The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-03-14

toll collector on the Lumberton pike.
1 Harry Harker will soon occupy the
Tomlinson property on Garden street.
Charles H. Deacon has rented a house
of Jackson L. Kelley, on Main street.
: Easter is not far off. If you want flow
4 ers send your order early to Rosbach,
Pemberton.
: Blanchard H. White has secured a pen
sion of IS per month for Mrs. Anna M.
Newcomb, of Burlington.
Complaint has been made that some OF
the newsboys nave been selling Sunday
papers with the heads cut off.
Edward Wills has concluded not to sell
his residence on Main street, and will con-
tinue to reside in Mount Holly.
While coming to Mount Holly IN We'd
nesday, a horse driven by Fred Lippin-
colt was stricken by illness. DR.. Carter
is caring for the animal.
An appropriation of So, 900 for deepen
ing the Lumberton branch of the Rance
cas- creek was finally secured before the
adjournment of Congress.
In order to benefit his health, County
Clerk William H. Warrick has gone to
Townsville, Ca, where he will spend a
few weeks. He is accompanied by his
wife.
The New Jersey Conference, now in
session at Atlantic City, will probably
conclude this evening. Bishop Foss, who
was taken i'll on Saturday, is much i'm
proved.
Miss Mary L%ippincott, of Pearl street,
celebrated the tenth anniversary of her
birth on Wednesday afternoon. The oc-
casion was participated in by a number of
friends.
Mrs. John w. Lynch, of Titusville, has
been spending a few days in Noun Holly
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Og-
burn, while her husband was absent at
conference.
Another shooting match will be held at
Pointville to-day. The contestants will
be Story Harker and Frank Ridgway,
who will shoot at live pigeons for a stake
of $25 a side.
If Judson Gaskill don't put an iron
band around his carriage business on Gar
den street, it will swell to such proper
tions that it will be necessary to seek an
other location.
There is no reason why Joseph s.. Shreve
should not be elected a member of the
township committee. He is a man of
good judgment, honest and fearless. Give
MIN your vote.
Isaiah Smith, the tail-end representative
on the Republican ticket to-day, whose
house on Water street has been painted
red, white and blue, has changed the color
to a genuine Shamrock green.
Miss Florence Tomlinson, of Broad
street, attended a party at Medford on
Thursday evening, and before returning
home she lost her pocketbook, but it was
found and returned to the owner the next
day.
An entertainment will be given in the
Opera House, on Wednesday evening,
April IL, by the Mount Holly Banjo, Man
dolin and Guitar Club, for the benefit of
Marion Circle, No. 8, Brotherhood of the
Union.
A debate by members of the Epworth
League will take place at the Methodist
Church, on Friday evening, upon the sub
ject, Resolved, that Pursuit is more con
ducive to Pleasure than Possession" All
are invited. Admission free.
The stockholders of the Mount Holly
Insurance Company will this month re-
ceive another dividend of ten per cent.
Before the affairs of the company are fl
nally settled they will receive nearly the
face value of their stock.
AHe EpWOItu LEAGUE VI AuHuDerIOu
has these new officers: Vice presidents,
Mrs. Frank Shinn, Miss Emma Oliver,
Miss Mary Anderson, Miss Myra Bough-
er; secretary, Miss Reitta Parker; treas
urer, Miss Emily Matthews.
Miss Nellie Irene, daughter of William
II. Anderson, of Glover street, died Sat
urday of typhoid fever. The funeral will
take place to-day. Services will be held
at the house at one O'Clock and at the
Baptist Church at two O'Clock.
The League of American Wheelmen
in this section will be represented by Will
liam S.. Rendell, who has been appointed
consul to succeed Edward F. Burns, as
the latter is no longer able to devote his
time to the affairs of the association.
The Philadelphia Inquirer discovered
its mistake in the attempt to publish the
picture of Charles c. Cowperthwait, the
new postmaster of Mount Holly, before
one-tenth of the edition had been print
ed, and the press was stopped in order to
make the change.
Miklos Haluska, the young Hungarian
boy who was put to work at Smithville
last week, created much amusement
sat down to the table. The young mans
eyes were apparently as big as saucers,
as it was probably the first respectable
meal be had received since his stay of
three months in this country.
Following is the list of unclaimed letters
remaining in the post-ofice for week. end
ing March II, 1899: D. K. Aolin, Miss
Hattie Bennett, Mr.. Thomas Carson, M.
E. Cary, Jacob Denniss, Della, Deacon,
Louisa, Davis, Mrs. H. L. Ficks, 2; Mr..
P. j.. Hertz, Harry F. Speese, Elsie Ward,
Anna Ward. Postals: American Molases
Candy Co., Sallie Greater, Mrs. Hender-
son.
The reputation of Ogburn's sausage has
been earned by the ingredients of which
it is composed. Nothing is used but what
is fresh and sweet, and cleanliness is a
feature of its making. The attraction at
his market now is some choice cattle for
this weeks trade. Mr.. Ogburn also has
some fine spring lamb and mutton and a
choice selection of turkeys and chickens.
Call at his market, 80 Mill street.
In a short time the four fire companies
in town will have telephones in their re-
spective houses. This is certainly a good
idea, and will in a measure serve the pur-
pose of a fire alarm system. When a fire
breaks out the companies can quickly
communicate with each other and they
will be able to know which way to go.
The telephone will greatly facilitate mat
tiers in this respect if good Judgment is
used by some of the men at the different
houses.
The party of telephone linemen who have
been working in this vicinity, and who
boarded at the Washington House, are a
jolly set of fellows. Most of them are
musicians, and they delight in spending
their evenings playing on different instru-
ments, One of the men, who at one time
was connected with ~Forepaugh's circus,
has not found the person yet who can lift
him clear of the floor by the hair of his
head. The gang left yesterday, having
finished the rebuilding of the long dis
lance line in this vicinity.
The Mount Holly branch of the New
Jersey Building, Loan and Investment
Company elected the following officers
and directors on Wednesday: President,
Henry c. Buckley; first vice president,
John w. Archer; second vice president,
DR.. George W. Vanderveer; solicitor,
Blanchard H. White; secretary, ]. Will
mer Lundy; treasurer, Charles E. Travis.
Directors, the above officers and George
D. Worrell, Edward B. Jones, w. COLON
Cook, Harry P. Cox and DR.. o. L. Grum-
brecht.
For some time past William E. Haines,
proprietor of Small's hotel, near Indian
Mills, has been making things very disa-
greeable for his wife, whom he abused
with vile language. Finally he threat
ened to shoot her, and then she was COM
PEELED to flee to save her life. Fearing to
return home, she appeared before Justice
r. N. Wright and swore out a warrant,
and this was served on Thursday by Con-