The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

Two persons were baptized in the Bap-
list Church on Sunday evening.
John'L. Severns will act as the day po'
liceman for the next two weeks.
Spring weather, which is due on March
90 entered promptly to-day in fine style.
] Josiah W. Evan has purchased hand
some pair of gray horses for his lumber
wagon.
Charles G. Cowperthwait denies the re-
port that he intends to remove the loca-
ton of the post Office.
Mrs. D. Budd Coles, of Lumberton,
died this morning; also the wife of Will
liam D. Troth, of Mount Holly.
Thomas E. Atkins is confined to the
house owing to injuries sustained by fall
ing from freight wagon last week.
Yesterday morning man applied at
the post Office for money order for $15,
900, but he didn't get it as the limit is
800.
Joseph Sweet, of Pemberton township,
was committed to jail yesterday morning
for committing an assault and battery on
Mrs. Andrew Williams.
The engagement is announced OF Miss
Marie Louise Wendell and Joseph Colkitt
Gaskill, both OF Oswego, N. Y. Mr.. Gas
kill is son of George E. Gaskill, formerly
of Mount Holly.
| An addition so 80 feet will be erected
to Chances pickle factory, on Water street,
this spring. The building will be extend
ed on the ground recently purchased from
the Quicksall estate.
Jerry O'Connor, while working in Bow
ker's shoe factory yesterday afternoon,
fell over his machine in an exhausted con-
dition, and it was some time before he
could be brought to.
Capt. Elton A. Smith, of Smithville,
did not purchase one of the buildings on
the fair grounds as was reported Upon
inspecting the same he found that it was
not substantial enough for his use.
On Saturday Sheriff Fenton sold the
property of Philip S. Bodine in Pember-
ton township, to Howard z. Ballinger,
for $500; property of Walter Allen, in
Mount Holly. to Albert Mayer, for 81, :
SIG.
The Presbyterians will have charge OF
the services at the hospital next Sunday
afternoon. No services were held last
Sunday on account of the condition OF
some of the nine patients, all OF whom
are now doing well.
| When Mrs Edward Oehler, of Topetoy,
went to milk her cow on Sunday morning,
she was surprised to find that some per-
son had drained the animal dry during
the night. Mrs Charles Nippins, living
| in the same neighborhood, also lost sew
eral fine chickens, which were probably
taken by the same person.
The report of the Pennsylvania Phar-
maceutical Examining Board of the ex-
animation held at Philadelphia recently
shows that 312 persons presented them
selves for examination. Of this large
number SO passed as registered pharma-
cists and 100 as qualified assistants. In
the former class William s. Ireland, OF
Mount Holly, was a successful member,
and William Otter, Jr. of Burlington, was
given certificate as qualified assistant.
Joel Lippincott and his wife, an aged
couple of Moorestown, died quite sudden
| ly within three days of one another. Both
had been sick with pneumonia in their
home on Elm street. Last week Mrs. Lip
pincott left sick bed to get pitcher of
water She fell, breaking the pitcher and
injuring herself considerably. She died
on Friday night at the age of SO years.
Her husband survived her until yesterday
when he also died, at the age of 20. They
were both well-known members of the
Society of Friends.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the county clerks Office as follows:
The Ragnhild Company, whose principal
office is at Riverside. The authorized
capital is 500 600, and the object is to carry
passengers and freight between Cape
Nome and other points in the territory of
Alaska The incorporators are Frederick
Ecanburt, Martha Ecanburt, of New York,
and Theophilus Zurbrugg, of Riverside
The Braddock Cranberry Company, OF
Medford The capital stock of this concern
is $1,000, and the object is to cultivate
and improve cranberry land. The incor-
porators are Edmund Braddock, Catherine
B. Lippincott, Anna R. Ballinger, Mary
Ella Troth and Sarah E. Gillingham. The
Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
of Hammonton, with an authorized cap
ital of $4,000. The incorporators are
Francis J. Tharm, of Edgewater Park,
George E. Brett, of Philadelphia; Charles
q Gallagher. of Beverly.