The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-07-03

Amos Gibbs made his appearance al MI
Office yesterday.
A number of Mount Holly people visit
ed Willow Grove on Sunday.
In purchasing your Fourth of July sup
plies, don't forget to visit the store of s.
P. Cline.
Edward Nippins, of Garden street, is
confined to the house with an attack of in
| termittent fever.
The ninth annual excursion of the Med
ford Grange will go to Atlantic City on
Saturday, July %.
| Jamison's store will remain open this
evening for the benefit of those wishing
to purchase fireworks.
j. Harry Halt will make extensive al
terations next week to his jewelry store,
formerly Doron's old stand.
The guideless wonder, Lady K, will ap-
pear at the fair grounds tomorrow. This
will be an attraction worth seeing
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. Church
are arranging for supper on the lawn of
the Church for the evening of Thursday,
August End.
A fine band will make music at the Fair
Grounds tomorrow. Everything p oints
to a good time for the people who go to
the grounds.
George Hall, of Burlington, was COM
mitted to jail yesterday for stealing 90
cents from Ida Walters. This is the fifth
time that this young lad has been COM
mitted to jail.
Four operations were performed last
week at the Burlington County Hospital,
one of the patients being William II.
Ward, of Burlington, who was suffering
with appendicitis.
Now is the time to have wall papering
done. and to purchase carpets, window
shades, ETC., in order to reap the benefit
of the low prices offered for the summer
by T. Walter Borton.
A wedding that has thus far been I'M
announced is that of Oliver Lippincott, of
near Moorestown, and Miss Jeanette Mat
lack, of Mount Holly. The ceremony
took place at Camden, on December %, '99.
Joseph Armstrong was fined $3.50 yes
terday by Justice Laumaster for cruelty
to horse belonging to Bert Matthias. The
arrest was made at the instance OF the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals
Pocahontas Tribe, No. IS, 1. o. R. M, on
Monday night, elected these officers;
Prophet, Thomas H. Assay; Sachem, Nor
ris L. Throckmorton; Senior Sycamore,
Tilden Bidwell; Jr. Sycamore, John |
Jr.
Garrett Hunter, barber in Columbus,
has been arrested and compelled to give
bail for appearance in court for accusing
certain neighbors of forming plot to
burn his property. He claimed that he
had been compelled to watch his property
day and night. His barn was burned
down about two years ago, and siHce then
he has been rendered uneasy by constant
suspicion.
At meeting of Washington Council
No. 10, o. U. A. M, last week, the follow
ing officers were elected: Councillor. Pur-
cell L. Mitchell; Vice Councillor, Walter
W. Sherman; Rec. Sec, Harley G. Brown;
Assistant Rec Sec, Henry S. Brown,
Financial Secretary, William M. Reeves;
Treasurer, s. Earl Assay; Inductor, Eugene
L. Engle; Examiner, Howard Finch; In
,ide Protector Charles r. Risdon; Outside
Protector, George H. Peak; Trustee
Harley G. Brown; Rep. to State Council,
Noah R. Zelley.
While attempting to refill gasoline
stove last night without first extinguishing
the flame Mrs Albert Plasket, of Moores-
town, was horribly burned. The vapors
from the oil exploded and the flames entire
Iy enveloped her. Mrs. Plasket's screams
brought to her assistance neighbors, who
tore up carpets and wrapped her in them,
thus extinguishing the flames. Burns
covered the woman's whole body except
her face. There is no hope of her recov-
ery Some of her rescuers were badly
burned about the hands.