The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-26

5 ough on Saturdays to perform free vac
cination.
]. W. Gaskill, of Jacksonville, is suf
fering from an injury to his hand, caused
by the kick of horse
The News next Tuesday will contain
full account of the execution of Johr
Young and Charles Brown.
James Berry, of Water street, who ha
been ill for several weeks with typhoid
fever, is now able to sit up.
William Biddle, of Mansfield, will op
crate the farm of the late William Rog
ers, deceased, of Bridgeboro'.
The Jacob Lorillard farm in Spring
! field township has been purchased by
Emily n Bovine, the former owner.
On Wednesday, at Centreton, was eel
ebrated the golden anniversary of the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Batten
Adam Gibson, deceased, of Timbuctoo
left his estate to be divided between his
two children, John L. Gibson and Lizzie
Young.
Washington Council, No. 10, o. U. A,
NJ, on Thursday night conferred three
degrees on six candidates and received
two propositions.
For several days past Miss Gertrude
Andrus, teacher of the school at Maple
Shade, has been confined to her home in
Mount Holly with quinsy.
! A house and lot on Mill street, adjoin-
ing Andrew Malsbury, and formerly be-
longing to James R. Snyder, will be sold
at public sale on Saturday next.
During the past week the Commission
ers of Banking and Insurance have been
in Mount Holly inspecting the books of
the Building and Loan Associations.
George johnson, lineman employed
by the InterS State I telephone Company
at Masonville, fell from a tree on We'd
nesday and sprained both his wrists.
The Theodore B. Pope farm, near Flor
ence, has been purchased by Jacob Hat
ner, of the latter place The farm con
tains 81 acres and brought $40 so per
acre.
William ]. Evans and Joseph K, Evans,
executors, have sold the Joshua Evans
farm, on the road from Marlton to Ewes
boro, to Joseph Sheridan, who now
occupies it, for So, 1880.
Miss Beulah Coles and Miss Martha
Powell have been receiving congratula
tions during the past week on their mar
row escape from injury in runaway ac
cident which occurred near Lumberton.
Defective eyes and an aching head often
go together. Correct the eyes and the
headaches will cease We examine eyes
free, and in case you need glasses we
guarantee them to be satisfactory. Stiles
& Co.
The young men who play crap at the
mill dam are not so well protected now
as they were in the summer time, when
the foliage was abundant in that neigh
borhood, but the game is going on just
the same.
On Wednesday, at Windsor, occurred
the marriage of Miss Lizzie Rainear and
Garwood Reynolds, of Mount Holly. The
ceremony took place at the residence OF
the bride, and was performed by Rev.
Aaron Flock.
A vacancy in the board of Commission
ers of Appeal was made by Charles H.
Deacon transferring his residence to New
Lisbon. The township committee last
evening appointed H. L. Walters to serve
in his stead
Ladies' black, fleece lined stockings,
good quality, two pairs for % cents.
Shoulder shawls, so cents. Flannelette
night dresses, 40 cents. Good Taffeta and
Cashmere gloves for 25 cents S. S. Evan,
% Main street, Mount Holly.
DR.. ]. Hume Carter, of Mount Holly,
who had his stallion Spokane" entered
in the New York horse how received
third prize in his class some cobs which
were entered from the Rancocas stock
farm failed to draw a ribbon.
A large and first class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durands new
store on High street. Call and see the
goods and get prices. Then you will be
sure to buy Also meats and provisions.
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
The stockholders of the Manahawken
& Long Beach Transportation Company
met in Camden Friday and elected these
officers: President, ]. K. Shoemaker; vice
president, Benjamin F. Archer; treasurer,
]. Hampton Moore; secretary, Henry G.
Loudenslager; general manager, F. Feni
more
There will be supper in the Masonic
Temple, Mount Holly, on Friday and Sat
urday evenings, December and Z, for
the benefit of the KNOXVILLE Sunday
school. The bill of fare is unusually fine,
and, judging by the supper last year,
everything will be served in tirst-class
style.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, of Medford, has elected the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs. Josephine B.
Garrison; vice presidents, Mrs Lizzie
Kirkbride and Mrs Anna M. Scott cor
responding secretary, Miss Berth Kirby;
recording secretary, Miss Ella R. Allen;
treasurer, Mrs. Josephine Haines.
In an article in the New York Observer
of November is, comparing the five
largest insurance companies in the coun-
try we discover that the Mutual Benefit
Life, of Newark, has paid the largest per
centage in dividends during the past 20
years. Col. Charles M. Sloan, Of Mount
Holly, has been agent for this company
for SO years.
The wind blew stronger on Saturday
night than for a long time past. AS re-
suit many branches fell from trees, fences
toppled over, some signs and wires came
down and the electric lights about town
played peculiar praLks. AT the railroad
station an arc lamp fell and was broken,
allowing large flames of fire to shoot from
the ends of the wire. A horse waiting
for the midnight train came near receiv-
ing shock of electricity. The animal
failed to get scared at the weird sight be-
cause he was sleeping at the time
Odd and laughabe complications arts
ing from mistaken identity in The Rea
Widow Brown" the reigning farce-com