enjoyable evening was passed by
the large number of guests present.
Maurice Rowan, who has been employed
by Edward Wills for several years in TAX
ing care of his property, has accepted
similar position with Caleb s. Ridgway, of
Lumberton, as Mr. Wills is about to dis
pose of his property here.
The engagement has been announced of
Rev N V. P. Lewis and Miss Grace Tying,
of Elizabeth. Rev. Mr.. Lewis is now on a
visit to his parents in Mount Holly He
will assume the rectorship of the Episco-
pal Church at Westerly, R. l., on Feb IL.
T. Walter Borton sold his wall paper
business, last week, to II. B. Blacker, of
Philadelphia, who is practical decorator
and comes we'll recommended Mr.. Bor-
ton will now devote his entire time to the
interest of the Standard Hammock Mills.
1t is evident that there are more chicken
thieves around town yet On Saturday
evening visit was made to roost in the
upper part of the town, but hasty retreat
was made as they left bag in the roost
and the rear gate leading to an alley was
left open.
A representative from the Keswick Col
ony of Mercy, near Writings, was in
Mount Holly, on Thursday, and disposed
of quite number of brooms which were
made by the inhabitants of the place,
who are men having been reformed from
the drinking habit.
Samuel Stockton has a quantity Of
household goods stored in the building
formerly used as an Office at the saw mill
On Thursday morning he went into the
place and found that somebody had
forced an entrance the night before. He
has not discovered that anything wal
stolen.
A horse in front of the postoffice took {
notion to balk on Thursday morning, and
the harder the whip was applied the more
the animal went in the wrong direction
f.. Several methods were employed to get
the horse to start off properly, and thes'
afforded amusement to the crowd tina
collected
DR.. R. H. Parsons, superintendent, give
the following statistics for the Burlington
County Hospital for 1898: Number O.
patients treated in the hospital, 119; mum
Der of out patients, 70; remaining from
1897, 8; total, 1876. Number cured, 81
improved, IS; died, Z; remaining Januar,
/, 1899, 8.
On Thursday morning, when member
of the family of Albert Wallace, resi-
dent of West Palmyra, went down stairs
they found him lying beside a settee il
the kitchen, victim of heart failure. MI
Wallace had built the fire before he wa
stricken, and had been dead but fey
minutes when found.
Charles Curtis Clevenger, aged 22years
son of Samuel J. Clevenger, of Philade
phia, was buried on Thursday. Decease
was bright young man with relative
living in Mount Holly. His death result
ed from paralysis, which he contracte
from an injury received while playin
foot ball two years ago.
Marion Circle, No. 9, Brotherhood {
the Union, will initiate one candidate t.
morrow evening Last week forme
member of this order made applicatio
for reinstatement. He gave his age at
figure which just permitted him to escaI
the age limit, but search of the recort
proved his statement in this respect to
untrue, and he was rejected.
In the Opera House this week is sho
under the management OF man who lie
lures on temperance and illustrates b
talks with views from stereoptico
The circulars thrown around town a
nounce the admission as free with silv
offering The free" part applies to
gallery. Those desiring to occupy t
seats down stairs are compelled to hal
o,,+ +bo ttoffar;n0'' hefora enterinp Som