The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-30

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Michael ]. O'Byrne, leading lawye
of Savannah, Ca, is visiting his brother
in-law, Capt. Elton A. Smith, at Smith
vile.
The post office at South Park has beer
discontinued since the resignation of Con
slant LeDuc, who had charge of the
same.
The matter of appointing county
stone road commissioner may come up al
the next meeting sof the Board of Free
holders.
Jacob Mack died at his home at Haines
port, on Tuesday morning, from acute
Bright's disease. He had been i'll but
few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred A. Doron celebrat-
ed the first anniversary of their marriage
on Friday evening by giving suppes e
number of friends.
The Junior Mechanics have arranged
to give smoker in their lodge room this
evening, which will embrace numerous
forms of amusement.
A gentleman from Elizabeth, has. rent
ed of Henry G. Shinn the brick building
next door to THE News Office, where he
will open and cent store.
Some boys around town have been caus-
ing considerable trouble of late by I'M
screwing electric light globes sufficiently
to shut off the current and put the light
out.
In the February graduating class OF the
State Normal School were the following;
Marian Hilliard, Vincentown; Bessie Ste
phenson, Bordentown; Mary Wilson, Bur-
lington.
John Fisher, of Medford, is suffering
from bad wound to his foot, which was
caused by the slipping of an axe while
telling some trees near Lumberton few
days ago.
The remains of Mrs. Henry Culin, who
died at her home near Hainesport on
Wednesday morning of consumption,
were inferred on Saturday in the GENE
terry at Colestown.
On Saturday next, at Cookstown, W.
D. Hartshorn and Ellis H. Parker will
shoot off a tie at live birds. At the same
time a purse of $40 will be shot for be-
tween S. Southland and w. D. Hartshorn.
Wesley H. Slack is quite i'll at Paducah,
Kentucky, with pneumonia. He recent
ly left Mount Holly for the former place,
and was not well when he started. He
was taken ill soon after reaching Ken
lucky.
Miss Edith Harker, who lives with her
aunt, Mrs. DR. Risdon, has been severe
sufferer lately from the effects OF boil
under her arm. The trouble was of such
nature as to confne the young lady to
her bed for week.
William Atkinson paid flying visit to
his relatives in this section on Sunday.
He is a brother of Samuel A. Atkinson,
and lives at Nashville, Tennessee, where
he is manager of the offices of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company.
One hundred and fifteen entries have
already been made for the Coventry
stakes at Ascot, which are worth SIC, 800.
The largest subscriber is Pierre Lorillard,
the American owner, who has entered six
horses, all bred in the United States.
Rev. j. A.. Cakes, former Methodist
minister at Jacobstown, and now station
ed at Sharptown, was on Wednesday &C
Quilted in the court at Salem on an In
dictment charging him with assault upon
Mary Stevens, aged 10, at Sharptown, on
June 1.
At the annual election of officers of the
Palmyra Union League the following Of
ficers were elected: President, @. II. I'm
stead; vice presidents, ]. E. Russell,
Robert M. Gorrell, c. II. Crowell; secre
tary, F. W. Smith; treasurer, George N
Winner.
The revival meetings at the Methods
Church, under the leadership of the pas
tor, Rev. Marshall Owens, are proving
great success and will be continued dur
ing this week. On Sunday morning
twenty-fv persons were received int
membership in the church.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union ha
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, Fred NJ Shemeley
vice president, William Johnson; CORES
ponding secretary, Jennie B. Conover
recording secretary, Mae Hughes; finan
cial secretary, Ella Worrell; treasurer
Lille B. Colkitt; organist, Ada johnson
pianist, Lille Worrell.
Following is the list of unclaimed lei
ters remaining in the post office for tn
week ending January 81, 1900: Mrs MAJ
tina Borton, Mr.. Harry Baker, Mrs. Gee
Cox. Mrs. Thannard Eckert, Mr.. Fran
Foster, Miss Sadie Loveland, Theo. Har
kins, Maggie Horn, A. ]. Risdon, MI
i Rob't Stuart, Mr.. R. f. Shreve, Mrs. Be
tina Wells, Mrs Martha virgins, 8; Mi:
Bassie Phares, Mrs. Voorhees,, Mrs. Harr
Kellett.
The forthcoming census may show th'
the population of the State of New Jerse
has increased in the past ten years to IL
noint where the State will be entitled to
representation in Congress of ten membe
instead of eight. New Jersey has gol
forward in the past five or six years vii
wide and rapid strides and has, we pr
sumo, by this time, impressed the count
with the fact that it is in the Union hea
: neck and heels.
There is no occasion for the taxpaye
to become exercised over the contempls
ed improvement of some of the princir
streets in Mount Holly. Those who a
at the head of the movement object
:. increasing the taxes, but it is believ
that three or four of our worst stree
could be relaid with vitriied brick a
: but little if any change made in the t
assessment. If the plan to be offered
: : the next town meeting is not adopted, t
subject of better streets for Mount Ho
might as well be dropped.
IS On Wednesday morning at o'clo
I. Henry Butterworth, a farmer on the Pc
d berton road near Vincentown, was q
l. turbed by neighbor who conveyed