The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-12-31
he cunning season closes TO-DAY.

merchants will be resumed again mex
Thursday night.
The watch night services to be held thi
evening in the Methodist Church will be
gin at $50 o'clock.
Sheriff Fenton will draw the panel o
petit jurors to-day for the next term o
court, which will begin on January %.
Constable A. Elwell Gaskill has bee
spending several days nursing a case o
rheumatism, which called forth the use o
cane.
J Do not neglect your eyesight. l
doesn't pay. See Stiles & Co. specials
who is at the Masonic Temple, Wednes
day, January 9Th, 1902.
C. B. Parsons has some fine home dress
ed meats, turkeys, geese, ducks, capons
other chickens, cheese, butter, eggs, plum
pudding and asparagus.
William H. Dobbins, District Deputy
will go to Medford tomorrow evening
and install the officers of Medford Lodge
No. 1913, Knights of Pythias.
Justice of the Peace Christian ]. Krayel
would have enjoyed the holiday season
much better if he had not been confined
to his bed with severe cold.
At meeting of the New Jersey Teach
ers' Association, on Saturday, w. Colon
Cook, principal of the Mount Holly High
School, was elected vice president.
George J. Robertson has been given 6
contract to paint the Burlington County
Hospital The work will be commenced
as soon as the new addition is completed
1t begins to look as if the work of build
ing a trolley road from Moorestown tc
Mount Holly would soon be commenced,
as surveyors are now laying out the route.
While some men were engaged in dig
ging sand at Birmingham, one day last
week, they unearthed large water snake,
around whose coil there was considerable
ice.
A large delegation from the Mount
Holly Banjo Club went to Beverly on
Friday evening, where they were pleas
antly entertained at the home of Neafie
Perkins.
The annual meeting of the managers
and members of the association of the
Children's Home of Burlington county
will be held at the home on Thursday,
January 2, at half past ten o'clock.
Thomas Herbert, who has been acting
as telegraph messenger in the Western
Union office, has resigned his position to
work at the printing trade. His place is
being temporarily filled by Charles Pratt.
Merchants in, Mount Holly have already
noticed an increase in their trade from
Medford residents, who come to the coun-
ty seat to shop more frequently since the
adoption of better train service to that
town.
One of the most elaborate calendars
which has yet come to our notice is that
received from j. Frank Bpdd, the popu-
lar shoe manufacturer of Burlington, who
has remembered some of his friends at the
county seat.
Every secret society in Burlington coun-
ty ought to make an annual contribution
of So each for the support of the Burling-
ton County Hospital. A charitable insti-
tuition of this character is one of the
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A large and first-class 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.
1t is safe to say that if John Moore, the
negro who recently assaulted Miss Anna
Hendrickson, near Maple Shade, is con-
victed, he will receive a sentence calcu-
lated to spread terror among the colored
people in that section who are inclined to
such criminal acts.
John W. Hodson, shoemaker living at
was found at the Mount Hol-
" railroad station last night at II o'clock
suffering from strangulated hernia. He
was removed to the Hospital, and after an
hours hard work was relieved from his
dangerous condition.
John J. Kelly, of Bordentown, former
Coroner in this county, was found dead in
bed in Jersey City Saturday. Death was
caused by inhaling Illuminating gas
Kelly was in good spirits Friday night
and his friends do not believe he commit
ted suicide. He was 58'years old.
NJ E. Matlack, of Mount Holly, the'new
clerk to the Congressional Printing Com
mittee at Washington. D. c., received a
Christmas present from the government
in the shape of check for over $50. AL
though he has rendered no service as yet,
his pay began from the time he took the
oath of office.
Thomas ]. Alcott, of Mount Holly, has
been reappointed United States Marshal
for New Jersey, for four years. Mr. AL
colts term expired last spring, and he was
reappointed by President Mckinley, but
the latter died before the appointment was
confirmed and President Roosevelt ap-
pointed Mr. Alcott for full term.
The Atlantic City Lodge of Elks, against
which J. L. P Eckman, of Mount Holly,
recently secured verdict for $3.50 dam
ages for injuries received at the Casino
accident in July, 1895, will carry the case
to the Supreme Court in February, on a
rule to show cause why a new trial should
not be granted.
The troubles in the Wills-Baxter family
were again brought to public attention
last week by the two women attempting
to eject Judge Wills from the house. He
is still there, however, and says he will
remain. Baxter has not been on the scene.
He is probably in seclusion somewhere,
smiling at how easy Jersey justiceis.
The Baptist Sunday school elected the
following officers last night; Superin-
tendent, Joseph w. Colkitt; assistant
superintendent, John D. Clevenger sec
retary, Samuel A. Borden assistant sec
rotary, ]. Francis Shaw treasurer, Charles
III. Estill librarian, John d. Herbert
pianist, Miss Elsie Hughes; superintend-
ent primary department, Mrs. Daniel
Suffer treasurer aid fund, Miss L. Bran
son.
One of the principal features of the