The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-29
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1899
LOCAL NEWS.

their quarterly meeting in Mount Holly.
A new brick walk has been laid in front
of the residence of Capt. John ]. Read,
on Main street.
The announcement is made of the en-
gagement of J. Blake Slack and Miss
Maud Wetherill
Attend the special town meeting to-
morrow and vote money to complete the
improvements on Grant street.
Rev John Shape, pastor of Emanuel
Baptist Church, Camden, preached in the
Mount Holly Baptist Church on Sunday.
The electric light plant at Smithville
was tested on Wednesday evening, when
the machine shops were lighted up in q
very satisfactory manner.
j. L. Anderson & Son, on Wednesday,
purchased a five horse power Otto gas
engine, which they will use at their can
ming factory on Water street.
The annual meeting of the Board Of
Assessors of Burlington county will be
held at the Court House. Mount Holly, or
Tuesday, September 5, at 10 o'clock A. M
Benjamin F Shreve had the misfortune
to fall down the cellar stairs at his resi-
dence on Thursday evening, bruising him
self badly and cutting cash in his head.
Mrs. Alfred Eddy gave lawn social al
her residence on Friday evening. The
yard was tastefully decorated and illumi-
mated, and the event was successful one
Work at the Medford glass works will
soon be resumed The union leaders, it Is
said, will try to make trouble for the pro-
prietors, but there is no anxiety on that
score.
Harry Watson, former mill hand, now
in the employ of ex Sheriff Harbert. was
arrested on Sunday by Officer Seyerns for
being drunk The defendant was given
four days in jail.
Preparations are being made for sup
per to be held on the lawn and in the base
ment of the NJ. E. Church, on Thursday
evening, September ID, for the purpose of
reducing the church debt.
A horse driven by Miss Laura FEM
more, while crossing the railroad track at
the station yesterday morning. got its
foot caught, tearing the shoe in such a
manner as to bend it double.
An able bodied young man felt quite
indignant yesterday at John Throckmor-
ton because the latter would not let the
fellow live off the poor fund. That's
what the money is for, " he remarked.
The Grand Home of New Jersey will
meet tomorrow at Vineland Mrs Annie
NJ. Sprow will represent Lady Marion
Circle, No. 8, Of Mount Holly. Quite a
delegation from here viii attend the meet
ing
Daniel B. Smith had very poor luck
with his strawberry crop this year on ac-
count of the weather, but on Friday he
picked few very choice berries, which is
something uncommon for this time of the
year.
met with an accident yesterday which
ended in death While the animal was
returning from the creamery it stumbled
over small stone and broke its leg, after
which it was killed.
Rev. Charles Bowdin, of Camden, oc-
cupied the Methodist pulpit on Sunday in
the absence of the pastor, and also con-
Quoted the services at the Masonic Home
in the afternoon. The choir of the Meth
odist Church furnished the music at the
Home.
On Thursday John R. Howell settled
with r. Winfield Taylor. of Buddtown,
for his recent loss by fire, which amount
ed to $61475 on the produce that was de-
stroyed. The Mercer County Insurance
Company also paid $500, which was on
the buildings.
Chalkley Borden and s'Whalebone" Eek
ley are wanted by the police for breaking
open trunk at the West end hotel, on
Thursday, and stealing gold watch and
$16 The two men left town on a freight
train at night before warrants for their
arrest were issued.
A handsome gold watch is on exhibition
in the window of jeweler J. Harry Halt,
which is to be presented to the person
selling the greatest number of tickets for
the fair and festival to be given by Court
Mount Holly, No. SO. Foresters of Amer
lea, on September Is and 49,
James Behal Bowker. son of Rodman
w. Bowker. engineered yachting party
down the bay from Island Heights last
week. TWAS his eleventh birthday. The
party included his parents, Mrs. Yatman,
wife of the evangelist who has been doing
excellent work in the Philippines Mrs.
Lyons, and Misses Lowry and Linten.
Huff g. Shemeley, of Mount Holly,
put In water wheel at the Smithville ma
chine works on Sunday. The work was
done on the Sabbath owing to pressure
of business as the company did not care to
shut down. This time last year they
would have been glad to stop for an in
definite period On Friday an order was
received from one customer along the Pa
cific coast amounting to $1,000.
A business change took place in Mount
Holly yesterday. Diebel & Eppler, of
Philadelphia, purchased the business OF
the Howard Manufacturing Company, on
King street. They will take charge and
start up the works at once on an enlarged
scale by the addition of more machinery,
A company Will be formed to which their
interest will be transferred The new
company will engage largely in the man.
ufacture of screw machine work and parts
for automobiles.
Mrs Lydia B, Thompson was buried in
the Mount Holly cemetery, on Friday.
She was the wife of Rev. j. r. Thompson,
of the Glassboro NJ E. Church, and sis
ter of T. Walter Borton, OF Mount Holly
The funeral was largely attended, the en-
tire official board of the Glassboro church
being present. There were 18 ministers
In attendance, six of whom delivered ad
dresses in the lie. Church here Among
them werei Reys. George L. Dobbins, ]
B. Graw, John Handley, W. P. g. Strick
land. james Moore, George B. Wight
Percy PeFinchief, Joseph Garrison, ant
D. E. Clair
A dog belonging to man by the nam'
of Deitz, which recently bit lady an(
her son, was ordered killed by the town