The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-03-21

For Remington bicycles, go to Wethel
ills, "A Main street, Mount Holly.
l The Knights of Pythias gave the thir
degree to one Esquire on Friday evening
A musical entertainment will be give
| in the Baptist Church at Chesterfield tc
morrow evening.
} Levi Aaronson, who has been residin
at Mansfield Square, will again take u
his residence in Mount Holly.
There is a lap robe awaiting an owne
at the office of Justice Krayer, which wa
found by officer Collins on Friday night.
The blessing of the Palms will tax
place during high mass in the Sacre
Heart Church, next Sunday, at 10 o'cloc
A. NJ.
The new lettering on the front second
story windows of the Gaskill building O.
Main street presents a business like ap
pearance.
Captain Ferdinand Jacket, of the Vol
%unteers of America, buried his mother il
New York last week. Her death was du
to paralysis.
Thomas Dolan wants the honor of pre-
senting to and pinning a constable's badg'
on Jesse Woodruff this evening after h
is sworn into office.
Go to Ogburn's meat market for choice
poultry, squads, fresh boiled ham, home
made corned beef, tongues, etc, at No. 3:
Mill street, in Red Mems hall.
A delegation from Marion Home, No. 6
of Mount Holly, visited Union Home, No.
10, at Pemberton, on Friday night. A
very pleasant time is reported.
John Throckmorton and Harry Abdill
are getting their outfit ready for a trip tc
Manahawkin Pier next Tuesday, where
they will spend a few days cunning on the
bay.
The Dramatic Association of the Sacred
Heart Church, of Mount Holly, gave an
excellent entertainment in the Catholic
Church at Moorestown on Thursday even.
ing.
A delegation of the members of Wash
ington Council, No. 5, Jr. o. U. A. M,
went to Philadelphia on Friday evening
and made a fraternal visit to Grace Coun-
Gil, No. 631.
G. W. Hess, of Riverside, a dealer in
confectionery, was visited by Officer Sew
ems when in town on Friday, and as a re-
suit the MAJ was compelled to take out
peddler's license for a year.
Every issue of THE News from now I'M
til the end of the year will be read with
extraordinary interest, and for that rea-
son up-to-date business men should see
that their advertisements are inserted.
On the United States petit jury, which
meets at Trenton, on Tuesday, are: Frank
lin P. Gabel and George w Shreve, of
Bordentown; A. S. L. Doughty and John
NJ. Huff, Mount Holly; Augustus b.
Grobler, of Pemberton.
A contract for the erection of a new
Methodist Church at Browns Mills to re-
place the one recently destroyed by fire,
was given on Wednesday evening to the
United States Construction Company, of
Philadelphia, for $1,417.
The matter of paying assessments on
the stone road running from Chambers
Corner to Columbus has been certioraried
to the Supreme court, the contention being
that part of the assessment was placed on
property not bordering IN the road.
William B. Ogburn has been showing a
choice display of h~ome-dressed beef, veal,
mutton and lamb during the past week
which was Hastily decorated in its dressing
by Artist Murdoch. Its tempting appear
ance accounts for it's ready sale. No.32 Mil
street, in Red Mems hall.
A telephone call requested the presence
of Officer Severns at the station on Fri
day to attend to the case of a drunken
man who was pretty loud in his speech.
| When the policeman arrived the man
thought it the better part of discretion to
shut up and he did so, thus escaping ar
rest.
Among the articles of incorporation
filed in the County Clerks office last week
were those of the T. ZurBrugg Com.
pany, at Riverside, with a capital of 5000,
600, for the business of manufacturing
watch cases. The incorporators named
are T. ZurBrugg, Nelson B. Gaskill and
Samuel M. Hyneman.
In the Inqutrer's young peoples contest
for a piano, a yacht and a camera, none Of
the prizes for those who successfully
solved the puzzle came to Mount Holly,
but several contestants from this place
received recognition for their work and
were awarded special prizes in the shape
of books. Those who were thus compli-
mented are Norman Francis Lynn, George
Macdonald and Miss Nellie Gillespie. A
special prize of a Photographic outfit fol
extraordinary neatness with their papers
was awarded to Nellie and Paul Nyce, o.
| Marlton.
Having heard that Mount Holly nigh
issue bonds for the improvement of SOM
of its principal streets, the township com
mittee has received several letters on the
subject. On Saturday they heard from
Benwell & Everitt, No. 6 Wall street, anC
from Duke M. Parson, banker, of Chi
cago, both of which firms asked for al
opportunity to secure the bonds. 1t is be
lieved that such bonds could be floated a
3 per cent. In fact there are people il
Mount Holly who are willing to TAX
some at that rate of interest, and there il
one person willing to take them all at 8
per cent.
A case that called for attention was re
ported to Justice Clevenger on Tuesda!
evening by William Davis and one or tw,
other men living at 'Bucto. When Mrs
Foster went to call on her relative, Mrs
Shemeley, who lives at Bunker Hill, sh
found the latter in bed with a dead infan
by her side, the baby having been born Sun
day morning. In this condition the moth
er remained until discovered IN Tuesday
Two physicians were sent for but neithe
was able to respond, Undertaken Earn
est was notified and Coroner Grobler sen
! for. After making an examination of tn
case a burial permit was granted. 1t
l said that Mrs. Shemeley has been work
ing hard to get along since her husband
= John Shemeley, was recently sent to stat
prison for five years for stealing chickens
e The case was called to the attention of tn
$ authorities of Westampton, who will az
sist the woman or send her to the count