The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-10-01
LOCAL NEWS.


harness at the Mount Holly fair, in build
ing No. 2.
The Junior Mechanics were addresse
ON Tuesday evening by Ii. A. Kibbe, o
Burlington.
Charles II. Wisham, aged So years, die
at his home early Sunday morning from
Bright's disease.
The library of the Burlington Count,
Lyceum is now open in the afternoon
from to o'clock,
Justice Krayer, on Friday, gave Johi
Lafferty, of Bordentcwn, three days IL
Jail for being drunk.
AS the result of falling from tree OF
Tuesday, Charles Brown, Jr., broke thu
bone of his arm in two places.
Quite number of Mount Holly people
witnessed the boat race between the Col
umbia and Shamrock on Saturday.
Miss Mary A. Foy, awell known former
residence of Mount Holly, is ill in Phi
adelphia Hospital with typhoid fever.
Amos Gibbs has bought the property Of
Mrs Cornelia E. Slack, deceased, on HIGH
street, opposite st. Andrews Church.
Four frame houses on Water street, be
longing to Franklin B. Lewis, have been
sold to A. E. Snow, of Clayton, for 81. 50O
Miss Lila Kelly, No IS Cherry street,
will open her school on Monday, October
IA. Morning sessions only. Terms "a
per quarter, or $15 per year.
James T. Worrell, a respected resident
of Vincentown, is recovering after having
been attacked with a serious affection OF
the heart.
A colored woman was badly burned on
Thursday afternoon, at Riverton, by her
dress catching fire while burning some
trash in back yard.
The gospel meetings which have been
held at Lumberton for some time under
the auspices of the w. c. T. u, came to
a close on Sunday afternoon.
A meeting will be held in Arabian hall,
West Washington street, this evening,
the object of which is to form league OF
the colored voters of the county.
Quite number of chickens have been
killed on Brainard and Paxson streets by
dogs during the past two weeks, for
which the township will have to pay.
A new tin roof has been placed on the
Surrogate's office. When Franklin L.
Endicott is indicted into the office he
need have no fear of the rain coming
through.
A box social was held on Friday even
ing by the members of the Eayrestown
Union Sunday school. The beautiful
moonlight evening brought out large
attendance
Joseph J. White of New Lisbon, and
Cant. Martin L. Haines, of Vincentown,
take the lead this year in this section as
growers of cranberries. Between them
thew will gather about 35, 900 bushels
The remodeled organ of ST. Andrew
Church has been completed, and IS now a
very fine instrument. 1t will be used for
the first time next Sunday. The chancel
improvements are also nearly completed
Roland Thatcher, of Edgewater Park,
was arrested on Thursday and fined $lO
and costs, on complaint of the Society tor
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Tor
leaving the horses of Gen. E. Burd Grub
locked in the Darn for 36 hours without
food or water.
At a meeting of the Knights of Pythlas,
on Friday evening, one proposition 1or
membership was received. On motion
the sum of So was subscribed to the Nc
Kinley monument fund of the Philadel-
phia InQuirer. The lodge will meet at
7.3O P. M. during the next six months.
Make apple Jelly and help the Hospital.
If it is the best glass exhibited at the
Mount Holly Fair, H. L. Keeler, pho
tographer, will give you one dozen cabl
net photographs as a special premium
All Jelly competing for this prize will be
sent to the Hospital at the close OF the
fair. ~
Kearney's New Jersey Brigade held
reunion at Jamesburg, on Thursday. 1t
was attended by w. w. Curtis, Charles
H. Deacon, Charles II. Estill, Henry y
Risdon and Jonathan Fisher, OF Mount
Holly. The Brigade will be entertained
next year by Gen. E. Burd Grub at
Edgewater Park.
The Folding Mattress Company have
been here four months, sufficient length
of time to satisfy the people that their
work is first class and fully up to all
promises. The large number of orders
already filled together with those on flle'
show that their efforts are appreciated by
the public. Their office is No. 20 White
street, Mount Holly.
Sarah Ireland aged 81 years, widow OF
John Ireland, was struck by passenger
train at West Moorestown on Saturday
evening. She attempted to cross the
tracks and had gotten almost across wher
struck by the locomotive. The old lady
was very deaf and feeble. She was taker
to her home and died about an hour later
without gaining consciousness. She hao
a scalp wound, two ribs broken, and
double fracture of the arm. Coroner Jan
new ordered an inquest held in the town
hall, Moorestown, yesterday.
The story of latest confidence scheme
for fleeing the unsophisticated farmer il
going the round of the county press:
man who represents himself as travel
inc preacher calls and asks to remain
over night Before the hour for retiring
a Young man and woman come along wh'
ask if there is not minister in the hous
who can perform a marriage ceremony
OF course there is. The young coupl
ioin hands and the farmer and his wife ar
asked to sign the marriage certificate a
witnesses. The certificate afterward
turns up as promissory note.
The firemen's parade in Philadelphia o
Thursday will be very large. 1t will con
sist of nine divisions. Already 1877 com
panies have been assigned places in line
and about 1876 bands of music. The rout
of the parade will be on Broad stree
only. and the line will move at
o'clock. Relief Fire Company, of Mour
Holly, will be in the fifth division. Til
company will turn out about 65 uniform