The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23


lington and Mount Holly has been re
h sumed
The new degree team of the Knights 0
$ Pythias practiced on Friday evening, ant
the session was an interesting one.
i Tie "Black Diamond" Medicine Com
pany will be at the Opera House for tw'
weeks, beginning Monday, Goth inst
: A timetable of the Mount Holly stree
car line has been issued by Edward B
= Jones, and may be procured at his drug
! store.
A large number of new books have beer
purchased for the library of the Baptis
Sunday school and will arrive within {
few days.
Winfield S. Gale has converted the dou
BILE house, on Broad street, which he owns
into one house and will now occupy it all
as his residence.
Miss Lille Zetz will graduate as a
trained nurse in Philadelphia hospital
this month and has accepted a position as
:
Bloomer Bell has been held for court
to answer to charge preferred against
him for trespassing on the property OF
Charles E. Alcott, in Mount Laurel town
ship.
Walter Rhees, the young Japanese,
adopted by the late Rev. H. H. Rhees and
wife, while missionaries in Japan, is learn
ing to be IL machinist at Smithville, and
is already becoming quite proficient at the
trade.
A pretzel was brought from Philadel-
phia by A. p Ley, on Friday evening,
which measured 10 Is inches. 1t was
taken to the Good Intent supper and pre-
scented to that fire company by j. Frank
lin Hunter.
The stockholders of the Mount Holly
Electric Light Company will hold meet
ing on February 8, to ratify proposition
to consolidate it with the gas and electric
light plants at Moorestown, Camden,
Haddonfied and Merchantville.
An old resident was exhibiting his tax
notice few days ago for the year 1880,
when the tax rate for Northampton town
ship was but % cents. A reduction of that
amount on the present rate would be very
acceptable, but the chances are that the
rate may go still higher.
New Jersey Lodge No. 1, K. G. E.'
held meeting ON Thursday evening,
which was quite remarkable from the fact
that all the members present were past
chiefs excepting two, who were past
grand chiefs of the state One candidate
was initiated and one was reinstated
]. w. Montgomery, of the American
Investment Company, was in town last
week on business in connection with the
consolidation of the Gas and Electric
Light Companies. 1t is quite probable
that the new company will make further
purchases in adjoining towns in the near
future.
John T. Naylor died at the residence OF
his son in Jersey City, on Wednesday.
Mr.. Naylor was once County Clerk of
this county, being elected in 1858 Up to
! within little more than year since he
was chief clerk in the Office, but owing to
ill-health, resigned and went to Jersey
City, His remains were inferred in the
Mount Holly cemetery on Saturday.
A. M. Sutherland is now doing an ex-
tensive business in buying large chestnut
trees and selling them for use as telephone
and electric light poles. Large poles are
becoming scarce and command high
prices. Mr.. Sutherland recently purchas-
ed some large timber near Moorestown,
from which point he is now shipping. He
received an order from Allentown, Pa,
last week, for 81, 600 worth of poles.
| Mr.. and Mrs Henry l. Budd and Miss
Sarah b. Citizens entertained number OF
friends at the residence of Mr.. Budd, on
Thursday evening. Mrs. Budd and Miss
Citizens received the guests, assisted by
the Misses Budd, and Miss Emily B. Ellis,
of Mount Holly; Mrs Edward II. Burling
of Huntingdon Valley, Pa; Mrs. j.
Roberts Jarret and Miss Burling, of Had
donfield. Music was furnished by Quick
Sails orchestra, and elegant refreshments
were served by caterer Hill.
Bright Star Lodge, No. 10, Shepherds
of Bethlehem, has elected the following
officers: Commander, B. 0. Herbert; vice
commander, Frena Rossell; aid command
er, Henry Parker; marshal, Maggie Ell
bertson; scribe Ida Eddleman; treasurer,
James Richey; accountant, Josephine
Shinp; chaplain, Anna Thompson; out
side guard, William Gale; inside guard,
Sarah Parker; trustee, Maggie Taylor;
master of ceremonies, G. Howard Taylor;
past commander, Nathan Bennett.
A general strike of the workmen en-
ployed at the Johnson-Ronalds Iron
Works, at Hainesport, took place last Mon
day morning. The strikers claim
they were informed that a reduction of 5
per cent. would be made Immediately in
their wages, which is contrary to an agree
ment with the company to the effect that
no reduction shall be made without two
weeks notice The men returned to work
Yesterday morning, pending settlement
of the matter at the annual meeting of
the company which occurs within a short
time.
Aaron Haley, who is one of the Oldest
residents of Columbus, will be 80 years
! of age next December. His mind is clear
and his faculties are well preserved. For
thirty wears this venerable citizen drove
the stage between Columbus and Bur
lington prior TO the construction of the
!, Kinkora branch of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and everybody in that vicinity
knew of "Old Haley" A remarkable
' circumstance concerning his present con
dition is the fact that he can relate in
a stances which occurred when he was only
. four years of age.
According to recent decision OF thu
! Commissioner of Internal Revenue gov
erning the cancellation of revenue stamps
q hereafter in all cases where documentary
0 stamp of the denomination of ten cents o
IS larger shall be used for denotinl
l. any tax imposed by the act o
vi limo 13th 1898 the person using or affix