The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-14
LOCAL NEWS.

The Farmers Hotel on Madison avenu
is being reprinted.
A barn for rent at No. 451 High street
Apply to w. S. Rendell.
Company E, of Mount Holly, will holt
its sham battle on Monday evening, Ma.
81.
Miss Ina Ashby is now employed as
stenographer in the Office of Charles K
Chambers.
Jones & Ireland have begun the pack
ing of asparagus at their branch factor,
at Stevens station.
The heavy rain on Friday, extin
guished number of fires in the pine
that were burning last week.
Bert Street and Olivia Hawkins wer'
married recently at the residence OF thu
bride on West Washington street
The buildings on the Mrs. Charles N
Black farm, near Jobstown, are being
painted by Samuel L. Bullock, of Mount
Holly.
The building of the America Fire Com
pany has been draped in mourning in
memory of Michael Woolston, deceased
member.
The branch grocery store of William
Atkinson, at the corner of Garden and
Risdon streets, has been purchased by
William Shinn.
Citizens Lippincott is at Johnstown,
Pa, in the employ of Charles A. Sims as
time keeper. He left for that place on
Tuesday evening
On Saturday next, at Medford, will be
held meeting of the Philadelphia Milk
Shippers Union. All milk shippers are
requested to attend.
Through the influence of Prof. j. G.
Pla, of the Mount Holly Academy, Mark
r. Sooy, Jr., has secured free scholar
ship at Lafayette College, Pa.
A meeting and inspection OF regiment
al officers was held at Camden on Thurs
day evening Captain Micajah Il. Mat
lack, of Mount Holly, was present.
Owing to the bad drinking water in
Burlington few weeks since, some en-
terprislng individuals made considerable
money selling spring water by the gallon
Samuel r. Gaskill, who is connected
with the real estate department OF the
Lehigh Valley Railroad, is arranging to
make tour of inspection over that road.
The policemen of Mount Holly will
strictly enforce the ordinance forbiddlng
bicycle riding on the sidewalk. V1olators
of this law should be very careful in the
future.
Frank S. Davis has rented the store on
Mill street recently vacated by Harry nj.
Abdill, where he will continue the shoe
business, opening to-day with an entirely
new stock.
The property belonging to the Birming-
ham Inn is being put in fine shape. The
new proprietors are,intent.to make this re-
sort very attractive spot for summer and
winter guests
General prosperity seems to have been
lurking about in this section, as more
mortgages have been paid off during the
past twelve months than for like period
for many years.
On Sunday evening next the Right
Rev Bishop McFaul, of Trenton, will
preach in the Sacred Heart Church, on
which occasion he will administer the rite
of confirmation.
The freeholders did a good thing in
abolishing the free dinners that for many
years have been given at the almshouse.
1t will be quite saving to the county,
but disappointment to many people.
When the Improvements are completed
on Madison avenue, from Washington
street to the station, that vicinity will
present a much better appearance. 1t is
certainly the. worst piece of road in town.
The lawn at the residence of Judge G,
E. Hendrickson, on High street, will be
occupied by the Ladies' Aid Society of
the Methodist Church on Thursday even
ing, June 5, where they will give party.
A large string of horses is in training
at the fair grounds, and sporting men are
exhibiting much interest in the work OF
the trotters The Fair Association will
present a good programme on Memorial
day.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending May
IL: Miss Kate O'Donnell, Mr.. Papsch,
The John w. Taylor Mfg. Co., Mount
Holly Face Brick Co., Mr.. James A.
Barnes.
Charles Wilkins and John Mullane
were arrested on Tuesday at Merchant
vile, charged with stealing brass. The
brass was found to have been stolen from
the brick yard of Charles Sauselin, at
Maple Shade, and valued at 800. The
men were brought to the prison at Mount
Holly.
The first quarterly meeting of the Ran
cocas and Masonville charge was held in
the Methodist Church at Rancocas on
Sunday, and continued all day, lunch
being served to those who attended
from a distance Rev. w. p. Davis, d.
D., presiding elder of the Trenton dis
trict, preached in the afternoon.
Arthur Thomas, former resident of
this place. and oldest son of the late Rev.
Arthur G. Thomas, was married last
week to Miss Maude M. Blake of Virginia
City, Nevada. They we're married in
Salt Lake City. Utah. and later left for
Melrose, Montana, where Mr.. Thomas is
employed.
Frank M. Martin, of Atlantic City, who
purchased the Risdon Hankinson farm
adjoining the fair grounds, is making ex-
tensiye improvements there. The resi-
dence has been remodeled and new barn
is being erected by Contractor Allen, OF
Medford. Mr. Martins family are now
residents of Mount Holly.
Judson Gaskill, the carriage manufac
turer on Garden street, has made num-
Der of improvements to his residence. A
new window has been placed on the side
and the house has been newly painted
and papered throughout. The paper
hanging was done by Harris A. Glover
and is first class job. Mr.. Gaskill says
the carriage business is fiourishing.
Blanchard H. Kimble, of Jacksonville,
sold valuable Mansfield Medium colt on
Tuesday The animal was to be delivered
to Mount Holly merchant the following
day, but owing to circumstances the deal
was declared off While out in the pas
ture field the colt began to nose around,
and finding some paris green in an old
barrel that had been left over from last
season, ate it and died shortly afterward
A lecture of much interest will be de-
livered in the Presbyterian Church this
evening by DIR. j. Il. Ingram, medical
missionary in China. He will tell of his
experience in the siege of Pekin. The
Doctor and his family passed through this
terrible ordeal. being prisoners in the Brit
ish Legation. The public is invited to
hear this remarkable story from the lips
of one who has suffered at the hands OF
the Boxers Admission free.
The stockholders of the Mount Holly
and Jobstown Turnpike Company held
their annual meeting in Mount Holly last
week and elected the following directors:
Barclay White, Samuel H. Chambers, F.
b. Lewis, Henry R. Lippincott, William
G. Lippincott, William B. Wills, Samuel
Ellis, James Logan, Thomas s. Logan.
William W. Wills was elected president
to succeed Alfred l.. Black, deceased, and
Samuel HI. Chambers was re elected sec
retarv and treasurer. The toll gatherers at
both ends of the road were retained.
The collection of Indian relics, miner
ais, ETC., that has been on exhibition in
the rooms of the Burlington County Ly-
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