The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-02
5. P. Cline has an interesting adyer-


an oyster supper on Saturday evening.
On Tuesday evening last the JUNO
Mechanics initiated eight new members.
Stewart Mcfarland is now in possession
of the McHenry farm on Garden street.
Samuel Greenwald will soon open
fruit and vegetable market in Atlantis
City.
The Medford Grange will soon erect
new hall in the rear of the public schoo
grounds.
D. G.. Bullock has purchased one of the
Job E. Pharo houses on Bispham stree
for 81 500.
George D. Hendrickson is now study
ing law in the office of J. Blake Slack, Of
Atlantic City.
Nathan W. Everline has accepted pc
sition as fireman at the electric light sta
ton on Water street.
Charles V. Leuallen will remove to
Camden shortly, where he will engage in
the hotel business.
The Mount Holly Shoe Company has
shut down until satisfactory superin-
tendent can be secured.
Miss Carrie Cronk, who was taken i'll
with the grip while visiting in Philadel-
phia, has returned home.
An original government pension of So
per month has been granted to William
Newcomb, of Mount Holly.
1t is said that sparring academy and a
gymnasium for physical culture is soon
to be opened in Mount Holly.
The Chicago terminal division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, is in
charge of Clifford Stanley Sims, of Mount
Holly.
Rev. D. E. Thinks, of New York, gave
very interesting stereopticon lecture in
the Presbyterian Church on Thursday
evening.
1t took Maurice Rowan just one day to
find out that he had no liking for the milk
business, and he gave up the route to
Bloomfield Pew.
Rosbach's speciality for Easter is moss
wreaths, So cents to three dollars each.
Very handsome ones at one dollar. Ros-
bach, Pemberton.
The collection to be taken in st. An
drew's Church, on Easter, will be used
toward defraying the expense of altering
the rear of the edifice.
On Thursday Sheriff Fenton sold the
house of Mrs. Ann Thomas, in Riverton,
to Charles R. Stevens for $500, subject to
mortgage of $1,000.
Unless delinquency in the matter of
dues is not Strengthened out shortly, some
of the members of Company E may be
dropped from the muster roll.
A lecture on the Passion Play at Ober
Ammergau will be delivered in the M. E.
Church, by Rev. James H. Durham, on
Thursday evening. Admission free.
On December 20, at Cookstown, &C.
Cured the marriage of Thomas B. Cav
ley, and Miss Fannie Dobson, of Wrights-
town. Justice F. B. Haines off1ciated
Martin Bayersdorfer has added hand
some floor case to his clothing store. He
is now showing fine line of cloths from
which he is making many suits to order.
The members of Gen A. E. Shiras Post,
No. 26, G.. A. R., of Mount Holly, are an
ticipating pleasant visit to their com
rades of Thomas Eayre Post of Vincen
town, on Thursday evening
A new counterfeit So note on the Ma
tional Iron Bank, of Morristown, has
made its appearance. 1t is very decep
tive. 1t is printed on two pieces of pa
per, between which silk fibre has been
distributed.
The formal announcement of the en-
gagement of Miss Mabel VAIN Wills,
daughter of Judge and Mrs. Benaiah P.
Wills, of Mount Holly, to Mr.. Harrie
Allen Baxter, of Long Island, has been
announced.
The ladies of the W. c. T. U held an
parlor meeting last evening at
the residence of Mrs. Samuel L. Bullock.
The next meeting will be held with Mrs
II. E. Elder, on Broad street, on Wednes
day afternoon, April 10.
A large and frst-class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durand's 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.
On Tuesday last at Browns Mills oc-
CURED the marriage of Miss Catharine B.
Carr and Fred E. Cooper of Trenton.
N. B. Carr was best man and Miss Hannie
Joyce acted as bridesmaid. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Walter L. Shaw,
pastor of the Pointville Methodist Church.
Thirty members of New Jersey Lodge,
No. l, Knights of Pythias, of Mount
Holly, went to Medford on Wednesday
evening and conferred the Knight rank
on nine candidates. The work was ap-
preciated by large attendance. The
guests were handsomely entertained, and
the party arrived home at 2 A. M. 1t was
the first time that many present had seen
degree team use the long form.
Patrick Smith, who was recently en-
ployed on the farm of John Ryan, at
Moorestown, went to his employer on
Wednesday to collect some back wages
A row ensued, during which Ryan is al
legged to have struck Smith over the head
with pitchfork. A five inch wound was
laid open on his skull, and he nearly bled
to death before physician could be pro-
cured. Ryan was arrested and held I'M
der bail for court
A farmers horse on Brainard street,
Saturday morning. took fright at bicy
Gle and ran away. The wagon was upset
and somewhat damaged. Just before this
occurrence William A. Norcross' horse
began to deliver groceries faster than
schedule time. The animal dashed out of
Grant street and down High street, pass
ing in safety the funeral of Cornelius j.
McKenna The wagon struck the foun-
tain, veered to Child's awning, passed
over the bridge and the horse was cap
tured at the Union hose house. The
wagon was built by Judson Gaskill and