The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-03-07

May 30, Is the next legal holiday.
The dropping sap from many trees an
the swelling buds indicate the near al
proach of spring.
A coat of cinders has been place
on the sidewalk on Madison avenue b
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The lady BARRIERS, who have beer local
ed at Toms River, found business unpro.
liable, and they have removed to anothe
locality.
At the service held in st. Andrew
Church on Friday evening, Rev. Jane
F. Olmsted, of Burlington, preached a
interesting sermon.
A decision on the double track contrc
versy between the city of Burlington al,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company i
expected this month.
The executors of the estate of Anthem.
Bullock, deceased, will have a sale of per
sonal property at the brick store, George
town, ON Friday, March II.
Mrs. Anthony Hall, of White street
was buried on Wednesday, and some sal
scenes were witnessed before the remain
were taken from the house.
Now is the best season of the year tt
have your lard put down for the summer
Leave your order with W. B. Ogburn al
80 Mill street, in Red Mans hall.
Joseph Pierce, who has had charge Of
the nickeling department at the Fl. B.
Smith Machine Works, has accepted
similar position with a Trenton firm.
After being missing from home for
months and supposed to be dead, Doug.
lass Fisher, of Vincentown, has been
heard from at Greenville, S. c., where he
Joined the regular army.
Mrs. M. W. English has resigned as
postmistress at C~rosswicks, where she has
held office since the death of her hus-
band in 1879. The Office has been in the
English family for SO years.
Fred B. Shreve will train his string Of
horses on the fair ground this season. He
has secured the right of the track and
stables from Messrs. Zelley and Wills
who are lessees of the property.
The Dramatic Association of the Sa-
cred Heart Church will repeat their re.
cent entertainment in Moorestown on
Thursday, March 10Th, for the benefit OF
the Catholic Church at that place.
Collector Ingling, of Mansfield town.
ship, in his annual report, shows receipts
amounting to SIS, 1871 and disburse-
ments reaching $12, 957.78. The delin.
quent tax list amounts to over $1,000.
The Philadelphia Inquirer celebrated
the tenth anniversary of its present man
agement, on Thursday, by issuing a spe-
cially attractive souvenir number, which
was eagerly sought by the readers OF
that paper.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
in the County Clerks Office by the Amer
lean Grease Company, of Riverside, whose
authorized capital is 5000, 900. The incor-
porators are George s. Way, A. D. Bacon
and M. E. Rowland.
Samuel Stanton, who recently broke
his left arm at S%mithville by the fall of a
heavy casting, will loon be able to go to
work. The employees of the machine
works raised a purse and presented it to
the unfortunate young man.
William Holt, of Delanco, was in town
yesterday. He is still very enthusiastic
over the project of forming a base bal
league in this county. A preliminary
meeting to discuss this matter will proba.
bly, be held In Beverly on Thursday even
ing.
One week from to-day the people OF
Mount Holly will have an opportunity to
vote on the question of bonding the town
for the purpose of improving some of our
principal streets, and there are many tax
PAYERS in favor of pushing the matter
through.
The township committee propose using
the scraper quite literally on many of the
streets about town this spring. The idea
is a good one. 1t is a cheap method o.
putting a street in fairly good condition.
and it's use is always attended with graf
flying results.
A property owner of this town in pass
ing the public school recently, observed
a much needed improvement to the build
ing, and being a person prone to denounc'
any public improvement, took occasion tc
bitterly denounce the public school sys
tenn of this country in bitter terms.
Josiah Dietz and W. Egley, two mel
who are alleged to have recently TRADED
wives, had a free fight down Water stree
on Wednesday afternoon, because n O
the men claimed to have received tn
worst of the bargain. They were arrest
ed and discharged with a reprimand.
The various banks of Mount Holly hav,
on trial a new and ingenious contrivanc
for adding columns of figures of any mag
nitude, which relieves all mental strain il
the matter. The machine is a costly devic
but it is said to be of great assistance t
bankers and others.
A young boy went home from schoc
on Wednesday feeling very proud of wha
he had accomplished during the day
Papa, l wrote a long essay to-day, sal
the little fellow. son what subject ?
oueried the astonished parent. "Oh,
don't know" replied the youth, "but it's
dandy"
Fred Schrayshuen is circulating a pape
for signatures which will be presented t
the town meeting asking that he be rein
bursed for the loss which he sustained b
the recent burning of his ice house. 1t
said he has been assisted to some exter
by private contributions, but just how th
township can do anything in the matter
not quite clear.
John B. Davis, supervisor OF the prC
posed stone road to Burlington, approve
the suggestion made by THE News {
beginning the work at the Mount Holl
end so that carriages will have good driN
ing to Burlington, via the Oxmead roaC
by the time the work is one-third finisl
: ed. If it is in the power of Mr.. Davis
do so the matter will be so arranged, bu
it is yet a question whether he has al
,.hority or not.
C>uen B. Meirs, of Cream Ridge, Pre-
ident ~ the Hightstown First Nations
Rank ba,9 a narrow escape from deaf
while at Newark, on Monday. He WI
standing or the curb near the static
when a herd of c.Httle that were bein