The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-28


Rev. DR.. Wayland Hoyt, of Philadel
phia, will preach in the Baptist church on
Thursday evening.
1.-THE Burlington County Children's Home
was we'll remembered last Thursday, the
annual donation day.
An effort will be made by the Legisla-
ture to repeal the law under which grand
jurors are paid So per day.
On Saturday William H. Stewart
shipped from his factory, on Water street,
thirteen large cases of shirts
Frank Hall will leave this week for
Wilmington, Del, where he has accepted
a position in printing office.
On Wednesday. at his home at BULBS
Head, near Masonville. occurred the death
of Squire Edwood A. Manuel, aged 70
years
As the result of the revival meetings at
Pointville. AZ persons have professed con-
version and s6 were received into the
church.
Anticipating similar employment in
Philadelphia, Howard s. Pitcher has re-
signed his position in the Farmers Nation
al Bank
Benjamin F. Shreve, Of Mount Holy,
has sold his place known as the White
property. at Cross Roads, to Leon Cooper,
Of Medford.
Charles Fraser, Of Marlton, offers re-
ward Of 800 for the arrest and conviction
Of the person who poisoned his highbred
Irish terrier.
On complaint Of his sister Della,
Thomas 'Shaughnessy. of East Burling
ton, has been committed to Jail charged
with criminal assault.
The directors of the III. B. Smith Ma
chine Company, of Smithville, held their
annual meeting on Thursday and re-
elected the old officers.
Many men employed by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company in this section
were laid off for four days last week in
order to reduce expenses.
George Raymond, the defaulter of funds
from William B. Wills, editor Of the
Mount Holly Herald, was released from
prison under bail on Friday.
Miss May p Zietz. of Mount Holly,
bookkeeper for the Standard Engraving
Company, of Philadelphia, has been APP
pointed secretary of that company.
Tomorrow afternoon Prof. J. B. Smiths
of Rutgers College. will speak on tile
subject of 3Insect Pests, in the hall Of
the Coopertown Farmers Club at Charles
ton.
Professor Smith, state entomologist, pro-
poses to ask the present Legislature for an
appropriation of 1000 to begin war Of
determination upon the New Jersey moiI-
quito.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the post
Office for the week ending January ri:
William Lucas, Miss Jeanette CleasbJ.
Held for POSTAGE Mrs. Harvey Butter
worth, Jobstown, N. J.
A suit against the New Jersey Central
Railroad has been instituted by Joseph
Wharton, who asks for 100000 damages
for the destruction of timber on his lands.
caused by sparks from locomotives
Joseph Elbertson, OF Marlton, who is
quite lover OF fruit. recently ate five
pounds of oranges. several bananas and
some candy. all at one sitting, after which
he asked for more oranges but was refuls
ed
The renting of house in that part Of
Burlington known as Wrightsville, for
municipal hospital for the care smallpox
patients, has caused vigorous protest to
be entered by the people living in the
neighborhood.
Owing to the continued illness Of Presi-
dent Frank s. Gaskill, of the Union Trans
portation Company, the duties Of the Of
fee are being performed by vice president
John p Hutchinson. The Office of the
company has been temporarily transferred
to Georgetown.
Thomas Kennedy, who is now peddling
horseradish about town, is getting good
list of customers. A postal card will
bring him to your door. The Burlington
man, who formerly did similar business
here, was compelled to quit on account of
the increase in car fare.
A. ]. Savage has sold his farm, on the
Cambridge road, near Riverside, con
tanning SO acres, for $500, to Franck Van
six and Stanislaus Ganterski, of DelrtIn
township, also the tract of land on the
Fairview road, containing 26 acres, TO
William Murphy, for $3.50.
Mrs. Anna VAIN Wills. and two children,
Mrs. Harrie A. Baxter and Richard Wills,
will leave Mount Holly to-day and take
up their residence at Great Neck. Long
Island, where they will be Joined by Mr..
Baxter 7. Lacey Atkins has charge Of
shipping the household goods.
On Friday evening the Knights of
Pythias received one proposition for mem
bership and gave the second degree to two
candidates. The degree team accepted
an invitation to go to Burlington on
Thursday night, February 81, to confer
the third degree on twenty or more can
didates for Hope Lodge.
The River Shore Gas Company, which
furnishes light to Riverton, Palmyra,
Riverside and Moorestown, is about to sell
out to the South Jersey Gas, Electric and
Traction Company. which now owns
nearly all the plants in and around Cam
den. 1t is understood the stockholders
will get $65 per share for which they psid
$50 two years ago. No dividends have
been paid.
The young pine scrub which has grown
about two feet high in maple tree in front
of the residence of Judge Wills, on High
street, and which has been an object of
curiosity for several years, is dying. The
growth probably started from seeds de
posted by birds. The young tree began
to show signs of decay when Baxter mp
peared here last summer.
A lively time is anticipated at the com
ing election for local officers at Riverton
In order to save expense of spetda
election petitions for the building of a sys
tenn of sewage were hurried through sne
presented to Council Friday evening. Con
sent of over the required 90 per cent o.
the assessed property had been secured
The contest on election day win be be
tween sew critics and anti-sewerites. 1--WE
Councilmen are to be elected.