The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31
Mumps are said to be very prevalent at

President Mckinley has designate
Thursday, November 80, as Thanksgivin
day.
T. Walter Borton has completed 10
!. of papering in the Methodist Church {
Pointville.
This is season when hound dog
worth more than at any other period {
the year.
The members of Company E, Bird Reg
ment of Mount Holly, received their ne'
/, uniforms on Thursday.
Mrs. Clayton Fox, of Pointville, ha
, been successfully operated upon for di
seased nerve of the eye.
: Alexander Borden died at his home O
Wood lane on Tuesday, aged IA years
The funeral tookiplace on Friday.
! A small badge of the Oriental Degree
o. U. A. M, was found last week. TIL
owner can get it at THE News Office.
Mrs. Mary B. Ridgway has purchased
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longing to Anna S. Taylor, for 81, 400.
The season for shooting quail, rabbi
and squirrels will open on the 10th of Nov
| ember. The woods abound in game thi
season.
A specially interesting meeting of tn
Volunteers of America was held on Sat
urday evening, as visiting members wer,
present.
John Maxwell is the name of a mar
who was arrested on Saturday night by
Officer Severns, and he was given foul
days in jail.
Messrs. Quicksall and Shannon will MOI
have dancing in the Lewis building or
Tuesday and Saturday evenings as they
had contemplated.
Elwood Mount raised the frame of q
new barn on Saturday for Jackson L.
Kelley, to take the place of the one re
Gently destroyed by fire.
On account of its being halloween
householders will do well this evening to
hide their gates, as the small boys will be
very much in evidence.
| j. Smalley Baugh last week took par
ty of young people from Lumberton
down the creek in his steam launch to
enjoy moonlight ride.
Ducks are beginning to make their ap-
| naororoo on tho noIauora riuor in mora
promising numbers. They are in good
condition and not very wild yet.
The Beverly wheelmen will give a
smoker at their club house on Saturday
evening, November f. A number of
county wheelmen will be invited.
1t is stated that Charles Chapman, of
Crosswicks, has record of cutting 220
stacks of corn in twelve hours, and that
his record for this season is 6,906 stacks.
George NJ Heisler, of Toms River, and
a former resident here, was in Mount
Holly on Saturday. He says that ducks
and geese are plentiful ON Barnegat bay.
A graphophone entertainment will be
given in Wrightstown on Wednesday
evening, November 8, under the auspices
of Wrightstown Council, No III, Jr. O.
U. A. NJ
A Revival Conference will be held in
the NJ. E. church, at Mount Holly, to-
morrow morning and afternoon. All Off
cial members and leading church workers
are invited to attend.
Rev. D. E. Clair, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church at Lumberton, was taken by
surprise at his residence on Tuesday even
ing by members of his congregation, who
left behind them large quantity of gro
ceries, provisions, etc.
A balky horse from Smithville created
considerable amusement on Mill street
one evening last week. All sorts of sug-
gestions were made to start the animal,
but he didn't move until he got ready,
despite the information furnished by the
crowd
Henry l. Budd having reported that
there was was sufficient state funds avail
able for the purchase of the Westfield and
Marlton turnpikes, the stone road com
mittee of the Board of Freeholders held
meeting in Mount Holly on Thursday to
consider the matter.
Quite lively fight took place Saturday
night on Washington street. The occur
renee was on private property, and al
though the police found it necessary to in
terfere, the owner of the premises would
not make any CO mplaint. In this he
made mistake, as such action hampers
the officers in the discharge of their duty.
Those who wish to keep their names
from appearing in the sale for delinquent
taxes for 1898, should pay their bills to
Collector Samuel M. Holt by the 18th of
November, as after that date the names of
those who have not given the matter pro-
per attention will be handed to the town
ship committee as delinquents.
A discovery was made at Imlaystown a
few days since while heater was being
placed in the residence of Reuben Hen
erickson. By the side of an old-fashion-
ed chimney the workmen found a small
brick receptacle which was covered by a
false floor, and it is supposed that this was
used for the safe keeping of money and
other valuables.
If rumors are true 1t looks very much as
If Postmaster Cowperthwait and Sheriff
Fenton will have to provide Christmas
dinner for the poor children of Mount
Holly. Their success in being elevated to
Office has brought this condition about.
AS Fenton will be elected beyond all per-
adventure of doubt, Charlie will soon
be putting up some of his choicest turkeys
for the occasion.
The police have learned of more Satur-
day night trouble which occurs at the
railroad station between those people who
come here from Magnolia, Brindletown,
Turkeytown, Shutdown and other places
in the pines and go home on the late owl
| line. This is just the time when the po-
lice are engaged in the centre of the town,
and to to give protection at the station
special officer should be stationed in that
neighborhood.
The New Jersey Fish and Game Com
mission is making preparations to capture
all the fish in the Delaware and Raritar
canal, which runs from New Brunswick
to Bordentown. A recent examination
has shown that the canal is filled will