The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-17
LOCAL NEWS.

VI cdlucS u yun
Joseph Dubell is now serving his Gus
toners from new milk wagon.
j. L. Anderson & Son, the packers on
Water street, have commenced to can
Keiffer pears.
There are already six prisoners in jail
who have been committed for the Janu-
airy term of court.
Albert w. Atkinson, of Garden street,
will have public sale of household
goods on Saturday, October 2s.
Do not forget the musicale in the Opera
House next Tuesday evening for the ben
eft of the Mount Holly Athletic Associa-
ton.
The Young Peoples Union of the Baptist
Church will give supper in the Masonic
Temple on Friday and Saturday evenings,
9th and 28th.
Joseph Hammell, of Chairville, was
found Saturday night with larger drunk
than he could carry, and he was taken to
Jail to sober up.
Extra fine candies can be secured at
Jones drug store. All kinds of chocolate
and mixed CONNECTIONS. Try them if you
want something good.
Cards have been issued for the wedding
of William A. Slaughter and Miss Flor
ence Lewis, at St. Andrews Church,
Tuesday, October 81
Rev. John R. Mason, of Camden, will
deliver free lecture in the Methodist
Church at Rancocas on Friday evening.
His subject will be: Sand.
Those interested in the University Elk
tension lectures are requested to meet in
the Court House on Thursday evening,
when the committee will report
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of William Powell, United States Minister
to Hayti, to Camden lady. Mr. Powell
is at present soiourning at Philadelphia.
Job Evans, lifelong resident of Ewes
boro, was found dead in his bed Saturday
morning Deceased was 70 years old and
was in apparent good health on Friday.
Several Vincentown toughs who engag
ed in fight on Mill street Saturday night,
will be surprised when warrant is served
on them to appear before Mount Holly
justice.
Signor Zateri, the finest harp player in
the city of Philadelphia, has been engag-
ed to play solo at the benefit of the
Mount Holly Athletic Association next
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p Rogers announce
the marriage of their daughter, Margaret,
to Harry Gilbert Duvall. of Washington,
d. G. The ceremony took place July 10
at New York city
Rev. John Fl. Boswell, of Trenton, will
deliYer lecture, illustrated by stereopti-
con views, in the Methodist Church on
Nov. 21st under the auspices of Sunday
school class No. 5.
About half dozen white men and colored |
damsels have been frequently creating
considerable disorder on Madison avenue
on Saturday nights. Their names have
been secured and arrests may follow
Thomas Brown, of Pennsylvania, and
George Cure, of Newark, both colored, |
were committed to Jail yesterday, charged |
with breaking into the house of Marshall |
A. Loveland, of New Gretna, and steal
ing a bicycle
Thomas Lucas was found drunk on the |
lawn in front of Judge GaskilPs residence
Saturday morning, and telephone mes
sage brought Constable Gaskill to the
scene. who arrested the intruder. Justice
Laumaster gave him ten days in Jail
A large telegraph pole was found on the
tracks at Lenola, on Thursday night. 1t
is supposed to have fallen from wagon |
which had been hauling the poles, and |
was discovered in time to avoid an acct |
dent
A few nights since Charles Thomas sat
on the rail along the creek by Archer's !
carriage factory to rest himself While |
in this position he became drowsy, slipped
off and fell into the water, which is quite /
deep at that point. He managed to get
out with considerable difficulty
On Friday night two drunken men who
were at the fair grounds left gate open
when they came down town, and as re-
suit several of the horses in training there |
that were in the pasture field slipped out |
They roamed around the country until |
Saturday afternoon when they were cap |
tured.
The entertainment to be given in the
opera house next Tuesday evening will be
worth going to. The programme will be
rendered entirely by home talent, with the
exception of the harp player. He comes
from Philadelphia and is one of the finest
performers in the country. There will be
vocal solos and Duets piano duets. read
ings and other attractions.
Capt Elton A. Smith is arranging to
open a free reading and writing room in
the boarding house at Smithville. 1t is
his object to present an opportunity to
the men and boys there to become edu-
Gated during the evenings In order to
make the place interesting Mr.. Smith has
subscribed for a large number of period
Gals that will be best adapted to the men
in his employ.
Rev. Winfield S. Thompson, son of Rev
Jesse r.. Thompson, of Glassboro, met
with a serious accident on Saturday. He
was engaged at painting house when he
fell from the ladder, breaking one wrist
and fracturing the other. The young
mar had just been appointed to church
and had been working all summer to get
money for his expenses. He is nephew
of T. Walter Borton, of Mount Holly.
On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Loveland
of Atlantic City, took a bicycle ride to
Bass River to visit relatives, and during
their stay two colored men seized the BIZ
cycles and rode rapidly away. They were
followed nearly to Egg Harbor City be-
fore the pursuers came up with them and
compelled them to surrender. Both the
thieves were brought to Mount Holly and
landed in Jail.
Policeman Severns had an experience
on Saturday that he will remember every
time he hears somebody say ''chestnuts. >
He was out near Smithville gathering
some of those nuts and he had secured a
good number to bring home As he stood
gazing at his crop and was thinking how
nice they would be this winter, the female