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

GIBRs.-February IL, in Mount Holly, Mary
widow of the late Charles Gibbs, aged " years
The relatives and friends of the family are
resnecttully invited to attend the funeral iron
her late residence, NO. ISL West Washington
street, Mount Holly, on Saturday, February
Is, at one O'Clock, Z. M intermentaS N1ncen
town without further notice.
BowKER-February 8, at Burlington, Ann,
wife of Whttal c. Bowker.
BUTrERwoRTH ebruary g. near Smithville,
Emma D., wife of Charles Butterworth, aged
81 years.
CASSIDY. February 6, at Fellowship, Mary,
wife OF Michael Cassidy.
Discretionary 10. near Hedding, Flor
ence w, wife of Frank }. Carly, aged ~ years
CURrIs.-February 10, at Pointville, Han
nah N. Curtis, aged 80 years.
DmL-February z, at Mount Holly, Gertrude
M, wife OF Bert +. Dill, and daughter OF John
A. and Mary G. Tice, aged " years.
DEAooN-February 8, at st. Davtd's, Pa
Mary Ridgway Deacon, widow OF the late
George b. Deacon, in her 94th year
DoBB1Ns-February 3, at Long Branch, Rich
ard Percy Dobbins. aged 81 years.
GAsKILL-February 8, at Mount Holly, Asa
Gaskill, aged 81 years.
GLENDENINa.- 8, at White Hill,
Martha Glendening g, aged 81 years.
MATHIs.-Fe bruary 6, near Rancocas, Re
becca b., wife of William b. Mathis aged AZ
years.
MAYHEw-February TO- at Marion, Rev.
Charles Il. T. Mayhem. aged "A years.
PIERoE.-February 6, at Mount Holly, Ellen
j. Pierce, daughter of William and the late
Sarah Pierce.
SLEEPER-February 6, at Mount Holly, SAM
uei D. Sleeper. aged 40 years.
sLEEPKR.-February IL, at Mount Holly.
Ruth, daughter of Lizzie and the late Samuel
D. Sleeper. aged 10 months.
sM1rH.-February 8, at RiVerton, Ann Eliza,
widow of the late Isaac 7. smith, aged 50
years.
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Coroner Wells inquired into the cir
cumstances connected with the death Of
Washington Hunter, on Thursday, but
nothing was revealed that had not already
been made public. DR.. Small testified
that the wounds on the hands of de-
ceased which were inflicted by the chisel
in possession of the burglars, caused the
death. DIR. Small also testified that Mr..
Hunter told him he "must have pinched
them very hard. If they had not been
small men could not have done as well
as did" This was taken by some to
mean that the murderers were small men,
but there is nothing save the above words
to justify any such conclusion.
slept in the Hunter house on the night of
the assault, had nothing to tell save that
he was awakened and found that Hunter
had been hurt.
The jury rendered verdict that Wash
ington Hunter died as the result of in
juries received from the hands of persons
unknown to the jury.
Nearly every person in the neighbor-
hood of the crime has theory about the
identity of the murderers and the officers
get suggestions of all kinds. They look
into all of them, but up to the present
time none have proved of any value. 1t
now looks as if the affair would remain
an unsolvsd mystery
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Burlington.

A brick house on Barclay street, has
been sold by Miss Sallie S. Fenimore, of
Mount Holly, to Harry Bovine for 81, 900.
The wedding is announced of Miss
Laura Parker, of this city, to Joseph w.
Rogers, formerly of Jacobstown. Mr..
Rogers has rented the King farm in Bucks
county, Pa, one of the finest dairy farms
in that section, where he and his bride
will make their home. Miss Parker is a
daughter of Joseph Parker.
A postal inspector has been looking
around the city to see if there is site
better adapted for the post office than the
present location. Since free delivery was
inaugurated here the Office has not been
large enough for the work done. The
owners of the building where the post
office now is are willing to build an ex-
tension What will be done has not been
made public.
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Bordentown.

