The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-10

4 TO NeWbOWns la, Ills Week
1 Detective Dalton recently made tri
to Windsor on some special business.
A new hook and ladder truck has bee
added to the Delanco fire department.
Hucksters will not be allowed to STAN
at the fountain or along the streets here
after.
j. Franklin Hunter is erecting a two
story addition to his green house on Gran
street.
Jacob Claypoole, of Cherry street, ha
had the pavement in front of his residenc'
relaid.
A new fence is being erected in front Of
the Mount Holly cemetery, on Ridgwa.
street.
Joseph Goldy has been confined to the
house the past week by an attack o
the quinsy.
Twelve carloads of onion sets were
shipped from Hainesport last week by
Henry D. Culin.
Pierre Lorillard is now occupying hi
residence at Jobstown, after spending thu
winter in Florida.
Rev. M. C. Beale, D. D., of Boston, oc
cupied the pulpit of the M. E. Church, OF
Sunday morning.
Gen. Hooker Camp, No. As, Sons of Vet
Grams. of Mount Holly, will go to Beverly
on Memorial Day.
Before buying bicycle for 1900, cal
and inspect the Rambler" at Storey &
Sons, Paxson street.
William Gratz, of Jobstown, has start
ed a night school for the benefit OF the
young people of that place.
Henry Wright. of Indian Mills, has pur'
chased the Benjamin J. Mingen farm in
Shamong township for 81, 800.
A movement has been started among
the members of the Union Fire Company
to purchase chemical engine
The house on Main street occupied by
Eckard P. Budd has been rented by Mrs.
John Butterworth, of PembertOn.
Charles Wilkie, of Florence, had can
Ger removed from his hand at the German
hospital, Philadelphia, on Wednesday.
John Price, like several other young
boys about town, recently lost the end OF
his finger by fooling around cigar cutter.
Mrs. John Horner, of Jobstown, is re-
covering from an oper alton for the re-
moval of a tumor that weighed fourteen
pounds.
Fred Schrayshuen's ice house was in
danger of destruction few days ago, on
account of some boys setting fire to some
brush close by.
It is said that the ghost of the late Mrs.
Adam Gibson, who was recently burned to
death at 'Bucto, is making nightly visits
to the residents of that place.
The engineers who recently came to
Mount Holly to ascertain how much pow
er could be secured by utilizing the water
at the mill dam, have not yet reported on
the matter.
The executors of Nathaniel M. Dudley,
deceased, have sold the farm in Mount
Laurel township, belonging to the estate,
to James Casey for $500. The farm con-
tains go acres.
A few days since Theodore Haines. of
Vincentown, while suffering from melan-
cholia went up stairs and started fire in
a closet. It was discovered just in time
to prevent damage.
The mercury was down to the freezing
point on Sunday night. These cold snaps
are not relished by the Burlington county
truck raisers, some of whom have corn
coming through the ground.
On Tuesday afternoon large tree in
the yard of Judge Gaskill was cut down.
In falling it struck and cut clean from
the house of Edward P. Holeman porch
in the rear of his residence.
Frank Bryant, of Pine street, who is
foreman in one of the rooms at the Smith
vile machine works, has been compelled
to lay off for several days on account OF
an affection of one of his eyes.
As Leander Murphy, of Jobstown, was
loading a rifle on Tuesday the weapon
was accidentally discharged. The ball
passed through barber shop window
and came near hitting the proprietor.
hoe 4 HoH f0 hvIiI
an additional room on the second floor, in
the rear of his residence, corner High and
Union streets. Some Improvements will
also be made to the interior OF the house.
The sports around Mount Holly are al
ready talking about numerous shad fish
ing trips down the creek Commodore
Comfy and his naphtha launch Pan
ku will be greatly missed if he does
not return before the season is over.
The semi annual password of the An
Gent Order of United Workmen for the
current term has been divulged by
some member in the eastern states, and
upon instruction from the Supreme Mas
ter Workman the same has been changed.
Thieves made recent attempt to steal
chickens from the farm of the late Chris
topher Wetherill, near Deacon's station,
but they were frightened off. They did
better at the farm of William Braddock,
where they secured large quantity OF
corn.
A horse driven by Mrs. Elijah W.
Haines, of Vincentown, started to run
away on Main street, Mount Holly, one
day last week. on account of the harness
breaking. The animal was captured at
the Arcade hotel before any damage had
been done.
According to the statements published
week after week in free silver organs, Ma
tional banks are terrible things and should
be wiped from the face of the earth, but
from the actions of free silver officials
they are first-class institutions to dicker
with in the hopes of securing "a little
divyy."
The steam saw mill of Charles Gaskill,
ST., at Red Lion, was totally destroyed by
fire on Tuesday morning about a o'clock.
A large lot of lumber adjacent to the
mill was also consumed. All the machin-
cry was wrecked. The origin of the fire
is a complete mystery. There is no insur-
ance on the property.
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