The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-12-24

displayed better line of holiday goods
| Go to Matlack's He has everything
that is good. Prices to suit the pocket.
Nelson B. Gaskill has been chosen as
counsel for the township of Tabernacle.
The only place to buy mechanical toys
in Mount Holly Wetherill's, A Main
street.
The work of building a new addition tC
the Burlington County Hospital has been
commenced.
As the result of falling on the sidewalk
last Tuesday, Mrs A. Garrison was quite
severely bruised.
AS usual, Fred Shreve was one of the
first to make his appearance in sleigh
on Tuesday afternoon.
! The post Office will close at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning and remain closed fol
the balance of the day.
An over heated stove, on Tuesday,
came near causing the destruction OF the
new school house at Jacksonville.
Joseph G.. Bower will have vanilla,
straw berry, bisque and chocolate ice cream
and orange ice for tomorrow, Christmas
New Photograph records at 80 cents
The latest records 80 cents, So per dozen.
Wetherill's, A Main street. Mount Holly
Corn is bringing a high price in this
section, selling from 80 to 80 cents pei
bushel. 1t may yet reach the dollar point.
Good viii Lodge, No. IA, Ancient Or
der United Workmen, of Mount Holly,
has donated So to the Burlington County
Hospital.
Skaters can now have more comfort at
Harold Hornor's skating pond, by the use
of small building which has been erect
ed for their occupancy.
Letters of administration on the estate of
John T. Aaronson, deceased, OF Columbus
who died several years ago, have been
issued by William P. Harvey.
Congressman John j. Gardner has pur-
chased a tract of land in the southern
portion of the county from Henry M. Lin
coin, real estate dealer of Mount Holly.
The wife of the new Postmaster Gen
eral, Henry c. Payne, Of Milwaukee, Wis
consn, was formerly Lydia Wood Van
Dyke, of Mount Holly, where she was
married.
Many of the children about town are
wondering to-day what they will find in
their stockings tomorrow morning when
they get up. 1t is season of much ex-
pectation.
On Friday evening the members of the
floating section gang assembled at the
residence of Joshua Danley, on West
Washington street, and presented their
foreman with Morris chair.
A tract of land along the New Jersey
Central Railroad, lying in Burlington and
Ocean counties, and belonging to George
B. Upton, has been sold to Harry l.. Neal,
of Philadelphia, for $1O,5
On account of dispute arising on Fri
day between two drivers for the right of
way on High street, there came near being
a fight between pine hawker and the
delivery boy of grocery wagon
Following are the unclaimed letters re-
naming in the post office for the week
ending December 81: Miss Della Marlbor-
ough, Henry E. johnson, Mrs. Rebecca
Hartshorne, Mrs. George Henderson.
Because John Bird, tenant farmer, re-
moved six loads of straw in violation OF
his lease, he will have to pay $65 to Mrs.
Anthony Bullock, of Chesterfield, who
secured judgment against him for that
amount.
By the burning of his barn in Trenton
last week, six horses belonging to II. j.
Burtis, formerly of Mount Holly, were
destroyed. 1t is thought to have been
the work of discharged servant, who is
under arrest.
The members of Company E will leave
their armory tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock and proceed to the railroad sta
ton, where they will take train for the
state capital to participate in the 10th an
niversary of the Battle of Trenton.
Edward L. Durand is making deter
mined effort to gather ice from his Green
street cove, and he thinks he will be sue
cessful. Fred Schrayshuen has put sluice
gates in his cove, which he says will en-
able him to fill his ice house as usual
The anniversary of the Baptist Sunday
school last evening was a very pleasing
entertainment Two more will be held
this evening in the ST. Andrews and
Methodist Churches, and these will be fol
lowed by the Presbyterian on Thursday
night.
The Ushers' Union of the Methodist
Church has elected the following officers
Samuel E. Colder and M. Howard Dob
bins, ex-officio; Harry G. Bullock, presi-
dent; Leonidas S. Boyce, vice president
Charles R. Pearce, secretary; Dallas W.
Pearce, treasurer.
Damask and buck towels, ladies' hem
stitched and embroidered handkerchiefs,
cbildren's embroidered and colored Dor
ders. gents hemstitched haudkerchiefs
white aprons, pocket books and purses
chatelaine bags S. S. Evan, % Mair
street
Not being satisfied with st ealing chick
ems, some of the farmers in the southern
portion of the county are now suffering
the loss of their young fruit trees, whicl
have been pulled out by the roots. L
wouldn't be surprising if in the futur
some of these robbers tried to remove
barn.
Not having any valid claims upon whicl
to set aside the will of her father, JOSEF
E. Haines, deceased, of Springfield, Mrs
Hannah P. Stokes has abandoned her con
test She will receive So, 900, and the re
mainder will go to the son, George d
Haines. The inventory of the persona
estate amounts to $751; SOB.
i Gunners did not take very kindly to th
recent fall of snow because it prevente
their hunting. Several sports came in
Tuesday morning with number of rat
bits, which they claimed they had kille
before the snow began to fall. 1t is III
lawful to track rabbits, and the presenc
of snow has materially shortened tn
Sc ason.