The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-08

works have asked for an increase of pay
! A cancer of the stomach necessitate
an operation last week on A. R. Bidwel
There are a number around town adv(
eating the street sprinkler scheme agai
this spring
John A. Tice removed, on Tuesday, t
the house owned by Mrs. Nippins, o
Cherry street.
Governor Voorhees,, on Saturday, name
Hon. J. Frank Fort to be Justice of tn
ISupreme Court
A ball will be given in Jobstown OIL
Thursday evening by the Cherry AM
Black Social Club
Before buying bicycle for 1900, cal
and inspect the Rambler" at Storey 4
Sons, Paxson street.
Stacy B. Lippincott has bought the Goa
business of W. Budd Deacon, and will
take charge June list.
The employees of the Burlington Coun
ty Shoe Company went over to the Della
ware river on Saturday and caught 20l
shad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gillin have re
moved to Philadelphia. They formerly
resided with Dr. Grumbrecht, on High
street.
The Mount Holly public schools will
close on Friday, June Is, and preparations
are now being made for the commence
ment exercises.
Young plants of carnation pinks will be
nice for cut flowers during the summer if
planted now Rosbachs have them at 40
cents dozen.
Albert Handleton, who has been en-
ployed by Frank S. Cain, has purchased
a barber shop at Pemberton, and started
in business there yesterday.
William Kiner has resigned his position
as clerk at Gardeners grocery store and is
now employed at Smithville, where he
will learn to be machinist.
Household goods belonging to the es
tate of the late Mrs. Levi Aaronson. de-
ceased, will be sold at public sale to-mor-
row afternoon at No. "a Bispham street.
The news has been confirmed of the
death in Manila of Ridgway Griscom, of
Rancocas He died from the effects of a
wound received while fighting the Fill
pinos.
Edward Carr an old timer, was arrest
ed for being drunk and disorderly on
Wednesday evening by Officer Denness.
Justice Laumaster gave the fellow thirty
days in Jail.
The Democrats of Burlington county
will elect delegates on Thursday evening,
May "a, to attend the state convention,
which is called to meet in Trenton on
Thursday, May 81.
Arrangements are being made to hold
strawberry festival and light tea on the
lawn of the M. E. Church, on the evening
of May 31st, by Mrs. William B. Pearson's
Sunday school class.
Michael Chubaroff and wife, of Burli ng
ton, have separated, and the former has
given notice that he will pay no bills con-
tracted by his family. They were former
ly residents of Mount Holly.
Grey summer helmets for use of the
police have arrived Chief Denness wears
a navy blue cap with front piece
bearing the word 'chief The new uni
forms are expected in few days.
The Relief Fire Company, at its meet
ing last night, appropriated $500 to pay
toward the floating Indebtedness of the
The money was nearly all
cleared at the recent fair given by the
company.
Eddie Lucas, a former resident of Noun
Holly, and who has been working in Bris-
toll, got caught in some machinery about
ten days ago and had his leg so badly in
jured that it had to be amputated. He
died from the effects of the injury.
Owen Brothers are receiving so many
orders for poudrette that they can't get 1t
here fast enough. Farmers are waking up
to the fact that they are getting poor pay
ing so much for fertilizers which do not
fill the bill.
Easter being over it is now time to buy
for the flower garden. Rosbach's, at Penn
berton, have a nice lot of bedding plants
at the usual reasonable prices Orders left
at John Elberson's greenhouse, on Mill
street, or at s. P. Cline's hardware store
will be promptly filled.
A public hearing will be given to-mor-
row at Columbus in the matter of the
proposed extension of the Camden and
Trenton Traction Company through Mans
field township. A committee of citizens
will go over the route with representa-
tives of the company.
Miss May P. Zietz entertained some
friends at progressive euchre on Saturday
evening. Among those present were Miss
Mary Monihan and j. A. McKelvey, of
Wilmington, Delaware; W. P. Kelly,
Mrs. William p Kelly, Charles Hoag, Mr..
Ritter, Mr.. Fielder, of Philadelphia; Miss
Ellie Madden, Miss Marie Madden, Miss
Theresa Cook, Miss Mary Mccarthy, Miss
Katie Dolan, John T. Murphy, W. J.
Shanahan and John Mccarthy, of Mount
Holly.
Rachel NJ Sharpless, wife of Caspar T.
Sharpless, well known business man of
Camden, died on Saturday at her residence
in that city, at the age of 55 years. The
deceased was the daughter of Allen Ro-
berts, of Moorestown, and had been
resident of Camden for over twenty-five
wears. She was member of the Society
of Friends The funeral services will be
held this morning at her late home, and
the final service and interment will be at
the Moorestown Friends Meeting House.
Miss Sophie Gross celebrated her thir-
teenth birthday on Saturday evening at
the home of her father, Jacob Gross, on
Madison avenue. The guests were well
supplied with music, pleasure and re-
freshments, and they presented Miss So
phie with a number of handsome gifts.
Among those present were May and Lucy
Fisher, Alice and Mary Griffin, Lille
Charnock, Gertrude Noch, of Hainesport;
Emma, Annie, Lizzie, Alena and Louisa
Gross, Harry and Frank Eddleman, Fred
Charnock, jake Gross, Mrs. George Mock,
Mrs. Charnock and Mrs. Griffin.
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