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

Cavanaugh is supplyidg the best of We
N etables that can be had, No so Main st.
1t Oliver Greed, proprietor of the hotel
Vincentown, died on Sunday of apoplex
{, The League Cycle Club, of Philade
u phia, took run to Birmingham on SUI
day.
/ The post Office will close at 10 o'cloc
9 this morning and remain closed for I'll
balance of the day.
; G. H. Deviney, of Juliustown, was III
|, fortunate few days since in cutting b
foot with an axe.
] Harry Mount was taken to the Reforl
: School on Saturday by the Sheriff. Th
boy stole boat in Burlington.
1t is expected that the new Methods
Church now being erected at Brown
Mills will be completed by the first G
/ July
200 pairs of russell hose for children
all sizes, 2 pairs for 25c, worth 25c pail
W. W. Curtis, As Main street, Mount Hol
! ly, N. ].
The pupils in all the schools of Noun
Holly are now busy preparing for tn
commencement exercises which will b
!, held next month.
} The son of William B. Ireland, of Gran
street, who has been i'll for several days
is much improved and he will soon b,
able to get about again.
Il The construction train was out at tn,
WOODLAND station all day on Sunday
where large gang of men was employ
ed laying new steel rails.
i Warner Hargrove, of Browns Mills, Ii
doing quite a business in buying snakes
and disposing of them to people who use
them for exhibition and scientific pur
poses
A bicycle rider, near Moorestown, OF
Friday, while coasting down hill, sus-
tanned severe fall by reason of his fork
swapping in two. He was injured inter
nally and had an arm broken.
Francis Taylor, of Mount Holly, who
is working in Boston, says that unem-
ployed shoe cutters in this section can
secure steady work by addressing him at
No. rs Bickford street, Roxbury, Boston,
Mass.
Rev. James FL. Durham, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, has been granted a
/ fbc3 loo 81
ing that period his pulpit will be filed by
Rev. DR.. James M. Crowell, of Philadel-
phia, after June IL.
While sprinkling the street in front of
his millinery store last week, j. Howard
Shinn washed up gentleman's gold ring
with an initial on it. The ring was pref
ty well mashed, but he had it straighten-
ed out and now it looks as good as new.
The entertainment given in the opera
house last Thursday evening by the
Graphophone Grand, was very fine and
appreciated by the large audience 1t
could be heard very distinctly in any part
of the house The Oriental Court, No. 10,
netted $47.64.
A crowd of young men and women
created such disturbance on Green street
late Saturday night that the police were
summoned by neighbors. Upon their ar
rival everything was quiet and no arrests
were made. Several pistol shots were
fired during the racket.
Professor John D. Gray, after having
been reelected, has resigned the princi
palship of the Palmyra township schools
to accept the position of critic and proof
reader for Philadelphia publishing house
The Palmyra school board will fill the va
cancy at its meeting on Thursday, June
49,
Rev. Frederick A. Heisley was ordained
in st. Peters P. E. Church, Freehold, on
Wednesday last. During his deaconate
he served in the Associate Mission of
Trenton, and has had charge of the mis-
sions at Crosswicks and Windsor. He
will remain in the Associate Mission until
he takes rsctorship.
Gen. A. E.. Shiras Post, No. 28, G. A.
R., Joe Hooker Camp, Sons of Veterans,
and Company F, attended service at the
Baptist Church, on Sunday evening. A
sermon, appropriate to the occasion, was
delivered by Rev. Charles H. Pendleton.
The members of the Post will be enter
tanned by the Baptist Young Peoples
Union this evening
Try George W. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has large
stock at his store, corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention given
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran-
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices.
The Knights Of Pythias of Mount Hol-
ly lost their two oldest members within
day or two of each other. The first was
Anthony Phillips, aged IS years, and the
second was James Anderson, of Burling-
ton, who was SO years of age Several
years ago Mr.. Anderson was toll gate
keeper on the Lumberton turnpike. He
had been Ill for over ten years.
The Riverton Free Library and Reading
Room was formally opened Friday even
ing in Christ Church Parish House. The
speakers were Rev. G. W. Nevin, Rev. r.
B. Shepherd, and John Thompson, libra
rian of the Philadelphia Free Library.
The project is the outgrowth of senti-
ment aroused during course of lectures
delivered by W. Hudson Shaw last Febru-
airy. The library contains about 1900 vol
umes, and has among its contributors the
most influential people in Riverton.
Rev Lewis s. Nudge, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church in Beverly, has been
extended call to the pulpit of the First
Presbyterian Church of Trenton. Mr..
Nudge is 80 years old. graduate of
Princeton University and also graduate of
Princeton Theological Seminary. His
father is the Rev. DR. Lewis w. Nudge,
of Princeton. The First Church pays a
salary of s., 900 year and rent of a par
sonage. Mr.. Nudge was the only preach
er the congregation heard in the matter Of
filling the vacancy.
Personal.
Robert B. Engle and family will leave
for Beach Haven tomorrow.
Miss Bertha Kirby, of Medford, was
in Mount Holly on Tuesday.