The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-02

et The NJ. E. parsonage has been treat
to a fresh coat of paint.
Policeman Denness covers a great de
of ground about town at night on his
cycle.
J. 1t is said that William johnson, of JAG.
sonville, recently killed eighteen snak'
in one nest.
i Charles Stockton, of Mill street, is col
fined to his home by a case of sciat
f rheumatism.
/ The sixth anniversary of the Riversid
Methodist Episcopal Church will be cell
brated on May IA.
Pitman & Stackhouse will have a sal
of some choice Durham COWS at Vincer
town on Saturday.
The residents of New Egypt are dis
cussing the feasibility of establishing
bank at that place.
Many acres of cranberries are being Sc
out in the vicinity of Medford. The vine
are of the Cape Cod stock.
Shiras Post, G.. A. R., have receives
the buttons which they purpose giving t
each contributing member.
Capt. F. jacket, of the Volunteers o
America, is working at his trade of house
painting for Samuel L.. Bullock.
William Y. Gennett, who is a sever
sufferer with rheumatism, is being caret
for at the Burlington County Hospital.
William Frech, of Maple Shade, Will,
operating a new steam circular saw re
Gently, had one of his fingers split in two
At a meeting of the Board of Educa
ton on Wednesday evening, Edward S
Troth was elected school census enumera,
tor.
A very successful dance was given al
Vincentown on Wednesday evening, the
promoters being Ernest Haines and Floyd
Rogers.
When the erection of the new water
works at Wrightstown is completed, the
residents will take a day off to celebrate
the event.
1t is said that James H. Birch, the car
rage manufacturer of Burlington, intends
to put a cheap horseless carriage on the
market soon.
The pupils of the Masonville public
school are preparing exercises appropriate
for a flag raising that is to take place on
the 18th inst.
Arbor Day was observed by the pupils
of the public school on Friday afternoon.
The programme consisted of a literary
entertainment.
The property of Mrs. Charles W.
Brown, on Main street, is being put in
shape for the return of the family from
Washington, D. G.
The ice wagon of Isaac L.. Shinn ap-
peared last week with bright colors and
some frigid decorations from the brush of
artist E. Plum Pitcher.
Mrs. G. L. Ashburner, of Pensauken,
who was recently stricken with paralysis,
lay helpless in bed for twenty-four hours
before being discovered
Budd Norcross and his %coachman, while
near Hainesport recently, killed a seven
foot black snake and also a copperhead
which measured three feet.
An entertainment was given by the Odd
Fellows at Bridgeboro', on Saturday night
to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of
Odd Fellowship in this country.
A large number of people from Mount
Holly went to Philadelphia on Thursday
to view the unwilling of the Grant monu
ment, and to get a look at the cruiser
Raleigh.
The announcement is made of the ap-
preaching marriage of Clifford Cline, of
Medford, and Miss Lillian s. Haines, of
Germantown, Pa. The event will take
place in June.
The condition of the west side of Mount
Holly avenue was last week greatly i'm
proved by the numerous washouts and
holes being filled in, and thus all danger
of an accident to vehicles has been avert
ed.
Judge Gaskill, who has been secretary
of the Industry Building and Loan Asso-
citation of Mount Holly for the past quar-
ter of a century, resigned at the meeting
held last week. He has been succeeded
by George M. Hillman-
George w. Davis, of Trenton, died last
week. He was proprietor of the Acme
Brass Works. Deceased was a native OF
Burlington county, having been born at
Columbus, which place he left when 10
years of age, going to Trenton with his
parents.
An entertainment to raise funds for the
purchase of a flag will be given by the
school at Red Lion on Friday evening.
DR.. j. r. Haines, an elocutionist, will
render several selections in addition to
the programme, which will consist of
dialogues, music, etc.
An ancient timepiece that was %bequeath-
ed to Ridgway s. Deacon, of Mount Hol-
ly, by his mother, and who, placing it in
the possession of his sister, was sold after
the ~latter's death to Josiah Fl. Mason, is
the subject of a law suit and repleyin
proceedings have been instituted.
Everything is quiet about the glass
works at Medford. A number Of the
strikers have left town, and a delegation
of those remaining meet the arrival of all
trains to see if any new blowers have been
secured to take their places. New men
will be employed when the dissatisfied
ones leave for other fields.
John H. Dobbins and Mrs. A. M. Ris-
don are the executors of the will of Sarah
Fl. Keller, deceased, of Mount Holly,
which has been admitted to probate by
Surrogate Kirkbride. After providing
for a number of legacies, the residue of
the estate is left to st. Andrews Episco-
pal Church, Mount Holly.
The new water company at Columbus
will be permanently organized to-mor-
row. Already So, 900 has been subscribed
and there is every probability that the en-
terprise will be successful. The follow
ing have been elected directors: A. N.
Dobbins, DR.. Calver, Samuel Ellis, JOS
eph F. Taylor, Charles L. Carslake, Clay
ton Hancock, D. C. Wells.
Smithville has a branch of the State
Mutual Building and Loan Association,
nnd 1o1 shnres of stock were subscribed