The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-14
The post office was thoroughly dist n


The fire department of Riverside will
hold its fourth annual dance on January
20.
Interesting revival services are being
held in the Methodist Church at Lumber
ton.
The national encampment of the G. A
R., this year, will be held in Washington,
ID. G.
The banks throughout Burlington coun-
ty will hold their annual election of off,
GERS to-day.
The B. Y. P. U. will conduct the reli-
gious services at the hospital next Sunday
afternoon at 4.15
The funeral of Isaac Powell. who died
on Church street, took place at Pleasant
vile on Saturday.
Lincoln's birthday, February IL, and
Washington's birthday, February %, will
be the next holidays.
Sarah Heaviland has purchased the in
terest of William II. Morton in frame
house on Monroe street.
Word has reached Mount Holly of the
recent marriage Of Fred Bullock, who is
employed IN New York.
While engaged in trimming a tree, on
Faiday, Fred Curtis, Water street, cut a
bad cash in his hand.
Fishermen bad sport at the Hainesport
bridge, last week, catching large roach by
cutting holes through the ice.
Prot. W. J. Shanahan, of the Mount
Holly Academy, has been on east attend
ing the burial of his mother.
John Walker, father of Peter Walker,
died at his home in Philadelphia on Sat
urday, in the seth year of his age.
Harry Nippins, of Newbold's Corner,
has lost one child from diphtheria, and
another is ill with the same disease.
Nelson Burr Gaskill, of Mount Holly,
is having fine cruising yawl built al
Toms River for use at Sea Side Park.
William p Test, Jr., of Bridgeboro,
has purchased the farm of Isaac Lippin-
colt, near Hartford, for 500 per acre.
William w. Horner. of Bridgeboro, was
operated upon yesterday, at the Burling-
ton County Hospital, for appendicitis.
The chicken Matching establishment on
Ridgway street has been sold by Jackson
L. Kelley to j. B. Burke, of Haddonf1eld.
Rev. John H. Boswell, of the First M.
E. Church, Ocean City, has received
unanimous call to return for another year
By order of Freeholder George W. Dur
rand, all the prisoners in Jail are to be
vaccinated. The work will be done this
week.
Fred Shemeley's boy is recovering from
the injuries which he received recently by
falling through the trestle work of the
trolley bridge.
Harry B. Sharp, jeweler, of Burling-
ton, committed suicide at his home at
o'clock this morning by shooting himself
through the temple.
1t is said that preparations are being
made to open the annex to the Mount
Holly cemetery, in the event of favor
able decision by the court.
DIR. Elmer D. Prickitt has disposed Of
his branch drug store at Lumberton by
selling the business to ]. H. Stermer, and
the real estate to Joseph Powell.
William S. Forbes, who has record in
Burlington county, has been removed to
the state prison, where he will serve three
years for burning barn in Atlantic City.
Hazel Prickett, 10 years old, of Cam
den, who disappeared yesterday morning,
was located last night in Medford. The
family gives no reason for her leaving
home.
]. G. WEIGH. who lives in the East, the
husband of Dot Karroll, who appeared in
the Opera House for three nights last
week, is seriously i'll with grip at the
Arcade Hotel.
The degree team of New Jersey Lodge,
No. /, knights of Pythias, of Mount
Holly, will. by invitation, soon confer the
third degree on several candidates for
Hope Lodge, at Burlington.
James w. Decamp died at Burlington
on Sunday from smallpox. He was but
81 years of age Another case of the dis
ease has developed in the city and all of
the schools have been closed.
Over $3.50 worth of empty cement bags,
the property of the Camden and Trenton
Railway Company, were stolen recently
from the barn of Henry G. Adams, at
Edgewater Park, where they were stored
awaiting shipment
Mrs. E. A. Gaskill of Mount Holly, re-
ceived the pleasant news last week that
she is great grandmother. The new ar
rival is a daughter in the family of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert NJ. Gaskill, of Phil
adelphia, and grandson of S. Newton
Gaskill, deceased.
The number of persons treated at the
Burlington County Hospital during 1901,
including out patients, was POP. There
were 10 deaths and 81 operations. The
Hospital has received $22 from an enter
tainInent given in Pemberton by Mrs.
Howard Burr and Mrs. Newton eleven
ger.
Following is the list of unclaimed let
tiers remaining in the post. Office for the
week ending January II: Dr. and Mrs.
Arthur w. Ball, Mrs. Emma Martin, Her
man Hattmanspegert. Held for postage:
Mrs. Katie Goodenough, 1877 Bayard St.,
Trenton, N. j.
Having failed in his request for leave
of absence, Micajah E. Matlack, now en-
ployed in Washington, has resigned as
Captain of Company E. His successor
is likely to be Nelson Burr Gaskill, one of
the Lieutenants, who is well qualified for
the position. This vacancy will necessi-
tate promotion of the line officers.
While shooting hogs with a rifle on the
farm of the late C. B. Meirs, at Cream
Ridge, ON Friday, Frank Johnson, la
borer, made bad shot and sent bullet
through the abdomen of Howard Mails
bury, another laborer. The ball passed
through his body. DR.. Bichler, of New
Egypt, says the wound is not danger
Gus.
At meeting of the representatives OF
the Firemen's Relief Fund. held last
evening, Job Collins, Maurice Rowan and
/ III L Thrnckmnrton WERE elacted dele