The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-04

v on for the season on Friday.
William Bareford, of Marlton, is suffer
ing with a carbuncle on his knee.
v Horace G. Pease went down the creek
on Wednesday and captured three black
9 ducks.
1 The house on Broad street, owned by
Mrs. Julia NJ. Hume, has been sold to F.
: B. Lewis.
The Easter offering at the Baptist
Church on Sunday morning amounted to
about 5000.
! Joseph Kiner's daughter Oracle, who is
with her father at Trenton, is ill with ty-
phoid fever.
The Western Union Telegraph Office is
being installed in the store of Assay Bros,
on Main street.
Silks.-sOO yards, at 49c per yard; 75c
and 81 quality. w. w. Curtis, 48 Main
street, Mount Holly.
George Barbee, of Pine street, was re-
lieved of several choice fowls by a thief
on Wednesday night.
At Camden, on April 6, Marshal Thorn
as j.. Alcott will sell two steam yachts at
Rickenback's boat yard.
The remains of Newbold Let's, of
Pointville, were recently taken up and
removed to Mount Holly.
1000 yards of standard light c%alicoes,
34c a yard, worth &c. w. w. Curtis, 48
Main street, Mount Holly.
Good Friday afforded a holiday to a
number of commuters in Mount Holly
who are employed in Philadelphia.
The Brotherhood of the Union of Bur-
lington county will hold a convention at
Smithville the latter part of this month.
Mems unlaundered shirts, made first
class, Wamsutta muslin, SO inch length,
SOC. W. w. Curtis, 4S Main street, Mount
Holly.
A dance will be given in the hall at
Rancocas, on Friday evening, by a com
mittee of young gentlemen living at Col
umbus.
Malcolm Vanzant has issued invitations
to a birthday social which will be given at
his home On Friday evening in honor of
his 10Th birthday.
Andrew Wright was arrested on Tues
day charged with assaulting Elsie Tay-
lor, of Vinccntown, aged IA years. The
young man was held in $500 bail.
Maud Halcyon Gauntt, of Lumberton,
wife of William II. Mann, aged 80 years,
died on Sunday of appendicitis. The flu
neral will take place tomorrow afternoon.
A. S. Hall, the local manager of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
has resigned to accept a position with the
Prudential Life Insurance Company, with
headquarters at Burlington.
A Philadelphia firm has brought an &C
ton on contract against Charles Heiss, of
Mount Holly, and a hearing will take
place before Justice Clevenger next Tues
day. George M. Hillman represents the
plaintiffs.
A large and painful tumor was on We'd
nesday removed from the back of j. Yves
ley Macklin's head at the Burlington
County Hospital. The operation was sue
cessfully performed by Drs. harrington,
Melcher and Parsons.
John Hamilton has brought suit against
Phoenix Lodge, No. 90, l. o. o. F, of
Burlington, to recover $193. The case has
been set down for a hearing before JUS
tice Clevenger on the 18th inst. Samuel
w. Shinn represents the plaintiff.
Manager ]. Fred Laumaster is nego-
tiating for an early date with Dupont's
minstrels, of Philadelphia. If arrange
ments are made this well known company
will appear in the Mount Holly Opera
House for Mr.. Laumaster's benefit.
The suit to recover on nine geese be-
longing to John Gsell, of Hainesport,
and which were recently shot by mistake
for wild geese by John ]. Fenstermacher,
will be heard before Justice Clevenger on
Wednesday morning of next week.
Last week M. E. Matlack had a drain
reopened on Grant street that had become
clogged up and nearly forgotten. By this
means the cellars along that t~horoughfare
were drained of their water, which had
been a source of annoyance for some time.
William B. Ogburn has an elegant dis
play of fresh meat on hand. His spring
lamb is of the finest quality and is guar
anteed. Home-dressed beef, veal and NUT
ton are shown in variety. All the choice
delicacies of a butcher shop can ~invaria-
bly, be found at No. 80 Mill street.
Budd Norcross, who has leased the
Breezy Ridge farm, near Hainesport, for
the purpose of digging and selling sand,
recently attempted to remove the wharf
further down the creek, but the serving
of an injunction on Thursday stopped all
further proceedings in the matter.
While the large dog belonging to Mrs.
Sims, on Broad street, was sitting by the
fence the other day with one of its fore
legs projecting through the railing, some
person who evidently had a grudge against
the animal, came along with some sharp
instrument and nearly severed one of its
paws.
Miss Thompson. of Jobstown, lost her
pocketbook on Thursday. 1t contained So
in money and a bunch of keys, to which
was attached a piece of ribbon. The
finder is welcome to the cash, but the own
er would like the other property returned
to her, as the keys are considered of some
value.
The keystone Lime Company, of Phil
adelphia, has brought suit against Henry
w. D~oughten, of Moorestown, to recover
$93. 20. The defendant has filed an offset
of $3.50, and the case has been set down
for Friday before Justice Clevenger. G.
E. Merritt represents the plaintiff, and S.
K. Robbins the defendant.
At a meeting of the Knights of Pythias
on Friday evening, a committee was APP
pointed to inspect the Pythian monument
over the grave of the late Samuel Read in
st. Andrews burying ground, and if any
thing was found wanting they were en-
powered to act. For the next six months
this lodge will hold its weekly meetings
at s o'clock.
Generally bank officials exercise more
vigilance than one supposes, and a matter
of this kind was noted at the Union Ma
tional Rank on Saturday A SIM of mon