The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-02-27

Two persons were. baptized in the Bar
tist Church on Sunday evening.
Fenimore Jones has been admit ted t
i the hospital suffering from dropsy.
Rev. James Stoddard will have charg
: of the services at the hospital next Sun
J day afternoon.
The Friends Society are holding quar-
terly meeting to-day at the corner O
Main and Garden streets.
County School Superintendent Herman
A. Stees, of Beverly, occupied his office
in the Court House on Saturday.
T. Clifford Keller, who has been raising
a fine line of high bred pigeons, has sold
his entire stock to Joseph Taylor.
| On Saturday Sheriff Fenton sold the
property of Alexander Rhoades, in Riv-
erside, to G. c. DIETRICH, for $11O0.
| County Clerk w. Roland Warrick has
forwarded to the election officers the
blanks to be used at the spring election.
The thermometer on Saturday register
ed So degrees. On Sunday morning the
mercury reached degrees, and this morn
ing it was down to s.
B. W. Storey g Sons will on Thursday
reopen their machine shop on Paxson
street for the coming summer, with full
line of bicycles and sundries.
William p Pray, of Kinkora, has been
appointed special agent of the New
Jersey Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals for that section.
| Annie Weidner, of Beverly, was sue
cessfully operated upon at the Burlington
County Hospital, last Tuesday, for the
removal of tumor from her breast.
The name of Anna M. Norcross ap-
peared in the list of tax delinquents
through mistake Mrs. Norcross paid her
tax within the time prescribed by law.
| Master Ben Armstrong, the year-old
son of Joseph Armstrong, of Water
street, had a birthday party yesterday af-
ternoon. at which 38 young folks were
present.
DR.. W. P. Melcher was called to Bath,
Maine, last week, owing to the serious ill
ness of his mother. She is now much i'm
proved. The doctor returned to Mount
Holly yesterday.
Joseph Darnell, son of Charles Darnell,
of Mount Holly, is in st. Luke's Hospi-
tai. Philadelphia. If his condition will
warrant an operation, his leg will be am
putated on Friday
Edward Carr, of Shamong, a drunk
and disorderly, was sent to Jail for ten
days on Wednesday by Justice Krayer.
On Saturday night Thomas Dilks was
given four days on charge of being
drunk.
Harry M. Abdill will reopen his shoe
store as soon as the insurance company
settles upon the amount of loss sustained.
1t is expected that adjusters will examine
the stock tomorrow. James x. Parker
will be one of them.
The degree team of the Bordentown
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will go to
Burlington this evening, and give the
third degree to some candidates in Hope
Lodge. Several members of the order In
Mount Holly expect to go over.
At the residence of Mrs. Louis Garba-
rino, in Trenton, yesterday afternoon, oc-
Cured the marriage of her son, Frank l..
Garbarino and Miss Estella Elberson, cid
est daughter of Prof. Lawrence Elberson,
of Mount Holly. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Father Fox.
While lighting fire in stove at her
residence on Buttonwood street last even
ing, Mrs. Howard L. Keeler received
quite scare. The match head flew to
one side, setting fire to large lambre-
quin, which was destroyed. The blaze
was extinguished without any further
damage being done.
The asylum committee of the Board of
Freeholders request any one having
suitable site for the location of the pro-
posed county asylum to send their offer to
John E. Darnell, chairman of the asylum
committee, Mount Holly post office, by
mail, on or before 10 o'clock M, of Sauur-
day, March 8, stating location, number OF
acres and price
The following ministers will preach in
Trinity Church on Wednesday evenings
during Lent: Ash Wednesday, Rev.
Charles s. Olmsted, D. D; March Z, Rev.
Strother Jones' D. D; March IA, Rev. R.
Bowden Shepherd; March 81, Rev. Sam
uel R. Colladay; March 20, Rev. James
F. Olmsted; April 4, Rev. Robert E.
Campbell; April II, Rev. Richard G..
Moses.
The monthly meeting of the Sunday
School Junior and Primary Union will be
held in the Baptist Church, Mount Holly.
on Saturday at P. M. Miss M. K. Law
son, vice president of the Primary Coun-
Gil, Camden, and Kindergarten teacher
will be present to teach Sunday school
lesson and to present some Easter music.
Another lesson will be taught by lady
| from Beverly. All are invited to be pres