The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-04-13

| Is confined to his home with pneumonia.
George G. Heaviland, of Mount Holly,
carriage painter, Is in the employ OF d.
B. WINS, of Medford.
Miss Stella Prickett and Miss Hattie
Branin, of Woodbury., were visitors In
Mount Holly last week.
DR.. L. L. Sharp, of Medford. who is
not enjoying good health, is being treated
at the University Hospital, Philadelphia.
| Percival W. Willis, of Beverly. has
given notice of his intention to apply Tor
admission to the bar at the next term OF
the Supreme court.
Miss Edna Parker will entertain the
Young Women's Christian Temperance
Union at her home on Brainard street,
this evening, at7.45.
Weather Prophet Hicks, who weeks In
advance predicted that there would be
blizzard on Inauguration day, says April
will be cold month.
The reorganized choir of the Metho-
dist church at New Egypt, with Prof.
E. A. Stevens as leader, rendered some
fine Easter music on Sunday.
Miss Laura Wills, the young daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs r. G. Wills, of Marion,
has a broken leg, the result Of falling
down a fight of steps at her home.
Because of weak food gates the dam
at ELEPHANTS mill washed away last week.
It will cost s. M. Hinchman at least one
thousand dollars to rebuild the same.
Ten young men, members of the 4.
M. c. A. of West Philadelphia, who have
been enjoying themselves at Lake Kenil-
worth, near Marlton, broke camp yester-
day.
Edward A. Potter, aged SO years, died
at his home in Moorestown, on Tuesday
night, from pneumonia. The deceased
was well known in athletic circles in New
Jersey.
George 8. Dobbins is prepared to do
gardening, cleaning lawns, whitewashing
cellars, cleaning carpets etc. A postal
card addressed to 179 West Washington
street. will reach him.
Joseph Sheridan, Jr., of Marion, went
to Boston, Mass, last week, to marry
Miss May Hume. After wedding tour
the couple will take up their residence
with the groom's parents.
AS a precautionary measure against
smallpox, the Board of Education OF
Evesham township has decided that all
school children in that district must be
vaccinated within thirty days from April
10.
Rev. E. ]. Kulp, of Broadway church,
Camden, will deliYer an address at the
Fourth anniversary OF the Brotherhood OF
the Mount Holly Methodist church, on
Thursday evening. All are invited to
attend.
There are letters in the post Office for
the following names: Rev. h. II. q.
jackson, Mrs. Lena Montgomery, Aaron
Wheeler, Lizzie W. Simpson, Mrs. Il.
Shinn, Mrs. Lizzie Shields; postals, Miss
Mary Bozarth, Mrs. Jacob Dellinger.
Incompetence with promise made when
the freight trolley ordinance was passed by
the Burlington County Railway Company.
the spur of track on Mill street was taken
up yesterday, the idea of extending the
trolley service to Smithville having been
abandoned.
A sensible conclusion has been reached
by the Medford Field Club in its determi-
nation to cut out, as far as possible, all
Philadelphia teams this season and play
ball with county teams instead. This idea,
the directors believe, will increase inter-
est and make the attendance better.
Rev. Gibbs Braislin will remove to the
old Braislin homestead farm on the Ran
cocas road, near Burlington, in a few
days. Mr. Braislin has resigned his po-
sition as pastor of the First Baptist
Church at Gloucester, Mass. On account
of i'll health he will take up the simple
duties OF farm life.
The Burlington County Board OF Tax
alton held its monthly meeting on We'd
nesday, and considered some matters that
will enter into the assessments this year.
The Board decided to hold its meetings
on the second Wednesday of each month,
BEGINNING with May 10. at which time the
assessors will be present.
The annual meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Pemberton and Hightstown
Railroad was held at the American House,
at New Egypt, Friday, when the follow
ing officers we're elected: President, F..
s. Gaskill; secretary, William II. Davis;
superintendent, William Burtis; general
passenger agent, W. Scott Chafey. The
stockholders afterward enjoyed ban
quet.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
Church at Medford has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Edward She
melia; first vice president, Harry Cossa-
boon second vice president, William Hen
~; third vice president, Randolph Jen-
nings; fourth vice president, Carroll Hew-
lit; treasurer, G. II. Kirby; secretary,
Walter Clark; organists, Emma Hugg
and Emma Bowker.
s The base ball team at Bridgeboro has
organized for the season and the lineup
will be as follows. Elwood Lloyd, first
base; Fred Freck, second base; Royden
Woodington, third base; Clarence Hen
son, short stop; Lawrence Horner, right
field; Warren King, center field; William
Hubbs, left field; Clarence Hubbs, pitch.
er; Samuel Taylor, catcher: Lawrence
Hubbs, extra man. Raymond Craft, ran
ager, would like to arrange dates with the
leading clubs Of the county.
The New Jersey Cranberry Sales Com
panY held its annual meeting in Mount
Holly, on Tuesday, and reelected the fol
lowing directors: w. L. Wilbur, Trenton
A. l. Davis. Pemberton; b. L. Knight
Medford; John R. Howell, Mount Holly
John B. Trick, Vincentown. The follow
ling officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, F. S. Gaskill, New Egypt
vice president, Henry P. Thorn, Medford
secretary and treasurer, Harry L. Knight
The sales made by this company last yea
amounted to IA, 600 barrels Of cranberries
During the past few days vegetation
hos heen at the mercy of unreasonable