The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-03-18
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Freebooter Lambert, of Riverside, hal
been laid up with a sprained ankle.
Joseph G. Bower, the baker and con
fectioner, is showing fine line of Easter
goods.
Jere II. Colkitt, corner of Union and
Buttonwood streets, is having his residences
painted.
Go and see Florist Hunter before pur-
chasing your Easter flowers. He has {
large variety.
George G. Heisler has sold his house or
Water street to Charles Farmer, of Bur
lington, for 50. 500.
On Tuesday evening last, at her home or
Pine street, occurred the death of Mrs
William F. Rossell.
The Hannah f. Patterson property, or
Pearl street. has been purchased by Geo
r. Inglin for 81 $50
A man In Camden, last week, was ar
rested and fined 1898 40 for having black
bass in his possession.
There will be a shooting match al
Browns Mills, on Thursday, the winner
to receive large hog.
Miss Dora Melcher, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. w. p Melcher was operated upon
for appendicitis on Sunday.
Everette q, the trotter owned by Ben
jamin w. Zelley, has been sold to George
Ried, of Lumberton, for $500.
William T. Harding, of Union street
has been confined to the house for the past
six weeks with gathered foot.
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been put in the saw mill at the Kcswick
Colony of Mercy, near Writings.
The engagement is announced of Earl
r. Lippincott, of Pemberton, and Miss
Gertrude Andrus, of Mount Holly.
Fred Boyer is reported to have recover
ed from his attack of smallpox, and the
physician in charge has ceased his visits
The Lumberton Sand Company has paid
5000 for the James Workman farm, sit
uate on the Centreton and Moorestowr
road
The names of 48 jurors were drawn yes
terday to try Mrs. Mabel Haines for muir
der, the law requiring the list to be served
on her.
Workmen are engaged in building an
Office for the Adams Express Company, in
the rear of the baggage room at the rail
road station.
Benajah P Wills, of the Burlington
County Fair Association, has been elected
first vice president of the New Jersey
Trott,ng Circuit.
The boys are playing base ball again in
the lot back of the jail, and they say you
can hear their shouts as far as the wind
will blow the leaves.
On Wednesday the farm of William
Rogers, deceased, near Rancocas, was
sold at public sale to Mrs Sallie Biddle,
of Columbus, for s., 700
The properties on High and Ridgway
streets, Mount Holly, belonging to Jack
son L. Kelley, have been exchanged fol-
some real estate in Gloucester county
John Tribolet, of Wynnewood, Pa, has
purchased farm at Woodland station,
Westampton township, from the heirs OF
Richard B. Naylor, deceased, for "a, 800.
The parlor of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, on Wednesday after
noon, was we'll filled with members who
took part in the Willard memorial meet.
ing.
The New England supper, given on
Thursday evening at the residence of Rev.
Charles HI. Pendleton, for the benefit OF
the Baptist church, was very pleasant
affair.
Frank Wright, corner of Union and
Buttonwood streets, has changed his mind
about removing to Camden, having de-
clared off the real estate deal in which he
was engaged
On Tuesday, at Trenton, Judge Garrison
informed Prosecutor Atkinson and Eckard
p. Budd that the trial of Mrs Mabel
Haines for murder, would begin on Mon
day, March a.
Charles p Farmer, of Burlington, who
seems to have started in to acquire real
estate in Mount Holly, has purchased the
residence of H. NJ Lincoln, on Pear
street, for 81, 900.
On Thursday Sheriff Fenton sold the
jeremiah Ell. Deacon property, corner OF
Broad and Buttonwood streets, to Viii
liam A. Slaughter, attorney for Lewis II.
Deacon, for s., 500.
T. Walter Borton, the paper hanger, il
now rushing into the spring trade. He
has employed carpet upholster, who
will attend to everything in the car
pet and mating line.
Ralph Conover, of Bordentown, an in
mate of the New Lisbon Asylum, commit
ted suicide Wednesday. He tore the sheets
Oh HIS UtU auu uuuR AlLHScll lIOIu buC DdIl
of the window of his cell.
With one exception, Thursday was tn,
warmest 18th of March on record, aud one!
memory had to travel back twelve year,
to find hotter one. The mercury was al
So at 2 o'clock. Then came rain.
The wedding anniversary of DR.. ant
Mrs. w. P. Melcher, of Garden street
was not overlooked by their friends,
number Of whom called and gave them {
surprise on Wednesday evening.
Following is list of the letters remain
ing in the post Office for the week ending
March IS: Miss Adelia Harker. Posta
cards: T. T. Burr, Mrs. G. A. Wright
Charles Lippincott, Howard Leonard.
Our advertising columns are crowded
to day by the announcement of merchant
seeking share of the spring trade Tn
pressure is sufficient to crowd from thi
issue matters of considerable Importance
Howard Lundy, of Arney's Mount
starts for Europe tomorrow on the steam
ship st. Louis He will establish an ag
ricultural implement depot in London
which city will be his home for year a
least.
A supper will be given at the residenc'
of Mrs William Madden. No. 10 Bisphan
street, on Thursday evening, March 20
The proceeds go to the church of tn
Sacred Heart. All are cordially invited
to attend.
A new company, limited for period o
twenty years, with capital of $50, 900
has been organized to operate the Sta
Glass works at Medford. Those intereste'
are Frank Kelley, Joseph B. Mingin
Samuel Garwood and Isaac H. Penn.
A rainbow supper, bazaar and drill'' i
to be held in the opera house, by the Ep
worth League of the Methodist Church
on the evenings of April 8, and 5. Their
will be rainbow drill'' each evening a
8. 'haymakers' glee. orchestra and othe
attractions.
A large and first-class fresh stock o
groceries can be found at Durand's ney
store on High street. Call and see tn
goods and get prices. Then you will b
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions
Orders called for and delivered to all part
of the town.
Matters became so interesting over tn
election at New Lisbon, on Tuesday, a
to cause the arrest of one man, who wa
charged with bribing voters and marking
ballots While the defendant was hunt
ing bail the complainant concluded t
drop the case.
We learn that the agricultural depart
ment has furnished Hon. John f. Dryden
United States Senator from New Jersey
with the usual quota of garden seeds
These have been carefully selected an
tested by government experts. They wi
be furnished free of cost upon applicatio
to Senator Dryden at Washington.
The annual school meeting will be hel
in the court house this evening at 7.3t
The amount of money asked for is IS