The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01

The Board of Education has appointed
Frank Dill to take the census of school
children.
The work of building new picket
fence to the Grant street side of the Jail
lot was completed yesterday.
| Bert Dill is circulating petition ask
ing that free mail delivery be establish
ed in Mount Holly. Many signatures are
being obtained.
Rev. James Stoddard, rector of st. An
drew's Episcopal Church, will have
charge of the services at the hospital
next Sunday afternoon.
! A supper under the auspices of the Pres
! byterian Church will be held in the Mason
ic Temple, ON Thursday evening, May 10.
A special bill of fare will be presented.
Policeman Denness picked up man on
Saturday who was suffering from several
complaints, and he was committed to Jail.
The man gave his name as Edward Mat
thews, of Philadelphia. He appears to
be intelligent and says he is scenic
painter.
A fire was started in the woods back of
Andersonville yesterday afternoon and it
! burned so fiercely that it was feared the
houses in that neighborhood would take
fire. The hose carriage of Good Intent
Fire Company was taken to the place, but
did not go into service as force of men
and boys smothered the flames by shovel
ing sand on them. rhe fire was caused
by carelessness with matches.
William II. Stiles committed suicide at
his home near Magnolia on Tuesday night.
He had been an inmate of the asylum at
Trenton some time since but had recovered
to such extent that he was brought to his
home two weeks ago. He was apparently
improving and seemed to be getting along
all right. His wife was awakened soon
after two o'clock by the report of gun,
and found her husband was not in bed
She went down to the front porch and
there found him dead with an empty gun
by his SIDE
Personal.
Morris H. Keller and wife spent Sun
day in Trenton.
Joseph W. Colkitt is recovering from
severe attack of the grip.
G. Henry Beldin, of Burlington, spent
Saturday in Mount Holly.
Mrs Culum and daughter are spending
a few days in Philadelphia.
Thomas Ridgway and family spent
Sunday with friends in Lumberton.
Owen J. Gray, of Beverly, visited rela-
tiyes in Mount Holly on Wednesday.
David V. Holmes, of Burlington, call
ed on Mount Holly friends on Saturday.
Harry Cross, and j. Blake Slack of At
lantlc City, spent Sunday in Mouat Holly.
Miss Mary Simons, of Trenton, was the
guest of Miss Bessie Wescott on Sunday.
Alfred Miller, of Medford, was renew
ing former acquaintance in Mount Holly
on Saturday.
Joseph L. Budd, son of Henry I. Budd
will remove to Mexico in the hope of i'm
proving his health.
Ex-Sheriff Edward Emley, of Spring
field, Joined his political friends at the
county seat on Saturday.
Fred Peters, the Alcazar giant, of Bur
lington, was one of the attractions at the |
county seat on Saturday.
Assistant Prosecutor of the Pleas Ap |
gar, of Mercer county, was professionally |
engaged in Mount Holly on Saturday.
J.. Holmes Longstreet, Fred G. Weise,
John p and John HI. Hutchinson, of Bor- |
dentown, were Mount Holly visitors on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Diehl, of Smyrna, Delaware, and |
her son, William B. Diehl, who is en-
ployed in Camden, are visiting Mr.. and |
Mrs. Joseph A. Ward.
Joseph Cross sails tomorrow for Eu-
rope where he will spend several weeks |
combining business with pleasure. He
will visit Paris, London and other inter
esting points.