The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-23
LOCAL NEWS.

tiSed to be sold at puDllc sale on May 10
The property of Edward B. Jones, OPP
posite the fountain, has been newly paint
ed.
A cake walk was one of the feature!
at an entertainment given at Pointvill,
on Saturday evening.
Announcement has been made of tn,
engagement of Samuel A. Dobbins, Jr.
and Miss Emma r. Halsey.
Edward D. Couples, contractor and
builder, has filed claim against the JohI
w. Taylor Manufacturing Company.
A meeting of the w. G. t. U. will b.
held tomorrow afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Quicksall,Sen Madison avenue.
C. R. Sinnickson, assistant supervisor
at the railroad station, will on May bt
transferred from Mount Holly to Tacony
Pa.
The ladies of st. Stephens Church. al
Florence, will hold fair and festival In
the parish house this and tomorrow even
ings.
The law firm of Gilbert & Atkinson has
been dissolved, and each member of the
firm will continue business on his own &C.
count.
A few nights since thieves broke into
the railroad station at Lumberton. They
secured So in small change and postage
stamps.
Harry Smith, who is to give up the no
tel business at Pointville, will reopen his
cigar store on Pine street, Mount Holly,
next month.
A reunion of the survivors of the
Twenty fifth regiment. New Jersey Vol
unteers, will be held at Beverly on Thurs
day, June 80.
On Thursday Sheriff Fenton sold a
house at Chairville belonging to William
Hammell and others, to Lorenzo ID. Ham
nell for 500.
Samuel w. Deal has purchased a lot
from John A. Bidwell, on West Wash
ington street, on which he will erect a
dwelling house.
Justice Krayer committed tramp to
Jail on Wednesday. He tried to gain en-
trance into the residence of Benjamin
Deacon, on Broad street.
A number of Grand Army men from
out of town were in Mount Holly Friday
evening to attend the camp fire given by
the members of Gen. A. E. Shiras Post.
Franklin T. Haines and Edwin l.. .Peirce
will hold meeting for divine worship in
the school house at Bustleton, on Sunday
morning, April %, at 1890 o'clock. ALI
are invited
On Wednesday morning occurred the
death of Mrs Esther Ann Atkins, of East
Mill street. Deceased was the wife of
Thomas Atkins, and was SO years old. Her
death resulted from cancer.
Hershall Sapp and Miss Sarah Everline,
of Mount Holly, were married on Satur-
= hn of A m
drew's Church by Rev. James Stoddard
They will reside in Camden where the
groom is employed.
John B. Goodher, of. Columbus, made
an assignment on Wednesday for the ben
eft of his creditors. The assets amount
to 81, 800. 10, and the liabilities 81, 1853 1t
is thought TnaG the claims OF all creditors
will be paid in full.
The list of unclaimed letters remaining
in the post office for the week ending
April 20 is as follows: Mrs. Aaronson,
Mrs. Joseph Heulings, H. G. Smith, Pat
sic Young, M. P. Williams
Harry Fl. Bayles and Miss Eva L. Stew
art were quietly married on Thursday af-
ternoon at the residence of Reeve Stewart.
Rev. N. j. Wright, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church, officiated. John Bayles was
best man, and Miss Nettie Bayles was
maid of honor.
A few days since. while riding his BIZ
cycle near Cookstown, Frank l. Bacon, OF
Mount Holly, assistant superintendent OF
the Metropolitan Insurance Company, was
thrown from his wheel which caught in
rut His hand struck a nail in fence
and was badly lacerated.
Earl Bird, employed by Michael Riley,
near Sykesville, imbibed too freely on
Tuesday and became intoxicated. his
horse ran away and the driver was thrown
out by the wagon upsetting In falling,
Birds mouth became full of sand. When
found by farmers he was nearly strangled.
The H. B. Smith Machine Company has
more work on hand than ever before
in the history of the concern. The orders
are now averaging $4,000 per day. The
foundry is being enlarged to permit OF
more moulders being employed. Some OF
their castings are now being made IN
Camden.
A spirited contest is now going on in
the Opera House for possession of the
horn which is to be given to the most
popular fire company in Mount Holly.
A good many votes are being cast each
the companies are working hard to secure
the trophy.
Mount Holly was visited last week by a
number Of male and female reporters for
New York and Philadelphia newspapers,
who were trying to solve all the myster-
les in the Haines murder case. While no
information was given out, the papers
published columns about the case. Miss
Tillie Assay, the Western Union operator,
was kept very busy.
Mrs May Fenton Haines, who is con-
fined in the jail here on charge of hav-
ing caused the death of her step-daugh-
ter Gwendolyn, was graduate of the
Farnum school at Beverly. During the
past week some articles that were taken
from her home in Delanco, were submit
ted to Dr. Beringer, of Camden, for
chemical examination.
A mad dog, which ran through the
streets of Beverly Wednesday morning,
swapping and biting at everything in its
path. caused parents to keep their chill
dren in the house until the beast was las
seed by Edwin Rue and shot by Consta-
BILE Joseph McGovern. Several dogs which
were bitten have, been tied up by Their
owners to await developments.
On Friday evening the Knights OF
Pythias received one proposition for mem
bership and one for reinstatement. Seven
candidates had the Knight rank conferred
on them in the long form in the presence
of nearly forty members. A district meet
ing will be held in Mount Holly on Fri
day evening, May 10, on which occasion
the grand lodge officers will be present.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
putting in track tank near Florence. II
Is said that the directors to double
track running through Burlington are re-
lenting, and that this privilege may soon
be granted to the company. In this event
material improvements will be made to
the main station, which will be the ter
minal for the trolley line running from
Mount Holly to that city.
A large mastiff, belonging to "Dia-
mond Jack, owner of the medicine COM
pany now occupying the Opera House,
and the Great Dane hound of Joseph G.
Bower. became involved in a fight on
Thursday, and for a time residents in the
vicinity of Zelley's hotel were treated to
as good class of yells as any college
team ever rendered. The dogs were Il
nally separated, but not until Bismarck
had proved his superiority
The will of Bathsheba Bullock, deceas
ed, of Mount Holly, has been admitted tt
probate Samuel A. Atkinson is the ex
ecutor. The will contains bequest OF
81. 600 to Josephine B. Lalor, of Massillon
Ohio: $500 to Mrs Sue Risdon, of Mount
Holly: 81, 900 to Christopher Thorp and
wife, of Plainfield; $3.50 each to Eliza
beth and Annetta Baylis, OF Trenton
1850 to Frank Bullock, of Millville; $25(