The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21
LOCAL NEWS.

ID. M. Lincoln, the real estate dealer
will resume farming in the spring.
A receiving vault is new featur
which has been added to the Mount Hol
ly cemetery.
Grant Davis will have guessing mattel
for prize porker at the Mill street hote
on February 6.
Government pensioners are anxiousl,
awaiting the arrival of Tuesday. Febru
airy 4, the next pension day.
A milk inspector made his appearance,
In Mount Holly, on Friday. and secured
samples from the local dealers.
Bert Dill has accepted position as col
lector for the Star Trading Stamp Agency
with headquarters at Trenton.
A large funeral attended the burial Of
an infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Eimons, near Smithville, on Friday.
Elton ]. Buckley, formerly of Mount
Holly, and editor of the Grocery World,
is now member of the Philadelphia bar.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Meribah Stackhouse, deceased, of Mount
Holly, have been granted to G. Foster
Cox.
Clarence Flynn, of Riverside, and Miss
Margaret Haufier, of Beverly, were mar
ried on Wednesday evening at the brides
home.
The members of Company E will go tc
Trenton to-day to participate in the exer-
cises attending the Inauguration of Gov
ernor Murphy.
Fannie E. Stevens, of Chester, Pa, has
purchased the store property and residence
in Rancocas, lately occupied by Jacob H.
Leeds, deceased.
The traditional ground hog will be
around on Candlemas day, February Q,
to prognosticate the weather for the fol-
lowing six weeks.
1t is said that the necessary consents
have been secured for the right of way
for the proposed trolley road from Mount
Holly to Burlington.
The Knights of Pythias conferred the
Page rank on two candidates on Friday
evening. The Esquire degree will be
given on the oath inst.
After suffering severely from an attack
of blood poison, arising from an injury to
one of his hands, Joseph Wills. of Will
lingboro, is now convalescent.
Charged with indecent assault upon Lee
ma Cromwell, Samuel Anderson, of New
Hanover, has been committed to Jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
James Berry. corner of Water and King
streets. will slaughter the big hog, "Spikey
L" on February 10, and gives general
invitation to all his friends to be present.
Ali the property in Mount Holly be-
longing to Sarah B. Travis, of Garden
street, has been sold to her daughters. the
Misses Blanche and Marion II. Travis, for
"a, 2O0
Revival services are in progress in the
III. E. Church, under the direction Of the
pastor, Rev. N. ]. Wright Service every
night excepting Saturday, at 7.s0 O'Clock.
All welcome.
The following letters remain uncalled
for In the post Office for the week ending
January 10: Charles R Durand, Luigi Di
FRANCHISES, Mrs. Rachel Wilson's, Mrs.
Mary SUNNI ers.
Sheriff Fenton and few friends enjoy
ed a shooting match at Jacksonville. on
Thursday, which demonstrated the fact
that there are some good marksmen resid-
ing in Mount Holly.
A property at Unionville, known as the
old Turpentine tavern, belonging to the
estate of Samuel Parker, deceased, has
been sold to Frank P. Evan, of West
Conshohocken, Pa, for 81 1888.
Miss Maud Robertson, clerk in the
post Office. burned her fingers unexpected
ly on Friday evening. While taking a
match from a box. one of them ignited,
and they all went up in smoke.
Mechanics Circle, No. IS, Brotherhood
of the Union, of Smithville, held a very
interesting meeting on Thursday even
ing, at which were present some of the
grand and supreme officers of the order.
William II. Parry, of Hainesport, who
recently opened law Office in Newark
has been elected secretary of the Garfield
Club there. He succeeds DR.. Thomas W.
Dobbins, who was elevated to the presi-
dency.
So many reports have been circulated
about bounties being due the volunteers
in the Spanish war. that the Pension De-
partment has issued circular explaining
that none has been paid and intimating
that none is due
A large and first-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.
The following officers have been elected
by the Fair Association: President, Bena-
jah P. Wills; Vice President, Griffith W.
Lewis; Secretary. Samuel W. shinn; Treas
urer. Charles Evan Merritt; Directors,
Joseph Powell, Jr., Henry j. Trick, A.
w. Lofiand and William Wright.
AS a precautionary measure against
smallpox, all the prisoners at the Jail have
been vaccinated. The freeholders are un-
decided about erecting an emergency hos
pital within the Jail enclosure. for fear
that it would be too close to the other in
mates and too central in the town.
The Secret Service officials have dis
covered in circulation new counterfeit
81 silver certificate of the series of 1899,
check letter C. 1t is of very crude work,
manship. The back of the note is print
ed upside down. The paper contains nc
silk, and the word Washington. on the
face, is printed in ordinary script type.
Charles Ii. Peacock, who boarded will
Frank Curtis, on Water street, was found
unconscious in the yard on Tuesday morn
ing. He was carried into the house and ex
pired few minutes later from heart fail
ure. Coroner Thomas Wells, of Burling
ton, issued a burial permit. DeceaseC
was 81 years of age and had been ill for
long time.
While returning to her home at Smith
vile on Wednesday evening, Verona
daughter of Capt Elton A. Smith, ant
the coachman, were thrown to the groun'