The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-03-26
Burlington.

The falls ice went down the river OF
Friday.
Burlington people are demanding filtel
at the water works.
Samuel Holembaek, of the Soldiers
Home, Hampton, Va, is visiting friends
here.
George Donnelly, an employee at Nc
Meals, had his foot mashed by the cars at
that place on Wednesday.
The prolonged absence of the Bristol
ferryboat is causing much inconvenience
to the regular patrons of the boat between
this city and the town across the river
While playing with box of matches,
on Friday, the five-year- old son of Abram
Brown, set fire to his clothes, and his
right side, arm and leg were severely
burned.
Bishop Scarborough confirmed class
of twenty seven at ST. Mary's Church at
the morning service Sunday. Six were
confirmed by the Bishop at st. Mary
Ildil III OuC dlLtIuOOu.
At the stated meeting of the Farmers
and Mechanics Building and Loan Asso-
citation held Thursday evening, officers to
serve for the ensuing year were chosen as
follows: President, ]. Parrish Woolman;
treasurer, Nathan Haines; secretary,
Henry S. Haines; directors, Alfred Ing
lin, William J. Fry, Benjamin Haines and
Robert W. Martindale
The Burlington City Loan and Trust
Company has opened an office. The of
ficers are: J. Howard Pugh, president,
Burlington; Henry j. Trick, vice presi-
dent, Vincentown; Nathan Haines, secre-
tary and treasurer; Howard Flanders,
solicitor; directors, A. Fl. MeNeal, G.. W.
Lewis, Geo. A. Atkinson, Richard Mott,
Walter E. Hall, NJ. D., James H. Birch,
all of Burlington; T. zurbrugg, Riverside;
Joseph R. Grundy, BRISTOL John ]. Pull
eyn, New York; John p Hutchinson,
Bordentown; Edward B. Jones, Mount
Holly.
Alfred Closte, young man who was
employed as waiter at the Burlington
House, was arrested Thursday night on
suspicion of having stolen a valuable
finger ring belonging to Mrs. Pfeffer, wife
of the proprietor of the house On the
way to the jail, Closte was observed to
drop the ring on the pavement. He was
given hearing and held in default of
5000 bail for appearance at the next term
of court. Closte came to Burlington
about three weeks ago and claims his
home in Maine. Two other rings were
found in his possession.
The sale of the late DR.. Gauntt proper
ties took place Thursday afternoon. Most
of them were bought by the heirs.
The late residence of the deceased on
East Broad street was sold to DR.. F. A.
and W. c. D. Gauntt for $4,000. These
gentlemen also bought the house at the
corner of High and Library streets for
81, 300
Harry L. Anthony bought tract of
ldHu III GdoI Burlington, AOCdtcu cen
the railroad and the Bordentown road,
and containing eight acres, for $500.
Another lot in the same locality, and
containing some seven acres, was sold to
DR.. F. A. and W. c. D. Gauntt for $780,
William G. Wise paid 1915 for two lots
in East Burlington.
Sheriff Joseph s. Fleetwood paid
$1O5 for lot situated at the southwest
corner of Linden avenue and Green
street.
Howard Flanders purchased the house
at the northwest corner of Broad and
York streets for 81, 400, subject to mort
gage of 50, 200.
The house in which DR.. F. A. Gauntt
resides ON East Union street, was pur-
chased by that gentleman for 81, 49, sub
ject to mortgage of $1,700.