The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-08
DR.. j. R. Haines will remove his Office

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It Kiner,
Frank S. Davis has been annoyed Il
# some time with a boil on the back of h
V left hand
Samuel Richards, of Bass River, died {
the almshouse on Wednesday, John Mile
of Shenandoah Pa, died there on Sur
day.
q DR.. c. E. Lord, who is associated i
practice with DR.. Charles Harker, wi
open dental office in Medford on Janu
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Owing to the excessive cost of electri
light, the Relief and Union Fire Compan
les have decided to use gas hereafter t
light their houses.
The language used by those young me-
who assemble at the corner of High an,
Garden streets on Sunday evenings, is ex
tremely obnoxious to those who hear it,
James Throckmorton, while skatin!
back of the saw mill on Saturday, brok
through the ice where the water was deep
and he had some difficulty in getting GU
again.
Mrs Sarah B. Gibbs has gone to Bing
hamton, n Y, where she will spenC
the remainder of the winter with he
niece, Mrs George Hamilton, formerly
of Mount Holly.
On Thursday Ann Bruere, widow of the
late John Bruere, died at the residence Of
Charles B. Horror, of dropsy. Deceased
was 70 years of age. The remains were
inferred at Allentown yesterday.
Edwin II. Garcin, of Edgewater Park,
on Thursday filed in the Court of Chan
Gerry petition for absolute divorce from
his wife on the ground of desertion. The
plaintiff is general manager of the Tren-
ton Rubber Company.
The name of ex-Prosecutor Budd has
been mentioned in connection with the
vacancy on the Supreme Court bench.
This makes two candidates from Burling-
ton county-Judge Hendrickson and Mr.
Budd- capable for the position.
A carriage house on the farm of James
Stokes, below Rancocas, was set on fire
on Thursday by the upsetting of lantern,
and partly destroyed. For time it was
feared the flames would communicate to
the barns, but the fire was gotten under
control before further damage was done.
The 'Spinsters' Return from Oklaho-
ma, as presented in the Baptist Church
on Thursday evening, filled the lecture
room to overlooking, and the large audi
ence was well pleased with its rendition.
1t became necessary to give repetition
on Saturday evening, in order that all
might have an opportunity to witness it.
On Friday evening District Deputy
Hugh J. Laird, of Fieldsboro', installed
the officers of New Jersey Lodge, No. l,
Knights of Pythias Upon taking the
chair as Chancellor Commander, Samuel
A. Dobbins, Jr, offered to present hand
some badge to any member securing seven
or more new members during his term of
office.
While the members of the Niagara Hose
Company, of Merchantyille, were holding
a meeting on Saturday evening, the build
ing was set on fire from an oyerheated
furnace, which caused damage to the ex-
tent of $50. The members were com
PEELED to make their escape to the street
by the aid of a rope from the second story
window.
The following officers of the Baptist
Sunday school were elected last evening;
Superintendent, Joseph W. Colkitt; as
sistant superintendent, John D. eleven
ger; secretary, Samuel Borden; assistant
secretary, J. Frank Shaw, Jr.; treasurer,
Charles H. Estill, ST.; librarian, John B.
Herbert; organist, Mrs. Stella Tilton;
pianist, Miss Elsie Hughes; teacher OF in
FAINT department, Mrs. Daniel Suffer.
The Riverton Gun Club has elected the
following officers: President, j. Hazeltine
Carstairs; vice president, H. Yale Dolan;
secretary and treasurer, R. F. Harmed.
Board of directors, George A. Shoemaker,
William R. Ellison, Carlton M. Moody,
Jacob T. Alburger, S. B. Stenson. This
clubs shoots about 10000 birds year.
Their carcasses are dressed and shipped to
the Boston and New York markets.
Pocahontas Tribe, No. IS, l. o. r. M,
elected these officers last Monday evening:
Sachem, Tilden Bidwell; senior sycamore,
John Throckmorton, Jr.; Junior saga
more, Clayton Anderson; prophet, Morris
L. Throckmorton; chief of records, John
Throckmorton; collector of wampum, Al
bert H. Lear; representative to grand
council, c. Throckmorton; janitor, Frank
Dennis; trustee William F. Estelow;
guard of forest, Thomas H. Assay.
On Friday Cornelia johnson, colored
domestic on Grant street. created dis
turbance out West Washington street and
a large crowd soon collected She was
arrested and taken to Jail. 1t did not take
long, however, to discover that the woman
was crazy and she was removed to the
asylum at Trenton 1t is said that Corne-
liza became converted on New Years eve.
While her insanity took religious form,
there are hopes of her speedy recovery.
Edward Hack is now devoting all his
time to house painting sign painting, fancy
lettering, etc In addition to this work
he is prepared to repair furniture and
give it new finish, equal to that when it
was first made. Mr. Hack does upholster-
ing of the finest kind, and some of the
work he has turned out has received high
praise. His rates are reasonable. There
is no necessity to go out of town to have
such work done. Call at his shop on Mill
street. opposite Buttonwood
There was slight fire at the residence
of Mrs. Clifford S. Sims, on Friday night.
During the night John Sims heard noise
and his first thoughts were of burglars.
In little while the noise was repeated,
but search did not reveal anything wrong
and the young man went to sleep. In the
morning it was discovered that an oil
stove in the conservatory had exploded
breaking glass and firing some wood work
The fire burned itself out without doinl
great da4age.
v Personal.
George West, of Vermont, is visiting
relatives in Mount Holly
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