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

The telephone line to Columbus ha
been completed and is now in workin
order.
The water at S%mithville is so high tina
the machine works are being run by stear
power.
Mrs. Michael Woolston, who died o
Tuesday night from paralysis, was burie
on Saturday.
Messrs. Dean and Holeman lave dis
posed of their Sunday newspaper route t
Walter Shinn.
By order of the f~reeholders a handsom
new clock was placed in the office at tn
jail on Friday.
Caleb D. Shreve, who received a Sigh
stroke of paralysis a few days since, i
getting along nicely.
Having recovered from his severe at
tack of pneumonia, George J. Robertson
is again able to be out.
Ready-made sheets, very fine quality
24x24, 49c; % K %, soc. No. 10 Mil
street. l. FL. Lippincott.
On Thursday Gov. Voorhees, reappoint
ed Hon. Joseph III. Gaskill to be judge
for the county of Burlington.
Justice Clevenger rented three houses
Wednesday. He says that most all hi
desirable residences are occupied.
Mrs. Joseph K. Tuley has rented he
residence, corner Washington street ant
Madison avenue, to T. Walter Borton.
The order for the removal of slot ma
chimes from saloons and other places seem!
to b. quite general throughout the coun
ty.
Several large flocks of geese were seer
to pass over town on Sunday. They came
from the south, which is an indication
that winter is over.
T. Walter Borton will have apublic sale
of household goods, carriages, harness,
etc, at his residence, So Main street, on
Thursday, March 80.
Samuel Matthews, a member of the
Union Hose Company, received an injury
to his foot by having it run over by a hose
carriage at the fire yesterday afternoon.
Quite a number of DRINKS engaged the
attention of the police on Saturday night.
The rain kept the offenders in doors, and
consequently there was little opportunity
to make arrests.
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Mount Holly, on Saturday, in preference
to riding, claiming that he could make
better time. In some places the mud went
over his boot tops.
On Sunday afternoon a party of sports
from Burlington took two game birds out
in the vicinity of the fountain woods,
where a genuine cockfght was enjoyed by
a large number of spectators.
Louis Garbarino has opened a saloon on
Broad Street, South Trenton. to which
place he will soon remove his family
His sons will remain In Mount Holly and
continue in the tobacco business.
DR.. Topper has no peer in Philadelphia,
as a pulpit orator, and the people of Mount
Holly should avail themselves of the OPP
p~ortunity to hear his lecture at the Bap-
fist Church on Tuesday evening next.
The sale of seats for the entertainment
to be given by the Mount Holly Banjo,
Mandolin and Guitar Club for the benefit
of the Brotherhood of the Union, will
begin on Wednesday, the Goth, at
Jamison's store.
On Saturday afternoon Sheriff Fleet
wood sold a lot in Moorestown, owned by
Andrew F. Aitken, to Abbie j. Palmer
for 800; farm in Cinnaminson township,
property of Isaac Evaul, to Heulings Lip.
pincott for SO, 900.
Rev. Marshall Owens, the new pastor Of
the Methodist Church, occupied the pull
pit on Sunday and left a very favorable
impressi among his congregation. Or
Saturday Rev. Milton Relyea went tc
Clayton to begin his pastorate there.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the postoffice for the week ending Marcel
1S: Mrs. Sara Bolton, William ]. Branin
Miss M. Cavens, Lariet Bros, W. M
Newbold, Mrs. K. Palmer, Mrs. Laurs
Rambo, J.. T. Sykes & Co., John Worrell
The constables elect will be sworn il
this evening. They have prepared theil
bonds which are for s., 900 each. GaskilP'
sureties are Joseph G.. Bower and JOSEPH
C. Kingdom. Woodruff's bondsmen arr
Joseph S. Shreve, Alfred Wolfrom, Franz
L. Hates and Joseph X. Tuley.
liam B Wills feed mill near Bisphan
street Yesterday afternoon. An alarm wa
struck and the entire department respond
ed, but only one line of hose was used
The damage was slight. The cause is sup
posed to have been a spark from a loco
motive.
A sample of the new cemen pavemen
is to be placed on Main street, in front o
the p~ostofice, for the purpose of demon
s~trating it's value, and to show that horse
will not slip when climbing a hill covere'
with this preparation. The work will b
lone gratuitously by Contractor Aimes
of Philadelphia.
The next person who is awarded tn
contract to take charge of the King stree
bridge will have to do some work beside
opening the draw, as it is proposed t
make the attendant keep the draw wei
oiled, to keep it in proper condition, opel
it when necessary, and clean off the snoy
during the winter.
The annual school meeting, for the elect
ion of three trustees and to appropriat
funds for the support of the schools tn
ensuing year, will be held in the Coul
House this evening. The trustees who's
terms expire are Joseph G. Bower, Franz
lin Dill and Eckard P. Budd. Georg
w. Durand will be a candidate for election
The township committee organized Q
Friday night by electing A. A. Anderson
chairman; Joseph S. Shreve, committe
on electric light; T.. Lacey Atkins, owe
seer of roads and chief of police. Wa
ter l. Dill was reappointed TOWNSHIP
treasurer, and Samuel A. Atkinson, soil
itor. The policemen will be appointed
a meeting this evening.
The runaway accident on WashingtC
street, on Tuesday, caused by the bad co
dition of the paving, will result in a ST.
for damages being brought against Mort
amnton township. Clarence T. AtkinsC
has been retained as counsel to bring Il