BENJAMIN Jobes has taken the place of
J. Wesley Thompson, the engineer recent
ly placed on the pension roll. Jobes will
have charge of the drill engine.
George Devine, son of Edward Devine,
of Bordentown, and Miss Annie Beesburg,
of New Brunswick, were united in mar
rage at New Brunswick on Wednesday.
At the annual meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E.
Church last week, it was decided to send
Mrs Helen Rasmussen to Africa as mis-
sionary.
Martha Gledening, wife of James Glen
dening and sister of Hamilton H. Trout, Of
Bordentown, and David Trout, of Tren-
ton, died at the home Of her husband al
White Hill last week.
The Bordentown and Crosswicks turn
pike company has adopted a resolution te
transfer its road to the governing bodies
of Bordentown and Chesterfield. A deco
was rendered the Bordentown council on
Tuesday evening. The road is to be ma
cadamized, in which case the city will have
to bear it's proportion of the cost.
The ball and chain ordinance introduced
by the Bordentown Common Council.
which was intended to do away with the
tramp nuisance, has been defeated. Some
of the members were in favor of giving
lodging to deserving persons overnight at
the City Hall, on stormy and cold nights.
There is no law that will warrant the ad
option of the ball and chain.
Charles Mulford Rogers, aged 50 and
single, son of the late William D. Rogers
and brother of undertaken John M. Rogers
fell dead in his room at his mothers home
on Crosswick's street, on Thursday after.
noon. After shaving he lay down on his
bed. There was no one but his mother in
the house at the time. She heard somt
one fall upstairs, and rushing to her sons
room, found him on the floor unconscious
The woman summoned assistance, and
when help arrived the man was dead
Physicians ascribed the cause of death to
acute indigestion.
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The Concert.

The concert of the Mount Holly Banjo
and Mandolin club, on Thursday evening,
was an enjoyable affair. The young mer
have made rapid advance since their last
public entertainment. Miss Heisler, who
was to have sung, was kept at home
through illness, but William Beatty, OF
Beverly, was secured at the last moment,
and he gave several solos to the satisfac
ton of all The minstrel part was great,
and assistant postmaster Troth and Sheriff
Fenton, as end men, captured the audience.
Sheriff Fenton sang song to the tune of
Because l love you," in which were
local hits which were heartily enjoyed.
The following is a verse which shot
directly at the gas company
"Our electric and gas lights are bad,
And now bid fair to SO remain;
Our local company lacked pluck,
The South Jersey Company bagged the game;
They thought Mount Holly people green,
Their promises they meier fulfilled.
When asked why they put meters in,
They sweetly sing the old refrain
Because we love you because we love you;
Our lights they are all right
When the moon is shining bright;
D, how we love you; o, how we love you;
But should the new company start
Then we won't love you"
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WASHINGTON.
Personally-Condu Tour via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.

Personally Conducted Tour via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
The next Pennsylvania Railroad three
day personally-conducted tour to Wash
ington, D. c., leaves Thursday, February
81. The rate, $I4.5o from New York,
ST. so from Philadelphia, with proportion
ate rates from other points, covers trans
portation for the round trip, meals en-
route, transfer of passenger and ordinary
baggage to hotel, two days accommoda-
tions at the Arlington, Normandie, Riggs,
or Ebbitt House, service of experienced
tourist agent and chaperon-in short,
every item of necessary expense during
the entire trip.
For accommodations at Wizards, Re-
gent, Metropolitan, or National hotel,
ST. so less. Side trips to Mount Vernon,
Richmond, Old Point Comfort, and Nor
folk at greatly reduced rates.
All tickets good for ten days, with spec
ial hotel rates after expiration of hotel
coupons.
For itineraries and full information APP
ply to ticket agents; Tourist agent, IIot
Broadway, New York; a Court street,
Brooklyn; or address Geo. w. Boyd, as
sistant general passenger agent, Broad
street station, Philadelphia.
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The Electric Light Question


