The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-03

Samuel L. Bullock and William S. Kel
LEY exchanged their places of abode yes
terday.
Thoroughbred Jersey heifer calf, three
weeks old, for sale at Academy, Mount
Holly avenue.
Large numbers of suckers and catfish
are now being caught at the mill dam by
the use of nets.
Before buying bicycle for 1900, cal
and inspect the Rambler, +" at Storey q
Sons, Paxson street.
| The property Of Mahlon ?. Hartshorn,
on Buttonwood street, has been sold tc
Evalena F. Smith, for 500.
| Franklin B. Lewis was at his Office, on
Tuesday, for the first time since spraining
his ankle over two weeks ago.
Miss Lizzie Haines, of Rancocas, and
Lawrence j. Cowperthwait, OF Medford,
were married few days since at Camden.
Efforts are now being made to secure
the pardon of John G. HippenstieL the
Idefaulting tax collector of Beverly town
ship.
The large brickyard near Florence, be-
longing to Murrell Dobbins, has been sold
| for $s5. 900 to the Webster Foundry Sand
Company.
It is probable that new street will be
opened on Andersonville, extending North
King street and Rutland avenue to the
fair grounds.
Mahlon p. Hartshorn, of Buttonwood
street, who has been employed in Phila-
delphia for some time, removed to Cam
den on Thursday.
William s. Lambert, Grand Master
Workman of the A. o. o. w.. will visit
Good Win Lodge No. IA, of Mount Hol-
ly, on Tuesday evening, April H.
Herbert Townsend, who has been in
charge of Child's grocery store in Mount
Holly, has been transferred to the man
agement of the store in Burlington.
A stocking social will be held at the
residence Of Dr. George w. VanDerveer,
on Garden street, this evening. Pro-
ceeds for benefit of Presbyterian Church.
An old brick smoke house in the rear of
the James Farr property, on Buttonwood
street, fell in recently with crash that
startled the residents of that neighbor-
hood.
A delegation from the Christian En-
deayor Society of Mount Holly went to
Burlington on Thursday evening to at
tend meeting of the Burlington county
societies.
]. Wilmer Lundy and Elmer j. Shinn,
employed by George D. Worrell, have
formed a partnership to conduct the
plumbing and steam fitting business at
Newtown, Pa.
William Sherman has made extensive
improvements to the barn he recently pur-
chased in the rear of Union street, and
will embark in the pigeon raising business
on large scale.
Fred. Glover was arrested on Tuesday
evening by Officer Collins. This fellow
has no home and spends his time wander
ing around the streets. Justice Laumas-
ter committed him to jail for thirty days
George F. Brannan who has been en-
ployed as fireman on the Island Heights
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad, re-
moved on Thursday from that place to
Vincentown, where he will be fireman on
that branch.
Two women and a man, who were in
toxicate d at the railroad station on Thurs
day afternoon, were taken to jail in
hack by Policeman Severns and Consta-
BILE Gaskill. They were committed by
Justice Laumaster.
Charles Williams, colored man, was
arrested on Saturday night by Chief OF
Police Thomas B. Denness for creating a
disturbance at house on Washington
street. Justice Krayer gave the defend
ant three days in Jail.
While engaged at painting in the rear
of Sapp's meat market on Thursday, ar
fist Thomas Bullock was painfully bruised
by the slipping of ladder, which caused
him to fall to the ground. The contents
of paint pot splashed all oyer him.
The local telephone companies through
out New Jersey are organizing to secure
through connections in opposition to the
Bell Company. Last week connections
were made SO that local subscribers in
Mount Holly can talk to Jersey City for
fifteen cents.
Steward Harbert was in town on We'd
nesday looking for young boy by the
name of Mingen, whose mother lives on
Green street. The latter will have moth
ing to do with her son, claiming that he is
an incorrigible. He ran away from the
county house.
Following is a list of the unclaimed
letters remaining in the post Office for the
week ending March 81: Joseph Claus,
Mrs. Ella Holcomb, H. E. Hancock, Miss
M. Kelser, Frank Lippincott, Charles
Willes, DIR. Charles E. Woodward, Harry
P. West, E. w. Wilson.
The new proprietors of the Mount Hol-
ly fair grounds have decided to hold a
two-days' fair next fall. 1t is to be hoped
that the people of the county will accord
the venture such encouragement as to
warrant permanent revival of the old
and well known exhibition.
Oscar L. Borton died on Thursday morn
ing, at his home at Masonville, after a
brief illness. A few months ago he was
seized with a severe attack of typhoid
fever from which he recovered, and two
weeks ago he was taken with diabetes and
kidney trouble, which caused his death.
Deceased was brother of Hon. Joshua
E. Borton, and was counsellor at law,
practicing at Camden. He was member
of the National Guard, at Camden, and of
Centennial Lodge, B. q. 81. f., of Mason
vile.
The annual fair of the Relief Fire Co.
will be held in the engine house on Pine
street, beginning next Saturday evening
and continuing during the following