The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-26

: Good Intent supper, January 10 and 2
Officer Thomas B. Denness will act
the day policeman for the next two week
Forty eight barrels of poultry WEI
shipped from Jobstown on Wednesda
d and Thursday.
Q Mrs. John Butterworth and daughte
of Pemberton, were visitors at the count
q seat on Wednesday.
q While working with planning tool {
Smithville on Tuesday, Einar Clausen Gu
one of his fingers badly.
: The residents of Fellowship are disar
pointed because the post Office at the
i, place has been discontinued.
Miss Ethel Sleeper will enter the MOI
NAL school, at Trenton, on January 30th
for two years course.
DR.. Vanderveer purchased fine otte
Wednesday from Colby Worrell, of Budd
town. 1t was captured near that place.
After brief residence in Mount Holly
Lieutenant Munyon, of the Volunteers o
America, has been transferred to Norfolk
Va
At present there are 26 inmates in tn
Children's Home Of this number IA ar
boys and 70 are girls. Their ages rang
from 2 to 10 years.
| Amos L. Pointsett, of Mount Holly
served in the 4th U. S. Cavalry, undel
command of General Lawton, who wa
killed in the Philippines last week
j Ellis Harvey, colored youth living a
Crosswicks, was committed to Jail, OF
Tuesday, on the charge of assaultinl
Ellen Nixon, girl Is years of age.
A pocket book belonging to Mrs. Viii
liam Morton, of Water street, was recent
ly stolen from her residence 1t is though
to have been taken by travelling specta
Gle vender.
James Hugo, of Burlington, has pur
chased three lots on West Washington
street, Mount Holly, for $500. They were
the property of lamar Bowles, of Phil
adelphia.
| A public installation of officers of Mar
ion Circle, No. 9, Brotherhood of the
Union, will be held on Wednesday even
ing, January 2. A smoker will also be
given the same evening.
Amos Gibbs, who recently purchased
the Allen Fenimore farm on the Burling-
ton road for $49 per acre, sold the same on
Wednesday to Michael Hogan, of Salem,
for $50 per acre, which is an advance OF
$1,000.
Miss Elizabeth Wolf, sister of Mrs
Martin Bayersdorfer, of Mount Holly,
was married on Wednesday to Philip
Cedar, wholesale clothing merchant OF
New York. The ceremony took place at
Oil City, Pa, where the parents of Miss
Wolf reside
The Marlton fire company has elected
the following officers: President, G. H.
Cline; vice president, A. G.. Dunphey;
secretary, William H. Zelley; treasurer,
Budd Sharp; chief, H. B. Dunphey;
trustees, Harry Venable, G. H. Cline,
Isaac Farrow, B. W. Evans, G. W..
Haines
The Christmas trade among the mer-
chants this year has been unusually large,
and they have enjoyed season of pros
perity exceeding that for some time A
matter which contributed directly to this
result has been the prevalence of such fine
weather, which has been most thoroughly
appreciated.
Shed Holland, the Mill street barber,
has an old hand bill in his possession. 1t
is an advertisement of the second fair of
the Burlington County Agricultural So
ciety, which was held in the Court House
yard. The names of the superintendent
of various departments are printed on the
bill, and of the eleven mentioned but
three are now living.
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 flSsh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices.
The Northampton township committee
has, during the past week or two, been in
vestigating the financial condition of some
of the departments, with result that has
been beneficial to the township if not
creditable to those concerned. Many mi
nor details that had apparently been over
looked were brought to light, and some
contracts that have been allowed to go by
default will be enforced.
On Monday evening, Court Mount
Holly, No. SO, Foresters of America, elect
ed the following officers G. R., George
Bishop; S. c., William Chaffey; F. S.,
George Clevenger; R. S., William Con-
nell; S. W, Ivan Russell; J. W., Alex.
Morton; s. B., William Rogers; ]. B., H.
Easton; Trustee, Dr. g. w. Vanderveer;
Physician, DR.. E. D. Prickitt; Apothe-
cary, Dr. Prickitt. Two candidates were
also initiated the same evening.
The latest movement in the scheme for
greater Sea Side Park, is the incorpora-
ton last week at Trenton of the Island
Beach Real Estate Company, with cap
ital of 1926, 900, Office at Camden, to de-
velop real estate. Charles S. Hopper, of
Philadelphia; Edward M. Fithian, P.
Kennedy Reeves, F. R. Fithian, Alexan-
der R. Fithian, Bridgeton; Joseph H.
Gaskill, Mount Holly; Harry Reeves,
Gloucester City; E. A. Armstrong, Cam
den, are the incorporators.
No more selling on commission. have
bought 500 pairs of shoes at very low
figure. / have been in business for q
years and never in that time have I struck
a bargain like this. They are mostly
ladies' and misses wear and l can sell
them cheaper than any ever offered on 6
bargain counter in Mount Holly. l car
stand all the jewing you want to do OF
these goods, but none on my regular work
Custom work and repairing speciality
Leather and shoe findings for sale. JOIN
Bill. 80 Church street, Mount Holly.
Copper thieves made another raid on thu
trolley line of the Burlington branch o.
the Pennsylvania Railroad on Wednesday
night and this time they got away will
2,100 feet, or little less than half ton
The wire was cut from the rails and ties