There was meeting of the subscriber
of the new electric light company on Tues
day night at the office of E. P. Budd
The meeting was called to consider prop
osition from the South Jersey Gas, Elec
! trio and Traction Company to grant GER
tain Concessions" including an alleged
reduction in price for electric light, pro
vided the new company would abandon
its intention of erecting plant
The proposition was accepted after con
siderable amendment. The contract as
finally adopted at the meeting and subse-
quent conferences is practically as fol
lows:
The price to be charged for electric light
will be what the South Jersey Company
terms it's Trenton rate"
For five or less lights the price will be
70 cents per 16-candle-power lamp per
month.
Consumers using more than five lamps
will be placed on a meter, and will be
charged a minimum rate per month of 20
cents per light for the number of lamps
burned constantly. The price per 1000
kilowatts will be IA cents until the min
imum agreed upon has been reached, after
which the rate will be cents per 1000 k.
Thus, if consumer uses Z lights constant
ly, his minimum rate per month will be 7
times 90 cents or 81. 40. This sum divided
1 rrfxr fha Of
which IA cents per 1000 k. will be charged,
or 10, 900 k. All consumption in excess of
the 10, 900 k. will be charged at the rate of
s cents for that month.
No charge will be made tor metres ex-
cept when no light is consumed for a
month or more, when the rent will be %
cents per month, provided the company
was notified in advance of the fact, and
then the minimum rate will not be charged
for light.
All lamps will be furnished free by the
company.
In consideration of the above "conces-
sions, /" the fve-year street lighting con-
tract held by Edward B. Jones will be
carried out by the South Jersey Company
for 16 months from April 1st next.
If, after years trial, the Trenton rate
averages 10 cents or less per 1000 k. to
the private consumers collectively, then
the street lighting contract for the bal
ance of the five years is to be transferred
to the South Jersey Company, which
agrees not to increase the rates to private
consumers during that time.
Under this arrangement two points may
be taken as practically settled: First, the
South Jersey Company will be very care
full that the Trenton rate will not exceed
the average of 10 cents for one year, as
thereby it secures the street lighting con-
tract; second, the private consumers in
Mount Holly will pay considerably more
for an equal amount OF electric light than
they did under the old Mount Holly Com
DanV
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Pernberton.

John Henry Harker lost valuable COW
one night last week
Coleman Salter is now engaged in bust
ness in Philadelphia.
Miss Alberta Kelsey led the B. Y. p U.
services of the Baptist church Sunday
evening.
Mrs. John Worth is seriously i'll at her
home here and her recovery is thought to
be doubtful.
Freebooter John N. Smith suffered a
stroke of paralysis Thursday, and is now
lying in dangerous condition.
Henry Barry, who formerly conducted a
hotel at Browns Mills, opened the Ameri-
can House at New Egypt on Saturday.
A slight fire occurred at the school house
on Tuesday morning, but was extin-
guished before any serious damage was
done.
Samuel Green, who has been in the en-
ploy of John Forsyth for long time, was
engaged in hauling ice last Wednesday
when he lost his balance and fell off the
wagon The front wheel passed over his
body. The injury is not thought to be
dangerous.
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Miss Ella Harris is quite i'll with typhoid
fever.
Martin Staley, of Camden, was in
Mount Holly on Friday.
Mrs. Rita NJ Allen, of New Gretna, was
visitor in Mount Holly on Wednesday.
Mrs F. B. Lewis entertained friends al
card party on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs John Klenk, of Philadelphia, was
Sunday visitor at the residence of c. J
Krayer.
Miss Laura N. Gaskill left yesterday
for Tallapoosa, Ca, for stay of about
six weeks.
William Stokley, of Willingboro, en-
gineer at the insane asylum, spent We'd
nesday in Mount Holly.
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Bid Asked
The GRIP EPIDEMIC.
The Disease More Prevalent than Ever and
Quite as Fatal. The Best Treatment.

Quite Fatal. The Best Treatment.
The grip has surprised the doctors
and health authorities this season by
its rapid spread and by some novel
symptoms. While it spares nobody
it is proving especially dangerous tc
middle-aged and elderly persons. In
many cases either a fatal onset OF
pneumonia, or complete breakdown
of health and strength, is apt to fol
low an attack of grip,
The wise course for all is proven
ton. By wearing Besason's Porous
Plaster on the chest and back you
protect the lungs from cold and chill
and with ordinary care) you are safe
from grip,
For those who are already suffering
from grip, or from the usual winter
coughs and colds, Berason's PLasters
are sure and speedy relief and cure.
Highly medicinal and scientific.
Refuse limitations and substitutes.
Only the genuine are effective. Elk
anime when you buy. Seabury &
johnson, Manufacturing Chemists,
New York.
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FLORIDA.
Two w eeks' Tour via Pennsylvania
Railroad.


