The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-02-06
Miss johnson has resigned as matron {
the Children's Home.


: exchanged pulpits on Sunday.
Officer Job Collins will act as the de
' policeman for the next two weeks.
: All bills for electric light are now pay
able to the American Investment Com
i pany.
81 The Epworth League will have charg
of the services at the hospital next Sun
{ day afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff A. s. L. Doughty is &C
quainted with Governor Taylor of Ken
lucky, who at one time lived near Berlin
Gen. William L. James, Supervisor 0
the Fifth Census District of New Jersey
has appointed John J. Brennan, Jr., clerl
for the district
The Charles A. Fort farm, near Union
vile, was sold to Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder
and not to Mrs. Smith, as was stated il
THE NEWS last week.
Sheriff Fenton is still confined to hi
bed by illness, but business at the Jail il
going on just the same under the manage
ment of his two competent assistants.
The annual meeting of the Union Hose
Company will be held tomorrow evening
and all members are requested to be pres
ent, as business of Importance is to b.
transacted.
Tomorrow evening the members Of
of Pocahontas Tribe of Red Men will visit
High Sun Tribe, at Columbus, when
the latter lodge will celebrate its 10th
anniversary.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the Mount Holly post office: Lewis
Aaronson, Samuel Burhart, Essie NJ
Cross, Lippincott & Co., ]. W. Leekins,
NJ. w. Mari.
The local pension agents were up bright
and early yesterday morning. when the
usual number of vouchers were executed,
the majority of which were hurried off
in the first mail.
On Saturday, Sheriff Fenton sold the
farm of Eliza Kirkbride, near Medford, to
H. II. Carr, M. D., of Gloucester county,
for $4,000 Also lot in Vincentown,
property of James Mcfarland, to the
American Mechanics, for 800.
+ Stephen w. Bodine, of Pine street, met
with painful accident at his home last
Monday night. He caught his foot in
board and fell heavily, bresking his hip
and leg. Mr. Bodine was SO years old
last June, and his recovery will be quite
difficult.
Thomas J. Willis, aged SO years, a fisher
man by occupation, living near Riverside,
was struck on the head with cake of ice
on Saturday, while filing an ice house,
and had his skull fractured. He was taken
to the Cooper Hospital and his condition
is regarded as critical.
The report that DIR. ]. R. Haines, who
has an Office just above THE News build
ing, is about to remove to Medford, is in
correct. The doctor expects to remain
here and give his undivided attention to
diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat
and supply glasses to those who need
them.
On Wednesday, Walter E. Borden, act
ing for Richard Harrison, sold the pro-
perty formerly belonging to Thomas
Poinsett, near Jacobstown, containing IL
acres, for $135 an acre. Twelve acres of
land belonging to the same party and adj
joining the above with no buildings on it
sold for $3.50 per acre.
1t is thought that the stone road
from Mount Holly to Jacksonville will
be built in the spring, and the question
of having it continued to the Main street
stone road is being aggitated. 1t is now
up to the people of Broad or Union streets
as to VINO will get the extension, and petit
titions may soon be circulated.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
have arranged to give supper in the
Masonic Temple on the evenings of Fri
day and Saturday, February 16 and II.
An excellent bill of fare will be presented
and everybody is requested to eat their
suppers on those dates at the Temple,
which will be served at moderate cost.
Try George w. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has large
stock at his store, corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention given
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran-
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices.
George E. Pierson, of Woodbury., for
nine years Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal of the Grand Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, will retire at the close of the
fiscal year. Past Chancellor Elmer E.
Margerum, of Trenton, will be his sue
cessor. The reports show that New Jer-
sey Lodge, No. 1, of Mount Holly, is the
banner lodge, its increase in membership
for the year being Al.
Detective Ellis Fl. Parker, of Wrights-
town, who went to Boston last week to
look for colored man wanted in this
county, got home yesterday. He brought
his man with him. The prisoner Is Dow
Sanford Williams, who is charged with
breaking and entering the residence OF
J. II. Leech, at Riverside, and stealing
goods Williams married girl who lived
with the Leech family and moved to Bos-
ton. She accompanied the officer and
went to Camden. Williams did not make
any objections to returning and did not
require requisition.
The case of Sims & Darnell, of Allan
tic City, against Theodore Phillips, of
Mount Holly, to recover $41 for services
rendered in matter of collection, was
heard before Justice Clevenger on Satur-
day. The defendant was represented by
Clarence T. Atkinson, who asked for a
non-suit on the ground that the plaintiffs
did not file taxed bill of costs with Mr..
Phillips; that they offered no proof of ex-
listing partnership; that no contract was
made between the parties as to the sum to
be paid; that they did not perform the
service they set out to do. Notwithstand-
ing these objections they were overruled,
and verdict for the plaintiffs will be rem
dered by the Justice next Monday.
A special meeting of the stockholders
of Masonic Temple Association was held
on Tuesday afternoon to consider prop