The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-02-21

q Walter II. Mason has purchased hous
on Mill street.
An unclaimed letter awaits Harry Tay
r lor at the post office.
The stable of Benjamin Wills, at Had
donfeld, was entered on Wednesday nigh
and horse stolen.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sherman are happ,
at the arrival of little daughter whicl
4 was born yesterday.
William II. Rogers, of Philadelphia
will have sale of apples, in Mount Holl.
! on Saturday. February %.
The Masonic building, on Water street
has been rented to Harry r. Gladfelter
! of V1ncentown, who will remove his fam
: lily to Mount Holly.
A pair of gold spectacles was found
near the post Office yesterday. Th'
J owner can get same at the South Jersey
Tobacco Compsny's store.
: At Barnes & Lohand's auction rooms, il
Philadelphia, "a shares of Camden anC
Burlington County Railroad stock sold
for $41. so per share, on Wednesday.
4 Howard, son of William Sapp, is seri
ously i'll with pneumonia at the German
hospital, Philadelphia. He has been en-
ployed at the Baldwin locomotive works.
i Henry C. Webster, of Borton's Landing,
will sell at public vendue, ON Thursday,
March 2, at II A. M, all his live stock,
crops, machinery and household goods.
The building on Pearl street, known as
the William Kelly school house. has been
rented to Herman Heilbron, of Vincen-
town, who will remove his cigar factory
to Mount Holly.
The remains of Miss Mary Mulraney,
of Chestnut Hill, Pa, were inferred in
the Catholic cemetery, Mount Holly, on
Saturday afternoon. Deceased was ma
tive of Vincentown.
Walter E. Borden is quite i'll with pneu.
monia at his home in Jacobstown. A
telephone message as we go to press an
nounces his condition much improved,
with good chance for recovery.
Miss Bessie Mason, who teaches school
at Moorestown, but who has been at home
the past week, resumed her duties yester-
day. Her sister Julia acceptably per
formed Miss Bessie's duties during her
illness.
On the evenings of March and 10 the
members Of st. Paul's NJ E. church will
give supper in the building No. rs High
street The bill of fare that has been
prepared will make you hungry just to
read it.
Among the questions to be considered
by the New Jersey Supreme Court to-day,
is that of the appeal of the Riverton Gun
Club from conviction under the anti
pigeon shooting bill-practically test of
the constitutionality of the law.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E.
church will give social in the church on
Thursday evening. A thousand invita-
tions have been issued. A fine pro-
gramme of two parts will be rendered.
The orchestra will render music. Re-
Treatments will be served.
Frank Smith, of Mount Holly avenue,
was arrested last night on complaint of
his wife, who charges him with assault
and battery, and destroying some of the
household furniture In default of $500
bail, Justice Slack committed the defend
ant for court.
| Earl johnson met with a painful acct
dent at Smithville, on Friday While
working at tenoner, heavy part of the
machine struck Mr.. johnson in the fore
head, cuttinglquite hole and leading to
the fear that the skull was fractured,
which, happily, proved not to be the case.
Burwood M Haines and Joseph M.
Haines, having been called upon to ap-
praise the value Of two geese belonging
to Oscar W. Pew, which were killed by a
dog, on Friday, decided that they were
worth s., and bill for that amount has
been presented to the authorities of West
ampton township.
Richard Smith, of Moorestown, was ar
rested on Saturday night. While in Mount
Holly he forced an entrance into the flag
house at the Pine street crossing, but did
not take anything. AS the Railroad Com
pany decided not to prosecute him, Smith
was committed yesterday under the drunk
and disorderlY act.
Evelyn NJ. Brown. of Moorestown, and
Preston j. Gaskill, of Rancocas, were
married by Rev. ]. W. Lyell, of the First
Baptist Church. Camden, at the parson-
age on Thursday evening. The bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Hewlings
NJ. Brown. Mr.. Gaskill is an extensive
fruit grower at Rancocas where the couple
now reside,
Not for some time has the oyster stu
alton at Tuckerton assumed such serious
aspects as at present owing to the con-
tinued freeze. The ice is from a foot to a
foot and half thick, and the shippers
reserve stock ia about exhausted Some
shippers who have standing orders have
been compelled to cut holes in the ice and
tong for the oysters. Not only is famine
threatened, but many of the planters are
afraid that the continuance of the ice will
kill their stock.
That birds will come down to eat" is
shown in the case of James McCue, want
| ed with two others on charge of steal
ing chickens. He returned to Mount Hol-
ly, on Saturday, and was arrested. At a
hearing before Justice Clevenger yester-
day, the defendant was held under $500
bail. Bert Shinn is expected back in a
short time, but Edward Rittenhouse, who
is in Philadelphia, has sent word to the
officers that they must come after him.
In spite of the fact that the official board
of the Woodbury. Methodist church will
ask for the return of Rev. ]. L. Howard,
it is said that Rev. Eli Clifford, of Clay
ton, is slated for Woodbury.. Mr.. Clifford,
who lately gained considerable prominence
by his crusade against dancing, declares
he will not return to Clayton for another
year. He said: at has been my rule not
to stay in any town more than four years
and that limit has now expired. Besides
there are probably other fields where am
more needed" One of the Camder
churches has asked for Mr.. Howard, but
the Woodbury. church has increased the
salary and it is believed the wishes of tn,
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