The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-26
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.


on the tax rate, which has been placed
$2.37.
Rev. James Stoddard, rector of St An
drew's Church, will have charge OF tn
services at the hospital next Sunday at
ternoon.
A new pavement has been laid in from
of the property of James D. Flynn, o.
Main street.
During the past week John Burtis,
farmer at Georgetown, picked severa
boxes of fine strawberries.
The Camden Baptist Association viii
hold its annual session in Moorestown o.
Wednesday and Thursday.
Elwood Mount is erecting new barns TO
Ann Eliza Zelley, to take the place of tn
ones recently destroyed by fire.
Grand Master Mason Josiah W. Evan
of Mount Holly, was elevated to the high
est position in Masonry on Wednesday.
Bert Sutherland left last evening TO
Wichita, Kansas He received telegram
announcing the dangerous illness of hi
mother.
John Grigg, son of jerome B. Gngg
has been suffering from a painful injur.
as the result of running pencil in his sid
during a fall.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sole
four tracts of land in Maple Shade, prop
erty of Lewis v. Holzmaister, to Mary s
Zane, for So, 200.
An important meeting of the Junior
Christian Endeavor Society will be held
in the Presbyterian Church on Saturday
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Frank Armstrong, of Mount Holly,
went to work at the League Island navy
yard yesterday, where he has secured EN-
ployment as painter
The members of Washington Council
No. 8, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, will hold their an
niversary exercises on Thursday evening
October 26, in the opera house
Rev. G.. Fl. Pendleton preached in the
Mount Moriah A. M. E. church on Sun
day afternoon to a large congregation
4 Over $75 was raised towards reducing the
debt of the church.
Howard Forker created a disturbance
at his home early this morning by assault
ing his wife and mother. He was arrest
ed by Officer Severns and will be given q
hearing this evening
There is considerable indignation on
Pine street over the attention which q
married man in that neighborhood is al
legged TO be paying to little girl some
twelve years Of age.
The supper given on Thursday evening
by the Relief Fire Company was well at
tended, and the patrons were pleased with
the bill of fare, which was quite varied.
About $65 was cleared.
William L. Butterworth, of Manasqnan,
well known hotel proprietor in this sec
ton, was buried on Friday afternoon from
the residence of Samuel H. Chambers, on
Garden street, Mount Holly.
A new gas company has been organized
at Riverton with an authorized capital Of
$4,000. The incorporators are Ezra Lip
pincott, Howard Parry, Edward II. Og-
den, w. L. Dreer, II. B. Hall and Isaac
Clothier
g. Henry Middleton, of Philadelphia,
well known in Mount Holly and vicinity,
was seriously injured last week while
driving in the park. He had his leg
broken in two places and was otherwise
hurt by the horse running away.
About the second week in October the
firm Of j L. Anderson g. Son. on Water
street, will begin to can Keiffer pears
They have contracted for some $4,000
baskets, which will require nearly 300 bar
rels of sugar in their preserving.
The Mount Holly Academy opened its
school year yesterday under the direction
Of Prof Pla, who is said to be an excel
lent instructor, and his corps of assist
ants are highly endorsed. The school is
well filled and the outlook is encouraging
for successful season.
While riding down Garden street Sat-
urday evening on her bicycle, Miss Ella
Woolston, of Mount Holly avenue, met
with an accident by colliding with an
other rider opposite the Presby terian
Church. The lady was thrown to the
ground and cut on the face
Frank w. Haines, of Philadelphia, a for
mer resident of Mount Holly, win be mar
ried tomorrow to Miss Helen w. Parsons,
of Philadelphia Frank is graduate Of
The News Office, and is now employed al
the American Printing house. For sever.
al weeks he has been preparing house in
anticipation of this happy event, and is
endeavoring to take his friends by sur
prise when the announcement of the mar
rage is made, but in some mysterious way
the information has leaked out
On Sunday evening Artillas A. Ander
son drove his children out to the farm Of
Samuel A. Dobbins and during the stay
the boys took short drive. When they
returned they evidently did not tie ths
horse securely, for when. the party de-
sired to return home it was nowhere il
sight. Walking was the only solution t.
the problem, and when the hospital wal
reached some boys were seen patting tn,
horse on the head, they having caugh
him while in the act of sneaking home.
The twelve ton steam roller to be useC
on Grant street arrived In town on Friday
and by Saturday night the work of roll
ing the stone road was completed, and i
is now in first-class shape. 1t has BEEF
demonstrated that mistake was made il
laying the cobbles first, as the weight o
the roller has spread the road in such {
manner as to force the cobbles up consider
ably. An effort win be made to force
some of them in position, but portion 0
the work will have to be done over again
The contractor will begin to finish tn
upper end of the street this week, AM
when completed it will be nice bu
somewhat expensive thoroughfare.
The irrepressible Joshua Willitts nov
looks ''snuptuous. He has new gil
who has been employed at the shore dun
ing the summer She made an appoint
ment by letter to meet him last night o
Risdon street, and Mr.. Willitts was thel
on time. The lady had some doubts q
to his identity at first, and it became n,
cessary to show his credentials. Josh
red mustache is now black, and part {
his hair is also of the same color. TIL