The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
The water in the public fountain was

mortal day.
Before buying bicycle for 1900, ca
and inspect the Rambler" at Storey
/ Sons, Paxson street.
Deputy Warden Dr. L. E. Foulkes, q
New Egypt, has been appointed Stat
Fish and Game Warden.
The annual muster and Inspector
Company E will take place on Tuesda
evening, May %, at 8 P. M.
Miss Minnie NJ Harris, of Mount Hol
ly, teacher in the Hartford public school
has been engaged for another year.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.. AM
Mrs Oliver L. Jeffrey for reception t.
be given on Thursday evening, gath inst
/ Why are "Ideal" bicycles the best 81
wheels on the market this year Call ant
see for yourself at Storey & Sons, Paxsol
street.
| Company G. Third Regiment, Nationa
Guard of New Jersey, of Beverly, will
have an election tonight for non commits
stoned officers.
i Bedding plants, vase plants, baske
plants, cut flowers and floral designs; als'
vegetable plants in variety at Rosbach's
Pemberton, N. ].
The law increasing the salary OF Stat
Road Commissioner Henry 1. Budd ant
other officials has been declared unconsti
tutional by Attorney General Gray.
Frank Garbarino and wife will take VI
their residence in Philadelphia, on &C
count of the expense and Inconvenience
of going to and from Trenton every day.
Geraniums, go and rs cents per dozen
heliotrope, ageratum and monkey plants
so cents per dozen; coleus, 80 cents PEI
Dozen Other plants proportionately low
Lewis F. Smith, Lumberton.
The NEWS has been awarded the con
tract to supply the 800, 900 worth OF bonds
which were ordered issued by the Boaro
of Freeholders to pay for the erection OF
the new county insane asylum.
Letters of administration have beer
granted to Henry Wright on the estate OF
Mary Ann Grain, deceased, of Indian
Mills. The administrator will sell the
stock, household goods, ETC., on Thurs
day afternoon, May "a
A dividend of sixty cents per share was
declared by the Mount Holly and Jobs
-. n,x,.,,o;l,o Nomnonu of itc animal
meeting held last week. Alfred Black
was elected president, and Samuel I'll.
Chambers secretary and treasurer.
A Hainesport belle had one of her
Mount Holly admirers arrested last week
| in order to recover a ring, which the
young man persisted in keeping. 1t is
said he met and assaulted her at Lumber
ton on Saturday night by slapping her
face.
| Rev. DIR. Dagger, of Philadelphia, will
deliver the anniversary address to the Ep-
worth League in the M. E. Church on
Friday evening, May 25 Several leagues
from out of town and all the church So
cieties in Mount Holly have been invited
to be present.
The annual convention of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church closed its session at
Atlantic City on Wednesday. Next years
convention will be held at Elizabeth.
Among the officers elected Charles EVAN
Merritt, of Mount Holly, was chosen to
serve as treasurer.
Owen Bros received word from farm
er in Pullman, Illinois, stating that he
saw poudrette advertised in the Mount
Holly News as for sale by Owen Bros.
He wanted to know more about it as the
different fertilizers he has used have not
given satisfaction.
A few days since Henry l. Budd ap-
piled lotion to his eye, which was Civ
ing him some trouble. He made mis-
take and used some irritating compound,
and as result he has been suffering from
painful injury, which fortunately will
not prove permanent
collection of plants ready for Decoration
day. 1t will pay you to visit their green
houses, but if not convenient orders left
with Mr.. John C. Elberson, Mill street, or
Mount Holly avenue, Mount Holly, will
receive prompt attention.
On Tuesday from morning till night
there was change of forty degrees in
the atmosphere. On Wednesday night
there was a frost and ice formed in many
places. Farmers report that early straw
berries, cherries, peaches and tomatoes
have been injured and other damage done.
A certificate of incorporation has been
prepared for the Bordentown Brick Com
pany. The incorporators are R. II. Smith,
Peter Seaman and Edward H. Sweeny, all
of Bordentown. The Brakeley brickyard,
between Bordentown and Groveyille, in
Guiding ten acres of ground, has been pur-
chased. The capital stock of the new
company will be $4,000.
Try George W. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
the lowest cash prices. He has large
stock at his store, corner of Water and
King streets, Mount Holy. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention given
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran-
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices.
The Ocean, Monmouth and Burlington
County Pursuing and Detective Society
elected these officers at the annual meet
ing recently held at Columbus: President,
Joshua Forsyth; secretary and treasurer,
| l. Biddle Black; directors, L. N. Rue,
Charles c. Stillwell, Fl. R. Gilbert, Geo.
r. Buzby, Frank Gaskill, John P. Hutch
inson, E. s. Buzby, Joshua Forsyth
Charles Remine, Richard Harrison.
| The suit of William j. Brannin against
the Mount Holly Water Company has
been discontinued. At a meeting of the
directors they made three propositions
for the purpose of effecting settlemen
without suit The one accepted wal
that the company was to repair the pip
which they had cut. and that Mr.. Brannir
was to put in stop-cock. When the mel
dug down to repair the pipe they fount
that there was already shut-off valv'
there, which had been put in on lov
ground, got covered up and had been for
gotten.
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