The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-14


Peter E. Harvey, of Columbus, is in
serious condition from the effects of pa
ralysis.
Two additional tracts of land, at Hainei
port. have been purchased by the Ronalds
johnson Foundry Company.
Charles Fl. Estill is in Atlantic City thi
week, being a delegate to the convention
of Baptist Sunday schools in session there
Seth Lucas, former well known resi-
dent, aged IS years, has returned to hi
home in Philadelphia after visiting il
Mount Holly.
| Wanted.-A girl from 10 to IS years o
age to assist with homework. One from
the country preferred. Apply at AZ Gar
den street, Mount Holly.
At the meeting of the National Grange
to be held at Atlantic city. this week
George Danz, of Columbus, will exhibit
twenty-three varieties of corn.
Mrs. Caleb Huff. of Murrell street, had
on Friday evening, eight dozen doughnutI
ready to bake. When she went to put then
in the oven she found somebody had
stolen the entire lot.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending
November II: William M. Baker, Chas.
Bishop, Mrs. Howard G. Evans, Mrs. R
Horner, VIM. 5. Kraft, R. T. Wood.
DIR. Faringer's horse got frightened at a
trolley car on Washington street, on Satur-
day and became manageable Mrs
Faringer was thrown from the carriage
but escaped injury. The vehicle was
damaged slightly
At the home of the brides mother,
on Paxson street. on Thursday afternoon,
occurred the marriage of Miss Ethel
Sleeper and David B. Gross, of PhiIa-
delphia. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. N. j. Wright, of Merchantville
P. Aug. Anderson. as "Bill Sanford, y
the drunken engineer, will be one of the
leaders in 1.-THE Curse of Drink" to be
presented at the Burlington Auditori-
um, on Thursday night, November 16.
A strong moral lesson will be shown In
this play.
When seventy five men and boys are
permitted to engage in several crap games,
on Sunday, in close proximity to church,
1t looks as though the gambling oper-
atoms are winked at by the authorities
Down at Moorestown they know how to
stop such business.
Ducks on Barnegat bay have got to
suffer this week, as the following Mount
Holly experts left for that place yesterday
on shooting trip: Alexander E. Dubell,
w. Roland Warrick, William Wright,
Samuel Brown, Ellis H. Parker; Hudson
B. Haines. Rancocas.
The Juvenile Auxiliary to the Baptist
church choir made its first appearance on
Sunday morning, rendering in an accept
able manner that favorite hymn, Count
Your Many Blessings" composed by Rev.
johnson Oatman, Jr., and which had such
run at Ocean Grove last summer.
The Dorcas Society, of Mount Holly,
during the past year distributed 1923 made
garments and 1858 yards of material un-
made. The society could do more with more
means and helpers, and are hoping that the
charitable will renew their interest In the
Society, as it is now less.
The centennial anniversary of the
Marlton Baptist church is being held this
week. Rev. R. H. Baker, of Mount Holly,
delivered an address there last night.
This church was organized in November,
1906, by seventeen members who were dis
missed from the Mount Holly Baptist
church for that purpose.
Lee A. Stroud, well known in this
county. having kept hotels in various
places, dropped dead yesterday. He was
in the act of dressing, when he fell to the |
floor. His family hurried to his aid, but
he was dead when they reached him. APP.
oplexy was the cause of death. Deceased |
was 66 years of age. He was conducting
a store and boarding house at Trenton.
The Church of the Sacred Heart will |
hold supper in the Masonic Temple on
Saturday evening, December Q, from |
O'Clock In the afternoon until the good |
things are sold. The suppers previously
given by the members of this church |
have been very pleasant and enjoyable |
affairs, and there is a promise that the |
one coming will be fully up to the stand
ard of the others.
Governor Stokes went home to vote on
Tuesday. and on his way back to the
capitol stopped at Medford to visit his
uncle. Isaac w. Stokes. who is quite i'll.
From there he came to Mount Holly in
handsome automobile driven by Robert
Burns. After paying visit to the public
schools and transacting some business at
the Surrogate's Office. the Governor en-
tered the automobile and was taken to
Burlington, where he caught train for
Trenton.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Board of Education will be held
this year on Saturday, December 8, in the
lecture room of the NJ. E. Church at 10
o'clock. The morning session will be
very interesting. the County Superintend-
ent having in preparation series of ques-
tions that will give good idea of the
conditions of the schools in the county.
The public is invited to attend this meet
ing. AT 1.15 the annual banquet will be
held at the Arcade hotel, at which there
will be several good speakers. This part
of the programme will be necessarily linn
tied to the members of the township
boards.
One of the nonsensical points of the
game law was disclosed last week. A
gentleman who owns large tract of
land in this county but who resides out of
of the state, wanted a days gun
ming, so he sent relative to get license
required by law. But it was found that
the applicant must appear in person, and
must answer lot of questions, giving
age. height. color of hair and eyes, and
lots of other stuff Summed up, an owner
of land. in order to gun on his own pro-
perty, must answer all these questions,
pay a license fee, and then must not
attempt to take his game out of the
state. Nice law.
The youngest gunner. heard from this
season is the son of landlord Braddock, in
Medford. The boy is about eight years of
age and is the possessor of a small rifle
His father went down to Indian Mills last
week and took the boy with him, the lat
tor toL;nrtho r;f7e While tha fathor xyos ~ :