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

Mrs ADSalOm reeves, Oh Dldlhai
street, suffered stroke of paralysis r.
Gently.
At Smithville, on Wednesday nigh
occurred the death of George d. Blak'
aged 70 years.
The Mount Holly National Bank hs
put a new water pipe on its property o
Brainard street.
Christian Wolfsburg, of Pine street, ha
opened cigar store in his residence jus
across the railroad.
Landlord McHenry will give up tn
hotel at Jacksonville in the spring and en-
gage in other business.
William Branin, of Medford, and Mis-
Hettie Doughty, of Lansdowne, Pa.
were married on Thursday.
William Hoover, who formerly lived II
Mount Holly, is said to be very i'll Wit
consumption in New York.
The regiment of workmen is maxim!
rapid strides on the new terminal OF tn
Pennsylvania railroad, in Camden
A large hog on the farm OF Charles
Wurst. near Mount Laurel, was gored tC
death by bull few days since
Miss Bessie Ashley, of Florence, was
successfully operated upon for append
citis in Philadelphia hospital last week.
Harry B. Sapp, who was indicted in the
Cane Nav courts in April for forgery anC
false pretences, pleaded guilty on Wednes
day.
A meeting of the w. G. T. U. will be
held at the residence of Mrs. Morris ID,
Keller, on Wednesday afternoon next, at
o'clock.
The Cape May grand jury was in session
last week Its duties were not very ar
duous, as it returned but three bills OF
Indictment.
John Bradford, of Moorestown, has in
his possession a dollar note, on the back
of which is written: THE last dollar OF
an ill-spent fortune.
St. Johns night was celebrated by the
Mount Holly Masons, on Thursday even
ing. when they installed officers and gave
their annual banquet.
Andrew G. Dallman, of Florence, and
Miss Christina Ref, of Blackwoodtown,
were married on Christmas evening at the
former place by Rev. ] B. Whitton.
The Rancocas Gun Club held shoot
ing match on Christmas day in which nine
members participated Al. Hewlings killed
IA out of Is and carried off the honors.
If you enjoy a good laugh attend the
entertainment to be given in the Baptist
Church, on Thursday evening, entitled
1.-THE Spinsters' Return from Oklahoma. +"
Admission 25 cents.
Get good horse blanket, or lap robe
a set of harness, or something in that line,
and get it at place where you can buy
the best. Call on Edward B. Gaskill,
Mill street. He can suit you.
Eayre o. Lippincott, of Smithyille, is
acting as manager of a farm in Maryland,
which is owned by George Campbell, the
well known wooden manufacturer OF Phil
adelphia, who failed few days since.
John B. Herbert, of Mount Holly, has
received an invitation to be present at the
slaughtering of the largest steer in the
world, at the abattoir of William Bnrk q
Bro, Philadelphia, on Thursday. The
animal weighs over 5000 h.
William ]. McIlhenny who has been
Tax Collector and Treasurer of the
borough of Riverton, ever since it was Or
ganized, died at that place on Thursday, in
his nth year. He was Democratic can
didate for Assembly in 1895.
At meeting of the Northampton Board
of Education on Wednesday evening,
Samuel A. Atkinson, jerome B. Grigg,
DIR. William P. Melcher and W. COLON
Cook were appointed delegates to the
meeting of the State School Board Associ-
alton, held in Trenton, on Friday
Mount Holly is not the only place that
has to go deep for good water. The ar
tesian we'll being bored down into the
bed of the ocean from Youngs Atlantic
City ocean pier, has now reached the
depth of zoos feet, but as yet the contract
or has not struck good flow of water.
The drill is kept going every day in hope
of soon striking the quantity and quality
of water desired.
A full line of up-to-date boots, shoes
and rubbers for ladies, misses, children,
men, boys and youths as cheap as the
cheapest. Stop in and examine for your
self. No trouble to show you if you buy
or not The better the judge of shoes the
better like it. You will buy the faster.
Custom work and repsiring Leather and
shoe findings for sale. John Bill, 3S
Church street
On Thursday evening the knights of
The Golden Eagle elected these officers ::
ast Chief, William Mcdonald Noble
oniei' = Q, Herbert Vice Chief William
a. neaaiey High Priest, Frank Dennis !;
neepef d Exchange, John W. Taylor !;
Master OF Records. George J. Robertson !;
seneraDie hermit, Louis H. McIlvain ;
inside guard, Jacob Hang outside guard,
Walter G. Dennis trustees M Fl. John
son, William McDouAld and Frank Den.
mis-
The duck farm of Senator ps.;eor AZ
Browns Mills, is prosperiAg finely Nine
buildings, with length Of over loo0 80,
have been erected and fitted for the ra;ss, :
Of young ducks, which will .beein ~,S.,
the new year. Incubators to the numbes
of SO have been placed in position A eaa
engine, pump and water power, to be fed
from large tank, supplied from lasg,
well. are the latest additions At presen
there are 1900 breeding ducks aud it is tn
largest plant of the kind in the world
The food for the ducks are shipped there
by the carload.
One word makes quite a difference some
times, and this was the case in our repor
of court proceedings last week, when W
said Sheriff Fenton had not levied on th
goods properly" The action of the Sheri
was all right and proper, in fact he has NJ
made an improper service since he hi
been in office. The suit which was report
ed was to discover the ownership of tn
property which the Sheriff had levied OF
He was not interested in the suit at al
1t being out OF his hands as soon as I'll
parties raised the point of ownership.