The second Pennsylvania Railroad tour
of the season to Jacksonville, allowing
two weeks in Florida, will leave New York
and Philadelphia, February 49,
Excursion tickets, including railway
transportation, Pullman accommodations
Zone berth), and meals enroute in both di-
rections while travelling on the special
train, will be sold at the following rates:
New York, 5000; Philadelphia, Harris
burg, Baltimore and Washington, $500;
Pittsburg, $500, and at proportionate
rates from other points.
For tickets, itineraries, and other infor-
nation apply to ticket agents, tourist
agent at IIe6 Broadway, New York; a
Court street, Brooklyn; 78o Broad street,
Newark, N. J.; B. Courlaender, Jr., pas
senger agent, Baltimore district, Balti-
more, Md; Colin Studs, passenger agent
southern district, Washington, D. c.;
Thos. f. Watt, passenger agent western
district. Pittsburg, Pa; or to Geo. w.
Boyd, assistant general passenger agent
Broad street station, Philadelphia,
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kERCS
TELEPHONY No. Q

TELEPHONE No. Q
February II, 1901.
Fine granulated sugar, SIC.
Butter.--The Meridale print
is making a way tor itself, as
every customer speaks highly of
it. 32c.
Plymouth Rocb Celia
tine, either pink or white,
packages for 25c.
Jersey Dried .HppleS.-
The old fashioned kind. Many
prefer them to the evaporated;
they are new and bright, a lbs.
for CSC.
asparagus Butts. = We
were able to secure another lot
OF those asparagus butts that
took so well with our trade. The
same kind at the same price,
Ioc. The low price, Ioc, we
made on tips, has made them
go in a hurry. We still have a
good stock of them.
Sour KroWt at 3 quarts for
Ioc, is almost giving it away.
Customers pronounce it the
best they ever eat.
COHee.-That Mocha Seed,
Santos, at I5c, is a good one.
Many are using it that have
been using much higher priced
cofees. Arbuckle's and Lion
coffee, lbs. for 25c. We are
agents for Chase & Sanborn's
famous Boston cotfees, at 3oc,
CSC and 38c.
Dried Fr1tits.-California
cherries, new bright goods, not
pitted, 15c. Pared peaches, I8
and 22c; these stew up as nice
as preserved fruit. Pltted sill
yer prunes, lac; not pitted, Ioc;
great big ones.
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Political Affairs.

Justices of the Peace Clevenger and
Slack will be candidates for election.
The meeting to prepare for the Repub-
lican spring primary in Northampton
township, will be held on Thursday even
ing, February 81
What shame that the old system Of
town meeting was abolished. What q
chance for oratory there would be if a
town meeting were held this year.
Martin H. Girven will ask to be retain
ed as assessor for another term. The
only opposition he has thus far is Charles
E. Travis. Both men have had exper-
fence.
William D. Mason, of Lumberton, has
determined to be candidate for re-
election this spring. He had about made
up his mind to retire, but so many of the
citizens have asked him to again serve
them he concluded to comply with their
request Mr. Mason has been a good
official.
The township committee of Northamp-
ton has been busily engaged the past three
weeks in examining accounts and prepar-
ing for the annual statements that will ap-
pear next week. The auditing of the
accounts of the collector and ex-collector
has taken much time and has resulted in
Strengthening affairs to the benefit of the
treasury. The committee has kept within
its appropriations and will be able to pay
off $4,000 of outstanding obligations.
The necessity for care in the selection
of good candidates for township offices
has been made especially apparent by the
events which have come to light within
the past week The folly of nominating
men who have no qualifications and no.
thing to entitle them to election beyond
the fact that they want the Office or stand
in with the boys has been painfully dem
onstrated What is needed is officials
who can and will do the work assigned
them, and will not run in the interest of
some institution whose clerks will do the
work while they do nothing but draw the
salary. There are such men in the com
munity The main trouble is, however,
that those who are best qualified have suf
ficient business of their own to demand
their attention, and the salaries paid by
the township do not compensate them for
the labor they are compelled to do if they
are true to their trust. 1t is all very well
to say that it is the duty of every citizen
to give some of his time to public affairs,
but it is not right to. expect man to de-
vote attention to these matters to the
detriment of his own interests
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Civil Service Examination.

A civil service commissioner came to
Mount Holly on Saturday, and held ses-
sion in the High School building on Brain
ard street. for the examination of those
who desired to become clerks and letter
carriers under the free delivery system to
be inaugurated in Mount Holly on the first
of April. The examination was conducted
by the special officer and postmaster Cow
perthwait. The time for examination was
limited to four hours, during which time
the applicants were required to answer, in
writing, the questions handed them.
There were sixteen applicants for carriers,
and four for clerks. Those who were
present were: clerks-Misses Ella B. Chris
tian, Irene G. Harris, Nellie Thomas,
Carriers-WalterT T. Stewart, Charles W.
Morgan, William B. Pearson, Edward
Nippins, William H. Stilwell, Lewis
Storey, Thomas H. Assay, Clayton M
Estelow, William s. Austin, Charles
Throckmorton, John Throckmorton, Jr.,
Bertram Fisher, Robert F. Storey, George
II. Curtis Fred P Johnson, Albert P.
Cardwell. Bert F. Dill was candidate,
but was unable to be present, owing to the
death of his wife, and the commissioner
arranged special examination for him at
Trenton.
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MARRIED.

