The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-03-28
LOCAL NEWS.

rector of the Board of Freeholders.
Special Easter music will be rendered
in the various churches next Sunday.
The Brotherhood of the Union will
initiate one candidate tomorrow evening
Edward Claypoole is now attending ban
for William l.. Butterworth at Manas-
guam,
Col. Nathan Haines entertained the
County Board of Election at dinner Oh
Friday.
DR.. Elmer d. Prickitt has placed a
handsome ~up-to-date soda water fountain
in his drug store.
The petit jury for the May term OF
court will be drawn by Sheriff Fleetwood
on Tuesday, April II.
1000 yards of standard light c~alicoes,
BIC II yard, worth &c. w. w. Curtis, As
Main street, Mount Holly.
The late residence of Capt. Newbold,
at Sykesville, has been rented to Dr.
George Forsyth, of Pemberton.
The public schools were closed yester-
day afternoon on account of the burial
Of Miss Tuley, who was a teacher.
Some very fine poultry can be had at
Ogburn's meat market for the Easter din
ner. Order early. No. 80 Mill street. y
Mrs. E. L. Prickett has presented to the
Good Intent Fire Company a crayon por-
trait of her deceased husband, who was a
member of that organization.
Cavanaugh, the fruit man, has pur-
chased the peanut stock and fixtures from
l.. Garbarino, and will hereafter pay es-
pecial attention to the peanut trade.
Miss Stella Tuley, daughter of Joseph
Tuley, and a teacher in the public schools,
died Thursday night. The remains were
buried yesterday in the Trinity grounds.
At the Riverton school district meeting
$500 was appropriated for expenses for
the coming year. Mrs. Charles G. Miller
and Edward H. Pancoast were elected
trustees.
The committee which advertised for
bids for the construction of an oyster
shell road in Bass River township, met on
Friday and awarded the contract to Chas.
W. Mathis.
Mrs. Elizabeth L., widow of the late
Aaron S. White, deceased, formerly of
Mount Holly, died at Lawrenceville last
week. The remains were brought here
for burial on Friday.
After a lingering illness Mrs. Sarah
Heisler, mother of George G. Heisler, died
on Wednesday,. The funeral took place
on Friday, the interment being made in
the Baptist cemetery.
Rev. George W. Jester, of Moorestown,
gave an interesting stereopticon lecture in
the Opera House on Thursday evening.
The pictures were very good but the au-
dience was quite small.
Professor George D. Horner, who from
'63 to '68 represented Ocean county in the
State Senate, has sold out his property at
New Egypt, and will emove to Hurff-
vile in Salem county.
The shoe manufacturers of Burlington
report a revival of business, and that
branch of trade is picking up in Mount
Holly, Rodman w. Bowker reporting the
receipt of quite a number of orders,
The reception to the Snow Sisters"
which was postponed owing to the biz
zard will take place in the gymnasium of
st. Andrews Church on Tuesday evening,
April II. There will also be a candy sale.
A statement in the annual report of the
state prison shows that the Mount Holly
Shoe Company and the firm of Thomas
H. Lynn & Son, have paid nearly 1923, 900
for shoes and mating manufactured in
the prison.
The Gypsy Queen has been going about
town trying to make money by her art of
fortune telling. Several bands are locat-
ed at various points in Burlington coun-
ty, one of them being in the woods on
the South Pemberton road.
Fred Grover, the incorrigible young
man from the county house, who has been
spending thirty days in Jail, was liberat-
ed on Saturday, and late during the night
Officer Collins arrested him again for dis
orderly conduct on Main street.
A blaze in a chimney at the William
Mitchell residence on Bispham street
yesterday afternoon, brought out the fire
department, but their services were not
needed. T. Lacey Atkins managed to get
his horses attached to both engines.
The members of the Methodist Church
have arranged a reception for Rev. Mar
shall Owens and family, to take place in
the church ON Thursday evening. The
affair is in charge of the Ladies Aid, and
will be in the nature of a birthday social.
Owing to the frequency of robberies in
Moorestown, the citizens have employed
three special officers, who patrol the
streets all night. On Sunday night rob
bers attempted to break into A. J.. Du-
rand's drug store, but were discovered
and shot at.
The annual session of the Grand lodge,
Independent Order of Mechanics of New
Jersey, was held in Beverly on Tuesday,
and the following officers were elected:
Past grand architect, William II. Souder,
B~ridgeton; grand architect, George Hinch-
man, Camden.
Horace G. Pease has secured a position
no ,,rhocfp r aoanf for a hronoh of fhn
Metropolitan Traction Company in New
York city. Mr.. Pease is a cousin of Will
liam G. Whitney, who has a large inter
est in the road. and it was through him
that he obtained the job.
Joshua M. Reeve and Alfred Norcross
collided on the path near Smithville while
riding their bicycles last evening. Both
were riding at a good pace and neither
carried a lantern. Norcross' wheel was
badly broken and he was considerably
bruised. Reeve escaped injury.
With this issue THE News presents to
its readers a large and attractive display
of spring announcements of Mount Holly
business men. These advertisements are
worthy of most careful scrutiny and con-
tain valuable information for persons de-
string to make purchases of any kind.
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 be-
gin tomorrow, at Jamison's store. Those
purchasing tickets of members of the club
or lodge, can get the seats marked at the
same place.
As a result of an injury received in the
civil war, John w. Macklin has for a long
time been suffering from a ] painful tumor
on the back of his head. The lump has
been growing quite rapidly of late, and
on Tuesday he was admitted to the Bur
lington County Hospital to have an ope-
ration performed for its removal.
The carpet weavers who went on a strike
at the Stanwick mills last Wednesday, all
returned to their looms. After striking
last week they found employment in
Philadelphia. Their new positions were
not congenial, and after meeting Sunday
and comparing notes, they agreed to re.
turn. This makes it possible to operate
the mill again at its full capacity.
Miss Edith Kelley, of S~mithville, has
been suffering from a throat trouble fol
quite a while. Recently dangerous symp
toms manifested themselves, and a con
sultation of leading surgeons of Philadel
phia was had with the result that Miss
Kelley was taken to the Jefferson Col
lege Hospital this morning, where DR.
Keen will perform an operation which i
considered very delicate in its nature.
Unusual interest was manifested in tn
school meeting at Moorestown, and tn
town hall was packed to the doors. Tn
four out going members of the Board 0
Education, John T. Evans, Mary r. vii
son, Harry B. Coles and Charles Haine