The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-27
LOCAL NEWS.
Lent begins to morrow.

Fine stationery. Buy it at Boyce's. =
Frank Haines, of Philadelphia, spec
Sunday in Mount Holly.
Elizabeth Ayres has purchased the Ayr
property, on Church street.
William L. Powell, of Philadelphia
was visitor in Mount Holly on Thursda
Samuel Taylor has been quite success
full in trapping muskrats during the pa
two weeks.
Joseph A. Wards connection as manag,
of Barrington's pharmacy ceased on Satu
day night.
1t is probable that the present open VIII
ter may result in the establishment of a
ice plant at Mount Holly.
The hog killed in the yard of Fran
Let's, on Water street, on Thursday
weighed TIE pounds
The w. C. T. q. will meet at Mrs. Sam
uel l. Bullock's, Garden street, tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock
Miss Byrde Norcross, teacher of plan,
and organ. Apply for terms at Sheriff
residence. Mount Holly, N. ].
Harry v. Hester, of Mansfield. has pur
chased several building lots on the Phar,
tract, in Mount Holly, from T. Walter
Borton.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the pos
office for week ending February "a are al
follows: Harry Briggs. Alfred Jones, Ed
ward Riley.
After twenty years service in the Mirrog
office, Charles ]. Galen is now employed In
Philadelphia. He is faithful and relia.
BILE workman.
Samuel W. Shinn, of High street. has
been receiving congratulations upon the
arrival of young law student, which ap-
peared at his home on Thursday.
While shooting sparrows with an air ri.
fie. few days since, young boy struck a
resident living on Water street, the sight
of whose eye came near being destroyed.
Joseph P. Lippincott, former resident,
who has been a patient at the Burlington
County Insane Asylum for long while,
visited friends in Mount Holly on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Villa m Croshaw wish to
thank their friends for the many congrat-
ulations and tokens of remembrance re-
ceived by mail on Saturday, February II,
in honor of the fifteenth anniversary of
their married life
A highly interesting address, illustrated
by chart, was delivered in the Presby-
terrain church, Sunday morning. by Prof
]. R. Dill, secretary of the National Reform
Association. The Sabbath for Man" was
his subject
The remains of Mrs. Margaret Idell,
OF Trenton, were inferred in Mount Holly.
on Friday, services being held in the Meth
odist church. The deceased formerly re-
sided in Mount Holly. She was the widow
of the late Edward T. Idell
Maggie Birkmire. of Hainesport, was
arrested Saturday night for being drunk
and disorderly, and committed to jail for
four days. She is said to have been
companion of Mrs. Cleghorn, who fell off
the deck of the freight boat Florence, and
was drowned at that place a week ago.
Fred Jones, of Camden. representing the
junior department of the South Jersey Lo-
cal Assembly, came to Mount Holly, on
Wednesday evening, and addressed the
members of st. Andrews Junior Chapter
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew, which
organization has these officers Director,
Richard B. Eckman secretary, James K.
Stoddard
'Side Tracked with its scenic and me-
chanical effects. its funny tramp, German
and Irish comedians, its saucy hoydon and
charming lovers, will be the attraction at
the Mount Holly opera house February 49,
There is vim and go about the play that
captures the gallery as well as the elite
OF the audience. The special scenery is
effective and several strong specialties as
sist materially in the action of the play.
At the steam mill of ]. w. Colkitt &
Co. you will find full line of all kinds of
feed carried by f1rst-class mills For grist
work none better and few as good. Wet
brewers grain, 1913 cents per bushel; corn,
so cents per bushel; cracked corn and feed
meal, $1.10 per hundred Car to arrive
Ceroline, 1.20 per hundred All feeds at
owest cash prices.
A musical genius now confined In the
county Jail is William Jones, colored, of
Burlington, who was committed for at
tempting to kill his sweetheart, who is
still confined to bed from her injuries
The gloomy surroundings are enlivened
with music for a guitar and mouth organ,
both of which he plays at the same time.
Alfred Carmelia, of Vincentown, was
committed to jail, on Saturday. on seri
Gus charged preferred by James Marshall,
who alleges that his daughter, Mary
Marshall, under 16 years of age, was as
saulted by Carmelia. The latter, who
does not deny the charge, is prevented
from marrying the girl on account of OBJ
lection entered by her parents. Mary be.
came mother on Tuesday.
Since the removal of the buildings ad-
joining the property of Miss Anna R. Burr.
on High street, large crack has been dis
covered in the brick wall on the side of her
residence, and it is said this was not there
prior to the razing of the store. Repairs
will be made before the Bell Telephone
Company begins the erection of its new
exchange. The latter corporation has
made no offer for the property owned by
Miss Burr.
The New Jersey Fish and Game Com
missioners have completed the stocking OF
the States waters with black and Oswego
bass, wall-eyed pike. white and yellow
perch catfish, pickerel and other species
of game fish, including trout. About 400(
bass, $500 perch, $500 pike and an assert
ment of pickerel, catfish, calico bass and
10000 bait were distributed, together with
over 5000 trout ranging in size from fiv,
to eight inches. The commission has also
obtained large supply of rabbits, quail
hare and other game, which will be liber
ated as soon as the weather permits.
During lent the following preacher
will visit St. Andrews Church: Friday
March 2, Rev. Hamilton Schuyler, Trini
ty, Trenton; Friday, March 9, Rev. W
STROLLER Jones. D. D., st. Michael's
Trenton; Friday, March IS. RI Rev. Al
exander Mackay Smith, D. D., Bishol
Coadjutor of Pennsylvania; Sunday
March IS, Rev. Edward j. Knight, Chris
Church, Trenton; Friday, March 20. Res
Samuel H. Jobe, Christ Church, Borden