The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

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Garden street. who is past 80 years of age
is suffering from dislocated hip.
The annual meeting of the stockholder
of Concert Hall Association will be helC
in the office of Franklin B. Lewis, on Fri
day, February %, at 2 o'clock, P. M.
Edward Hack has been doing some fint
work recently in repairing and recover
ing furniture. He also makes specially
of fancy lettering and house painting.
William Elliott, while skating on the
creek near the dam, on Thursday, broke
through the ice and came near losing his
life. He was rescued with some Difficult
lty.
On account of his inability to secure g
residence, it is said that DR.. Duncan may
reconsider his determination to remain in
Riverside and he may locate in Mount
Holly.
Beginning tomorrow Postmaster Cow
perthwait will weigh all mail that goes in
and comes out of his office. This will
continue for an indefinite period and will
give the force plenty of work.
The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
will convene at Trenton tomorrow. G.
W. A. French is the representative of the
lodge in Mount Holly. He is also can
didate for Grand Outer Guard.
At Lumberton, on Tuesday evening
occurred the marriage of Clarence F
Sharp, of Mount Holly, and Miss Jennie
Whitehouse, of Rancocas. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. D. E. Clair.
A very pleasing entertainment was
given in ST. Mary's hall last evening by
the children of the Sacred Heart Sunday
school, The proceeds will be used to-
ward paying the interest on the church
| debt.
The peculiar phenomenon of mirage,
known as sun dogs, was distinctly noticed
in the western sky on Wednesday after
noon. 1t seemed to those who noticed
the spectacle that there really were three
suns.
The two shoe factories in Mount Holly
presided over by George W. Rendell and
his son William, each have one order on
hand that will give steady employment
for several weeks to come. The Rendells
seem to be successful managers in the
shoe business.
Officer Collins had quite tussle with
Pat. Kelly early Sunday morning, whom
he landed in jail, where he will remain
for the next thirty days. Kelly is circus
clown, and has been selling jewelry in
this vicinity, previous to the opening of
the show season.
Thomas Mullen, of Bordentown, came
to Mount Holly to attend court on Thurs
day. Before the day expired he became
very drunk, and was found in half
frozen condition at the railroad station.
He was taken to Jail in hack and given
two days by Justice Krayer.
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post, No. 26, G. A.
R., and Washington Council, American
Mechanics, will go in body this evening
to the lecture to be given by Francis B.
Lee. in the Presbyterian Church, on
Revolutionary Days in Burlington Coun
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The Breezy Times Company" appear
ed at the Opera House on Wednesday
evening, and their performance was one
of the best seen In Mount Holly for a
long time. Each performer was an artist
in his special line The fun came with
cyclonic force and was highly appreciat-
ed. Come again, Dutchy.
Frederick Peters, of Burlington, comes
nearer being out of sight than ever, having
received word that he has received the
gold headed cane offered as prize to the
tallest man in thel states of Connecticut,
New York and New Jersey, the contest
having been long and spirited one. He
expects to use that cane at the Mckinley
Inauguration.
Jennie Ridgway, who has been serving
term of five months IN jail, was released
yesterday morning. She at once pro-
ceeded to celebrate, got full and went to
Burlington in the afternoon with young
fellow of the town. Sympathy was wasted
on this person when the Court declined to
send her to state prison because of her sex.
She has lost all claims to womanhood.
| Jonathan Hand, the long time efficient
and popular clerk of Cape May county, is
the sole survivor of Sarah Hand. The
latter is one of the little girls who strew-
ed flowers before Washington at Trenton
while he was on his way to New York to
be inaugurated President of the United
States Sarah Hand was great grand
mother of Charles H and, deceased, for.
merly of Burlington, and was the great
great grandmother of George W. Hand,
of THE NEWS.
The stockholders of the Burlington
County Publishing Company, or, as it is
better known around here, the Demo
crat, have applied to Vice Chancellor
Grey for an order to show cause why {
receiver should not be appointed. The
case will be argued on Monday next.
This action was the result of examination
into the affairs which led to the impress
sion that there was too much salary and
expense for the returns being made
There has not been the utmost harmony
in this corporation for long time.
Rev J. B. Graw, Presiding Elder o
the Bridgeton District of the M. E. Con
ference, died in Camden yesterday morn
ing after a short illness from carbuncl
on his back. He was born at Railway
and was SO years of age. He had presid
ed over every district in the conference
He was very positive man and Away
advanced and maintained his ideas in
positive and aggressive manner. He wa
quite prominent at all sessions of tn
Methodist Conference, taking part il
debates In nearly every subject presented
i New Jersey volunteers, who served
the Spanish American war, have nearl
$22, 900 awaiting them in the state treas
ury. The last Legislature appropriate
| $3.50, 600 for them. 1t transpires that onl
{ s12S, $40 of the $3.50. 200 has been claimed
There are 400 veterans to be heard from
, Many of the men have re-enlisted and ar
doing duty in the Philippines and in Chin
and these are Indifferent about collectin
the amounts due them. Others have nj
heard of the States generosity and fe'
have been killed and their next of kin