The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-16

The Baptist Young Peoples Union will
e have charge of the services at the hospita
:, next Sunday afternoon.
1t is reported that Arthur A. thinner
|, man will go to Europe in the spring t
l. compete in bicycle races.
Wanted Bookkeeper. A young MAJ
e or young lady for Office position, that un
e derstands bookkeeping. Weaver Mfg
Co., Mount Holly.
e On Saturday, Sheriff Fenton sold thu
: property of Joseph M. Brick, executor o
Catharine Horner, in Bridgeboro', tt
Alice G. Howell for $500.
! District Clerk Jerome B. Gngg has
been appointed a member of the legislat
+ i've committee representing the New Jer-
. sey State School Board Association.
Woven corset covers, sleeveless, only q
cents. Woven corset covers with long
sleeves, 81 cents. A few sateen skirts left
beautiful Ones 81. Lancaster ginghams
S. s. Evan, % Main street. 2t
The recital to be given by Miss Beatrice
Sooy in the Baptist Church has been post
poned to Tuesday evening, January 30.
This will be a repetition of the recital re-
Gently given in the opera house by Miss
Sooy
There will be union service in the
Baptist Church, on Friday evening, at
2. 40, at which Rev. John w. Ford, of
Gethsemane Baptist Church, Philadel-
phia, will preach. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend this service.
Miss Hannah R. Cox died at Werners-
vile, Pa, on Thursday. She had been
suffering with throat consumption for a
long time and was at health resort in
Wernersville She was inferred in the
Mount Holly cemetery on Saturday.
A representative of the Union Traction
Company of Philadelphia, was in Mount
Holly yesterday seeking men who desired
to be employed as conductors or motor
men. He was successful in inducing
number to go to the city and confer with
the superintendent.
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Marlton was blown open by burglars on
Wednesday night and $50 in cash taken.
Railroad tickets were scattered all over
the floor and number of tools were left
behind by the robbers. The money draw
er of the safe was found on Locust street
the next day.
Mrs. Rossell, of Pine street, who was
recently relieved of a tumor at tue Bur
lington County Hospital, is getting along
nicely and her early recovery is looked
for. Her case was about hopeless when
she went to the institution. DR.. Price, OF
Philadelphia, assisted by the hospital
staff, performed the operation, and the
results are very gratifying.
Thomas Ballinger, who lives near Inm-
berton, was badly bitten by hog yester-
cay morning. He was attempting to
drive the hog from a yard, when the ami
NAL attacked him, and in endeavoring to
get out of the way Ballinger fell, and the
hog bit him, leaving painful wound,
The mans cries seemed to scare the hog
which left him.
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 Holly. 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 following are the newly elected
officers of the Baptist Sunday school:
Superintendent, Joseph W. Colkitt assist
ant superintendent, John D. Cleyenger,
treasurer, Charles H. Estill ST.; assist
tant secretary, Elmer j Sbinn; librarian,
John B. Herbert; musical director, Mrs.
Stella Tilton; pianist Miss Else Hughes;
superintendent of primary department.
Mrs. Daniel Suffer.
The telephone gets funny spells once in
while. On recent evening number
was called and the reply came mo one at
home" although there were half dozen
persons within 20 feet of the phone until
nearly midnight On another occasion
the telephone ordered ''Mr. IS horse
by o'clock" Inquiry from the stable to
know which carriage was wanted revealed
the fact that nobody had asked for the
team.
The Mount Laurel Pursuing, Detective
and Insurance Company held its annual
meeting last week. There were SO pres
ent, and ten new members were admitted.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Joseph Evans; secretary and treas
urer. Ezra E. Darnell directors, Joseph
Powell, Joseph B. Dunphy, Joshua 5.
Wells, DIR. P. V. B. Stroud. John Z. Dar-
nell, Joseph Haines, Josiah Rogers, Clay
ton Haines, Mark c. Busby
| A certificate of incorporation has been
filed in the Clerks Office by the Meadow
brook Mining Company, with headquar-
tiers in Moorestown. The capital stock OF
the concern is 800, 900, with $4,000 paid
lin. The incorporators are William G.
Greenfield, Jr, and George H. Huddell,
of Philadelphia; Robert M. Miller, OF
Moorestown. The object of the company
is to mine, excavate, import and export
coal, lumber, petroleum and all other Oil
products and to convey real and personal
property
A fashionable boot and shoe store with
full line of mems, ladies', misses and
children's boots, shoes and rubbers. These
goods are all up to date to sell at small
profits Also lot of old stock to sell at
less than half price. This stock is not
any older than that most old shoe stores
have on hand, but the latter paid full
price for theirs, while got mine at less
than half price Custom work and re-
pairing speciality. Leather and shoe
findings for sale. John Bill, 33 Church
street
Toll is again being charged on the turn
pike from Rancocas to Centreton. After
the commissioners appointed by the Court
to examine the road reported that it was
not tollable the turnpike people at once
went to work and repaired it. The cause
way near the Centreton drawbridge,
which has caused so much comment, was
widened. Two of the commissioners
went over the road recently and on their
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