The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

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A Chinaman was in town yesterday try
ing to rent building in which to open
laundry.
The Philapelphia Inquirer is now serve
early in the morning. 1t is brought her
by wagon from Burlington.
Rev. G. H. Pendleton will deliver sci
mon in the Baptist Church, on Sunda
evening, on Unknown Heroes.
A certificate of Incorporation has bee
filed in the county clerks Office by 81
Josephs Academy, of Bordentown.
William Rose, of Delanco, was arreste,
on Saturday night by Officer Severns an,
committed to jail on drunk and disorder
ly charge.
A horse belonging to William B. Cal
got its foot tangled in barbed wire fenc
on Wednesday and had bad cash cut il
it's fetlock.
A strawberry festival will be held IL
the Mechanics hall, at Lumberton, mex
Saturday evening, under the auspices o
the Epworth League.
A new bicycle ordinance is published IL
this issue of THE News. and as it become,
law next Saturday. riders should study
its provisions carefully.
The exercises at Lumberton to-day viii
consist Of singing and addresses by Rev
n I~s~ II De- Co.
and hard tack win be served
The Margerum divorce suit was to have
been heard yesterday before Vice Chan
cellor Grey, of Camden, but the case was
postponed until next Monday.
Very interesting services were held in
the Masonic Home on Sunday afternoon
by Rev. James Stoddard, of Mount Hol-
ly, who took the St. Andrews choir with
him.
The condition of Jacob Claypoole, Jr.,
who recently underwent an operation, is
such that he is out of danger, and the
nurse who has been attending him has
gone to Rancocas.
in Mount Holly on Thursday. He will
soon return here to put down sample of
his cement pavement, and also to lay some
cement walks for Budd Norcross.
William Kemble, member of Florence
township committee, was thrown from his
carriage, on Wednesday, and badly
bruised The dropping of the king bolt
of the carriage caused the horse to run
away.
Mrs. II. D. Torrie, Sr., of Delanco, had
her right arm severely poisoned, and,
while undertaking to bath it, she picked
up bottle of carbolic acid, instead of
glycerine, and burned her hand and arm
severely
Some of the buttonwood trees about
town are losing their foliage, and mum
Der of pavements during the past
week have been Uttered with dead
leaves, which look as though they had
been burned.
Harry Jones, of Springfield, while on
a drunk In Mount Holly on Wednesday,
pleased number of small boys by dis
tributing pennies as he staggered up Main
street 1t was not long before he was ar
rested and committed to Jail to sober up.
Gillespie s. Esham are making a radical
change in the building on Mill street now
owned by Thomas Claypoole. The lower
q DOR will be converted into store with a
glass front, similar to the Childs store,
and in all probability it will be used for a
grocery store.
Eli Harvey, minister of the Society of
Friends and his companion from Indiana
have appointed public meeting in
Friends Meeting House, on Buttonwood
street. Fifth-day morning, Sixth Month 1st
at 10 o'clock, to which a general invita-
tion is extended.
In front of the residence of Benajah p
Wills, on Main street, can be seen quite a
curiosity. It is in the shape of pine
tree of fair size growing out of maple
tree, and 1t is supposed to have started by
bird dropping seed on the end of a limb
which had been cut off.
Some time since the youngest daughter
of Edward s. Troth was sent to market
after some meat and while on the way
the little girl lost a nickel She was sent
back to see if she could find it, and upon
returning home she surprised her parents
by showing ten cent piece which she
picked IN on the pavement
New York is very much stirred up over
the abduction of Marion Clark, the infant
daughter of Arthur W. Clark. 1t is sup
posed that she was stolen by the nurse, a
young woman whose baby recently died,
and whose mind is thought to have be-
come unsettled in consequence of her loss.
Mr. Clark is the son of Benjamin Clark,
and formerly lived in Mount Holly.
THE News announced in good faith last
week that the fair grounds could be pur-
chased for 81, O00 but when such an offer
was recently made to the Camden Trust
Company, it was found that they would
not sell for less than $40, 00O There were
several gentlemen ready to pay the for
mer sum, and the idea of retaining this
valuable property has not been abandon
ed.
On Tuesday evening, June 8, there will
be held special meeting Of Good VIII
Lodge, No. IA, A. o. U. w, commencing
at o'clock. After the business is trans
acted the members will repair to the
lodge room in the Mirror building, where
ten candidates will be initiated by de-
gree team from Camden. About one hun
bred persons are expected to be present,
and after the meeting is oyer refreshments
will be served in Dill's hall
John Harry Halt. of Philadelphia, has
purchased the jewelry business of Alfred
Doron, on Main street. and he will take
possession on Thursday. Mr. Halt Is a
young man who comes here with recon-
mendations Of very high character, and
1t Is believed that he will be worthy sue
cessor to Mr.. Doron, who retires after
being in business for nearly fifty
years His residence will be for rent
in a short time. We feel justified in re-
commencing Mr.. Halt to the people of
this section, believing that he will main
tain the we'll established reputation of this
old business stand.
1t would be good move if it were pos
sible for the neighbors to have the old
Hifhard building at the corner of Murrell
end paySnn streets eondamnad and torn