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


William Lewis, of Lumberton, has rent
ed the Job Atkinson farm and will remoy
there in the spring
Marshal Thomas j. Alcott made his ap
pearance at Trenton on Tuesday Tor Tn
first time in four months.
The special meetings in the M Il
Church are well attended and several per
sons have been converted,
Rev Mr.. Lemon, of Massachusetts,, oc
cupied the pulpit of Trinity Church OF
Sunday morning and evening.
Thieves recently entered the hennerl
of A. Haines, at Masonville, and carried
away several choice chickens.
Ross w. Quicksall placed handsome
electric regulator clock in the show win
dow of his jewelry store last week
John L. Severns, who has somewhat
recovered from his recent illness, will b'
given day police duty for the next two
weeks
Abram Stokes, of Jacksonville, VINO
recently had his ankle crushed by 1all
iug tree, is now quite i'll with catarrh Of
the stomach
The Storey machine shop on Paxsor
street has been reopened again Inc
sons will manufacture bicycle parts anc
machine tools
The Frederick property, at the corner OF
Broad and Buttonwood streets, and own
ed by Robert S. Gaskill, has been sold te
Mrs Ida Nj. Holt.
If the person who found black belt
with an enameled buckle will leave it at
The News office, favor will be con
ferred upon the owner.
The members of Washington Council,
No : Jr. O. U. A. NJ, will have joint
debate on the question, Is the United
States justified in Holding the Philip
pinesg'
Mrs. Sharp, the evangelist, who for the
past five weeks has been conducting Sc
ries of revival meetings at Jullustown,
win end her labors there on Thursday
evening.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the post
office for the week ending January ~;
S. L. Aronson, Miss Mary Apologize,
B. Barton, Jas. E. Haines, W. w Ellis,
Samuel Emmons, Mrs. David Rigg.
Fred Esser of Trenton, who died on
Tuesday, was buried in Mount Holly on
Thursday. Deceased married daughter
of the late Henry Nippins, and at one
time he conducted store at the corner
of Mill aud Pine streets.
A few nights since thieves were active
at Vincentown. They were evidently
looking for food, as nothing else of much
value was taken. They visited the resi-
dences of Capt. Martin L. Haines, Geo
Abrams and Margaret Burr
Robert M. Huff, of Mount Holly, has
served his three years in the United States
navy. His period of enlistment having
expired, he will soon start for home on
the school ship Lancaster, which is now
at Porto Rico. Robert writes home to the
effect that he will not re-enlist.
The statement in Philadelphia papers
that the Board of Freeholders will appoint
an assistant to Auditor Gibson is not cor
rect. The law under which the auditor is
elected does not give any such power.
Death or resignation are the only provisos
under which the Board of Freeholders can
act
William Horner, of Camden, formerly
Mount Holly boy, died at his mothers
home in Camden on Thursday, January IL,
after weeks illness and was buried at
Pemberton on Tuesday. He leaves a mo-
ther four sisters and two brothers to
mourn his loss. one brother being in the
KloDdike.
Specially interesting services were held
in the Methodist Church on Wednesday
evening. A choir of excellent singers
was present from Palmyra, where Rev.
Marshall Owens was formerly stationed.
During the exercises Mrs. Daniel Shinn
was taken quite i'll. She was taken to
Prickitts drug store and given medical
attention.
The Moorestown Chronicle has issued
directory of Moorestown, Medford MARI
ton, and nearby towns. The work is quite
comprehensive, including not only the
names and occupations of residents, but
also description of the towns, list Of
local organizations and officers, and Other
general information The book includes {
territory but indifferently covered by any
directory heretofore.
Henry B. Read, brother of Captain
John J. Read is home on a visit. He re
sides in Nebraska, where he is Cattle
dealer. Some time ago he was driving
some cattle and stopped over night at tn
ranch of man named Clothier. During
the evening Mr.. Read discovered that hi
host was Caleb Clothier, formerly 0
Mount Holly. The interchange of re
collections occupied nearly all night.
One of the Guy. Brothers, while il
Mount Holly last week, gave out tn
statement that Bart Dennis health wa
poor and that he intended to retire iron
the stage for the purpose of enterin
some other business, as he had considera
BILE money saved for that purpose.
letter from the young man states that h
has secured better position with con
pany in the west, which he will join
end of the present season, unless he is er
gagged by Primrose & West, in whic
event he will go to Europe with them !
June.
Howard L. Keeler is assisting in pc
fecting and manufacturing new devic
called the kromskop, to show pictures
natural colors. Three specially prepare
negatives of the object photographed al
arranged In a box between red, blue an
yellow glass screens, upon all of which
strong light is reflected. The negativ
are placed in a direct line, SO that wh'
viewed through the eye piece, they appe
to be but one. The result is picture
exactly the colors of the object pilot
graphed The kromskop is being perfec
ed In Philadelphia. 1t will soon be plac'
on the market. Mr.. Keeier has not reli
pushed the manufacture of his stan
moistencrs, which are still being made