The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-25
A tea and festival will be held in the


chapel at Unionville this evening.
The Volunteers of America have begu
n their Saturday night open air meetings.
The League of American Wheelme
a has placed a neat sign on the front of tn,
Washington House.
r Some of the finest white potatoes to b
at No. 80 Main street.
Fresh asparagus and rhubarb are nov
among the early products of the trucl
farmers in this section.
: Cavanaugh has in a fine line of swee
oranges. There are several grades at var
ious prices. No. 80 Main street.
, Plans for the contemplated improve
, ment at the Hainesport iron foundry ar,
being prepared by Philadelphia architects
The Volunteers of America, of Noun
, Holly, attended a meeting of the Rescue
Mission, at Masonville, on Tuesday even
ing.
Leander Thompson, n of the colored
citizens of Moorestown, is in Jail charged
with stealing $1.95 from Henry Cart,
wright.
AS the result of a railroad tie striking
him on Tuesday, William Rossell, who
works in a section gang, is suffering with
a broken collar bone.
The stamp craze has broken out among
the young folks of Mount Holly, who are
collecting the domestic and foreign stamps
of both the postal and revenue issues
Walter D. Norcross, who has been en-
ployed in Philadelphia. has removed to
Mount Holly to accept a position in the
wall paper store of G. H. Baker, on Main
street.
An incipient fire was extinguished on
Tuesday morning at the residence Of
Walter EARLY, on Shreve street. A small
child playing with some matches did the
business.
The fence referred to last week, enclos-
ing the Brotherhood of the Union GENE.
terry, as having blown down, had reference
to the fence surrounding the col0red bury
ing ground, which adjoins on the west.
Miss Edith Kelley, of Smithville, is re-
covering nicely from the recent operation
to her throat. On Thursday she was
driven to Mount Holly by her mother,
and was warmly greeted by a host OF
friends.
George W. A. French, who has been en-
gagged at Norristown, Pa, for the Pruden-
tial Insurance Company, returned to
Mount Holly on Thursday, where he will
hereafter represent the Sun Life Insurance
Co., with an Office in Hezekiah Evans
building on Main street.
Contractor Stanley began the work of
constructing the stone road between
Mount Holly and Burlington last week.
Operations were started at the Burlington
end. Several feet are being taken off of
Grow Hill" at Spring Side. There is
talk of continuing the road through Bur
lington to the town wharf.
The jury of twenty-four men that as
sembled at the court house on Thursday
morning established a precedent as being
the only jury of that size in the recollec-
ton of several lawyers where all of them
took the oath of Office. There was not
one in the group to affirm.
On Wednesday D. H. Cook, of Phil
adelphia, was buried in the Brotherhood
cemetery at Mount Holly. While visit
ing Earnest Bateman, of Hainesport, the
previous Sunday, deceased was stricken
with apoplexy. He dropped dead and
fell against a barbed wire fence.
Isaac Pierce a few nights since met with
a painful accident while driving to Mount
Holly from Burlington. In some manner
he fell forward out of the wagon, and
striking the iron foot step cut quite a
piece of flesh out of the under lid of his
right eye. The optic was somewhat in
jured, but no damage will result to the
sight.
St. Paurs NJ. E. Church has issued
cards for free distribution, by which sys-
TEN of solicitation it is hoped to raise a
sum of money for the benefit of the
church. Those who contribute to this
object will nave their donations acknowl-
edge by the punching of pin holes on
their cards in sections designating the
amounts received.
The Burlington County Medical Society
held a meeting in Dubell's parlors, Bur
lington, on Tuesday afternoon. Drs.
Parsons, Melcher, Flynn and Prickitt, of
Mount Holly, were present, besides a
number of other physicians from various
sections of the county. The subjects dis
cussed were typhoid fever, with special
reference to it's treatment, and vaccina-
ton.
Ira Joyce, of Browns Mills, has been
held to bail for his appearance at court at
the suit of Mrs. Post, of Pemberton, who
alleges that she gave him $9.75 in ex
change for a check of s. which she sup.
posed was for $40, after a small purchase
had been made at her bakery. Joyce
claims that he only received 81. rs, the
correct amount, and consequently he re-
fused to pay back SIS which was demand
ed of him.
A. Lincoln Sailer last week visited his
uncle, DIR. 2. T. Sailer, who OWNS a hand
some brown tone residence on 72d street
New York city, within a square of Cen.
trail Park. DR.. Sailer, who is well known
in Mount Holly, is meeting with remark
able success in the practice of his profes
sion as a dental surgeon. He is a promi
nent member of the Colonial Club, anC
enjoys the acquaintance of some of New
| York's best citizens.
2 A commission consisting of Samuel A
Atkinson, Amos Gibbs and DR.. Richart
Z G. Darlington, and a jury of twenty-fou
men, sat at the Court House on Thursda,
1 morning to listen to testimony touchin!
the condition of the mind of Mrs. Martin
Pointsett, of New Hanover township
The evidence was sufficient to establish
g the fact that the lady, who is rs years old
e is of unsound mind, and the jury so de
cided. Some time in February, Mrs
Pointsett was found lying at the foot o
' the stairs by her grandson with a cut o
her forehead and both arms broken. TIL
. fall resulted from an attack of apoplex
I which produced paralysis of the right arm
. Benjamin Williams is the name of a
1S wear old how who a week or two 40