The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-12-11
Quite number of children about towr
are i'll with the humps

pentering at Sea Side Park.
in The Delaware and Raritan canal wi
A. close for navigation on December 20.
Andrew Collins, of Green street, is
lie the Burlington County Hospital sufferin
he with typhoid fever.
Workmen are preparing to give tt
L. front of DR.. Barrington's drug store
.. fresh coat of paint
Herman Kempte, who has the pneum'
} MIA, is still very ILL., but his condition
e improving gradually
The residents of Delanco are earnestl
d discussing the question of adopting
Y a borough government.
Some person broke the glass in the fror
n door of Jacob G. Hendrickson's law offic
e on Wednesday evening.
:. The fire police have given notice ths
: the law will be enforced requiring fireme
It to wear badges while doing fire duty.
) DR.. R. W. Carter, superintendent of tn
Rancocas Stock Farm, at Jobstown, ha
g gone to Kentucky to examine some horses
+ Tax Collector Content Ingling, of Col
o umbus, is recovering from an illness tina
has confined him to the house for over
week.
There was quite sudden change in. tn
q weather yesterday morning. The mer
curry in several places registered twent.
t degrees.
: Frank McKelvey, residing at Chamber
Corner, between Jobstown and Noun
Holly, had ten turkeys stolen one nigh
recently.
, Some malicious person has been admin
istering poison with fatal effects to some
cows belonging to Frank Thomas, of Vim
, centown.
This is the month when nearly all so
cieties elect officers, and secretaries are
invited to send list of them to this office
for publication.
AS the result of falling out of a wagon
at Rancocas, on Wednesday, William
Pennington, grocery clerk, sustained
some painful bruises.
Rev. Marshall Owens, pastor of the M.
E. Church in Mount Holly, exchanged
pulpits with Rev. Joseph Garrison, of
Medford, on Sunday.
The office of Surrogate Kirkbride was
given thorough cleaning on Monday and
with new furnishings now presents very
attractive appearance.
| New hymn books for use by the Metho-
dist churches throughout the country are
now being prepared by the best authorities
in that denomination.
| Miss Lucretta Citizens, of Salem, who
has been spending season in Mount
Holly with Mr.. and Mrs Frank s. 9th
ems, has returned home.
| A rattle for a mammoth hog will take
place at Pointville on Friday evening,
| December 81 The event will wind up
with dance in the evening
Morgan Hall, at Palmyra, on Tuesday
evening next, will be the scene of we'd
ding reception to be rendered Miss Flor
ence B. Collier and A. J. Beckenbach.
| Patrick Quinn is confined to the house
suffering from asprained ankle and bruises
sustained by falling from wagon while
working on his lot on the Jacksonville
road
Minor Suthard, living near Bordentown,
who has just been released from the state
prison. was arrested in Mount Holly on
Saturday night by Policeman Denness for
being drunk.
Your headache or neuralgia my be
caused from eye strain. Consult Stiles q
Co. eye specialists, at the Masonic Temple,
Wednesday, December 10. Free exami-
nation. Hours $50 to a.
A large and 1rst-class fresh stock OF
groceries can be found at Durand's new
store on High street. Call and see the
goods and get prices. Then you will be
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions.
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
Mrs. Emily Phares, who died at the
home of her daughter in Riverton, on
| Wednesday, was buried in Mount Holly
Yesterday from the residence of her SON
iu-law, George Stead, on Bispham street.
Deceased had resided here for over fifty
years.
The storm on Tuesday evening inter-
| fered somewhat with the attendance at the
concert given in the Court house for the
benefit of the Burlington County Hospital
under the auspices of the Mt. Moriah
Church, but 500 was realized and paid over
to the institution.
The will of Daniel Suffer, deceased,
was admitted to the Surrogate's office for
probate, Tuesday. Catharine A. Sutter, a
sister, is bequeathed the sum of $4,000.
Charles and Mel Suffer, sons, are each
left $15, 1000 in trust and the remainder of
the estate goes to his widow, Cynthia s.
Suffer, who is also named as executrix.
/ At the Friends quarterly meeting in
Trenton, on Tuesday, DR.. Frank Haines,
of Moorestown, made an address. The
following officers were chosen: President,
DIR. Laura II. Satterthwaite, of Trenton;
vice president Priscilla Clothier, Of
Mount Holly; secretary. Edmund Will
let's, of Trenton; treasurer, Florence S.
Gibbs, of Columbus.
Lieutenant Commander Reynold 7. Hall
of Merchantville, assistant engineer Of
the steam engineering department of the
Brooklyn navy yard, who served undel
Admiral Dewey through the Asiatic cam
: paign as chief engineer of the gunboa
Petrol, is lying in the Brooklyn Nava
!, Hospital with fractured skull, having
, been struck by falling scantling.
Central Lodge, No. A, F. and A. M.
of Vincentown, elected the following of
ficers for the coming year: W. M, Her
best s. Bowker; s. W., Edward u Grigg
J. W., Frank A Braddock treasurer
Frank S. billiard; secretary, Harry L
Knight; chaplain, Richard s.. Braddock
s. D., Samuel Garwood; j. D., Benjamin
, T. Cramer; s. M c., J. Colby Montgom
ery; ]. M. c., ]. Maurice Garwood; s. S.
William H. Bishop; J. S., William P
Bryan; marshal, Byron Grigg; tyler, Will
liam H. Cline.
D David Mcgowan, of Moorestown, CAM
a very near losing his little son on Wednes
day. 1t seems the little fellow and dol
s wandered to the meadows about a quar-
a ter of a mile from the house. He wa
missed and his parents began to hun