The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-06-19

The Good Intent steamer win this after
noon wash out the drain in the Court
House yard.
4 Two actions on contract will be heard in
Justice Clevenger's court on Wednesday
and Saturday.
Notices have been posted about town
warning cyclers to keep off the sidewalks
nnder fine of s..
Rev. J.W. Murphy, rector of the Church
of Our Lady of Good Counsel, of Moores
town, has sailed for Europe
The Southland colored jubilee singers
gave another interesting concert in the
Court House last evening.
A G.. Dunphey, of Marion, has received
contract to sink an artesian well for the
proprietors of the Hainesport iron
works.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church will have charge of
the services at the hospital next Sunday
afternoon.
There is every indication that Mount
Holly will have big day on July4. The
programme for that occasion will be
sufficient to draw a large crowd.
A large crowd was at the Hainesport
bridge last evening to witness the foundry
men shoot at three porpoises which were
floundering about in the creek. There
were five in the bunch, but two managed
to get away.
On Thursday, Sheriff Fenton sold the
property of Joseph H. Smith, in Burling-
ton, to Firman Dubell, for 5000; also the
adjoining property, belonging to Ann
Eliza Smith, to Joseph H. Smith, for $780,
Geraniums, coleus, heliotrope, asters,
nasturtiums, vase, basket and bedding
plants in variety. A large stock still on
hand and can be had at about half regular
prices, to close them out, at Rosbach's,
Pemberton, or Elberson's, Mount Holly.*
Wanted AT the Court House yard, in
Mount Holly, on July 4th, 1000 able
bodied men with money and the same
number of pretty girls with fondness
for ice cream and good things. Also some
small boys with good peanut destroying
capabilities. Liberal compensation will
be paid
A Baptist council was held in the First
Baptist Church at Camden yesterday, to
consider the propriety of ordaining Rev
Herbert F. LOOMS, of Hammonton,
and Daniel Parker, of Camden. The
delegates from Mount Holly were Rev. G.
Il. Pendleton, Jervis s. Zelley and George
Stead
Charles J. Parker and his wife, Serena
Parker, of Woodland township preferred
charges of theft against their daughter,
girl about sixteen years old, and had her
committed to Jail. The young lady got
away with a bill of merchandise which
she obtained at the store, having the same
charged to her father. She was admitted
to bail yesterday.
Barzillai Thompson, of Medford, who
was injured at the Lumberton crossing by
the cars on Tuesday and brought to the
hospital here, was discharged the next
day, because he insisted on leaving al
though advised to remain. He is getting
along nicely. William Rose, of Beverly,
was admitted to the institution on Friday,
suffering from injuries received by falling
from cherry tree.
The Fletcher Grove camp meeting will
open at Delanco on Friday and continue
until July T. The childrens meeting will
be under the charge of Rev. ]. w. Pierce,
the temperance evangelist Rev. E. S.
Pepper, of Philadelphia; E. II. Dashiell,
of Delaware; D. F. Brooks, of Troy Con-
ference, and other members of the New
Jersey Conference have been engaged for
the services, which will be full of great
spiritual interest.
The 1870 employees at the Hainesport
Iron Foundry have been out on strike
since Friday. The men say that accord
ing to agreement with the proprietors
night gang was to go on duty on the 10th
inst. When the time arrived the firm
decided not to do this. 1t is the duty |
of the night force, which consists OF
three men, to shake out the castings which |
the regular force make during the day. |
They claim this is absolutely necessary, as
they cannot stand this work during the
hot weather. This extra help usually |
begins on June Is and continues until
October The committee says that the
manager was willing to put the men on if |
they submitted to reduction of five per
cent but the proposition was rejected
Yesterday there was little trouble when
the men demanded that the team drivers
quit work They promised to stop to-day
At 10 o'clock this morning the firm will
give the employees an answer to their
demands. If not favorable they will
continue the strike,