The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-03-18
Measles are quite prevalent at Lumber

Caleb s. Ridgway and wife, of Lum
5erton, have returned from their extend
ed visit to Jamaica.
The father of florist J. Franklin Hun
ter died at Montclair, Pa, on Saturday
after a long illness
Mrs. Samuel Clapper, of Shreve street
upset pan of hot water and badly scalded
her foot, yesterday.
A girl to do general homework, must
be good cook, can hear of place by ad-
dressing Help" News Office.
George d. Vansciver, administrator,
will sell live stock, implements and house.
hold goods, near Hainesport, on Friday.
Elbertson will have fine lot of Easter
flowers in the usual variety at his green
house on Mill street. Visitors welcome
The pupils of Miss Beatrice Sooy's ell
ocution class will give an entertainment
in the Gaskill building tomorrow even
ing.
Mrs. Eliza A. Perkins, mother of Rev.
G. M. Perkins, died at the residence of her
son, ex-senator Perkins, near Beverly, on
Sunday.
Joseph G. Brown and Miss Geneva Nc
Gee, both of Smithville, were married in
Mount Holly, on Saturday afternoon, by
Justice Clevenger.
Joseph A. Taylor, residing on Washing
ton street, is suffering with a severe at
tack of lumbago. He had touch OF
paralysis last week.
| A nice driving horse, coming five years
old, for sale. He is sound and kind and a
good stopper. Address F. s. Weaver,
Weaver Manufacturing Company
The roof of the foundry at the H. B.
Smith Machine Company's works caught
| fire on Saturday, but the flames were ex-
tinguished before much damage was done.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of S. T. Engle on another page. He has
large stock of seeds, farm machinery,
hardware, fertilizers, ETC., and his prices
are right.
t'The Power of the Cross" which will
be seen at the Opera House on Saturday
evening, opens at Gilmore's Auditorium,
Philadelphia. the following Monday night
for weeks run.
| E B. Jones & Co. are now making con-
tracts for tomatoes to be delivered at their
canning factory next summer. The price
paid viii be s. per ton during August and
81 so during September.
/ A reception will be given under the aus
pieces Of the Ushers' Union, to Rev. N
]. Wright and family, on Thursday even
ing, in the lecture room of the NJ. E.
Church. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
| A meeting of the subscribers to the
stock of the Mount Holly Safe Deposit
and Trust Company will be held at the
Union bank on Thursday afternoon. The
amount of the capital stock, 100000, has
all been subscribed.
The Farmers Social club met at the
residence of Harry Troth, at Merchant
vile, on Saturday night. Literary exer-
cises and mus was the programme of the
evening. About fifty guests were present
to enjoy the affair.
Although the trial of Mrs. Mabel Haines,
who il, charged with murder, will not take
place until next Monday, yet the New
York E0ening Telegram contained three
columns of the proceedings of the trial as
having commenced yesterday.
The Burlington County Traction Com
pany made application to the township
committee last night for public hearing
on the question of the right to erect poles,
wires, etc., on West Washington street.
The meeting will be held April 4th.
Raymond johnson and Edward Hall,
two boys charged with robbing Allinson' s
store at Burlington, were transferred from
the Camden jail to Mount Holly yesterday.
They had been sent to Camden temporar-
| lily while the prison here was under quar-
antine.
Frank Mathis, who has been employed
at the Mount Holly branch house of Ar
mour Packing Company for several years,
has been transferred to New Brunswick
and will leave for that place next Monday.
A brother of Mr.. Mathis will succeed him
here.
The officers and teachers of the Baptist
| Sunday school took possession of the res
idence of Mrs. Stella Tilton, on Madison
avenue, Tuesday evening, and an enjoy
able time was had. A set of dishes was
presented Mrs. Tilton as memento of the
occasion.
The Board of Freeholders will meet in
special session at the Court House to-mor-
row, when public hearing will be given
the matter of granting franchise to the
Burlington County Traction Company to
build trolley road from Moorestown to
Mount Holly.
John T. Nippins died in Washington on
Saturday. He was employed in the pen.
sion office. On Thursday his wife re-
ceived a telegram that Mr.. Nippins was
quite i'll. She went to Washington al
once, but her husband was unconscious.
Apoplexy was the cause of death.
Spring and summer footwear have ar
rived. Stop in and look at them and
compare quality, style and price with
others. Making of shoes for deformed
feet a speciality. Repairing neatly and
promptly done. Leather and shoe find
ings for sale. John Bill, 80 Church ST.
A special election was held in Borden
town City on Tuesday, to decide whether
the city shall or shall not own its water
works. 1t was decided in the affirmative BY
a vote of 391 for; 321 against. The ques
tior whether the old works shall be pur
chased or new plant be built is yet to b,
settled.
| Denbigh hall, one of the dormitories at
Bryn Mawr college, was badly damaged
by fire on Sunday night. Most of the
girls occupying the building had retired
The personal belongings of 70 of thu
scholars were destroyed. Among thes,
were Miss Virginia Stoddard, of Noun
Holly, and Miss Smith, of Smithville.
Application has been made to tn,
township committee by newly
company for franchise to lay conduits il
Mount Holly for underground telegraph
telephone and electric wires. The com
pany proposes to rent the conduits to an,
corporation desiring to use them. Tn,
concern offers to pay annually five pc
cent. of its net earnings to the township
for the franchise.
There was tie in the vote for freehold
erin Tabernacle township. The township
committee will fill the vacancy, and a
that body is Republican, there is not mucl
doubt that Arthur Haines will be appoint
ed. There may be recount however
When the tickets were counted, Tuesday
there was one with the name of Mr.. Haine
erased, and under it were the initials J. A
c. This ballot the officials counted TO
Mr.. Couples. If it had been thrown GU
Mr.. Haines would have had one majority
Personal.
Rear Admiral John ]. Read is home O
q short vacati on.
Hiss Title Assay spent Sunday wit
friends in Mooresto wn.
Mrs Mary A. Loveland, of Vinceu
town, is very ill with paralysis.
Il John B. Davis, cashier of the Farmer
National Bank, is i'll with grip.
William Atkinson, on Thursday, return
ed from trip to Atlantic City.
Henry Darnell, of Atlantic City, spen
a season in Mount Holly last week.
Francis Taylor, of Boston, came t
Mount Holly las week to visit relatives
Arm Shot Off.
There was bad cunning accident yes
terday on the Rancocas creek near Cen
treton. Edgar johnson, aged % years
in company with Harry Bowen and Ere
Poole, all Of Mount Holly, were in boat
cunning for ducks