CorroN-FoULKE-Febru 8, at Medford,
by Rev. j. W. Frambes, Aaron Gotten and
Miss Rachel Foulke.
BRENNAN-MoLYNDoN.-J 30, at Xiv.
erton, by Rev. Father Walsh, Lewis Brennan
and Miss Mary McLyndon, both OF Riverton.
HEULINGs-FoNDA.-Febr s, at German
town, Pa, henry l.. Heulings, OF Moorestown.
and Mary Fl. Fonda, of Germantown.
HAv1LANp-McCoY- 8, at Imlays-
town, by Rev. S. l.. Harter, Nathan Il. Hav1-
lind. OF Imlaystown, and Miss Anna @. Nc
Coy, OF Cream Ridge.
R-BRowN-February lat Mount Holly,
by Rev. q. H. Pendleton, Charles M. SUIT err
and Miss Lydia w. Brown, both OF Mount
Holly.
THoMPsoN-STYLEs.-Febr 8, at Bridge
boro, by Rev T. Assay, Corbitt d. Thompson
and Miss Edith Styles.
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One wav To be Happv

at all times to attend to the comforts of
your family. Should anyone of them
catch slight cold or cough, call at once
on Wells & Son, Columbus; E. D. Prick
lit, Mount Holly; W. c. Jones, New Egypt;
Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and J. IL.
Leeds Rancocas, sole agents, and get a
trial bottle Of Otto Cure, the great Ger
man remedy, free. We give it away to
prove that we have sure cure for coughs
colds, asthma, consumption, and all dis
eases of the throat and lungs. Large sizes
SOC. and 25c
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As family medicine Bacon's Celery
King for the nerves passes from sire to
son as a legacy. If you have kidney,
liver or blood disorder get free sample
package of this remedy at once. If you
have indigestion, constipation, headache,
rheumatism, ETC., this specific will cure
you. Wells 6 Son, Columbus, E. D.
Prickitt, Mount Holly; W. G. Jones, New
Egypt; Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and
]. H. Leeds, Rancocas, the leading drug
gists, are sole agents and are distributing
samples free. Large packages SOC. and Csc.
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Indigestion

and Readiness of the stomach, sick headache
weary and tired feeling that is not relieved
by rest, unhealthy eruptions on the skin, con
stipation, loss of appetite, pains in the sides
and back, etc. These are but few OF the symp
toms of Indigestion and dyspepsia. To mul
titudes who thus suffer MOTHER SEIGEL's CUR
ATIvR SYRUP has proved help and blessing
Price 6Oc and 3Oc bottle. 1t will cost you
nothing to try 1t. Sample tree. Address a. j
White. No. 397. 1853 Duane ST.. New York.
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For over Fifty Years

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
for over fiftyyears by millions of mothers fol
their children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
The best remedy tor Diarrhoea. 1t will reliev
the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold BY
Druggists inevery part of the world. Twenty
five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "MTs
Winslow's Soothing SYRUP" and take no othel
{rad
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pTrRIIc SALES.

February II, stock, implements ana house
hould goods. near Cox's corner. by william
February ID. stock, implements. etc., neal
Three puns, estate of j c. Hafnes, Dy ao'
mfnfstrator.
near Moorestown, by Paul Ruff.
February Is, stock, ETC., near MasonVlue,
rabruarv 20 stock, utensils and household
goods, between Burlington and Jackson
Vile, by Louis d. Deacon.
february q, Special Masters sale OF real es-
tate. in Beverly, by Special Master.
February 81, stock, farm implements, etc.
on the Emley p. Bullock farm, near
Jacobstown, by James Murphy.
March 5, stock, implements, etc., on the can
field farm. near Arneytown, by O. e. wal
lace and joel Wainwright.
March s. Stock, implements, ETC., at Arney's
Mount, by VIM. Fl. johnson, Jr
March 6, Stock, implements, etc, on road from
New Egypt to Arneytown, David G. wall.
March H. STOCK and utensils, between JULIUS
town and Jobstown, By Allen Apologize.