The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-27
LOCAL NEWS.

is now in operation at Dayton, Ohio.
A stone bridge over the wagon road a
Bulls Head is being erected by c. A. Sim
& Co.
The banks and county buildings win b
closed on Memorial day. The post offic
win close at 10 O'Clock.
Rev N. j. Wright preached an excellen
sermon to the old veterans, in the NJ. E
: Church on Sunday evening
The state board of officers of the Ju
nior Mechanics has set Thursday, Angus
IA, as field day at Aubury Park.
John E. Elbertson, at his Mill stree
greenhouse, has a good supply of coleus
geraDiums and other plants for Decora
ton day.
For assaulting John Peak at the Wash
ington House on Saturday night, Harry
Lucas was arrested and committed to jai
for four days.
Company E, of Mount Holly. has re
ceived notice that their time at the annual
encampment at Sea Girt has been reduced
to week from ten days.
Under the readjustment of salaries Of
postmasters, Medford and Mount Holly
will both advance 800 per annum and
Smithville will be increased 5000.
Contractor Lippincolt, of Burlington,
began work yesterday on the alterations
to be made to the building to be occupied
by the Mount Holly Safe Deposit and
Trust Company.
The public school at Hainesport closed
last week. The teachers, Miss Mary Wal
tiers and Miss Ethel Sutphin, gave fifty OF
the scholars an outing, taking them to the
Geological Garden in Philadelphia.
Lorraine Gibbs became quite gay around
the West End Hotel Friday night On
the complaint of Charles B. Vanzant he
was arrested on Saturday. Justice Lau-
master imposed fine of s. rs, which was
paid
Probably with desire for something to
do, Mary Chambers committed an assault
and battery upon Sallie Thomas on Fri
day night. Justice Laumaster committed
the defendant for court. Both ladies are
colored.
1t is said there will be some vacancies
in the corps of teachers in Lumberton.
The election will be held on Tuesday
evening of next week. Applicants should
send their names to any member of the
board of education.
White goods, India linons, Persian
lawns aud organdies. Hamburg, Main
sock and Swiss embroideries and laces.
Ladies' belts, and betting by the yard A
general assortment of notions. S. s.
Evan, % Main street.
The South Jersey Gas, Electric and
Traction Company has given notice thai
they do not intend to do anything toward
rebuilding the mill dam This decision
was arrived at because of the refusal OF
some of those persons more directly in
terested to pay for share of the work.
Lillian Rogers, one of the colored chill
dren accused of being responsible for the
death of Aunt Belle" Bailey, near River
ton. last week, will probably belsent to the
State Home for Girls. at Trenton, on
Thursday morning The other children
were discharged from the county jail
yesterday.
Owners of barber shops in Riverside
have declared war on the SATURDAY. hair
cut. They have raised the price of cut
ting children's hair and decreed that none
shall be removed on the last day of the
week, when men are in hurry to get
clean faces. The BARRIERS have also de-
cided to close their shops on Sunday.
Colkitt & Thomson, having given up
the steam mill at the foot of Budd street,
are nevertheless prepared to do grist work
in satisfactory manner For particu
lars call at the old grist mill, on Mill
street. They are also prepared to furnish
flour and feed at wholesale and retail.
Phone IL a.
A district meeting will be held in the
room of Mount Holly Lodge, No. 10, /.
o. o. F., tomorrow evening. There will
be many delegates and good time is
looked for. After completing the bust
ness of the session the assemblage will
adjourn to Red Mems hall, where a col
lation will be served.
Edward Hack wishes the public to
know that his boats are in the water and
at the service of pleasure seekers. There
is plenty of water in the race to get out
into the creek, where the natural scenery
is as pretty as ever. There is but very
little tide in the creek, thus making row.
ing easy. Dry, clean boats can be had at
any time.
Two omnibusses, filled with members
of Pocahontas Tribe, /. o. r. NJ, of
Mount Holly, went to Indian Mills on
Saturday night and made fraternal visit
to Edgepillock Tribe. The visitors en-
tered the town shouting and yelling as
though RECALLED in war paint. They burn
ed red fire and shot off revolvers, max
ing din that stirred the neighborhood
An excellent time was enjoyed by the
large crowd present.
There will be a competitive examina-
ton under the rules of the U. S. Civil
Service Commission on applicants for the
grades of clerk and carrier in the Mount
Holly post Office service, in the Court
House, on Wednesday, June II, COM
mencing at o'clock A. M. Applications
for this examination must be on blanks to
be obtained from Miss M. E. Robertson,
secretary of the board of examiners, and
the applications must be made prior to
June 10.
Thomas Cromwell, the negro, who is
under sentence of death at Lebanon, Pa,
for the murder of Jacob Schmidt, met his
mother, Mrs. Blanche Brown, of Mount
Holly, in the county Jail there on Satur.
day for the first time since he fled from
Burlington several years ago, after the
murder of John Henke. The mother
prayed with her son, and he promised hel
to devote all his time in preparation fol-
the end. To Prosecutor Samuel A. At
kinson, who visited the Jail, the negro
again told how his pal. John Williams
who is still at large. strangled Henke dur
ing robbery. in August. 1896.
New Jersey Lodge, No. 1, Knights Of
Pythias, at their meeting on Friday night,
voted the sum of $50 for the good of the
order with Instructions that the trustees