The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Seats are now on sale at Jamison's fo
the concert to be given by the Banjo ant
Mandolin Club.
Rev. =. FL. Durham of the Presbyterian
Church will have charge of the service a
the hospital next Sunday afternoon.
a good girl is wanted for general house
work. Must come well recommended
Apply to $3.50 High street, Burlington
Henry G. shinn sold to Joseph G. King
don. on Friday, the brick building or
High street, adjoining The News office
Frank Grover of Princeton, former
resident of Penn berton, was committed tc
iail. on Friday, charged with stealing
some log chains from John r. Sapp.
THE News is in receipt of letter from
Horace Cronk, who with j. L. Anderson
sailed on February 2 for Costa Rico. II
will be published next week.
Albert Stackhouse, Medford carpen-
ter, while working on building in that
town on Friday, fell from ladder a dis
tance of IS feet, and sustained severe in
juries.
The anniversary of the Baptist Young
People's Union last evening was great
6lCCCcc anu Liz RA0S ciahtf4C w eto A1ANSe 49,
teresting. Visitors from other unions
were present
William III Congo, of West Washing
ton street, is a patient in the hospital.
Some time since he ran splinter under
his finger nail and now his hand is in a
bad condition.
Remember che supper to be given by
the Ladies' Aid of the M. E. Church on
Thursday and Friday evenings. The rep
utation of these suppers is well known
fAey do not need any praise from US.
Charles McGuiggan entered Abdill's
store on Sunday morning with one of the
extinguishers of America company. The
smoke was so dense he was soon overcome
and friends had to drag him from the
building.
Miss Carrie johnson, living near Smith
vile, was admitted to the hospital Thurs
day suffering from appendicitis. She was
operated upon by DR.. Irving Holdings
head. of Moorestown. Her strength fail
ed and she died on Sunday afternoon.
A man was admitted at the hospital a
few days ago who had evidently prepared
for cold weather. His garments consisted
of an overcoat, an under coat, linen
coat, sweater, vest, four shirts, two pairs
VI trouseis' Smo pans - "a " y : ''''.'
pairs VI sochs.
Where did we get our lnIormatlon
) about Bryan receiving $SOo Tor his bur
lington speech Wen, from TWO OF
three sources, one OF which was q person
who was in the next room when the
money was paid and heard the speaker
say he would give receipt for the cash.
Thursday will be donation day at the
80
Aged Women,s Home at burlington,
and there can pc no Detter way 70 com
memorate the birth OF george " washington
thsn by aiding this very worthy lnstitu-
ton. which now contalns II inmates.
Money, coal ana provisions are much
needed. Let the managers have gen
erous response to their appeal.
A bill was introduced in the Legislature
last evening for the purpose of relieving
this county from the position it is now in
owing to the illness of Auditor Gibson.
The bill provides that where an Auditor
is unable, through illness, or other cause,
to perform the duties OF his once, the
Board Of Freeholders may at any meeting
declare the Office vacant and appoint
successor to the incapacltated ofnclal.
The train that leaves Medford for Phil
afielpbia at two o'clock only got about a
mile out Yesterday, when it got stalled in
cut. One of the train hands walked
back to town to get his rubber boots ana
gang of men to aid the train. When he
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C. A. Weidemann from Philadelphia,
is in town representing the Graphic Cor
respondence Institute which has its head
quarters in Odd Fellows Temple in that
city. Mr. Weidemann will remain here
two weeks, during which time he will be
pleased to acquaint any who are interest
ed In bookkeeping and shorthand writing,
with the system employed by his institute
All instruction is done by correspondence
and the student can pursue his studies
right at home. A postal card to Mr.
Weidemann, at the Arcade hotel, will re-
ceive prompt reply.
The predicted snow storm for Saturday
name near being a full tiedged blizzard
which greatly interfered with travel of
every kind. 1t was the only taste of real
unpleasant weather we have had this win
ter. and it looks as though the ground hog
knew what he was talking about The
street car soon suspended operations and
the milkmen got over their routes with
considerable difficulty. The township
committee soon had the snow plows in