The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-12

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The young people have enjoyed plent
of skating during the past week.
Chicken thieves have been very acti'
q. at Englishtown during the past two week
"a Frank Brown, who was seriously i'll la
, week with pneumonia, is getting better.
Marion Circle, No. 9, B. U. H. F., wi
: initiate three candidates tomorrow eve
. ing.
Edward r. Smith will give terrapi
and oyster supper to his patrons on Fee
ruary 10.
+ Samuel Green was injured by fallin
!. from wagon while hauling ice at Juliu
l. town, Thursday.
9 Alfred Darnell, of Mount Laurel, hi
n yurch based house and lot of William f
J. Hurff for 1900.
Cards have been issued for the weddin
of Miss Viola Jones' of Vincentown, an
Edward Engle, of Hainesport.
The Florence iron works have received
million dollar contract for water pipe t
be shipped to Springfield, Ohio.
S. H. Oldershaw has been appointe'
postmaster of the BOUCHER post office
which is located at Centreton.
Benjamin Deekins, the well-known jan
itor of Chancery row, is seriously ill, an
his recovery is hardly looked for.
Cards have been issued for the marriag
of Edward Engle, of Hainesport, ant
J Miss Viola Jones, of Vincentown.
The young ladies of Indian Mills are ar
ranging to give an entertainment on tn
, evening of Washington's birthday.
Samuel Allen, the tonsorial artist, de
MES the report that he Is about to give VI
his profession and enter the ministry.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at the resi-
dence of Samuel L. Bullock, on Gardel
street, tomorrow afternoon, at o'clock
Rosbach's at Pemberton have beautiful
azalias, primroses and cyclamens in full
bloom, nice for the Lying room at thi
time of the year.
An entertainment will be given in thu
town hall at Vincentown, on Thursda,
evening for the benefit of the Burlington
County Hospital.
a winter social was held in the Brown'i
Mills M. E. church on Saturday afternoon
and evening. The proceeds will go towards
the pastors salary
Harry J. Sherman was best man at the
wedding of John N Haines and Miss Car
oline II. Rowbotham, of Philadelphia,
which occurred on January 80.
Rev. DR.. James M. Buckley will deliver
lecture at the Bordentown Military In
stitute on Wednesday evening. February
81, on the subject ''Self-made Men and
Self-unmade Men.
large contracts for plumbing at Prince
ton. One is for handsome residence and
will amount to 81, 100. The other is for a
private club house.
1t is said that persons who are inclined
to steal have been attending many of the
public sales held in Burlington county
lately, much to the annoyance of farmers,
who are now employing watchers on ac-
count of losing so many articles.
A large and frst-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 Board of Education of South
ampton township has rented two pri-
vate houses at Buddtown, to accommo-
date the large number of children, who
have made the school house inadequate.
Miss Mabel Ebert, of Vincentown, has
been appointed an assistant teacher.
The following officers have been elected
by General Hooker Camp, No As, Sons of
Veterans: Captain. T. H. Assay; lieuten-
ants, George G. Dennis and Nathaniel
Norcross; sergeant, John B. Dobbins;
quartermaster, Charles Throckmorton;
chaplain, Frank Dennis; guard; NJ l..
Throckmorton; corporal, George Eddie
man.
The petit jury for the United States
Court, which opened yesterday, has these
names Thomas ]. Cowperthwait, Tuck
erton; George Nippins, Chesterfield; Jo-
seph Mccain, Joseph F. Conklin. Borden
town James W. Caldwell, Crosswicks;
John Forsythe, Thomas Early, Clifford E.
Budd, Pemberton.
Patterson 6 Co., of Hainesport, who
had boat wrecked that was loaded with
iron for the Ronalds-J ohnson Co., by the
pilings at the bridge punching a hole in
the bottom of it, have filed claim against
the county for damages. They allege
that the pilings, which had been cut of,
should have been pulled out.
A small boy at Vincentown was recently
sent to collect bill of 1920. When he
returned home he told his mother that he
had been waylaid by two boys, who took
the money from him. The boys were ar
rested but liberated as they proved an
alibi 1t developed later that the lad had
taken another boy into his confidence and
that they were spending the cash, a por-
| ton of which Constable Nixon recovered.
Samuel D. Sleeper, residing On Paxson
street, died on Wednesday after an illness
of one week, from pneumonia. Deceased
was well known throughout Burlington
county. He has been engaged in the oyster
business all his life. He formerly resided
at Vincentown. Deceased was member
of Vincentown Council, Jr. o. U. A. M
The funeral took place on Saturday,
interment being made at Vincentown
A widow and seven children survive him
Mrs. Sleeper is now lying seriously i'll
with pneumonia and a daughter, aged
10 months, died yesterday from the same
disease.
Atlee D. Prickett, who has succeeded
L. w. Pickett in the harness business, is
enjoying the reputation established by his
| father, who turned out some of the fines
and most artistic harness made in the
state. Atlee is still turning out high class
work, having ten men employed and the
force is compelled to work overtime. HI
is now making six sets of light track har
ness for New York firm, one set of very
| fine coach harness for the Model stables Of
lDbilodalphio and civ aata of coach hQr