The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-28
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY. OCTOBER %, 1902
LOCAL NEWS.

pairing to take up their winter quarters in
Philadelphia in few days
John Armstrong, of Burlington, while
in Mount Holly on Saturday. enjoyed a
boating trip on the upper creek.
Several persons from Mount Holly at
tended a smoker given by the Beverly
Wheelmen on Friday evening.
An oyster supper will be given at Co.
lumbus on Wednesday, November 5, for
the benefit of the Baptist Church.
Earl, son of Irving G. Estill. was bitten
over the eye, on Friday morning, by a
bull dog owned by Floyd Kempte.
William F. Lippincott. of West Wash
ington street, contemplates the erection
of a large elevator to his ice house.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union will
give ''shoe social in the lecture room
of the church on Thursday evening.
Deputy Surrogate Joseph Huff has
purchased his present residence, on Brain
ard street. from the Union National Bank.
After spending a number of weeks in
Porto Rico, Caleb Ridgway and wife
have returned to their home in Lumber
ton.
William B. Pearson has purchased from
Ellsworth IL. Burtis the brick residence on
Washington street, now occupied by F. S.
Davis.
Harry C. Apologize and wife, of Ju-
liustown, celebrated the ninth anniver-
sary of their marriage on Wednesday
evening
Invitations are out for the wedding OF
Miss Mabel B. Knight, of Delair, and
William E. Winner, of Palmyra, on Nov
ember 5.
A meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be
held at the residence of Mrs Quicksall,
80 Madison avenue, tomorrow, October
30. at P. M
Thomas R. Finley. treasurer of the FL.
B. Smith Machine Company, is receiving
congratulations on the addition of a girl
baby to his family.
An enjoyable entertainment was given
in the Methodist Church, on Thursday
evening, by Edward Fabian, singer and
elocutionist of New York.
Samuel Greenwald will retire from the
restaurant business in the spring, as he
believes it will be more conducive to the
health of himself and wife to work their
small farm out Garden street.
When the gas main from Burlington to
Mount Holly is put in operation, it will
present favorable opportunity for farm
ers along the route to get gas, it they
care to use that kind of light.
On Saturday occurred the burial OF
Eleanor NJ Shaw, wife of ]. Frank Shaw,
of Cherry street. Death was caused by
Bright's disease, from which trouble Mr..
Shaw has been i'll for a long time.
Ii an example was made of some of the
boys about town who are in the habit of
marking buildings and fences with chalk,
it might have a wholesome effect In put
ting an end to this malicious mischief.
Next Friday night will be the time
when all movable articles want to be
made secure or stored away until the next
morning 1t will be Halloween, an oc-
casion to which full attention is generally
paid.
DIR. Currie, of Beverly, conducted re-
ligious services at the County Insane
Asylum on Sunday. Arrangements have
been made by which the clergymen of
Mount Holly will take part in this work
in the future.
While the Rev. F. E. Stockwell, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church, at Edge
water Park, was driving Wednesday even
ing, his horse took fright and hurled the
pastor out of the carriage, severely bruis-
ing his back and limbs.
James Coleman, who was sent to state
prison year ago for breaking and enter
ing the stable of Charles Andrews, in
Mount Laurel, and stealing a mare and
other articles, died in that institution on
IluAy from CONSUMPTION.
On Thursday morning an erratic oil
stove in the parlor of Mrs. William Wor-
rell, on Pine street, started blaze which
did damage to the carpet and furniture.
A crowd of men at the Relief engine
house was called and they soon settled
matters without giving an alarm.
Tuesday next will be a legal holiday.
School teachers cannot be compelled to
work that day. 1t is not case where the
Board of Education has any say. The
law expressly speaks on that point In
Mount Holly the teachers hold school q
election day, and are given the day after
Thanksgiving
There will be public demonstration
at Barringtons drug store tomorrow af
ternoon, of the working of the Kodak
daylight developing machine, new in
vention in photography. Persons hav-
ing films to develop can have them done
free of charge from 2 to 8 o'clock to-mor
row afternoon.
The six ton door for the new vault OF
the Union National Bank arrived on Sat
urday, and while being placed in tn,
building it fell over, putting two hole'
through the floor. 1t struck just in tn,
right place, where brick pier was locat
ed, otherwise it would have gone
through to the cellar
Tho rarnlor naafinr of tho Rnard NJ
Freeholders will be held in the Cour
House on Tuesday, November II. Al
that time application will be made fo
the release from Jail of Harry Assay, o
Burlington, who is unable to pay heavy
fine imposed by the court for assaulting
peddler with intent to rob.
For several days past Edwin McIlvain
a clerk in Prickitt's drug store, has beef
suffering from excessive pains, and it wa
found that he had an attack of appendi
citis On Friday he went to Philadelphia
sity of an operation being performed. /
is now believed the young man will re
cover without the assistance of a surgeon
Samuel s. Kingdom died suddenly i
Boston on Sunday of last week. He wa
a cousin of Mrs Samuel A. Dobbins, Sr.
and of the editor of THE News. He was Dor
in Mount Holly 81 years ago and remove
to'Ohio On reaching manhood he returne
to this section, studying law with Chic
Justice Lore, of Wilmington, Delawar,
Later he went to Boston, where he engae