The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-12-04

The High street Cinnamon are present
ing their customers with lily bulbs.
Here is Sheriff's advice to merchant
ssDon't advertise and I'll do the rest.
! Miss Helen Grigg has been made an as
sistant in the post Office at Vincentown.
Arthur Bower, son of Samuel S. Bower
of Philadelphia, is reported to be quit
lin
ST. Martins Church at Lumberton will
hold its Christmas exercises or Decem
Der 80.
| A largely attended cake walk was he'll
in the hall at Jobstown on Thanksgiving
night.
Samuel ]. Oliver and Miss Rebecci
Worrell, of Vincentown, were married OF
Thursday.
When two men come together now it ii
cunning and fishing they talk about anf
not politics.
| Pierre Lorillard, of Jobstown, will sal
for England to- morrow, where he will re
main until spring.
The diphtheria scare has subsidized al
Moorestown and the public schools have
been opened again.
It is said that the Birch Brosel sidewalk
case for damages will be retired at the
January term of court
Commissioners sold lot of ground or
West Washington street, on Friday, te
William Owens for 5000.
Harry H. Cross has had very conve
nient boat house erected on the upper
creek above Edward Hacks wharf
! The retail merchant who expects to gel
! his share of the Christmas holiday trade
will set out his advertisement early.
Shooting crap is favorite pastime, on
Sundays, with number of half grown
boys in building on Monroe street.
| Rev. Forrest E. Dagger, of Philadelphia,
will lecture in the M. E. Church on Thurs
day evening on ''The Shams of Society. .
Last week at Birmingham occurred the
death of Mrs Nettie Albeit, whose little
child was killed on the railroad there last
August
The house and lot, corner Mount Holly
avenue and Broad street, was offered at
public sale on Friday, but was withdrawn
on bid of $780,
al Dos nto hos q
the post office department at Washington,
asking for postal delivery in Bridge
boro' and vicinity.
The Court of Errors and Appeals has
decided that private express messengers
can carry as many packages as they de-
sire on any railroad in this state.
Moth millers are destroying large
quantity of wheat for farmers in the vi
cinity of Vincentown. W. FL. Haines has
lost his entire crop of ], 200 bushels
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet at the residence of Ed
ward s. Troth, No. 16 Brainard street,
to- morrow afternoon at three o'clock.
On Tuesday last while out cunning
with some friends, John Dubell, of Point
vile, was accidentally shot in the back
and head, receiving painful wound.
On Wednesday evening Marion Circle
No. 9, Brotherhood of the Union, confer
red all three degrees on a delegation from
Moorestown and on seven local candi
dates.
The $50 train from Philadelphia on
Wednesday evening was delayed for over
half an hour at Maple Shade, caused by
the breaking of driving rod on freight
engine.
Detective Ellis Fl. Parker, of Wrights-
town, passed through successful opera
ton last week at the Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, for the removal of q tumor
from his eye.
All the delicacies of the season will be
served at the supper to be given in the
Masonic Temple, on Friday and Saturday
evenings, December Z and 8, by the Union
vile Sunday school.
Mrs. ]. W. Haines, of Vincentown, was
successfully operated upon last week at
Philadelphia hospital, where one of her
kidneys was removed in order to get rid
of a growing tumor
John G. Sims, having decided to devote
his entire time to law practice in Atlantic
rs4xx hos NTH drouD from workmanship,
with William Slaughter. The latter will
continue to practice here.
Lecturers seem to be choosing novel
subjects these days Mind Your Own
Business is the theme of one talker, but
it is doubtful if his advice is needed in
many of the places where he speaks.
The committee of the Board of Free
holders who are supervising the erection
of the new insane asylum at New Lisbon.
has appointed William Stokley, of Will
lingboro', engineer of the power house.
The revival services in the Methodist
Church at Pointville are to be continued
for two weeks The pastor, Rev W. L.
Shaw will be assisted by Harry Lopez
and wife, of Camden, who will sing each
evening.
THE NEWS is in receipt of neat little
publication called Our Young Men, which
is the organ of the West Philadelphia
branch Of the Y. M. G. A. 1t is edited by
Franklin ]. Clark, former resident of
Mount Holly.
The II. P. Harris tract of wood and
brush land in Bass River township along
the shores of Wading river, has been sold
by Charles E. Leek to the Riverside Game
Association for 1880 They will convert
it into game preserve.
Ex-Judge James E. Otis, of Ocean
county, paid visit to Mount Holly on
Friday. When Tuckerton was in this
county the Judge was frequent visitor
here, being member of the Board of
Freeholders at one time.
BY strict attention to business, by care
fully needing the wants of his customers,
J. Harry Halt has succeeded in securing
share of the trade of Mount Holly that
has been very gratifying His Christmas
advertisement appears this week.
Following is a list of the unclaimed let
tiers in the post Office for the week ending