The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-11-14
Augustus Wade, of Cleveland, Ohio,
Is guest of Harry NJ. Abdill.

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is guest of Harry NJ. Abdill.
Rev. DR.. Fiske, of Providence, R. 1.
preached at st. Andrews church on Sun
day.
Officer Denness has in his possession ,
small bunch of keys which he found OF
Washington street.
There will be sale of cake and candy
in the gymnasium of st. Andrews church
on Saturday afternoon.
i The Lady Minstrels at the opera house
this evening for the benefit of the hospital
will be greeted by large audience, The
entire house down stairs has been sold.
We have a nice lot of house plants fol-
Thanksgiving decorations. The war has
not raised the prices on them, either
Come see them at Rosbach's, Pemberton.
Mount Holly Lodge, No. IA, F. and A.
M, gave the first and third degrees last
evening to two candidates. This lodge
will soon decide on the question of hold
ing festival.
Miss Alice Plumley and Edward Relyea,
both of New Brunswick, were married al
the home of the bride on Thursday.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Milton Relyea, father of the groom.
I Mrs. Benjamin Antrim, of Juliustown,
fell down flight of stairs at her home a
| few days since and broke her arm. She
is now in serious condition as the ply
stefan has been unable to set the arm.
| Lost-A leather grip on road from Pine
street through Eayrestown to Medford.
Name Emily Francis Wisham, on bottom.
Finder rewarded by returning same to
James Gardiner, cor. Garden and RisdOn
streets.
| Did it ever occur to you what number
of bachelors are holding Office in this
county, There are County Collector
Powell, Clerk Warrick, Surrogate Kirk
bride, Freebooter Clerk White; Postmas-
tiers Hays and Cowperthwait This state
of affairs has got to stop.
The writ of error in the case of j.
Henry Heaviland VS.. the Burlington
County Board of Freeholders to determine
whether he was illegally removed from
the position of keeper of the court house,
was dismissed by the Supreme Court yes
terday. This keeps Wilbur F. Shinn in
the office.
Mrs. Morris II. Keller says that the
managers of the Burlington County Chill
dren s Home are well pleased with Miss
johnson, the new matron. Mrs Keller
also states positively that there is no truth
in the malicious reports being circulated
to the effect that the inmates are poorly
fed and i'll treated.
Deputy Revenue Collector Spencer,
who has charge of the district in which
| Burlington county is located, is trying
to collect the special taxes imposed on the
owners of bowling alleys. There is con-
siderable opposition to this tax, the pro-
prietors of alleys claiming it is illegal A
decision rendered last February taxes
each of two tracks, but the owners say
they should be classed as one.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Simons, of Pine
street, who removed to Trenton on Satur-
day, entertained their many friends by
giving them farewell supper on Thurs
day evening Among those present were
Mrs. John Wescott, Misses Bessie and
Moen and family, Mrs. John Quigley and
Thomas Nippins, Mrs. M. Reeves, Mrs
Sherman and daughter.
The Supreme Court yesterday rendered
decision in the appeal of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company from the verdict
rendered in favor of Miss Anna r. Burr in
the Burlington County Court. The YER
dict here was 81, 2OS in favor of Miss Burr,
and the Supreme Court affirms the judg-
ment. The court said this verdict was
slightly excessive, but not sufficiently SO
to show that the jury was prejudiced,
hence it must stand.
W. McAuliff was arrested yesterday
morning at Riverside by Constable Tones
of Palmyra, on charge of indecent expo
sure while passing through Palmyra on
the trains. The actions of man in a
toilet room on the morning train has
shocked the female residents of Broad
street, Palmyra, for some time past. Fin
ally complaint was made to the railroad
officials, and they placed detectives on the
case Their investigation resulted in the
arrest of McAuliff. The latter claims to
be young lawyer practicing in Philadel-
phia and living at Riverside. He entered
bail for hearing before Justice Gorrell
on Wedne sday.