The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-12-18
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< Daniel S. Kempton, of Mount Holly,
has been granted an increase of pension.
t This is the proper time to take fine win
ter views Get Kodak at Barrington's. =
Mount Holly had its first white blanket
of winter in the snow that fell on Tues
day.
The finest perfumes, toilet water and
finest handkerchief extracts at Barring
toms.
, Leander Moore, of Tabernacle, has pur-
chased the Alfred s. Prickitt farm near
Red Lion.
Burlington county shippers of cranber-
ries are now receiving $12 per barrel for
their fruit.
The engagement has been announced of
B. s. Bryan and Miss Lillian Platt, of
Georgetown.
The dome of the Baptist Church is to be
4 gilded, which will greatly add to the
beauty of that edifce.
The boilers in the power house at the
new county insane asylum were given a
test last week, and proved satisfactory.
The Epworth League convention for the
South Jersey district, will be held in the
Mount Holly Methodist Church to-day.
] Letters testamentary, under the will of
Daniel Bowker, deceased, of Browns
Mills, have been issued to Almeda Cox.
Mrs. Richard Greenwald, while visit
ing in Philadelphia last week, was taken
i'll at the sight of an old lady getting in
jured
Henry G. Bsney, of Atlantic City, has
purchased the property of G. II. Moore.
on West Washington street, Mount Holly,
for $3.50.
Company e, Sd Regiment, will 60 to
Camden next Wednesday evening, to take
part in battalion drill. A dance is to be
held after the drill.
John w. Bodine and George J. Pechin,
two former residents of Mount Holly.
were drawn as members of the Camden
grand jury last week.
Miss Nellie Thomas, of Birmingham, is
temporarily employed in Curtis dry goods
store She will remain during the rush
of the holiday season.
The new stone road between George
town and Golfers corner, was accepted
by the freeholders last week. The road is
about four miles in length.
On January first Alfred L. Darnell will
assume the management of the general
store of William Fl. Hurff, at Mount Lau
rel, which he has purchased.
Sportsmen should bear in mind that
penalty of $50 fine can be imposed on
gunner for every rabbit killed while
tracking snow is on the ground.
Cards have been issued for the wedding
of Alfred Bloomfield Jones and Miss Helen
Cross, to take place in st. Andrews
Church, Thursday, December 81.
When the free rural deliv cry system is
established in Mount Holly, number of
postmasters in this section of the county
will find themselves out of job.
1t is said that the board of directors of
the new Ice and Coal Company, recently
organized in Mount Holly, have decided
to begin operations the first of the year.
I A mad dog was shot at Borton's Land
ing few days ago, but not before it had
bitten several dogs at Moorestown, Hart
ford and other places. The latter animals
were al killed.
On Thursday Sheriff Fenton sold the
James Mitchell farm of 1876 acres, near
Evesboro, for $500, subject to mortgage
of $4,000. The purchaser was Ebenezer
Roberts, of Moorestown.
A large and first-class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durand's new
store on High street. Call and see the
goods and get prices. Then you will be
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions.
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
If two Cinnamon who are under arrest
in Jersey City fail to produce the papers
necessary to entitle them to remain in this
country within day or two, they will be
taken to San Francisco by United States
Marshal Thomas J. Alcott. of Mount
Holly, for deportation to the celestial en-
pire.
On Tuesday morning three Philadelphia
papers each started special train up the
state in order to give their papers an
earlier circulation among the residents of
that section of Pennsylvania. The next
day they all came out with glowing ac-
counts of each having beaten the other.
On this account the public has not yet
been able to ascertain which special got
to its destination first.
General regret is expressed at the illness
of Thomas B. Applegst, of the Nights
town Gazette. He was suddenly attacked
on ferry boat between Philadelphia and
Camden, on Thursday. While his mind
was clear and his limbs active he was de-
prived of the power of speech. Mr..
Appleget was sent to his home on a
special train. He is still in a dangerous
condition but his many friends hope he
may soon recover.
The hospital attach ed to the Masonic
Home, which occupies the upper story of
the annex recently erected, was dedicated
on Tuesday with proper Masonic cere-
monies and large representation of that
order from different parts of the state was
present. The infirmary has just been
furnished throughout by Henry M. Dore-
mus, past master of Northern Lodge, No.
25, of Newark, and an ex-sheriff of Essex
county, in memory of his son, Nelson B.
Doremus, whose death occurred several
months ago.
James Reynolds, who was committed to
the county house from Mount Holly last
week, took occasion to rob the institution
during the temporary absence of Steward
Harbert By breaking open closet in
the kitchen Reynolds secured some cloth
ing, underwear, shoes and case of ra-
zors. The latter he tried to dispose of in
Mount Holly, where he was arrested by
the police for being drunk. The man was
given a hearing before Justice Slack on
q charge of theft and held for court in de
fault of bail. He did not deny the charge.
Two cows have died within the past
week belonging to Michael Menny, who