The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-19

ing former friends in Mount Holly o
Wednesday.
S There are now thirty-two men, min
women and five children in the Masoni
Y Home at Burlington.
The members of the Jacobstown Bal
e fist Church will hold an oyster suppe
next Friday evening.
e A chicken supper will be served o
/ Thanksgiving evening by the Ladies All
Society of Pointville
A musical entertainment was given Of
; Friday evening at the residence of Mrs
Charles Harker, on Union street.
. Walter T. Stewart is confined to tn
which was caused by barbed wire fence
J We have just received carload of fin
York state potatoes, which we offer for
limited time at 45c. per basket Allin
sons.
The residence overJ. K. Parker's sho'
store is occupied by Miss Ella Armstrong
who holds a clerical position in the pos
office.
The Unional National Bank has sold {
lot of ground near the Grant street sta
ton to Capt. Michael BOUCHER, of Lum
berton.
Rev. Charles II. Pendleton will deliver
a sermon in the Methodist Church Thanks
giving morning, where the union services
will be held.
The members of the Methodist Church
at Rancocas, have arranged to give
chicken supper in the o. U. A. M. hall
next Saturday evening
Ezra C. Engle, farmer near Mason
vile, has sold thirty five acres of land
near Hainesport to the Webster Sand
Company for $40 an acre.
The Mount Holly Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club will appear in an entertain
ment to be given in the Presbyterian
Church at Burlington on December II.
Snow made its first appearance on We'd
nesday The tiny flakes fell in driblets,
but being backed by strong wind, they
were reminder of the coming winter.
| Sixty eight acres of pine land at Deep
Hollow, in Woodland township, belong
ing to Henry Darnell, of Atlantic City,
have been sold to Winfield s. Ashby, of
PHILADELPHIA.
Walter E. Dobbins has presented pc
tition to the Court of Common Pleas ask
ing for the benefit of the insolvent laws
of the state The matter will come up
for hearing on Friday. December 6.
On Tuesday last an lncorrigible from
the Burlington County Children's Home
was removed to the State Home for Girls,
at Trenton. Her name is Marion Wit
craft, and her parents reside at Rancocas
The members of the Union Fire Com
pany held a very enjoyable fair and festi-
val last week, from which they realized
about 1915. ,The company extends its
thanks to all who assisted in making the
fair success
The beautiful chrysanthemums in ia,
mison's window are the real article, and
not imitation flowers as many persons
have supposed. They are for sale and
came from the green house of John G.
Sholl, of Burlington.
On account OF some alleged crooked
work in a horse deal Joseph H. Warner,
of Unionville, who has been driving a
hack at Long Branch during the summer,
is now confined in the Freehold jail, ow-.
ing to his inability to obtain BAIL
Robert Williams, the colored boy who
broke into the residence of Judge Hen
erickson last Wednesday, has been com
mitted to the Reform School. The young
man was also detected that same morning
trying to enter house on Union street.
Brainard street has been roped off for
several days owing to bad break in the
water main. A force of men was en-
gagged for two days putting in new sec
ton. Shortly after the damage was re-
paired another leak made its appearance
which is now receiving attention.
After January l the railroads will not
accept as baggage anything but luggage
containing personal effects, which accom-
pany the owner. The express companies
are finding fault with the indiscriminate
checking of articles of baggage which I'M
der no stretch of the Imagination could
be considered as such.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
on Wednesday, awarded a contract to
John S. Rogers, of Moorestown, to re-
build the electric power house in Mount
Holly which was recently destroyed by
fire II is said the building will be of
brick and somewhat smaller than the old
one. The contract price is 5000
The supper to be given by the ladies of
ST. Andrews church will be held on
Thursday and Friday evenings. The bill
of fare is fine one and includes terrapin
and lobster salad. By special request the
ladies will serve luncheon from 10 to 1. 80
on Wednesday and Thursday to accom-
modate the teachers attending the Insti,
tute.
The Rancocas stock farm at Jobstown,
which the late Pierre Lorillard bequeathed
to Mrs Lille Barnes ALLEN, will, it is
said, change owners soon. William q,
Whitney, of New York, is the proposed
purchaser. He visited the farm on Friday
and was much pleased with the place.
An inventory of the property on the farm
| is now being made.
Vice Chancellor Grey filed an opinion
Thursday in the foreclosure suit of the
Knickerbocker Trust Company VS.. Penn
Cordage Company, concern operating
at Beverly. the complainant winning its
points at issue. Among other things the
opinion holds that machinery purchased
and added to the mill of the defendant
cannot properly be classed as real estate
unless so made into the buildings as tt
constitute part thereof. Merely fasten
ing to the floors or walls, as may be nee
essary for support, does not constitute {
part of the building.
Numerous and radical changes in thu
election laws are being talked of by SOM
of the leading Republicans of the state
1t is reasonably certain that bills will b.
introduced for the extension of the Meek
or Mnrnn1 oct to inclndn townships hOr