The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-02-13

Lincoln's birthday yesterday was cele
brated in Mount Holly by the closing Of
the banks and public buildings.
The Mount Holly Banjo Club will, on
the 10th inst, place on sale the tickets
for their forthcoming entertainment.
A small dog belonging to William A.
Atkinson, of Mount Holly avenue, was
badly chewed by bull dog last week.
On Thursday evening the Knights OF
the Golden Eagle gave the first degree to
one candidate and reinstated two mem
beers.
Two children belonging to George
Blinn, of Burlington, have been admit
ted to the Burlington County Children
Home.
Charles Evan Merritt has sold the Hat
tie A. Stephens property, on West Wash
ington street, to Henry G. Tomlinson for
81, 800.
Remember the supper to be given by
the ladies of the Presbyterian Church, in
Masonic Temple, on Friday and Saturday
evenings.
Mrs Annie CLASSIFY, of near Birming-
ham, was buried in Mount Holly Tuesday
morning, with services in the Sacred
Heart Church.
Joseph c. Gaskill, of Oswego, N. Y,
who came on to see his father in Phil
adelphia, who is suffering from paralysis
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While in Burlington on Thursday at
tending the Bryan meeting, Barclay Al
len. of Cherry street, either lost or had
his pocketbook stolen. Itcontained about
$12
William Cornell, of Water street, who
mas secured employment as motorman
with the Philadelphia Traction Company,
removed his family to the city on Thurs
day.
Samuel Greenwald, the oyster dealer,
has rented the house and store formerly
occupied by Lorenzo w. Prickett, on
Main street, where he will remove his
restaurant.
Do you have frequent headaches2 If
SO, look to your eyes. We will examine
them without cost to you. Stiles & Co.,
eye specialists, at the Masonic Temple,
Mount Holly, Wednesday, February A.
r. M. Brock, of Bridgeboro, has re-
fused to pay his school tax, on the ground
that the tax was raised contrary to law,
consequently the assessment and collec-
ton is illegal The matter will be taken
to court.
Counsel for Michael Rooney, of Eel
lowship, has instituted proceedings in the
United States Circuit Court against Chas.
Haines to recover $4,000 damages for
the loss of his sight while blasting stumps
for the defendant
A defect in the draft of the chimney at
the residence of George Dennis, on Wash
ington street, Thursday afternoon, caused
scare by reason of the smoke which
filled the house. An investigation showed
that everything was all right.
On Friday evening one candidate was
elected to membership by the Knights OF
Pythias. William H. Stewart rendered
his resignation as Master of Finance, and
George W. A. French was elected to fill
the vacancy. Mr. French is the best f.
nancier the lodge ever had.
The new State Home for INDECENT and
disabled army and navy veterans, which
has been established at VineIand, was
officially inspected by Department Com
mander George Barrett, of the Grand
Army of the Republic of New Jersey,
on Wednesday Everything was report
ed to be in first-class condition.
The lectures of the University Exten-
sion course, which have been given in the
Court House during the past four weeks,
have been highly entertaining, but it is
thought that the best will be delivered OF
Thursday evening. The subject will bt
Rudyard Kipling, and the lecture will bs
illustrated with views from stereopti
con. DIR. Frederick Sykes, the lecturer
presents his subject in mastery manner
Those who attend the lecture on Kiplins
will enjoy treat.
The work of building the stone road tt
Smithville will begin early in the spring
A proposition has been made to extend
to Davis hotel, the township to pay TO
its own grading. The matter was dis
cussed by the members of the township
committee at their last meeting, but no &C
ton was taken. There are no funds on hans
available for such purpose, and the com
mittee did not feel warranted in ordering
the work done By all means this roat
should be extended to Pine street, as cas-
Mill street is one of the worst roads i
tbe township. The matter will be pre-
scented at the coming town meeting.
There was fire at the residence o
Harry Kester, back of the mount, OF
Friday evening. The family were al
out save little girl who lives at tn
place. Clayton Allen, who occupies tn
house at the Fair Grounds, saw light a
the Kester place and went over to Sc
what the cause was. He found that som
wood in a box in the shed had taken fire
The flames had run up the side OF tn
shed and had burned a hole in the roo
charring considerable portion of tn
caves of the house. Mr.. Allen, afte
much effort, succeeded in extinguishin
the flames. The girl said she believe
there had been an attempt to burn th
house down. Before the flames were di
covered she said she heard man walkin
outside on the boardwalk and she was
the opinion he had something to do wit
the fire.
G. q. Norcross, of Philadelphia, visite
some friends at Smithville on Sunday
While returning to Mount Holly he WI
approached by his brother. Edward No
cross, while riding down Pine stree
Mr.. Norcross claims that his brother max
such faces at him and applied such VI
complimentary epithets that he was cor
PEELED to dismount from his wheel al
protect himself The two men then twi
ted each other of matters that would n
look well in print, and for while the
was considerable excitement at Quigley
corner. Edward claims that his daught
Florence left home on account OF the pc
suasion of Carl The latter, however, !
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