The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-05
LOCAL NEWS.


phla on Wednesday evening.
Justice Slack enjoyed fine watermelo
az MS dinner on Thanksgiving 1t was
gift from jackson L. Nippins.
Edward Hack has purchased a strip {
land from Mrs. J. E. w. Shreve, whic
adJoins his property on Mill street, fc
The Main street stone road has been i'm
proved by the removal of the surfac
dirt. The ruts should now be filled wit
fine stone.
Mrs. Lukens, of West Washingto
street, who is suffering with typhoid fever
mas been removed to the Burlington Coun
ty Hospital
A raccoon that was caught in the pine
and mounted by Samuel Brown, is on ex
hlbition in the window of DR. FLYNN
drug store.
Don't fail to attend the supper to b
given in the Masonic Temple, on Frida,
and Saturday evenings, by the ladies O
the Baptist Church.
A meeting of the Women's Home Mis-
sion Society of the Camden Association
will be held in the Mount Holly Baptis
Church, on Thursday
Abraham Burns, of Charleston. an in
corrigible boy of nine years, was commit
ted to jail on Saturday. He will be sen
to the Reform school.
William Hartman, of Mount Holly
who is employed by Samuel Greenwald
was married on Thursday afternoon t.
Mrs. Annie Apologize, of Burlington.
Mrs. Perinchief and daughters have de
cided to take up their residence in Cali
fornia, and they will rem owe to the Pa
cific coast during the present month.
While Joseph s. Stackhouse, of Julius
town, was recently engaged in loading
car with straw, he ran a bale hook in
his knee, causing very painful wound.
A patent has been granted to F. s
Weaver for an improved pocket book, anC
the Weaver Manufacturing Company, or
Garden street, are making them for thu
holiday trade.
Additional contributions to the amount
of $4,000 have been received for the Ma.
sonic Home, near Burlington, and this
sum will be sufficient to pay for the add
ton now being built.
On Friday evening the Knights Of
Pythias conferred the first and second de
grees on two candidates After the meet
ing was over each member of the degree
team rehearsed his part in the long form
initiatory service.
A few days since an Inherent junk
dealer cut the lead sinkers from fishing
net belonging to John Quigley. The own.
or caught the fellow in the act and took
him before Squire Slack, who compelled
the offender to pay all damages.
An inmate of the Masonic Home, nea l
Burlington, named Crane, is engaged in
making a miniature model of Sol onions
Temple. The entire affair is being carved
out of wood with a pen knife, and it is
said to be very fine piece of work.
Julia Cievjack domestic in the en-
ploy of Mrs. Harry Bayersdorfer, of Phil
adelphia committed suicide on Friday
night by leaving the gas turned on in her
bed room. Mr.. Bayersdorfer is brother
of Martin Bayersdorfer, of Mount Holly.
Miss M. J. Jamison has arranged for
series of lectures for her scholars. They
are given by Robert B. Engle, who illus
trates them with stereopticon views The
first was given yesterday, on Florida
California and Mexico will be the subjects
of the next lectures
You can spend very pleasant evening
on Thursday, when Miss Beatrice Sooy
will give readings for the benefit of the
Children's Home. The programme will
be quite interesting Among the numbers
will be an umbrella drill by the inmates
of the Home which will be very NICE If
you have not secured seat you should do
so at once as they are selling rapidly.
While walking on W ashington street
early on Wednesday morning, Officer Sew
ems heard some one groaning near Mad
den's blacksmith shop. An investigation
revealed the pres ence of Harry Smith, of
near Hartford, who was thoroughly in
toxicated. With the assistance of Police
man Branson the inebriate was taken to
jail Justice Krayer gave him three days
Miss Jennie Day, aged 25 years, living
near Lumberton, has been admitted to the
Burlington County Hospital. She has ap-
parently been ill for some time, but the
physicians have failed to diagnose her
case satisfactorily, and some are suspi-
cious that she is shamming. The patient
cannot be induced to talk, which may be
indicative of some brain trouble
Sheriff Fenton has in his keeping at the
jail man who possesses considerable in
genuity. He is quite adept at carving va
rious articles with pen knife, and few
days since he made the Sheriff present
of full rugged sail boat. The sails are
made out of frayed linen, and the body of
the boat is covered with the same mate
rial. A bouquet of paper flowers is also
another evidence of the prisoners handi-
work.
People who did not have the pleasure
of hearing the wonderful Graphophone
Grand in the Opera House last spring,
should not miss the opportunity that will
be given them by Glass No. 8, of the M.
E. Sunday school, on Thursday evening,
December IA, in the lecture room of the
church. The reproductions on the Grand
have the full and natural volume, and so
perfect quality that the ear cannot dis
tinguish them from the original. Vocal
and instrumental records will be made
and reproduced before the audience. Ad-
mission will be 20 ceats
On Friday evening Gen. A. E. Shiras
Post, No. 26, G.. A. R., elected these off
GERS: Commander, Joseph s. Groom; Sc
nior Vice Commander, Benjamin Nickel
vey; Junior Vice Commander, Richard
Kennedy; Chaplain, Joseph A. Taylor;
Surgeon, Isaiah Smith; Officer of the
Day, David E. Sooy; Officer of the Guard,
Alexander Devinney; Quartermaster, John
Throckmorton; delegates, William l. John
son and Benjamin McKelvey; alternates,
George II. Handleton and George S. Dob
bins; janitor, William l. johnson.
On Wednesday of next week the few
surviving members of Co. H, Sd New Jer-
sey Volunteers, will hold reunion in
oil 1icf
ed from Mount Holly in 1861, and drilled
in room back of the Arcade hotel There
are but Is survivors. They will meet at
the railroad station in Mount Holly and
await the arrival of the train that gets
here at II o'clock, when they will be
Joined by those living out of town. A
visit will be made to some of the places
of interest in the town after which the old
soldiers will sit down to dinner at the
Arcade.
During the month of November the
following pupils of the Brainard School
attained an average exceeding ninety:
Maud A. Haines, Mary B. Watson, NJ
Myra Wright, Mary J. Deacon, Daisy R.
Kimble, Mabel W. Ebert, Lavinia A.
Hults, Ralph Conrow, Edith H. Kingdom,
Bessie H. Jones, Caleb r. Ried, S. Wilbur
johnson, Grace A. Haines, Mary B.
Candy, Tylee B. Engle, Jr., William c.
Amish, Rachel w. Evans, Harry Evans,
Eva D. Deacon, William 7. Conrow,
Bessie Anderson, Ernestine D. S. Clothier,
Almeda G. Davis, Edwin Ogburn, Louis
V. Davis, Harry B. Nolen.
Policeman Denness, who is somewhat
of foot ball player, made touch down
on Mill street Saturday night after run
ming eighty-five yards. He caught and
arrested Fred Grover, young man who
for the third time had ran away from the
almshouse The bow has been made an