The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23

blooming in his hot beds all winter.
Lewis S. Cotton has given up his posi-
ton as bartender at the Arcade Hotel.
Mrs. Kate Conkling, of Marlton, is yer
i'll from the effects of stroke of paraly
sis.
The new house of Miss Hendrickson, OF
Broad street, is rapidly nearing compile
ton.
The Burlington and Bristol ferry boa
has resumed its trips across the Delawar
river.
CLAYTON L. Anderson will soon resume
his former work of delivering ice in Phil
adelphia.
Clifford Lott is now acting as fireman
on the New York division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad.
The house and lot on Pine street, be
longing to Charles l. Bishop, has beer
sold to his father for 5000.
Samuel Gray and Henry Lamb, OF Ju
liustown. are now acting as motormen on
the trolley cars in Philadelphia.
John r. Deacon, having rented his res
;dence ON Main street to Miss Adelaide
Newbold, will remove to Philadelphia
There is now every reason to belieVe
that Mrs William D. Troth, who has
been so seriously i'll, will fully recover.
L
Rert Sherman has rented the store next
to the Friends meeting house, on MAIN
street where he will open bicycle store
Abner Cross. of Pine street, who re-
Gently recovered from long spell OF III
ness, is again confined to bed with KID
ney trouble
Horace McIlvain entertained number
of friends at the residence of his father,
Sterling McIlvain, on the Rancocas roao'
on Tuesday evening.
James Berry, of Water street, is get
ting the material ready for hog guessing
contest, which will come off at his place
of business in February
BENJAMIN F. Sutphin. who mas peeh
confined to the house for several weeks
NV illness, made his first appearance on
the street Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Rachel ". Pitcher has been pre-
sented with a gold badge by the LADIES
of the Grand Army, for having passed.
through the chairs second time.
While attending funeral in Camden
on Tuesday, Fred L. Owen was selzed
with chills and fever and was detained at
the house of friend in Philadelphia tor
several days.
Mrs. James S. Hartshorn, living near
Smithv;lle died on Friday morning at
the aged of 50 years. The remains VIII
he inferred in the Mount Holly cemetery
this afternoon.
The members of Company E, Third
Regiment, of Mount Holly, joined their
regiment at Camden on Wednesday even
inc where battalion drill was held IN
the new armory.
The old maids will meet in conventlon
in St. Andrews gymnasium this evening
The audience is requested to be IN their
place promptly at s o'clock in order tna'
the maids may not be disconnected wnen
thew walk into the building.
Samuel S. Wyllie who has been record
ing secretary of Good Will Lodge, NO
"a A. O. U. W., for many years, tender
ed his resignation at meeting held lues-
dav evening. The vacancy was filled py
the election of Capt Walter A. Barrows.
Donation day at the Children's Home
should not be forgotten. 1t occurs next
Thursday, on which occasion the mana
gers hope for liberal contributions from
all parts of the county. Anything IN Vne
way of clothing, muslin, provisions OF
vegetables will be very acceptable.
ladies' club, known as the Twelve
Happy Workers, whose members Devote
their time to making fancy work and the
exchange of useful information, neia
pleasant meeting at the residence OF Mrs.
George W. Durand on Wednesday Ihese
Eladies have also given some OF their time
sewing for the hospital.
In December, 1898, a conclave OF the
Improved Order of Heptasophs, was or
gapized here. Among the charter mem
hers was Thomas G. Shinn. During the
wear and one month that he was a mem
Der of the lodge he paid in, including
initiation fee, assessments and dues, the
sum of $22. so. His widow will now re-
ceive $1,000 from the order as death bene-
fits.
The State Dairy Union, an adjunct OF
the State Board of Health, at its meeting
Yesterday at Trenton, elected the follow
| ing officers: President, Chas. Wright,
Columbus; secretary, George L. Gilling-
ham, Moorestown; vice president, Joseph
Fl. Matlack. Moorestown, treasurer, j. M.
Lippincott, Moorestown; executive COM
mittee, Chas. Howell Cook, Trenton; DR..
William c. Parry, Hainesport; Prof. +. b.
Voorhees,. New Brunswick; E. N. Miller,
Dover.
/ While Andrew Richter and Rudolph
Stecher of Riverside, were driving from
Moorestown on Tuesday night, large
red wolf came out of the woods near New
| Albany and after thrashing Mr. Richter
Idog. fastened it's fangs in the horses hind
lleg. Mr.. Stecher got out of the carriage
and killed the brute with the butt end Of
the whip. They put the carcass in thu
wagon and took it home. They will have
it stuffed and set up. The horse coult
not be used for several days.
A canning factory at Allentown is nov
a certainty. On Tuesday j. Grey and w
f. Case of New York, went to that tow
, TO try and establish a canning factory
The scheme met with a hearty respons
t from farmers and merchants. The amour
required to establish the plant full.
/ equipped to can everything in fruit AM
vegetables, but peas, is to cost eighty-tw
$1,000 shares or 1920. More than thi
amount has been subscribed and on Wed
nesdav "a shares were subscribed, mostl