The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-16
LOCAL NEWS.
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acres, near BUNKER Hill, W JUN WlAlou'
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Rogers, of Stan
wick, expect to sail for Jamaica mex
week.
81. H. Earnest entertained his cousin
Clifford Challender, of New Egypt, las
week.
Miss Byrde Norcross, teacher of plan
and organ. Apply for terms at Sheriff
residence, Mount Holly, N. j.
The pre-inventory sale at Martin Bay
ersdofer's is a grand opportunity to bu.
goods at very much reduced prices.
Letters of administration on the estat
of Rachel w. Pitcher, deceased, of Noun
Holly. have been granted to Thomas s
Pitcher.
Howard Frake, who has been conduct
ing meat market on Mill street, has sole
his business to William M. Zelley, of Vim
centOwn.
A building lot at the corner of Gran
street and Rutland avenue, owned by
Cornelius ]. Quinn, has been sold to Johr
G. Merkel & Co.
Candlemas day will fall on February 2
and the ice men at least are interested al
to the manner in which the ground hog
will act on that occasion.
Joshua Price Richards, of Mount Hol-
ly, and Merrites b. Parker, of Haines-
port. were married at Moorestown ON De-
cember IA, by Rev. Frank C. Churchill
Woods.
The following are the unclaimed letters
remaining in the post office for the week
ending January ID: Miss Anna Faster, R.
L. Harker, Mrs. R. G. Patterson. Miss
Emma Reese.
David Croshaw has purchased the JOS
eph Hartshorn farm for So, 800. 1t is sit
uated on the back road from Wrightstown
to Cookstown. Joseph Croshaw will re-
move there in the spring.
The supper to be given by the Good In
tent Fire Company will be held on Friday
and Saturday evenings of this week. Ii
the dates are forgotten good thing will
certainly be missed.
Robert Thompson, of Jobstewn, an
nounces the marriage of his daughter,
Florence g., to Amedee Vuccino, of New
York city, at which place the bride has
been teaching school.
Patrick Quinn, of Risdon street, was
l. -, Loot xx,aab NTH anofhar affoak of
blood poisoning, which he first received
while trimming some vines along fence
last fall. The poison entered his system.
It is expected that Henry D'Olier, Jr..
president of the Philadelphia Junior Lo-
cal Assembly, will speak in St. Andrews
Church, on Sunday evening, IJaunary %
on the work of the Junior Brotherhood
OF St. Andrew.
The fourth and last quarterly Confer
ence will be held at the Methodist Episco
pal Church on Friday evening at the close
of the service. This is preliminary to the
meeting of the Annual Conference which
meets in New Brunswick March 18th.
The revival services in the Methodist
Church are being continued. Rev. Geo.
NJ. Hughes seems to have captivated his
parishioners, and he says he has reason to
believe that all the members of his con-
gregation are assisting him with his work.
Frank Sooy. nephew of County Clerk
Watson T. Sooy, fell through the ice on
Sunset Lake. at Asbury Park. on Tues
day, and was drowned The young man
was but IA years old, G promising artist,
and In the employ of New York firm.
Cards have been issued announcing the
marriage of Miss Helen Grigg, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Byron Grigg. of Mount
Holly, to Solomon Shinn Middleton, of
East Orange, where the happy couple will
reside. The event took place last Wed
nesday.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Fair Association was held on Sat-
urday, when the old board of directors
and officers were reelected. The annual
dinner was held at Lambs hotel and was
thoroughly enjoyed by the stockholders
and their friends.
A dog belonging to Winfield s. Gale
acted in strange manner on Thursday.
1t bit dog belonging to John Jobes, and
he shot them both. One or two other an
finals that were also bitten are tied up
awaiting developments.
All the leading brands of roller process
four-Golden Beauty, Gold Medal, Pills
bury's best, Duluth Imperial, Better than
Gold, Quaker City, Fl. B. Silver Leaf
Perfection, Cerasola, Millbourne, etc.
Baled hay and straw. Grist work at short
notice. Get our prices before dealing
elsewhere. ]. w. Colkitt & Co.
Edward B. Jones desires to establish a
rotation closing movement among the
druggists of Mount Holly, SO that only
one drug store will be kept open on Sun
day, and that during the week day hours
He has decided to close his store every
night at 10 o'clock, except Saturday. Most
of the drug stores at Moorestown are now
closing at p. M.
Information is wanted of Daniel Car
ney. 81 years of age, who wandered from
St. Joseph's Home, at Beverly, last week.
He left the institution about o'clock in
the morning without an overcoat or any
heavy clothing to protect him from the
cold. Searching parties have been unable
to find any trace of Carney, who at times
has suffered from temporary alteration of
mind.
Opiates were used to relieve the agony
of Hires, the 17-mOnths' old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Nathaniel Mccoy, living near
Cream Ridge The child was so badly
scalded that it died in short time. While
preparations were being made to wash
some milk cans, the hired man left tub
of boiling water resting in the shed while
absent for moment. Upon returning he
was Mortified to find the little boy face
down in the pail.
The special services are being continued
at the Methodist Episcopal Church all
this week. The line of subjects for the
week cover the Fact of Sin. They are as
follows: Last evening, "Sin, what is it2''
Tuesday evening, "Christ's Estimate of
Sin" Wednesday evening. "What will
God do with itf" Thursday evening"
"What shall do with it2" Sabbath even
ing. 'The objectionable SIM" The SER
vice on Friday evening will be in charge
of the Presiding Elder.