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

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water Park have been made money ordt
offices.
The Washington street Chinaman
horse ran away last week, damaging tn
wagon considerably.
Ten dozen pillow cases, bleached mus
lin, torn not cut, 36x45, 10c. W. w. Gun
tbs, 48 Main street, Mount Holly.
Postmaster Cowperthwait took charg
of the post Office on Saturday. The oil
force of assistants is still on duty.
John Archer intends putting in a neV
floor, and papering and painting the ofic
now occupied by John D. C%leyenger.
Governor Voorhees, has set apart Friday
April %, as Arbor Day and recommends
suitable celebration by all the schools.
A large attendance greeted Rev. r. A
Rodrick, of Camden, who preached in st
Andrews Church on Wednesday evening
w. Frank Dean was summoned to tn
bedside of his mother at New Brunswick
yesterday, as it was thought she was dy
ing.
The Relief Fire Company has had
neat case made in which to place its ban
ner, flags, horns and other articles o.
value.
E. Plum Pitcher is doing some fine let
tering on the window in the office of I'm.
dertaker H. II. Earnest, on Washington
street.
The various cemeteries about town were
profusely decorated with flowers on Sun.
day, but the freezing weather during the
night killed most all of them.
The farm in Medford township belong
ing to William II. Alcott, was on Satur-
day sold by Sheriff Fleetwood to Martha
Ann and Sarah E. Bates, for 81, $50.
Horace G. Pease went to New York, on
Friday, to assume the duties connected
with his position as purchasing agent for
the Metropolitan Traction Company.
Thomas Small, of Union street, who
has been connected with the Vacuum Gas
Engine Company, will remove from Mount
Holly shortly, probably to New York.
Business has picked up to such an ex-
tent that the Mount Holly and Philadel-
phia Steamboat Company found it neces-
sary to put in use a new delivery wagon.
Mrs. Josephine Ridgway, wife of Caleb
s. Ridgway, of Lumberton, died at her
home on Wednesday from a Brights dis
ease. The funeral took place on Sunday
afternoon.
The members of the colored Knights
of Pythias have arranged for a good time
at their cake walk which will be given in
Arabian hall on Thursday evening. Go
and see the fun.
E. III. Burtis removed to Burlington on
Wednesday, where he will continue in
the undertaken business. Mr.. Burtis de-
parts from Mount Holly with the regret
of many friends.
A letter from John II. Croshaw, who is
in San Francisco, says after waiting for
it for seven months, rain has just arrived
in time to ensure the spring crops" Bet
ter send east for some of our surplus.
A party of men from Burlington came
to Mount Holly on Saturday night. They
filed up pretty well on eggnog, and in
one or two cases became somewhat boist-
erous, but they Gained down upon the
annaaronca of the nnlipe
Capital Lodge, Brotherhood of the
Union, of Trenton, will initiate two hun
dred candidates this evening. Marion
Circle, No. 8, of Mount Holly, has been
invited and some of the members will at
tend. A part of the journey will be made
in carriages.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the Mount Holly post office: Miss Hat
tie Bennett, Henry Cooper. Miss Hattie
Dennis, Mrs. Leo. Gordon, Miss Nellie
Graul, Mrs. Lille Hamilton, Mrs. j. How
ard, Nathaniel johnson, Mrs. Amanda
Oatman, Mrs. Lew Stedwell.
At a special service held in st. An
drew's Church on Saturday afternoon,
nineteen persons were baptized. On Sun
day afternoon Easter day exercises were
held by the scholars of the Sunday school,
and similar exercises were held in the
evening at Trinity and Baptist Churches.
The outbuildings on the farm owned by
ex-senator Barton F. Thorn, on the Yard
vile pike, near White Horse, were des-
troyed by fire yesterday, together with a
quantity of grain and farming machinery.
The fire is supposed to have started from
a steam thresher. The loss is estimated
at S., 1000.
The people of Medford say that enough
mon has been spent in the past twelve
years to pay for just such a new road as
is to be constructed through the principal
street in hat village, and that in the flu
ture they are ready for permanent i'm
provements. In this respect Medford is
ahead of Mount Holly.
By the payment of one dollar per year
a person can now obtain honorary men,
bership in the Grand Army Post. This
idea has been adopted with a view of
having leading citizens identified with the
Post. so that their subscriptions and pres
ence, particularly on Memorial day, might
be utilized to excellent advantage.
Hereafter Frank Garbarino will spend
very little of his time in Mount Holly, as
he intends to travel exclusively for the
firm in Philadelphia which he has been
representing for some time. He is now
visiting relatives in Vineland previous to
starting out on long trip. Franks cigar
business here will be in charge of his
brother Jake.
Edward "Delmonico" Smith was the
owner of a fine parrot until Sunday, when
the bird went on an exploring expedition
and has not yet returned. Some friends
of Mr.. Smith thought perhaps the parrot
would talk better if the door of the cage
were opened, so they let the bird out anG
it quickly took advantage of the oppor
tunity. The last seen of it was when i
flew over the spire of the Methods
Church.
Miss Edith Kelley was successfully OPP
Grated upon at the jefferson College Hos
pital, Philadelphia, on Friday morning
for her throat trouble, and the case is nov
progressing in a very satisfactory man
ner. There is every reason to believe
that Miss Kelley will soon be restored tt
health. Her apartment at the hospita