The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

I The store you have confidence in
BoYce's.
j ]. Holmes Longstreet, of Bordentown,
Is recovering from q severe attack Of
rheumatism.
The property of Philip Bullock on
Water street has been sold to Mrs. s.
Budd Norcross
A steel batteau, purchased by George
D. Worrell, arrived at the boat house of
Edward Hack on Saturday.
A handsome colt owned by Willard
Rogers, of WOODLAND, was a prize win
ner at the recent Wissahickon horse show.
Mrs. J. Harry Halt is attending the
commencement exercises at her alma
mater, Sacred Heart Academy. Lancaster,
Pa.
Morris K. Perinchief and William j.
Haines have placed a handsome canoe,
"Wilmor," In commission on the upper
creek.
Charles w. johnson and Miss Hanna E.
Mason were married in Trinity Methodist
parsonage at Bordentswn, on Saturday,
by Rev. William Mitchell.
A fiagman has been put on duty at the
Smithville railroad station. The freight
station has not been removed as promised
by the attorney for the company.
Among the pleasant features of com
mencement week In Mount Holly was q
luncheon given by Gladys M. Van Der
veer to the teachers of the High school
The lot at the corner of Madison ave-
nue. and King street, SO long an eyesore to
everybody, is likely to undergo change
soon, as it has been sold to E. W. Esham.
Ri Rev. Bishop McFaul dedicated st.
Elizabeth's Church at Avon-by- the-Sea
on Sunday. Rev. P. J. Hart, Of Mount
Holly, acted as Deacon at the celebration
of mass.
New Jersey Lodge, No. 1, Knights OF
Pythias, will attend divine service at the
NJ. e. church next Sunday evening. A
special sermon will be preached by the
pastor, Rev. George T. Harris.
Frank R. Manthey, of Bordentown, and
Miss Emma M. Bowe, of Mansfield town
ship, were married in St. Mary's Church
at the former place. on Wednesday after
noon, by Rev. D. ]. Duggan.
The graduating exercises of the De-
lance public schools was held In the Pres
byterian Church Saturday night. Diplo-
mas were presented to Ann E. Archer,
Marie G. Mayer and Andrew II. Hama
mann.
The Bridgeboro W. c. T. o. had an en-
ioyable time In their hall on Thursday
evening. the main feature being burn
ing Of the mortgage which rested on the
hall. An interesting programme marked
the event.
At meeting of the State Board of Ed
ucation, held in Trenton, last week. Hon.
H. A. stees was reappointed County Su-
perinteudent for Burlington county. Mr..
Stees, as we'll as the county, is to be con-
graduated.
The thanks of the Board of Education
of Northampton township are due to
Morris Fl. Keeler and the Sacred Heart
Church for the loan of chairs for use on
the platform of the opera house on Thurs
day evening.
]. Harry Halt, the High street jeweler,
presented souvenirs to the graduating
class of the Mount Holly High School.
To the young ladies he gave piece of
colonial glassware, and to the young men
he presented pocket mirror.
On Friday evening Columbus Grange,
No. So, received thirty-three propositions
for membership. State Master Gaunt
was present and entertained the members.
On Saturday evening Burlington Grange
conferred the third degree on twelve can
didates.
Toms River lawyers have been retained
by property owners there to bring suit
against the Pennsylvania Railroad for
damages occasioned by the forest fire Of
May 80, 81 and June 1. The property
owners allege that a Sunday excursion
train set the fire which did the damage.
William Fl. Rutan, of Newark, Is suf-
fering from serious injury to his leg as
the result of being knocked down by an
automobile. He is well known In this
county, being a member of the grand
lodge Knights of Pythias. and on the
committee of the Masonic Home at Bur-
lington.
The following are the unclaimed letters
remaining In the pest Office for the week
ending June IL: Frank Kramer. 81. H.
Albertson, Mrs. Anna Banning, 2; Leo
Bethune, Thos. Galloway, R. W. Evans,
Jennie Griffith, Cousin Jennie. Postals
for ]. A. Buchanan, James Larkin, Mrs.
W. NJ. Haines.
Rev. T. NJ. Eastwood, D. D., of Bur-
lington, accompanied by his son, How
ard, left yesterday morning for an ex-
tended visit through the west. They ex-
pect to be present at the National Baptist
Convention to be held in Portland. Ore
gon, and will also attend the Yukon Ex-
position at Seattle, Washington.
Thomas Lambert. an athlete, died at
his home at Riverside, on Friday night,
of typhoid fever. The lad was 10 years
of age and popular in all branches of out
door sports, particularly In base ball. He
was star pitcher of the Burlington High
School, and in recent game against
Palmyra High School succeeded in the
rare feat of striking out eighteen of the
opponents batsmen.
Miss Mabel Fl. Moore, teacher In the
East Burlington public school, has an
nounced her engagement to Charles P.
Ballinger, of Rochester, N. Y. The con-
tractiug parties were graduated from the
Farnum school at Beverly in 1907. Miss
Moore was yaledictorian of the class and
her fancee was an honor man. The mar
rage will take place at the home of Miss
Moore's parents in Philadelphia on Mon
day evening, June FL.
Children's Day was celebrated by the