The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

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THE News wishes all its friends a HapI
New Year.
Christmas was a record breaker in Il
n way of business among our merchants.
> Miss Sarah Everline entertained a lars
: number of friends on Thursday night.
I Danny Green, well known in base ba
+ circles, is proprietor of hotel in Camdel
= Miss Bessie Jones, of Medford, h;
: charge of the public school at Englisl
town.
Morris Borton has suffered relapse
and during the past week he has bee
quite ILL.,
A long distance telephone has bee
placed in the Sheriff's office, for use b
county officials
Collector Ingling, of Columbus, VIII
has been laid up with long spell of i'll
ness, is now convalescing
The engagement is announced of job
A. Rogers, formerly of Mount Holly, t
Miss Lille Auble, of Camden.
J.F. Walsh of Vincentown, who re
Gently suffered the loss of his barn by fire
will rebuild as soon as possible.
Harris A. Glover leaves this week TO
Atlantic City where he will be engaged a
paper hanging for several weeks.
Earnest Montrey, of Georgetown, wa
operated upon last week in Philadel
phia hospital for an internal trouble.
A horse attached to Kargs delivery
wagon ran away on Rutland avenue, Oh
Thursday, but no damage was done.
The fifth anniversary of the wedding Of
George Dantz and wife, of Jacksonville
was celebrated on Thursday evening by {
large gathering of friends.
The following are the unclaimed letters
remaining in the post office for the week
ending December 49, Mrs Bella Mosher,
Miss Mary Mink, Mrs. Anna Wilson.
1t is said that there are prospects of q
company being formed at Lumberton tc
take possession of the shoe factory at the
corner of Main and Landing streets
Miss Lille Beck, of Magnolia. had one
hand burned very badly few days since,
caused by her dress taking fire while
burning weeds and grass in her yard.
The members of the primary depart
ment of the Baptist Sunday school were
treated to a turkey dinner Thursday after
noon by Mrs. John D. johnson and Mrs.
Daniel Suffer,
Arrangements are being made by the
South Jersey Gas, Electric and Traction
Company to improve the supply of gas
for this town by adding new gas receiv-
er to the local plant.
At the close of business for the past six
months the Union National Bank on Mon
day added $40, 900 to its surplus and also
declared its regular dividend. The total
surplus of the bank is now $50, 600
Mrs. Jesse Wells, of Mount Holly, died
at Wilkesbarre, Pa, Wednesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wells have been spending the winter
at the latter place. The remains of de-
ceased were brought here and inferred on
Thursday.
There was a wedding at the residence
of Jacob Claypoole, on Cherry street,
Monday afternoon, the contracting parties
being W. Frank Dean and Miss Ada NJ
Kirkbride. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. j. H. Durham.
Preparations are now being made for
the annual supper by the Good Intent
Fire Company, on Friday and Saturday
evenings, January 10 and 10. This COM
pany s reputation for preparing and serv-
ing suppers will be maintained this year
James Berry, of Water street, slaugh-
tered his large hog on Christmas day and a
guessing match took place. There were
twenty-six who struck the correct weight
of the porker, which was 613 pounds.
Those guessing the weight received $27S
each
The wedding of Harvey R. Deacon, son
of Charles H. Deacon, of Mount Holly,
and Miss Harriet May McDeyitt, took
place on Monday afternoon at the home
of the bride, 1865 East Montgomery ave-
nue., Philadelphia. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. D. D. Smith, pastor of
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
of Kensington.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, widow of the
late Charles Brown, residing on Mount
Holly avenue, was found dead in bed
Thursday morning by her daughter She
was apparently in her usual health when
she retired Wednesday evening, Death
was caused by heart disease. Her hus-
band died several years ago at Beach
Haven and he was also found dead in bed.
The inmates of the Burlington County
Children's Home were well cared for on
Christmas day. In the morning they were
taken to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
D. johnson, by whom they were presented
with candy, toys and wearing apparel
They next went to the Masonic Temple
and partook of dinner. In the afternoon
they were taken to the Opera House to
see the Uncle Toms Cabin Co.
Caleb Reed and William Amish, of
Lumberton, in company with Mabel
Smith and Nettie Gillespie, of Mount
Holly, were driving near the fair grounds
on Tuesday evening when the horse be-
came frightened and ran away. The
wagon was upset and the occupants were
thrown out Reed had his collar bone
broken and the other three were consider
ably bruised.
Sheriff Fenton and Postmaster Cowper-
thwait gave their second annual dinner to
poor children of the town on Christmas
day, in the Masonic Temple. There was a
bounteous supply Of all the delicacies that
tend to make the Christmas dinner enjoy
able and over hundred persons availed
themselves of the generosity of these two
gentlemen. Each person was also pre-
scented with box of candy donated by T..
Harry Bowker.
Mount Holly Lodge, No. 10, |. o. O..
F., elected these officers on Wednesday
evening" Noble grand, Christian ]. Kray
err; vice grand, M. II. Johnson; recording
secretary, Henry c. Buckley; financial
secretary. Frank S. Citizens; treasurer, T..
Clifford Keller; trustees, Edward B.
Jones, Henry O. Buckley and Samuel G.