The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Have you been vaccinated2

The 94th birthday of Edward Groom
was celebrated on Wednesday.
A bali is announced to take place a
Jobstown next Friday evening.
A telephone line is to be erected be
tween Imlaystown and Allentown.
Auctioneer Samuel G. Parker has re
cord of crying 1874 public sales last year.
A green house is being erected by Ru
dolph Boyer on his farm near Mount Hol
ly.
There is a scarcity of Sheriff sales now
being published in the newspapers, which
denotes good times.
The West Indian exposition attracted
Edward D. Stokes and wife to Charles
ton, s. c., last week.
Dot Karroll and her company gave three
good performances at the Opera House
last week to crowded houses.
Miss Katie Sadler, who has been the
guest of Miss Emma Bussom, expects to
sail for England this week.
c.. Ottinger, of Millvllle, is assisting in
the revival services which are in progress
in the Methodist Church at Vincentown.
Samuel G.. Johnson, member of Com
pany M, 10Th Infantry, U. s. A., has re-
turned home from the Philippine Islands.
A tract of 125 acres of land, between
al ox.l hos od
by 81. M Lincoln, OF Mount Holly, for
81, OOO
Mrs. Sallia Fenimore, of Beverly, was
severely burned, on Wednesday, as the
result of her clothing catching fire from
an overheated stove
The Benjamin Wills property, on Ridg-
way street, has been purchased by William
Haines, who has been living on a farm on
the Jacksonville road.
The city council of Bordentown has
appropriated $500 for the erection of a
municipal hospital, to be used in case of
an outbreak of small -pox.
Benjamin W. Zelley is the executor of
the estate of John Henry Heaviland, de
ceased. of Mount Holly, who bequeathes
ali his property to his wife.
AS the result of falling on the ice, Miss
Lottie Craig, a stenographer in the office
of the H. B. Smith Machine Company,
of Smithville, is suffering from dislocat-
ed elbow.
Twenty six horses belonging to Mount
Holly parties were placed on sale in Phil
adelphia on Friday. On account of un-
satisfactory prices only about six were
disposed of.
While Mrs. Henry Worth, of New
Egypt, was yawning one day last week,
both jaws slipped out Of place and caused
much trouble. A physician remedied
the difficulty.
Several persons from Mount Holly went
over to Burlington on Tuesday evening to
get look at William Jennings Bryan, of
Lincoln, Nebraska. who was guest of
Thomas H. Birch
The Good Intent supper will be held
next Friday and Saturday evenings, and
preparations are being made for feeding
large number of people. The bill of fare
will be unusually fine
In some manner false report has been
circulated of the death in Jail of the in
FAINT child of Mrs. Mabel Haines. Both
of the children are enjoying good health,
as is also the mother.
The Coopertown Progressive Farmers
Club has elected these officers: President,
Joseph E. Bishop; vice president, ]. Har
rison Coombs; Secretary, Isaac H. Bish-
op; Treasurer, Charles Southland.
A postal card received from Robert
Burns, dated Hamilton, Bermuda, Jan. l,
1902, states that they are having sum
mer weather down there, the tempera-
ture ranging from 70 to 10 degrees.
A large and first-class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durand's new
store on High street. Call and see the
goods and get prices Then you will be
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions.
Orders called forand delivered to all parts
of the town.
At the annual meeting of the Interstate
Fair Association Secretary Margerum
reported that the total earnings of the
fair of 1901 were $5S, 226. 16, and the ag
gregate expenses $40, 4O177, leaving a
net profit of 81. 1924 30. The attendance
is placed at upwards of 10000.
Amos Gibbs has purchased the Slack
residence on High street for $1,000, two
houses on Water street for $500, and the
farm on the Burlington road, occupied by
David Evan, for s., 900, in all of which
Mr. Gibbs owned a one-third interest,
which he inherited from his first wife.
1t is said that there will be no steam
boat rivalry on the Delaware river next
summer, the Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany, which owned the Inflated City of
Trenton, having consolidated with the
Delaware River Navigation Company,
which has passed back into the control of
Colonel Edward Morrell, of Torresdale.
The members of Good Will Lodge, No.
IA, A. o. U. W., are requested to attend
meeting to be held on Tuesday evening,
February 8, when there will be present
Grand Master Workman Frank w. Tus-
sey and Past Grand Master Workman j.
A. Vanzant, of Camden Refreshments
will be served and preparations made for
large turnout.
The Epworth League has these new
officers: President, DR.. Atwood; Vice
Presidents, Hiram Fl. Earnest, Mrs. Ed. s
Troth and Mrs. Charles Cable; secretary
G. d. w. Slack; Treasurer, Marguerite
Dobbins; pianist, Carrie Cronk; Ways and
Means Committee. Addie Pierce, Lille
Brown and Mrs. E. L Prickett
The delivery horse of Grocer AllinsoI
went on rampage Tuesday afternoon by
running away. The wagon struck
hitching post in front of the residence o
Rev G. HI. Pendleton and soon after col
lided with carriage belonging to
farmer, Morris Haines The latter cam
in contact with his horses head and wa
bruised about the face. Both wagon
were badly broken, but the horse escape
injury.
Game Warden Foulks, of New Egypt
has recommended to the State Fish an
Game Commission that the law be chang
ed so as to permit dogs to run at larg
from October is to January 81, thus Civ
inr fifteen DAVIS before the season come