The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-11
Lent win begin to-morrow. which win


haac Parker, of Unionville, will remove
to Mount Holly in the spring and occupy
house on Cherry street.
Relief Fire Company is making pre-
parations to celebrate its 15Oth anniversary,
which occurs on July 18th next.
William Taylor, of Jacobstown, slipped
ON the ice while crossing ditch few
days since and fractured his knee.
Henry W. Comfort and Charles Wright
will have sale of farm implements,
stock, etc., near Columbus, on March 6.
Persons desiring woman to work by
the day or to do house cleaning, will
please call on Mrs. Frank Myers, PA Mill
street
DIR. Addison W. Taylor. President of
Beverly City Common Council, fell on the
ice on Wednesday and broke one of the
small bones Of his foot.
1t is said that William G. Whitney, of
New York city, has decided to remove all
his thoroughbred horses to the Rancocas
stock farm at Jobstown.
Louis Kite, a member of Beverly Com
mon Council, will tender his resignation
at the next meeting, on account of his in
tended removal from that place.
Mrs Leila M. Peck has brought suit in
partition against the heirs Of the estate of
Mrs. Philip f. Slack, deceased, of Mount
Holly, for division of the property.
The Womens Christian Temperance
Union of Burlington County will hold
their mid winter convention in the Meth
odist Church at Palmyra tomorrow.
Following is list of the unclaimed
letters remaining in the post Office for the
week ending February 8: B. H. Moore,
Robert G. Smith, Mrs. Carl II. Schultz.
Package, Amos Taylor.
The ]. S. Rogers Co.. of Stanwick,
was awarded the contract for building
the steam heating and power house which
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
erect to furnish steam, heat and light at
the terminal in Camden.
Grand Master Workman Tussey and
Past Grand Master Workman Vanzant, of
Camden, visited Good Win Lodge, No.
IA, A. o. U. W., of Mount Holly, on
Tuesday evening. Twenty-Five members
were present and all enjoyed the speeches
and supper.
Eckard P. Budd is counsel for Robert
M. Brock, of Willingboro, who has been
sued by Address & Bryant, of Philadel-
phia, to recover 1914 for manure which
they sold to man named Quigg, and for
the payment of which Brock is alleged to
have made himself responsible.
The Burlington County Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ha
elected the following officers for the year
President, William T. Harding; first vice
president, Howard Flanders; second vice
president. Mrs Sheppard; treasurer, Mrs.
Marie L. Binney; secretary, Reginald
Branch; executive committee, Mrs. Marie
L. Binney, Mrs. Howard Flanders, Nathan
Haines and Snowden Haines.
There is newspaper in Kansas whose
motto is: Lie, steal, drink and swear"
which is thus explained by the editor:
when you lie, let it be down to pleasant
dreams; when you steal, let it be away
from immoral associates; when you drink,
let it be pure water; when you swear, let
it be that you will patronize your home
paper, pay your subscription, and not
send your job work away from home.
Constable A. E. Gaskill, after having
cleaned his revolver nicely, issued a chal
lenge to Detective Ellis Fl. Parker to
shoot at target in order to demonstrate
who is the better marksman. Mr. Parker
will use handsome new pearl handled
revolver which was presented to him by
]. Fl. Hopkins, of Philadelphia, for SER
vices rendered in recovering goods and ar
resting the burglars who broke into his
summer residence at Edgewater Park.
Some of those people who leaye Mount
Holly for the winter would confer ia
vor upon the general public by arranging
to have the snow cleaned from their
walks. From this oversight there have
been a number of dangerous pavements.
There should be a law regulating this
matter and all should be made to respect
it. A suggestion was made, on Thursday,
+ho+ s,,hoor;pt;or, he foHon ond ,aon cot
to work to remove the ice from the walk
belonging to gentleman who never at
tempts to remove the snow.
Miss Elizabeth B. Noblit, daughter of
the late Dell Noblit, of Edgewater Park,
and prominent in local society, was mar
ried to Edward H. Garcin, manager of
the Trenton Rubber Works, at noon Wed
nesday. at the brides home, in the pres
ence of the immediate families and a few
friends. After the ceremony Mr.. Garcin
and bride left for Philadelphia and Wash
ington on their honeymoon. Upon their
return they will reside in newly fur
nished home at Edgewater Park. Mr.
Garcin was recently divorced from his
former wife.
The Burlington County Traction Com
pany, capitalized at 1926, 900, has filed ar
ticles of incorporation in the Office of the
county clerk in Camden. The new cor
poration will operate trolley road be-
tween Moorestown and Mount Holly. The
incorporates are William G. Parry,
Hainesport; Albert Haines, Masonville;
Edward B. Jones, Mount Holly; George
Brock, Moorestown; Clarence H. Polhe-
mus, Mount Holly; 1. A. Sweigard. At
lantic City; John J. McCloskey, Charles
W. Atmore, Charles A. Chase and John s.
Gilbert, Philadelphia, and Daniel c..
Lewis, Millville.
At the annual meeting of Union Fire
Company. No. 2, on Wednesday night,
the following officers were elected Pres
ident, William B. Wills; vice president,
Frank Dennis; secretary, John E Ebert
son; assistant secretary, Job Collins;
treasurer, Phil Karg; janitor, Job Col
Inns; foreman, John Forbes; assistants,
John Riley, John H. Peak, E. T. Han
cock, Joshua Danley, Robert Hawkins,
Tilton Bidwell, Willet Shinn; trustees,
George H. Peak. Harry s. Garou, job
Collins, Daniel Cline, Charles B. Ebert.
son; fire police, B. c. Matthews. Benja-
min G. Gauntt. George H. Peak, ]. Carl
ton Loveland, George Stead, Jr., Harry
Myers; electing committee, George D.
Austin, George G. Heisler, Eugene Haines
auditing committee, Howard Batchelder.