The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-18

The Delanco Gun Club is planning t
erect larger club house.
The Curtis dry goods store will b
closed all day on Christmas.
The capital stock of the Ronalds (
johnson Company, of Hainesport, ha
been increased from $780, 900 to 81, 900,
600.
Don't forget Lyman Howe's movin
pictures, at the opera house, on Frida
evening, December 21.
Wesley H. Slack, after a brief illness
died this morning at 7.30 O'Clock. Las
night he was considered much better.
The Christmas exercises of the Eayres
| town Sunday school, will be held in tn
school house on Saturday evening next.
Richard Lewis. Jack Gillian, Morri
Perinchief, H. G. Wagner and Johl
Elbertson compose the Mount Holly baske
! ball team.
! Joshua E Roberts and William Younk
er, of Moorestown, have issued invitation
/ for dance to be held at Rancocas, on Sat
urday. December 80.
Changes of advertising intended for thu
next issue of THE News, which will ap
pear the day before Christmas, must be ii
the office next Friday.
1t is not too late to be listed in our new
Telephone Directory, which goes to press
December 20. Lowest rates, best service
Inter State Telephone Company.
Hon Joseph H. Gaskill, County Judge
for Burlington County, has rendered his
resignation, to take effect December %
His term would have expired in 1909
The Burlington County Board of Agri
culture will hold meeting in the Court
House, on Saturday, at 10 o'clock, to
which a general invitation is extended.
The annual Christmas dinner to children
will be given in the Masonic Temple
at noon next Tuesday by members of
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks. Allchildren
are invited.
At the February term of the Supreme
Court, one of the applicants for admission
to the bar will be Rev. James Mercer
Davis, Pastor of the Baptist church at
Vincentown.
Rosenfeld Brothers, Mill street, have an
immense line of pictures in frames, which
they are selling at half price. The sub
jects are very pretty, and suitable for
Christmas gifts.
Nearby farmers are filling our Meat
chickens and ducks ever seen in Mount
Holly. Look at them before purchasing,
Frake's Market, 80 Mill street.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending
December Is: Miss Bracket, Miss Sadie
Bovine, Lila Childs, Frank Hoffnel, Mrs.
Hamilton Haines, Mrs. @. P. Robinson.
Every body who purchases goods to the
amount of 80 cents, at Rosenfeld Brothets,
on Mill street, will receive a coupon for
piece of jewelry. Everybody who spends
one dollar with this firm will receive
present
Services will be conducted by Bishop
Scarborough in Grace P. E. church, Penn
berton, on Sunday evening. December %.
at z 30 o'clock Services will also be held
in Grace church Christmas morning, at 9
O'Clock
Standing room will be at premium at
the concert to be given in the opera house,
this evening, by the musical clubs of the
University of Pennsylvania, who will ap
pear in Mount Holly for the benefit of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Arson S. Taylor, of Washington, D. c.,
and formerly of Mount Holly, has offered
to donate window to the Methodist
church at Mantua, in memory of his de-
ceased wife, that being the town in which
she lived.
The decoration of the windows at the
office of the Public Service Corporation,
On Mill street, is the work of Miss Ethel
Phares, the local agent. A Christmas tree
is to be added. on which will appear many
small electric lights.
II d e
Rancocas, on Wednesday, occurred the
of his niece, Miss Elizabeth
Braddock Jones, to Joseph G. Dudley, of
Mount Holly. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Richard HI. Baker, pastor
Of the Baptist church. After the reception
The happy couple left on southern trip.
they will reside in Mount Holly.
The young ladies who are arranging for
A dance in honor of the University of
combined music clubs, wish
TO correct the impression that there is not
to be reception and dance, as they will
be held in Masonic Temple this evening,
after the concert. Superin
sendent Gilbert has very kindly arranged
to have a trolley car leave Mount Holly
Tor Camden at 1890
The Rev Franklin Jones Clark, Assist
ant at Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia,
will be advanced to the Priesthood by
Bishop Whitaker, in Holy Trinity Church,
Square, Philadelphia, on Sat
lrday morning, December 22nd, at II
o'clock No cards will be issued for this
service, and Mr. Clark desires to take this
means of informing his friends in Mount
Holly of the ordination and begs each one
20 consider this a personal invitation.
The effort of Dr. ]. Duncan Spaeth, of
Princeton University, in his lecture of
Thursday last on Lowell was crowned
with wonted success The stereoptican
was splendidly operated by James L.
Jamison, and numerous interesting views
we're shown. Whitman, the Prophet,
S the subject for next Thursday, in the
Court House, at 8 o'clock P. M. 1t is the
asst lecture of the course, and should
prove of unusual interest. Walt Whitman,
known as the Good Grey Poet, lived for
nineteen years in Camden, N. J. Con
,cious of the prevailing sentiment here
against this subject as a literary man,
Professor Spaeth will doubtless meet the
ssue nobly Considerable attention has
conferred on this lecture, and record
audience is predicted.
An alarm of fire, yesterday morning,
Turing the rain was not appreciated by
those whose duty it was to respond and
work in the mud for an hour or more
The trouble was on Risdon street, in the
arge building recently vacated by the de-
funct Bowker Shoe Company, now occu-
pied by the Wissahickon Manufacturing
Company, who are making fire proof
roofing While Superintendent Sword
was experimenting in his Office. there was
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not control the fire which followed. He ran
to the telephone to summon assistance
after throwing water and sand on the
blaze When he went back he could not
get near the spot because of the dense
volume Of smoke, from which several fire.
men were nearly overcome, and they we're
to leave the building to get
fresh air One of these was Wilson Mat
lack, who had his hands scorched A por-
ton of the building was pretty we'll food
ed in order to extinguish the flames. which
did damage to the extent of about 81 800.
The loss on stock is light as it was non
combustible There is 81, $50 insurance
on the contents and 50, 500 on the build
ing.
The New Year in Mount Holly will be
ushered in with shooters and mummers
and exercises appropriate to the occasion
and now being arranged for by the Union
Fire company. which organization will
have one or two hundred guests to enter
tain on the evening of December 81. This
will require some financial assistance and
contributions are now being solicited. At
IL 80 p M. there will be parade of fire.
men, and in the line some floats and decor
ated vehicles win probably be seen.
Those who desire to participate in this
feature are requested to communicate with
Harry S Garon, who is secretary of the
committee. Such an event has not taken
place in Mount Holly for long time, and
there should be hearty cooperation TO
make the affair brilliant success. The
visiting delegations will be represented by
the franklin and Fulton Fire Companies.