The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-03-12
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Rev. E. ]. Kulf, of Dennisville, Pa.
preached in the Methodist Church on Sun
i day.
i, Mrs Elwood Stead died at her home OF
( Friday night from chronic Bright's dis
/ ease.
: Ralph Deacon has fully recovered from
y his recent dangerous attack of scarle
a fever.
The B. Y. P. U. will have charge of thu
services at the Hospital next Sunday
afternoon.
George I. Bovine is having railing pu
, around his front porch, preparatory te
his house being painted.
Scarlet fever has again made its appear
= ance at Beverly, and to prevent spread
!. of the disease all cases are being quaran
tined.
Detective Ellis Fl. Parker and his father
have bought the double frame dwelling
on Water street from Mrs. Emma Gaskil
for $780,
J The dates for the next Mount Holly
fair have been fixed for October 8, 8, IL
and II. The premiums will aggregate
, about $1,000
Il Those seeking perfect truss should ex.
anime the DIR. Rorick air cushion pad. 1t in
sures comfort, security and durability. DIR,
, E. D. Prickitt, sole agent.
Jerome B. Grigg and family left for the
west on Saturday. Quite delegation OF
Mount Holly friends saw them off at the
Broad street station, Philadelphia.
The members of St. Paups M. E.
Church gave an excellent supper last
evening. The event was literally patron
lied and thoroughly enjoyed.
The letter carriers of the Moorestown
post Office have been advanced from the
third to that of the second class, and their
salaries increased from 5000 to $3.50 per
annum
At Newark, on March oath, United
States Marshal Alcott will hold sale of a
large quantity of diamonds and jewelry
which was seized for violation of the Gus
tom laws
The boys of Bispham street will give
an entertainment for the benefit of the
Burlington County Hospital, at 81 Bis
pham street, on Friday evening, at 7.3O.
Admission cents.
Charles H. Deacon will have sale of
household goods at his residence, No. 400
High street, Mount Holly, on Thursday,
March 81, at one o'clock. He will sell his
entire stock without reserve.
One of the most enjoyable of the month
ly socials held under the auspices of the
'sUshers' Union" of the M. E. Church, oc-
Cured Thursday evening at the home of
s. Budd Norcross, Grant street.
Be sure to attend the fair and festival
next Friday and Saturday evenings in the
Masonic Temple, to be given by the mem
bers of Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp. A
very pleasant time is anticipated.
The unclaimed letters remaining in the
post office for the week ending March 9,
are as follows: Allen Clark, George M.
Clark, William L. Edison, 2; Miss Sara
Horn, Joseph Masked, Mrs. Annie MCKEE
yer.
W. Scott Matlack, of Mount Holly, who
has been appointed superintendent OF tn
water system by the town commissioners
of Freehold, was quite fortunate in get
ting the position, owing to the fact that
there were twenty applicants.
Coroner Seeds, of Pemberton, was call
ed to Kinkora on Friday morning to view
the remains of a colored man named
Thomas G.. Phillips, who died without
medical attendance from an abscess on his
cheek. A burial permit was issued.
| Owing to the storm of last Saturday,
the sale of farm implements and household
goods, on the Vaughn farm, near New Lis
bon, occupied by Samuel Dennis, did not
take place but will be held on Saturday,
March 16, at one O'Clock, P. M.
While going home late on Saturday
night, Detective Dalton saw man acting
suspiciously around the house OF Robert
Marshall on Pine street. The detective
have chase, but the man got away by dis
appearing in the rea of some barns.
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.
The grand lodge of the Ancient Order
United Workmen will meet in Trenton on
Friday The amount paid for death ben
efits during the year was $133, 666.66. An
effort will be made to have the Grand Re
corders Office removed to Trenton. I'M
portant action will be taken at this session
for the good of the order.
The annual fair of the Relief Fire Com
pany will be held April 6, s, 8, 10, II, IL,
| 10, in the engine house on Pine street. A
| full dress parade uniform will be present
ed to the member sellin g the greatest num-
Der of tickets. A gold watch will be
given each to the boy and girl selling the
most tickets.
The Grand Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, will hold its annual conclave in
Trenton on May IA, at which time there
will be gathering in Masonic Hall OF
Masons of high degree from all over the
state. The Past Commanders Association
of the state will hold its annual meeting
and banquet on the night of May IL.
During the past week Atlee D. Prickett
received orders for sixteen sets of harness,
ranging in price from $50 to $3.50 each.
| Mr.. Prickett's establishment is growing to
be one of the busy industries here. This
is thought to be one of the largest orders
of this kind given in one week in Mount
Holly during the past twenty five years.
The report that is going around to the
effect that James L. Jamison does not
want the office of Justice of the Peace, is
campaign lie pure and simple. Mr.
Jamison has been confined to his home by
illness for oyer week, and while he is
unable to take part in the events OF to-
day, his many friends will see that he is
i elected, together with the whole Repub-
lican ticket.
One of the officers of neighboring town