The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-03-04
Clarence Marshall. of Pine street. is i'll

i Clarence Marshall, of Pine street, is i'll
with pneumonia
Il Mr.. and Mrs. John D. johnson left on
( Saturday on trip to Florida.
Richard Murphy, an old citizen of Bor-
dentown, dropped dead yesterday.
Wanted. girl for homework. Apply at
the Ivanhoe house, Washington street,
Six children in the home of Jacob Dun
phey, of Buddtown, are i'll with scarlet
fever.
Judge G. E. Hendrickson and family
are again occupying their residence in
Mount Holly.
Miss Elizabeth Cox has joined her bro
ther Harry in Florida, where she will re-
main until April.
The clerical force of the Union National
J Bank has been increased by the election
of Evans H. Tomlinson
: Mrs. Mary White and daughters, of
Union street, have been in Philadelphia
for two weeks visiting at the residence of
Samuel Goodwin.
Thomas Myers received bad cut on
the top of his head last week by falling
chisel, while engaged in disconnecting the
smoke stack at the power house.
Miss Elizabeth Darlington gave de-
lightful birthday party, on Wednesday
afternoon, at the home of her parents, DR..
and Mrs r. c. Darlington, on High
street.
Mrs Mary Fl. Barrows, wife of Captain
Walter A. Barrows, died yesterday about
noon. She had been suffering with neu-
ralgia for some time, but her death was
not expected.
James B. Lewis formerly of Mount
Holly, has been appointed superintendent
of lighterage of the Pennsylvania Rail
road in Camden, to succeed the late Gen
eral William H. Cooper.
Postmaster Cowperthwait is very much
pleased with the new cancelling machine
recently placed in his office. 1t saves
considerable time, thus adding to an
earlier distribution of the mails.
Jacob c. Hendrickson has been elected
temporary secretary of the County Board
of Elections. to serve during the illness
of Samuel w Semple who is unable to
attend to the duties of his office.
In order to make ready for removal from
his present quarters, Charles E. Travis
will sell his stock of hats, shirts and fur
nishing goods at cost price. The clearance
must take place before the 10Th of March.
Come and get bargains
Mrs Higgins, of Philadelphia, as she
calls herself, was arrested by Constable
Woodruff at the railroad station yester-
day afternoon for being drunk and disor-
derby. The woman is an old rounder and
well known to the officers. Justice Lau-
master committed her to the county
house.
Selling off winter boots, shoes and rub
bers at bargain prices to make room for
spring and summer footwear, as my place
is small. Custom work. repairing and
making for deformed feet a speciality
Leather and shoe findings for sale. John
Bill, 33 Church street. Mount Holly.
The libel suit of Harrie Allen Baxter
against several New York newspapers
will not be called until next September,
the case having gone over from FEBRUARY
IS. There is no truth in the report that
the defendants have offered to compro-
mise, letter to that effect having been
received by Judge Wills.
Sheriff Fenton was permitted to resume
business at the Jail this morning, the
Board of Health having removed the quar-
antine. The discharged prisoners are all
in q healthy condition. and it is believed
that no more smallpox will develop at
the prison. The two patients in the iso-
lation hospital are convalescing.
Congressman Gardner has introduced
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House of Representatives to pay to the
widow of Charles T. Parker. of Burling
ton, late printing clerk of the House, a
sum equal to six months salary and fu-
neral expenses not to exceed $3.50, the
same to be Immediately available.
Owing to ill health Station Agent Fred
S. Kelly has rendered his resignation to
the Tuckerton Railroad Co. Mr.. Kelly
has had charge of the Tuckerton station
for about seven years His resignation is
received with regret by his employees and
associates. w. Howard Kelley, who has
been in charge of the Manahawkin station,
will go to Tuckerton.
One of the prisoners in the Camden
county jail was discovered on Thursday
to be suffering with smallpox. He was
removed to the isolation hospital and the
Jail was quarantined. 1t was stated that
the man had been in the Burlington coun-
ty Jail, which is Guaranteed This may
be so, as there have been a number of
people in our Jail at different times, but
it is quite certain the man has not been
here within four weeks, as nobody has
been admitted or released in during that
time.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of Concert Hall Association was held on
Friday. The following directors were
elected: Franklin B. Lewis. president,
Joseph G. Kingdom, secretary and treas
urer; Edward S. Troth, manager; Henry
G. Risdon, Horace Cronk, Edward B.
Jones, Frederick H. Lee. The associa-
ton had good year last season, but the
balance in the treasury is small owing to
the amount expended in improving the
opera house.
The Court of Errors and Appeal yester
day reversed the decision of the Chancellor
in the case of the Prentiss Tool & Supply
Company VS.. the j. w. Taylor Manufac-
turing Company of Mount Holly. The
Prentlss Company had filed mechanics
lien against the Taylor Company for
nearly $4,000 for new machines furnished
The Chancellor first heard the case and
decided that the machines were not part
of the realty of the Taylor Company and
therefore refused the lien. The Court of
Errors took the opposite view of the case
and allowed the lien.
| The organizers of the Bowker Shoe
Manufacturing Company held prelimin-
airy meeting on yesterday afternoon
The following were suggested as directors
and officers: Messrs. r. W. Bowker, ]. D.
johnson, F. Fl. Lee, c. @. Cowperthwait,
s. A. Atkinson, W. w. Curtis, s. s.
| Wyllie, with r. W. Bowker as president
and general manager, and s. s. Wyllie,
secretary and treasurer. Under the or
ganization and management of this board,
the company should be able to pay 10 per
cent. dividends on the proposed capital
stock. There are few shares of stock
which can be bought on application to R.
W. Bowker or to s. S Wyllie at the
Mount Holly National Bank. This is
purely local affair and will be the con-
tinuation of an uninterrupted and sue
cessful business of the past twenty years.
The company will start under the most
| favorable conditions, at a low capitaliza-
| ton, and in the hands of a conservative
board of directors will be from the start
decided success.
The new Railroad Jack" Company
which will appear at the Opera House,
Thursday, March 6, comes heralded as
one of the best attractions to visit here
this season. The company carries what
is known as the black named South Afri-
can lion. During one of the scenes in
the play in which great tornado blows
circus tent to pieces lady is thrown into
the Lions den and rescued from under his
very paws by the tramp. The company
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