The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-12-17
LOCAL NEWS.

Next saturday VIII NC IHo SHoiOoSU va.
of the year.
Fine lot of fairies, ready to go on tn
tree, 12c per dozen, at Matlack's.
Go to Matlack's He has everything
that is good Prices to suit the pocket.
V. Claude Palmer, of Tuckerton, i
studying law with Capt. Walter A. Bar
rows.
The only place to buy mechanical toy
in Mount Holly. Wetherill's, "A MAR
street.
Farm produce taken in exchange TO
plants and cut flowers at Rosbach's green
houses.
Nearly thirty choice fowls were recent
ly stolen from Mrs. Lottie Martin at Vim
centown.
Jacob Wilson, who is suffering with
consumption, is seriously ill at his home
on Pine street.
Charles A. Pope has purchased the in
terest of his mother in the homestea d
farm near COLUMBUS
Employment has been secured in a Phil
adelphia department store by George b.
Hates, of Mount Holly.
Dates, &c. per h.; best figs, 15c per h..
nuts the finest in town. Go way back
and sit down. Matlack's.
The annual Christmas entertainment OF
the Methodist Sunday school at Jobstown,
will be held on Friday evening.
P. A. Roth, of Camden, was in Mount
Holly, on Thursday in the interest OF the
Prudential Insurance Company.
S. s. Evan has great many useful
and pretty articles in china suitable for
Christmas gifts Come and look at them.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Pritchett, OF
'Bucto, took place from her late residence
on Sunday. Deceased was 70 years of
age.
The bell which was recently discarded
by the Beverly fire department will be
placed on top of the engine house at Vim
centown.
During the present week branch OF
the New Jersey Building Loan and Invest
ment Company is to be organized in
Mount Holly.
The holiday trade in Mount Holly this
year will be much larger than formerly,
because of the prevalence of small pox in
Philadelphia.
A cunning trip was enjoyed along the
shore last week by Judge Wills and Will
liam Wright. They had good time and
considerable luck.
Company A, of Burlington, and Com
pany E, of Mount Holly, will participate
in the 125th anniversary OF the battle Oh
Trenton on December 26.
Holiday goods are attractively display
ed in number of stores about town. a
few of the merchants are making a spe-
'cialty of mechanical toys.
Mrs. James Richie, who recently sus-
tanned two fractured ribs by fall at her
home on Bispham street, has nearly re-
covered from her accident.
Martin Fowler is seriously ill with ty-
phoid fever at the residence OF his sister
in Camden. He formerly conducted
barber shop on Madison avenue,
People driving through Mill street en-
ioy that thoroughfare very much. The
cobbles are now being laid along the gut
ter. There is no finer street in town
Walter Dennis, who has been in a Phil
adelphia hospital for several weeks, VIII
probably return home in few days lie
submitted to an operation for cancer
Fred M. Shemeley, who has been ab-
sent from town erecting water wheels for
T. G. Alcott & Sons. has returned to
Mount Holly, where he will spend the
holidays.
Through the efforts of Blanchard ii.
White, pension has been secured for the
widow of the late Benjamin Deekln, de-
ceased of 'Bucto. She will receive IS
per month.
Daniel Sooy, Jr., proprietor of the New
Gretna Hotel, whose license was recently
annulled by decision of the Supreme
Court, has appealed to the Court OF Errors
and Appeals.
There will be placed on exhibition this
evening. in the town hall at Vincentown,
some acetylene lamps which method OF
lighting may be adopted by the citizens
of that place.
Arrau gements have been made for dane
ing to be held in the Opera House at
Smitbyille on the evenings of Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday of each week dur
ing the winter.
The vacancy in the Board OF Educa-
ton of Northampton township, caused
by the removal of John W. Harris TO Jop-
lin, Mo-, has been filled by the appoint
ment of Philip Karg.
Aaron Borten, OF Stanwick, has fe-
rocious bull, but when it recently tried TO
knock locomotive off the track, the AMI
NAL met with disaster and humlllation'
causing it to retire from the fray ply
steal wreck.
Old soldiers are warned to beware OF a
swindler who is offering to sell book and
a certificate. which he claims will make
it easy for their wives to get pension al
ter thew are dead. He asks one dollar
down and two more on the delivery OF
the book.
Since the hanging of Charles Brown,
Sheriff Fenton has received number OF
letters asking for information concerning
the murderer who was executed here,
indicating that there are several men by
the name of Charles Brown who have
left parents and home.
Samuel A. Atkinson re moved yesterday
to his newly purchased residence on up
per High street, formerly the property OF
the late Mark R. Sooy, deceased, which
he recently purchased. Mr.. Atkinson,S
house opposite the jail will be occupied by
George w. Durand, the new owner
Two racing teams on the Jacksonville
road. Wednesday afternoon, caused W.
n. Mason, Sr's horse to run away. Ii
attempting to stop the animal Mr. Mason
was dragged considerable distance ovel
the ground, resulting in painful injuries
which were dressed upon his arriving IL
Mount Holly.
The members of Shiras Post, No. 26
G. A. r., were very successful with thei
baked bean supper given in the Masonic
T.ox1o On Saturday evening NOtWith