The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-04-06

Easter post cards and booklets. L. 8
Boyce, stationer.
For sale.-The EVAN estate property OF
Main street. Lot about 81 feet front by
1873 feet deep. Apply to A. A. Anderson.
The Easter offerings at st. Andrew
Church will be devoted to the improve
ment and decoration of the interior of the
church.
Walter Hartshorn, living near New
Egypt, got his hand caught in windmill
at his home, on Thursday, crushing the
two forefngers.
The twenty second reunion Of the second
New Jersey brigade will be held at Tren
ton, Friday, April 9th, at II a. m. Ban
quet at 80 p. m.
Having decided to purchase power
boat, the name of Beverley G. Kingdom
NAV be added to the roster of the Mount
Holly Boat Club.
Crosscut buns for Friday. Chocolate
vanilla, strawberry and bisque ice cream
and orange water ice for Easter Sunday
Joseph G. Bower.
The erection of a new iron fence, in
GLIDING an arch stone entrance, along the
front of the Brotherhood cemetery. adds
a noticeable Improvement to the appear
ance of that property.
Next Sunday there will be interesting
services in the M E. church. In the
morning Rey. George T. Harris will
preach an Easter sermon. At the even
ing service the cantata Easter Dawn
will be rendered by the choir.
Thursday was the last day on which
appeals from the decisions of the County
Board of Taxation could be entered with
the State Board. There did not seem tc
be any complaint againt the actions of the
Burlington County Board as there was
not a single appeal from this county sent
in to the higher Board
Miss Cartes E Swarts, field secretary
for the National Training School for Mis-
sionaries and Deaconesses, OF Washing.
ton, D. c., will address meeting in the
Mount Holly M. E. Church, on Tuesday
evening, April IS, at 7.SO o'clock, under
the auspices of the Women's Home Mis-
sionary Society. All welcome.
The annual fair of Relief Fire Co.,
No. 1, will be held in Arcade Hall, Mount
Holly, on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day nights, April %, % and "a. Useful
and fancy articles will be on sale. Dis
brow's orchestra will furnish music each
evening. Tickets 10 cents. The proceeds
will be applied to making payment on
the engine.
Edward Eckert, who drives wagon
for Harry Mullen, received serious inju-
ries Yesterday about noon. He had team
on the road to Burlington and the horses
started to run away. In his efforts to
stop them Eckert fell under the wheels OF
the wagon and one of his legs was broken.
He was picked up by trolley crew and
brought to Mount Holly, where he was
sent to the hospital.
The Ocean County Teachers Associa-
ton, in session az Toms RIVER, on Sstur-
day. elected Professor ]. r. Steelman, OF
Manahawkin, president; Professor George
w. WINS, of New Egypt, vice president;
Miss Cook, of Lakewood, secretary; Chas.
E. Downey, of Burrsville, treasurer.
Charles H. Albert, of the Bloomsbury.
(Pa. } Normal School, addressed the gath
ering.
Ellis Fl. Parker. Thomas @. Alcott and
Walter T. Stewart, of Mount Holly, who
spent week as deputies in company OF
United States Marshal Alcott taking 20
federal prisoners to Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, arrived home Sunday after fine
trip across the country. While the party
was absent a government penitentiary at
Fort Leavenworth was destroyed by fire.
but it was not the institution to which
the convicts were taken.
John Flynn, who had been switch
tender on the AmboY Division OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad about 80 years,
died at his home in Bordentown on Sun
day. lie had been retired and placed on
the pension roll of the company but
short time ago. During his time he saved
several persons from being killed on the
railroad near his post of duty. He was
quite genius in the way of inventions,
having patented railroad switch and a
snow pillow for locomotives and street
cars.
The weather report for the month OF
March, as kept by Charles 81. Estill, OF
Church street, is as follows: Heavy frost,
clear all day, 5; rain all day and night. 4;
rain all day. wind in evening, A.. snow in
morning and partially clear and cloudy,
2; snow in afternoon, partially clear and
cloudy, 4; partially clear and cloudy in
morning, clear in afternoon and evening,
A; partially clear and cloudy, 6; heavy
frost in morning. rain in afternoon, /;
cloudy in morning with high wind and
clear in afternoon, 1.
Tomorrow evening there will be spe
cial musical service in st. Andrew
Church, at which time Maunder's cantata.
"Olivet to Calvary" will be sung by the
vested choir of the Church of the Incar-
nation, Philadelphia, under the direction
of Walter St. Clere Knodle. organist and
choirmaster. This choir has sung in Mount
Holly on previous occasions, and there
will undoubtedly be a large congregation
to hear 1t this time. An offertory will be
made to meet the expenses incurred,
which will be quite considerable.
The managers of the Mount Holly base
ball club are getting team ready for the
coming season and expect to open on Sat
urday. May 1, with game with Vincen
town. Thorne, who pitched for Mount
Holly, last year, will be on the Blair Col
lege team until the first of June, when h'
is expected to come to Mount Holly. Tit
team thus far made up is as follows: Sc
mon, catcher; Morgan, of Burlington
pitcher; Charles Peacock, Of Florence
first base; Cultured, second base; Lind
say, third base; Bennett, shortstop; Par
cell and Gillian in the field. This Leaves
one vacancy to be filed, but the manager
expect to sign several extra men, so tina
the team this year will be strong one.