The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-10-23

The iron fence in front of the cour
house property is being painted.
| Sheriff Fenton took three prisoners tx
the state prison at Trenton yesterday.
t Holeman 6 Son began yesterday te
make alterations on the Murrell street side
of their clothing store, where they will
put in show window.
John Nippins, government employe
at Washington, D. c., has been in Mount
Holly for a week parceling out his sweet
potato crop among old customers.
The finest decorations in Mount Holly,
perhaps, of the pictures of Mckinley and
Roosevelt, are to be seen in the post office
over the desk of Charles G. Cowperth-
wait.
i A dance was held at Colonial Inn, Bor-
dentown, Saturday night, for the benefit
of free bed in the University of Penn
sylvania Hospital 1t was given by the
fashionable Saturday Night Club. COM
posed of influential residents of Burling-
ton county.
Charles E. Stockton, of East Mill street,
brought to THE News office, on Thurs
day, branch of Keiffer pear tree in
his yard. The branch was four feet long
and quarter of an inch in diameter at
the thickest portion, and it held "a pears
of large size.
The list of unclaimed letters remaining
in the post Office for the week ending Oc-
tober 90: G. H. Allison, Sol Blumethal 8,
Mrs. Alex Bordur, Geo. Bothener, Barton
Denniss, Mr.. Demenio, John Kingston,
Mrs. Margret Middleton, M. Neuman,
Chas. Neckson, Mrs. Joseph Norcross,
Jessie Streeker, Mrs. Samuel Stiles, Miss
Annie Taylor.
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.
Edward L. Durand had suit in Justice
Stacks court last week against Frank T.
Morton, to recover an ice bill of $500.
The defence was that the price of the ice
was to be 20 cents per hundred and that
40 cents was charged for part of it. Mr..
Durand said he was only to charge the
e. 10 non ond
when he had to purchase his stock he was
to increase the price. Judgment was Civ
en- him for the amount of his claim.
A meeting for the organization of a
Mothers Congress for the State of New
Jersey was held at Riverton Saturday.
An address of welcome was delivered by
Mrs. Edwin G. Grice, the State organizer,
of Riyerton This was followed by an
address on the aims and purposes of the
association by Mrs B. o. Mears, of AL
bany, and Mrs. Theodore Birney, of
Washington, and Mrs. Frederick Schof,
of Philadelphia The afternoon session
was taken up with the election of officers.
Mrs. Edwin G. Grice was chosen presi
dent; Mrs. Yardley, of Orange, and Mrs.
M. Grey, of Salem, vice presidents; Mrs.
DIR. Alexander Marcy, Jr., of Riverton,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Horace
Philips, of Plainfield, recording secretary;
Mrs. o. A. Dayton. of Camden, treasurer,
and Miss Lydia Griscom, of Woodbury.,
auditor.
Daniel Suffer has been quite i'll for
several days past.
Albert E. Darnell, of Atlantic City,
spent Sunday in Mount Holly.
Bishop Cranston will preach in the M.
E. Church on Sunday, November 18th.
Howard v. STATIONS large iron safe
was removed to the post office yesterday |
Miss Marion Deacon has recovered from
her recent attack of scarlet fever, and is |
again able to be out.
Joseph w. Marlin, well known hotel
keeper, died at his home in Burlington,
on Friday, after an illness of long stand
ing.
DIR. James M. Buckley. editor of the
Christian AdU0cGts, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, spent Sunday with his
brother, Henry G. Buckley.
The foot ball game next Saturday will
be with Hanover A. A., from Philadelphia. |
This team has defeated Westmoreland, |
which played Mount Holly to a standstill
last Saturday.
Col William j. Bryan, the Democratic
candidate for President, will visit Burling-
ton on Thursday. He will arrive there
about 1 80 P. NJ, and deliver the longest
speech between Washington Park and
Trenton.
The Wood Dramatic Company is play
ing this week in the opera house. Mr..
Wood is the manager who first brought
s.The Gems to Mount Holly. The COM
pany he now has with him is composed of
brilliant stars and the programme is ex-
cellent.
The opera house was filled on Thursday
evening by an audience that remained for
an hour and half, to listen to an inter
esting political speech by Mr.. Lowrie, of
Illinois James M. Beck was advertised
as the speaker, but for some reason failed |
to appear. Mr.. Lowrie was good sub
stitute and pleased all who heard him.
In front of residence on Broad street
there have been strewn lot OF cedar
branches. Thinking this was new idea
to protect grass, some inquiry was made
as to the beneficial results expected, and
the information was given that the
branches were placed there to keep the
neighbors' chickens from tearing the
grass out.
Dr. James M. Buckley preached In the
NJ E. Church, Mount Holly, on Sunday |
morning to a very large congregation. /
1t was an excellent sermon, containing |
many practical thoughts, delivered in for
chile STYLE The text was taken from the |
fourteenth chapter of st. Luke, tenth |
verse; Friend, go up higher" The adap |
liability of religious truth to all mankind,
no matter what his ills OF wants, was
graphically presented and logically prov
en-. DIR. Buckley was given quite recep-
ton after the close of the service.
The game of foot ball on Saturday after
noon, between Mount Holly and West
moreland, ended in a row. Both sides
had failed to score until within two min
utes of the time to stop, when Edwards,
of Mount Holly, secured the ball and
started down the field with it. Intention
ally or through excitement a gentleman
who accompanied the visitors, stepped on
the field and knocked Edwards down. In
second there was jumbled mass of fists,
feet and legs, and Chief Denness had to
interfere, and conduct the offender to a
place of safety.
Postmaster Charles Cramer, of New
Gretna, was aroused by the burglar alarm
buzzing in his room early Friday morn
ing. He was just in time to scare off two
masked men who had forced an entrance
through a side window. He captured a
fine kit of tools On Sunday two men