The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
LOCAL NEWS.

is visiting relatives in Mount Holly.
Samuel s. Bower, of Philadelphia, was
a visitor in Mount Holly on Friday
The street car will again be put in SER
vice when repairs are made to the broken
wheel.
The post office will close on Thursday at
10 O'Clock, and remain closed the balance
of the day.
An important deal in real estate is like
ly to take place in Mount Holly in the
near future.
Sunday schools: l am ready to give you
prices on oranges and candies. Matlack,
No. Mill street
The residences of William s. Kelley
and Charles Ii. Shinn, on Union street,
are being painted.
The person who lost bunch of keys in
Mount Holly this morning can get them
at THE News office.
B. E. Emo, of Forked River, has taken
the management of hotel at Okahump
ka, Fla, for the winter.
A subscription dance was given at the
Academy, on Friday evening, by Mark
X. Sooy, Simon Gillian and Edgar Evan.
Cyrus S. Moore sailed from New York
for Kingston, Jamaica. on Saturday, on
the Hamburg American steamship Allie
gheny.
Fine apples, oranges and fruit baskets.
Bring your table baskets and have them
filled with choice fruit by Matlack, No.
Mill street.
1t is desired that every member of the
Knights of Pythias degree team attend
the lodge meeting next Friday night, as
two candidates will then be given their
third degree.
There will be a public sale of stock,
farming implements, ETC., on Wednesday,
January Z, on the road leading from
Wrightstown to Sykesville, by Anna J..
and Sarah F. Wall
Five desirable pieces of real estate in and
near Chesterfield, consisting of two farms.
hotel property land two dwellings will
be sold at public sale on Thursday, Janu-
AIRY at 1 o'clock p NJ.
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.,
of Newark, through its agent, Col C. M.
Sloan, settled the $4,000 life policy held
by Benjamin F. Shreve, deceased, of
Mount Holly, on Thursday.
fhoir r,,ootinr IN WoIroedo. o-o.
ing, the Shepherds of Bethlehem present
ed a Morris chair to Benjamin o. Her
bert in recognition of his active services
to the lodge. The occasion was also his
iftieth birthday.
The list of unclaimed letters remaining
in the post office for the week ending De-
cember 90, is as follows: Author Ander-
son, Miss Lille Boyle, Harry Coombs
Thomasine Coombs, Mrs. Alice Gaskill,
Mrs Stella Scheaffer
Mount Holly merchants were never so
well prepared for the holiday trade as this
year. Their stores are not only well filled
with goods, but they have been most at
tractively displayed, and there is no need
of people going out of town to select
their Christmas presents.
Frederick M. Slower will be sentenced
next Tuesday for embezzlement He has
been in Jail for over year, and for that
reason he will be leniently dealt with
Slower is quite mechanic, and during his
confinement the young Baron" has made
several full-rigged miniature ships.
"a Flaming Arrow, " with Go Wong Go
Mohawk, the famous Indian actress in the
leading role, will be the attraction at the
Opera House on December 30. This is
one of Lincoln j. Carriers companies, and
is said to be even stronger than Darkest
Hour, which gave such general satisfac-
ton here recently.
Pretty and useful articles for Christmas
gifts. Handkerchiefs, white aprons, dam
ask and buck towels, mercerized sateen
skirts. Pocketbooks bead and leather
chatelaine bags. Also some very pretty
articles in china, too numerous to men
ton. and nice variety of pictures. s. S.
Evan, % Main street.
Arrangements are being completed for the
dinner to be given to the needy children of
Mount Holly on Christmas day by Post
master Cowperthwait and ex-Sheriff Fen
ton. All needy ones will be made happy
on that occasion. As usual the roast tur
key and other good things will be served
in the Masonic Temple.
Edward D. Stokes, local editor of the
Herald, is contemplating a vacation, dur
ing which he will visit the west and pos
sibly will go to the West Indies. Mr.
Stokes has been connected with the Herald
for nearly rs years, that period ending
next February. He certainly is entitled
to vacation, and it is hoped he will re-
turn greatly benefited by his trip.
Jere W. Jones, son of the late Ira H.
Jones, and formerly resident of this
place, has gone into the printing business
on Race street. Philadelphia, after serv
ing for number of years as foreman of
a large printing establishment in that CITY,
The firm is styled Applebaugh & Jones,
the former gentleman controlling large
city trade, which augurs well for the new
concern. Mr.. Jones learned his trade in
Mount Holly.
Washington Camp, No. II, P. o. s. of
A, elected the following officers on Thurs
day evening: President, U. S. Culinary;
Vice President, Henry w. Peterson; Mas
ter of Forms, Horace Friant; Recording
Secretary, Samuel E. Colder; Financial
Secretary, Frank s. Davis; Treasurer,
Robert F. Storey; Conductor, William
Stillwell; Inside Inspector, Charles G.
Compartment; Guard, George w. H and;
Trustee. Henry w. Peterson.
The public school at Pointville has a
very energetic teacher, Miss Mabel Holt,
who is constantly on the alert to advance
the school and interest and educate the
scholars On Thursday an entertainment
was given by the pupils by which $40 was
realized for an organ fund. The exercises
were of very interesting character. and
showed that Miss Holt had patiently and
untiringly trained her youthful charges,
and that they had diligently attended to
her instructions.
A decree of divorce was on Saturday
made by Chancellor Magic, legally separ-
atiug Mayor Howard VanSant, of Island
Heights, from his wife, on the ground OF
desertion The couple were married in
1899, and some wears later the wife in