The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Next Friday will be St. Patrick's day.


day, aged 46 years.
Jacob W. Gaskill, of Mount Holly, wi
conduct farm during the coming year i
Pemberton township.
The pork and sausage season is nearin
the home stretch, as the backbone of win
ter has evidently received facture.
The pension department at Washington
reports that about one hundred and fit,
veterans of the civil war die every day.
The ferryboat William E. Doron is il
Philadelphia, having its boilers inspected
where needed improvements are also beinl
made.
Mary E., widow of Joseph Harker, o
Mount Holly. died on Thursday. The in
terment took place at Juliustown on Sun
day afternoon.
The 10th anniversary of the Endeavo
Fire Company, of Burlington, will be OBJ
SERVED on Friday evening next by gath
ering of the members
A few loads of sand thrown on the ic'
on Brainard street, near Main, last week
assisted materially in the safety of team
travel at that sloping point.
The Bolton House at Harrisburg, Pa.
has been purchased by J. Henry and Nor
decai S. Butterworth, who have conduct
ed the place for several years.
Softening of the brain is the Illness
from which Theodore N. Hates is suffer
ing. He lives with his son, Frank L
Hates, on Bispham street.
George F. Harbert, Steward of the
Almshouse, has been confined to the house
since February 10, suffering from conges
ton of the liver, following an attack Of
the grip.
The vernal equinox will arrive on Tues
day next. when spring commences, and
the days and nights will be of the same
length. Heavy storms usually prevail a
that time.
Alexander Armstrong, of Cape May
Court House, and Miss Clara Cline, Of
Mount Holly, were married on Saturday,
March f. They will reside at the former
place.
The condition of Mr.. Baker, father OF
Rev. r. FL. Baker, has been made critical
during the past week from severe hemor-
rhages. His advanced age of 90 years
is not favorable to recovery.
The farm of Murrell Dobbins, at Ar
ney's Mount, will this year be in charge
of Ellsworth Davis, as foreman. who sue
ceeds Harry Pullen. The latter has Sc
cured job on the Rancocas stock farm.
On Tuesday evening, March 81, Com
pany E, of Mount Holly, will be inspect
ed by General Gilmore. The organiza-
ton was well represented at the battalion
drill held in the Third Regiment armory,
at Camden. on Wednesday evening.
A contract for furnishing broken trap
rock stone to be used for repairs to the
stone roads in the county, has been award
ed by a committee of the Board of Free
holders to B. M. & ]. F. Stanley, for
81 So per ton.
Joel B. Taylor, well known shoe
dealer, died on Wednesday night at his
home on Murrell street. from catarrh of
the stomach. The remains were inferred
on Saturday afternoon. The services
were conducted by james c. Manahan, of
Elizabeth.
Abraham Witcraft is in possession of a
silver dollar which may be quite valua-
BILE. 1t was minted in 1779. and was
found three feet under ground while Dig
ging cellar on the Shreve property, on
Mill street. 1t has been sent to q dealer
in coins in order that its worth may be
ascertained
As he stepped out of the cab of his en-
CINE, at Perth Amboy, on Wednesday,
Harry s. Mack, fireman on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, was run down by another
locomotive and killed. The deceased, a
son of George Mack, was % years old.
The funeral took place on Sunday after
noon from his home, near Hainesport,
with services in the Lutheran Church.
G. Il. Platt, of Mill street, is looking
for another site for his industry, having
concluded to remove from Birmingham
He has a new process for. the manufac-
ture of concrete pavements and other ar
ticles in which cement is used. Mr.. Platt
received an order for some of his pave
ment from the authorities at Wildwood,
on Tuesday.
In the burning of the carriage factory of
G. T. Woolston, at Riverton, truck
wagons belonging to Charles II. Engle
Jr.. of Lumberton, and John Dudley, of
Moorestown, were consumed. These gen
tlemen will not suffer any loss, as they
are members of the Farmers Reliance
Company, which insures farm property
where it happens to be injured or destroy
ed.
At his home near New Lisbon, on Tues
day, occurred the death of Alfred c.
Seeds from pneumonia. The deceased
was superintendent of soldiers burials,
and represented Pemberton township for
a number of years in the Board of Free
holders. The funeral took place on Fri.
day afternoon. The deceased, who was a
civil war veteran, belonged to the Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Mechan-
les.
The public schools will close on Friday
fnr fho
ton. This is not full week of closing
the schools, the teachers having worked on
three days when they were entitled to a
holiday. By continuing then they were
able to prevent interference with the work
and the spring examinations, which close
this week, were conducted more efficiently
than would have been the case if there
had been Interruptions.
The system of electrical wiring in Mount
Holly was made the subject of an inves-
tigation, last week, by representative of
the Underwriters Association or insurance
trust, " who will make it known if de-
fects are discovered likely to result in fire
The examination of buildings in this re
spect is good move. Rumors indicate
that much of the wiring now in existence
will have to be torn out and renewed in q
better manner.
A big reception was rendered Rev. G
s. Lawrence, of the Epworth Methods
Church. Palmyra, On Tuesday evening
under the auspices of the Epworth League
and official members of the church. TIL,