The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-15

/. Mrs. Jacob Leeds. of Rancocas, die
suddenly on Friday night.
r Miss Clara Powell spent few days las
week with relatives in Palmyra
z On Friday evening the Knights O.
: Pythias reinstated one person and re
ceived one proposition for membership.
e The Longstreet Emmons property, sit
uated on the Jobstown road, was sold te
Allen Applegate, on Saturday, for $500.
D Charles E. Travis announces himself 6
e candidate for Assessor, subject to the de-
cision of the coming Republican primary.
A very substantial board fence has
been placed in front of the property OF
Mrs. Josephine J. Risdon, on Grant street.
: Harry Atkinson, of Asbury Park. and
Miss Fannie Heaviland were married in
the parsonage at PointviIle on New Years
night
The W. c.. T. U. will meet at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Charles E. Hendrickson to-
morrow "wednesday afternoon at three
o'clock.
Auditor William W. Worrell, of Mount
Holly, has sold eight lots in Cambridge.
Delran township, to Henry Walters, of
Riverside.
The Riverton council, on Thursday
night, granted the Burlington County
Telephone Company the right to erect
poles and operate line there
A Court of Foresters of America was
instituted at Riverside on Saturday night
through the efforts of Grand Deputy
Chief Ranger U. s. Culinary, of Mount
Holly.
Mrs. Rebecca Frake, of Grant street, is
being treated for cancer of the breast by
DR.. James Patterson, specialist of Phil
adelphia.
In order to correct some statements re-
Gently made, The News wishes to say it
is not in any way interested in The Stand
ard, nor is it responsible for any of its
utterances
The officers and members of the Ma
tional Guard of New Jersey have sub
scribed to a fund to pay for life size
painting of Major Stry ker to be present
ed to the state.
Harry Plat, of Chatsworth, aged II
years, fell on the ice two weeks ago and
so injured himself that he has been par
alyzed ever since. 1t is feared that he
will not recover.
The United States grand jury for the
January term has been announced. There
are two members from this county-Bar-
clay Rogers, of Jacobstown, and John G.
Lee, of Riverton.
On Saturday evening next ex-Sherif
William A. Townsend and wife will give
a reception at their home, near Columbus,
the occasion being the twentieth anniver-
sary of their marriage.
Rev. Milton Relyea, of the Clayton M.
that his pastoral relations will be severed
at the coming session of conference, and
that he will seek another field.
Mark R. Sooy was taken i'll suddenly in
Philadelphia, ON Friday. He went to the
Bingham House and called medical aid,
and is now nearly recovered. He will
probably return to his home to-day
Edward Parker, of New Egypt, has
been troubled with a fish bone in his
I throat for over two weeks. 1t is lodged
| in such a manner that all efforts to re-
move it have so far been unsuccessful.
During the year 1900 the Delanco bridge
was pretty well patronized. A record
kept by the bridge tender, John Dennis,
shows that 1864 boats passed through the
draw, 40, 600 wagons crossed the structure
and there were 300, 900 foot passengers.
The Young Friends Association met at
the home of Priscilla A. Clothier, First
month, eleventh. The next meeting will
be held at the home or Carrie Newbold,
Garden street, on the evening Of. theIeighth
of Second month.
Lewis c. Benjamin and wife have part
/ eQ. one mas SOHc w ulAauCiPHio w AA'S
with married sister and follow her trade
of seamstress, while he will remain in
Mount Holly. retaining the three chill
dren at the residence of his son-in-law on
| Water street.
The union meetings held last week
proved so interesting and profitable, all
the churches voted enthusiastically to
continue them this week, on the follow
ing evenings: Tuesday, Baptist Church;
Wednesday, Methodist; Thursday, Pres
byterian; Friday, Baptist.
Two men from Smithyille, who were
drunk and creating a disturbance at the
railroad station on Friday evening, mar
rowly escaped being arrested. Two po-
licemen were telephoned for, but when
they arrived the men had departed on
train which left the depot only few
minutes before.
| Coroner Seeds was called to Mount
Holly on Sunday to view the remains of
Mrs. Kate Conner, who died Sunday
morning rather suddenly. The woman
had been sick for some time, but had not
had medical attendance since Thursday.
One physician who had been in the case
thought there should be post mortem,
but the coroner, after thorough investi-
CATION, decided that death was due to ma
| tural causes.
On Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel De-
cou celebrated the tenth anniversary of
their wedding at their residence near Col
umbus. A nice supper was served. The
following persons were present: Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Shreye, Miss Shreve, Pemberton;
Mr.. Carpenter and daughter, Magnolia;
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G Parker, Mr.. and Mrs.
/. Parker Mr.. and Mrs. J. EVAN, Union
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. William Holt, Mr. and
Mrs. G. H. Estill, Mrs. Story, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adesbury, Mount Holly; G. Gray
and sister, Juliustown; Miss Emma Kins-
ley
Some time in February delegation of
Lulu Masons, which is the highest branch
of the order, will go to Honolulu to es-
tablish a lodge there. A steamer has been
chartered to take the members and para
phernalia. and she will be strictly Masonic
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