The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-23
LOCAL NEWS.

tity large; quality the very best. L. S
: Boyce, stationer.
On Tuesday, March 80. Sheriff Worrel
will draw panel-of petit jurors for thu
April term of court.
Byron Grigg holds position as clerl
In the office of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company at Camden.
The Joseph O. Dudley farm, on the
Mount Holly and Jacksonville road, hal
been rented by Allen M. Fenimore.
George H. Dalrymple, of Passaic, has
purchased of William Sherman proper
tY on Branch street, Mount Holly.
George q. Atkins, of Pine street, began
yesterday to work for the New York
shipbuilding Company at Camden.
Boat owners are beginning to look after
their craft. and are making preparations
for the sporting events of the coming
season.
That she might become trained nurse,
Miss Anna Ward, of Buttonwood street,
has entered Hahnemann Hospital, Phil
adelphia.
Initiatory work will engage the atten-
ton of members of Washington Council,
No. 5, Jr. O. o. A. M, this evening Six
candidates will be put through.
The mock trial in the Opera House, on
Thursday evening. under the auspices of
the High School Alumni Association, fur
nished very pleasing entertainment.
Samuel L. Whital and Miss Ida Fowler,
well known young people of Marion,
were married at Atlantic City, on Thurs
day, March II, by Rev. B. s. Hudson.
The recent appearance of diphtheria at
the almshouse has been SO completely
stamped out that the quarantine of that
institution has been lifted by the authori-
ties.
The heirs of Hannah s. Black, deceased.
of Vincentown, have sold to John w.
Harris, of Mount Holly. 300 acres of
land on Burr's mill stream In Southamp-
ton township.
A charity euchre will be given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. William Jones, of
Medford, on Thursday afternoon next, as
q benefit for the Burlington County Chill
dren's Home.
Herbert L. Killie, of the firm of Kelsey
g Killie, real estate agents, has purchased
the Sims property on Broad street 1t
was sold at private sale through the
agency of A. A. Anderson.
The young people of the Vincentown
Baptist Church will give an entertainment
in the town hall at that place on Thurs
day evening. There will be two short
sketches entitled Lunch in the Suburbs, ;"
and 1.-THE United States Mail"
Rev. w. P. Finney. of Moorestown,
gave q very interesting talk on "Pales-
tine" in the Trick school house, on the
Burlington road, on Thursday evening
He alse showed stereopticon views of the
cities on the Mediterranean Sea.
March 81 and April and have been
selected by Manager Hults of the Opera
House as benefit nights for Marion Circle,
No o, Brotherhood of America. Tickets
are ten cents, good either night. There
will be change Of program on each date
dudley Grange" the handsome coun-
try residence of Edward Dudley, in East
Camden, was damaged $50, 900 by fire on
Friday afternoon. Painters burning off
old paint started the fire. A number of
Mount Holly commuters passed at the
time and saw the building in flames.
Last week representative of the Sal
walton Army was in Mount Holly seeking
permission to leave small savings banks
at various houses, the same to remain for
about two months. In this manner it is
hoped to realize considerable money by
small contributions to aid In the work of
that cause.
Frank Norcross, living on sunny
brook" farm, on the outskirts of Borden
town, is the owner of freak calf, which
was born on March z. 1t has no tail or
eyes. The calf is doing well, and the
owner says that If it continues to grow
and thrive he intends to put it on exhi-
bition during the fair season. 1t was
nourished from bottle.
Squire Petit, of Moorestown, cele-
brated the sixtieth anniversary of his birth
last Monday, and he kept open house
with free lunch for his friends all day.
On Tuesday the Squire had occasion to
rejoice over the recovery of ring which
he lost nearly five months ago. While
Samuel E. Chambers was putting up the
clothes line for his wife he found the ring
in the yard. where it had lain since last
November.
A voting contest, under the auspices of
the board of engineers of the Union
chemical engine. will take place in the
Opera House during the week beginning
April 10 The proceeds will be for the
benefit of the engine company. Tickets
are ten cents each, and entitle the holder
to admission to the entertainment in the
Opera House and to one vote for his or her
favorite fireman The chief or ex-chief
having the largest number of votes will
be presented with a gold-lined silver fire.
mems trumpet The fireman receiving
the highest number of votes will get a
rubber coat and pair of rubber boots.
There will be a change of programme
nightly.
Keep in mind E. s. Wells big auction
sale, Tuesday, March 30th, 1890 A. NJ, at
Glen Moore, Mercer Co., N. j., Ito be held
at the Sam -Risler FARM. of 40 head
of Jersey COWS, heifers and bull, some reg.
istered, some can be, some are grades
Also dairy and butter-making fixtures and
utensils of all kinds, cream separator, milk
cans and bottles, churns, 2 dog powers, 2
separator or churn dogs, etc. Farm tools
implements and farm machinery in great
variety, Almost anything you want, in
Guiding tread-power, one Mccormick corr
husker and shredder, one Butterworth
Universal rye and all grain thresher anc
binder, one fodder cutter, one weeder, sub
soil pillow, 30O-lb. scales, other platforI
scales, horses, work and driving harness
farm wagons, hay racks, trotting-bre'
colts, driving carts and harness, blankets
boots, mans saddle, brood sows, bears