The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-02
LOCAL NEWS.


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Mrs II. H. Earnest last week entertain.
ed her sister, Miss Bertha Gibbs, of Penn.
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Edwin G. Davis, of Lumberton. has
purchased property of John Heilenman
for $1,000.
Letters of administration on the estate
OF Mary Z. Rogers have been granted to
Fannie E. Brown.
On Tuesday evening, December 16, a
terrapin supper and dance will be given at
the Jacksonville hotel.
The lot belonging to George Moore,
corner Mill and Branch streets, is to be
converted into a skating park.
Deputy .. s. Marshal Edwin R. Sem
pie enjoyed cunning trip last week,
which Melted quite lot of game.
For sale.-Set of platform scales and
one parlor stove and one range. Apply
to R. B. Dickerson, Sc High street.
Miss Cranmer, the evangelist, is assist
Ing at tue revival meetings now in prog
ress in the Methodist church at Bridge
boro.
The three rural mail carriers, who have
the Mount Holly post office as their start
ing point, went into service yesterday
morning.
Buy your baby Hi-Lo bouncing chair
1t will make the little one crow with de-
light. Robert F. Storey's, "A Main street,
Mount Holly.
-Four quail, seven rabbits and one duck
is the amount of game recently brought
home by John Carter, of Pine street, who
is So years of age.
Centennial Circle, No. 10, Brotherhood
of the Union, of Masonville, have pre-
pared for an interesting meeting to be
held on Thursday evening
Reeve Stewart has bought from the
Bispham estate the double house on Wash
ington street, now occupied by Joseph S.
Hume and Joseph A. Taylor.
Fifteen new members have been added
to the Shoemakers' Union of Mount Hol-
ly. On Tuesday evening the members
enjoyed sauer kraut supper.
Micajah E. Matlack has returned to
Washington, d. c., to resume his duties
as chief clerk of the printing department
of the House of Representatives.
Boys owning air rifles had better lay
them aside, as their reckless use has
caused much complaint to be made. The
authorities have started crusade against
them.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of George D. Worrell and Mrs
E. W. McIlroy, on Thursday evening,
December 4, at $50, at No. 4s Broad
street
The only Objectionable feature of the
dance given at Medford, on Wednesday
evening, was the stormy weather, which
prevented number of people from at
tending.
Do you have frequent headaches ? If
80, look to your eyes. We will examine
them without cost to you. Stiles s. Co.,
Masonic Temple. Main and Brainard
streets. Wednesday, December 10.
An abscess has been removed from the
face of Marietta Smith, of Wall street,
which threatened to destroy the sight of
her eye. The operation was performed
at the Germantown Hospital in Philadel-
phia.
The pretty set of dishes on display in
the cigar store window of A. E. Gaskill
belong to Star of Washington Council,
No. 80, Daughters of America, who will
give them away on the evening of De-
cember 10.
Following is list of the unclaimed
letters remaining in the post office for the
week ending November 80: Adam Baskin,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Canly. shipley Haines,
VIM. ]. Jeffires, Geo. Sherman, ]. Men
dell Smith.
Bradford W. Storey is about to build
two more of his patent marine governors.
which are said to be giving excellent sat
isfaction on ocean steamships. The new
machines will be constructed on lines diff
ferent from the original model
DR.. W. P. Melcher, of Garden street,
has been entertaining his father, William
Melcher, who is superintendent of the
Bath Iron Works. at Bath, Maine Mr..
Melcher has been making an inspection of
the ship yards at Camden and Newport
News, Va.
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 Thursday evening the pupils of the
Mount Holly High and Graded Schools
will give an entertainment in the Opera
house for the benefit of the Teachers Re.
tirement Fund. The programme will be
very pleasing. Much labor has been ex-
pended to make the affair success
Among the numerous petitions in cir
culation asking pardon for certain crimi-
nails confined in the state prison, is one
looking to the freedom of Charles Flora,
alias "Wappy," a member of gang of
thieves who infested Mount Holly five
years ago. Charlie was sent up for ten
years.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
Baptist Church at Jobstown, will be Civ
en- next Saturday evening, and a similar
entertainment will also be given for the
benefit of the Baptist Church at Colum
bus, on Tuesday evening, December 9.
The programme will consist of musical
drill, dialogue, vocal and instrumental
music.
On Sunday morning Rev. c. H. Pendle-
ton, pastor of the Mount Holly Baptist
church, rendered his resignation to take
effect at once. While he has severed his
pastoral relations Mr. Pendleton will not
leave Mount Holly right away, but will
take needed rest. He has several offers
under consideration and while we wish
him success in securing another pulpit we
shall be very sorry to see him leave town.
On Wednesday Walter Earlin, of Penn
berton, came to Mount Holly and pur-
chased some goods at Krupnick's store,
amountinr m about 90 offar which h a