The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-12-24
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Large bunch of celery for 10 cents, at
Matlack's, No. 4 Mill street.
See the parade of the Golf Band on
Friday, with "a Breezy Time Company.
The Buddtown Sunday school held its
annual Christmas entertainment last night.
Jesse Wells is in the hotel business at
Bordentown, to which place he has re-
moved.
AS the result of fall, Edith Hulse, OF
Church street. is suffering with broken
collar bone.
George j. Robertson has completed his
job of painting the Methodist parsonage
at Pointville.
Surrogate Endicott, on Thursday, pre-
scented large wild turkey to Judge JOS
eph H. Gaskill.
Freebooter George W. Durand has re-
moved to his newly purchased residence
on High street.
Having secured permanent position
in South Amboy, Clayton L. Anderson
has removed his family there.
Nathan Henry and wife, OF Mount
Holly. were guests of Mrs. Schenck Gran
mer, at Wrightstown, last week
Thomas Cavanaugh was unfortunate on
Wednesday in losing his pocketbook'
which contained about $50 in money and
check.
Blanchard H. White has been retained
to defend John Moore, the negro who re-
Gently assaulted Miss Anna Hendrickson,
near Maple Shade.
The ladies' musical organization OF
Mount Holly, the Lotus Banjo Club, gave
a pleasing entertainment at Lumberton
on Tuesday evening.
The scholars of the Jobstown Methodist
Sunday school held their Christmas exer-
cses on Friday evening The programme
was very interesting.
Mrs. John A. Bidwell, who has been
spending season in Asheville, N. c., for
the benefit of her health, has returned to
her home in Mount Holly.
Robert F. Storey has been kept busy re-
ceiving congratulations upon his recent
marriage to Miss Helen Nichols, which
event occurred in Camden.
Frederick D. Height, of Hamilton, and
Miss Sarah Stevens, of Ocean Grove, were
married at Vincentown, on Wednesday
evening, by Rev. II. S. Gascoyne
Jesse Archer, of this county, who, in
March, 1900, was sentenced to state prison
for four years for burglary, was on Wed
nesday paroled by the Board of Pardons.
The New Jersey State Teachers Asso-
citation will hold its 47th annual meeting
in the Normal School building at Tren-
ton, beginning to morrow and continuing
| for three days.
William Post and Clarence Stokeley
have been arrested on an old charge OF
stealing wagon body from William Fox,
of Lewistown. They were held in $2Oo
bail for court.
On Thursday Sheriff Fenton sold the
following property: The Franklin bud
ley farm, near Moorestown, to Henry
Dudley, for $4,000; house at Hartford,
belon ging to William Praeger, to Thomas
Carey, for 81, $50.
Judge Gaskill and Judge Martin of the
Burlington and Ocean county courts, have
agreed to suspend sentence on Lorenzo
Atkinson, who was arrested a short time
ago on a ten years old charge, and who
once broke Jail here.
The Mount Holly commuters to Bur-
lington have forw arded petition to the
officials of the railroad company asking
for restoration of the $50 P. M. train
from the latter city, which was recently
| dropped from the schedule.
Sunday was the coolest morning OF
the season. In some sections the mercury
was down to four degrees below zero. At
the store of Joseph G. Bower at 7.3O
o'clock the thermometer registered zero,
Two hours later it was eight above.
The annual banquet of the Masons OF
Vincentown, was held in the town hall on
Friday evening. The Ladies' Aid OF the
M. E. Church had charge of the FEAST
which is the usual custom, and on Satur-
day evening they gave an excellent supper
of their own.
A large and frstclass fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durand's new
store on High street. Call and see the
goods and get prices. Then you will be
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions.
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
The pupils of the Mount Holly High
School held Christmas exercises at the
school on Friday, and were treated to
cake and candy by the teachers. Many of
the pupils took provisions and clothing to
the school and several needy families were
made to feel glad at the attention paid
them.
The 18th annual meeting of the New
Jersey Sons of the American Revolution
will be held in the Chancery Chambers,
Newark, on Friday, January 3. The pres
ident of the society will preside, seated in
a chair used by General Washington while
he was in New Jersey during the Revolu-
ton.
A large number of children about town
will avail themselves of the free turkey
dinner which is to be given in the Masonic
Temple tomorrow morning at 11.3O
o'clock by Sheriff Fenton and Postmaster
Cowperthwait. These two gentlemen are
deserving of much praise for their liber-
atty.
Instead of meeting this evening and on
J the evening of December 81, Washington
Council, No 5, Jr. o. U. A. M, will as
semble on Friday evening next, at
which time they will elect officers. The
| date was changed by reason of Christmas
l and New Years falling on the eve of their
regular meeting night.
A number of needed improvements have
been made to St. Paul's German Lutheran
/ Church at Hainesport The work was OF
such character as to almost make new
building out of the edifce. Two classes
e are soon to be confirmed by the pastor
j Rev. J. C. Dizinger, one in German and
q the other in English.
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