The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-11-27

: The stores in Mount Holly will remain
open every evening during the month of
December.
Charles Smires, hotel keeper at Chats
worth, is seriously i'll from long attack
of hiccoughs
Il Vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, bisque,
cherry ice and orange ice for Thanksgiv-
ling at j. G. Bowers.
i Washington Fire Company, No. 1, of
Delanco, has filed articles of incorpora-
ton in the county clerks office.
The Mount Holly Banjo Club gave a !
reception last evening to the aids who as
sisted with their recent supper.
W. Scott Gale has received the contract
to erect brick smoke stack, 30 feet high,
at r. W. Bowkers shoe factory.
Stacy g. Woodward, of New Egypt |
is suffering severe injuries to his side as
the result of being kicked by horse.
DR.. ]. Hume Carter attended the New
York horse show on Tuesday, in company |
with several other Mount Holly horsemen.
The ladies of the Baptist Church at
Magnolia gave very pleasant mystic So
cial in the town hall on Saturday even
ing.
The Mount Holly Street Railway Com
pany held it's annual meeting last week
and continued it's old officers for another |
year.
A family at Jobstown had grieving |
spell last week, because their beloved cat,
dog and squirrel all died within two
days.
Clifton Parker met with an accident at
the Taylor foundry, on Tuesday, by which
he mashed finger while breaking up a
cog wheel.
Josiah W. Evan, of Mount Holly
Lodge, No. 10, attended the session of
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, at
Trenton, last week.
DIR. William c. Parrys horse, while
standing unhitched, became frightened
and ran away on Tuesday. The animal
fell and broke its neck.
Arrangements are being made to have
Eli Perkins lecture in the Opera House,
early in December, for the benefit of the
Burlington County Hospital.
B. H. Porter, of Kansas City, Mo-, who
is stopping in Mount Holly, has been buy
ing up large quantities of cranberries
from the growers in this section.
The St. Andrews Church at Jobstown
will receive benefit on heievening of
December 5, at which time the Young
Mems Society will give social.
A supper will be given in the Masonic
Temple, on Friday and Saturday even
ings, December 7th and 9Th, for the bene-
fit of the Unionville Sunday school.
1t cost the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany $4,000 to remove the brick office
building to its present location in Cam
den. The structure became badly crack {
ed.
Assistant Postmaster Frank r. Stecher.
of Riverside, has been enjoying some
cigarettes during the past week that were
sent him by soldier friend in the Phil
ippines.
The district meeting by the Knights of
the Golden Eagle, on Thursday evening,
was largely attended The Grand Chief
and his staff were present, and social
time prevailed.
Joseph Benefit, who was committed to
the county Jail some weeks ago upon an
execution issued by justice Thomas W.
Mares of Cinnaminson township, was re-
leased last week.
An interesting programme is being ar
ranged for the entertainment to be given
in the Baptist Church on Thanksgiving
evening, for the benefit of the Sunday
school. Tickets rs cents.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF
Reading Fl. BOUCHER. deceased, of Cen
treton, have been issued to John T.
BOUCHER and Josiah K. BOUCHER. The !
personal estate is valued at $4,000.
William Moles, of Bridgeboro', heard
somebody stealing his chickens on Thurs
day night Securing his gun he sent two
loads of shot in the direction of his hen
merry and the thieves made hasty retreat.
Lewis Jackson was bound over for his
appearance at court yesterday. His wife j
entered complaint against him on a charge
of assault and battery. In this case it is
thought that Lewis is more sinned against
than SHINING.
The high winds Wednesday afternoon as
sumed the velocity of tornado at times.
The roof of a house on Monroe street was
blown off and portion of the brick wall
of the old carpet mill, on Washington
street, was blown in.
Rev. DR.. Forrest Dagger will give hu
morous lecture entitled 'Shams of Socie-
ty, in the Methodist Church, under the
auspices of Sunday school class, No. s,
on Thursday evening, December 6. Ad-
mission Is and 10 cents.
The barge Webster, laden with sand,
was sunk at the mouth of the Rancocas
creek, on Thursday morning, while being
towed from Hainesport to Philadelphia
Captain Webster was the only person on
board and he nearly lost his life before
assistance reached him.
Ralston Brothers, of Allenhurst, have
purchased from Charles B. Hornor & Son
1900 extra large shade trees, which the
Messrs Horror have been removing from
the ground with their new patent tree re-
mover. The fifth carload of these trees
was shipped this morning.
The State Board of Taxation made its
annual report on Tuesday and shows an
increase in the states valuation. Bur
lington county shows decrease of $685.
93S. The valuation of the real estate in
the county is placed at $19,619, IT'S, and
the personal property at $5,06O,551.
On Thanksgiving evening, the Epworth
League, of Pemberton, will give can i'm
aginary trip to Washington, DC" Trains
will leave the home of r. Ell. Robbins
every fifteen minutes after P. M. Round
trip tickets, including refreshments, %
cents. Proceeds to help pay debt on par
sonage.
A full line of up-to-date boots shoes
and ruhhers for ladies' misses children,