The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
The entrance doors to the post office
were painted on Christmas dav.

0 The entrance doors to the post offit
were painted on Christmas day.
Y Sheriff Fenton only has one sale adve
tised, which is an evidence of good time
e The dome of the Baptist Church hs
been enclosed in tent, so that the wor
q of gliding may be commenced.
Charged with feloniously assaultin
Mrs Minnie Stockton, of Riverside, Al
drew Krantz has been held under bail fo
court.
Henry Schafer and Joseph Wrinkle
specht, of Riverside, are each under bal
charged by George Cardwell and Richar
Snow with malicious mischief
On Friday morning, while changing
lamps in Tauble's mills, at Riverside, Mrs
Jennie Sack had the index finger of he
right hand badly torn by the electric cur
rent.
The Presbyterian Sunday school hell
very interesting exercises in the churcl
on Wednesday evening. There was I
large audience and an interesting pro
gramme.
The January term of court is generally
known as farmers court, for it is the sea
son of the year when the agriculturis
can serve as juryman without interior
ing with his business
In order to give the people of this neigh
borhood chance to witness the illumina
ton in Philadelphia this (Monday) even
ing, train will leave foot of Market
street at one o'clock, A. M
Harry Sapp, of Tuckerton, who obtained
money under false pretenses from some
business men in Mount Holly last year,
was tried at Cape May on Friday on a
charge of embezzlement, found guilty
and sentenced to five years in state prison,
1t is said that female swindler who
organizes classes in fancy work, taking
the entrance fee in advance, and disap-
pearing in a day or two, is visiting the
villages in nearby counties. She may
conclude to come this way.
! Several merchants report that goods
were stolen from them during the holl-
DAYS. Detective Dalton caught some boys
in the act at SaItzman & Kline's store and
made them disgorge. 1t another instance
handsome cut glass cream pitcher was
taken.
1t is stated that suit has been insti-
tuted against George J. Richardson, by a
domestic, to recover 1896, which was
placed in his hands for safe keeping. Mr.
Richardson was known here as the tinan-
cial hacker of the defunct Vacuum Gas
Engine Company of Mount Holly
The following are the new officers of the
Marlton fire company: President, G. II.
Cline; vice president, Hester Clymer;
secretary, William H. Zelley; treasurer,
Budd Sharp; chief, Barclay Dunphey as
sistant, H. H. Venable trustees, W. H.
Mckinney, Benjamin Fowler, Joseph
Kahn, c. B. Chew, H. H. Venable.
Albert B. Evans, of Jobstown, who i'm
personated Philadelphia detective re-
Gently, was sentenced to six months in the
penitentiary on Thursday. He arrested
an innocent woman on charge of steal
ing diamond stud. The prisoner main
taiued thet he was intoxicated at the time
and had no recollection of the occurrence
Walter L. Bowen, publisher of the Riv-
erton Neao Era, has the deepest sympathies
not only of the newspaper fraternity, but
of large circle of friends, in his bereave
ment through the death of his wife. The
circumstances are particularly sad. Mrs.
Bowen died on Christmas day after an i'll
ness of but nine days She had been a
bride only nine weeks.
At meeting of the Epworth League of
the Methodist Church. on Friday evening,
the following officers were elected: Pres
ident Joseph s. Shreve; vice presidents,
Fl. H. Earnest, Mrs. Storey. Miss Eva
Stewart and Miss Sue Buckley; secretary,
Oliver Andrus; treasurer, Miss Ida Idell;
chairman ways and means committee,
Miss Addie Pierce.
Oscar, aged nine years, and Harry, aged
six years, sons of Harry Hammell, of
Chairville were in possession of gun on
Friday. While Oscar was trying to take
it from his little brother the weapon went
off. The shot struck Eddie a glancing
blow on the side tearing away the mus
cles of his back, and inflicting other inju-
ries that may cause death.
Nonpareil Lodge, No, 25, 1. o. NJ, of
Mount Holly, has elected the following
officers: w. M, B. c. Gauntt, Jr.; M
Thomas Allen; R. s.. Harley G. Brown;
F. S., Jesse Woodruff; treasurer, Maurice
Rowan; chaplain, Frank Dennis; c.,
Charles Mcdonald; Trustee for three
years, George H. Peak; Trustee for 2
years, F. Carlton Dalton; Representative
to grand lodge, William Magee.
The Prudential Insurance Company of
America has just issued its calendar for
1904 pretty novelty in colors, so con-
structed that it may be used as photo
graph holder, if desired. The picture at
tached to the calendar may be pushed as
ide and a photograph inserted, and the
calendar may also be.used as q sort of screen
The months, in little spares, run through
clambering flowers. The whole design
is neat and attractive.
The following officers have been elected
by Columbus Grange, P of H: Master,
Robert Taylor; Overseer, Lewis G. Gauntt;
Lecturer Martha W. Gauntt Steward,
Aaron B. Atkinson Assistant Steward,
William Fl. Taylor Chaplain, Ann G.
Keller; Treasurer, Riley A. Shinn; Secre-
tary, Ethel w. Zelley; Gate Keeper, Joseph
c. Armstrong; Ceres, Anna B. Taylor;
Flora, Sarah A. Atkinson; Pomona, Sarah
G. Taylor; L. A. Steward. Rilla Kirby.
The Century Dictionary defines the
word express" thus: specifically, an
organization of means for safe and speedy
transmission of merchandise. The die
tionary says speedy" but Adams Elk
press Company evidently do not go by the
book. valse was shipped from Mount
Holly at $3.50 Wednesday morning so the
owner could be sure to have it delivered
early in the afternoon. 1t got to its
destination at 8. is p M. taking IL hours
to travel less than 30 miles.