The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
St. patrick's day post cards at Boyce's.*

The Epworth League will hold socia
in the M. E. church on Friday evening.
Harry Wright. of Medford. will con
duct big shooting match at Evesboro to
day.
James Mullen, who has been seriously
Ill with a complication of diseases, ha
been removed to the almshouse.
The W. c. T. U. will meet at the hom'
of Mrs. Cameron, No. 33 Paxson street
on Tuesday next, at three o'clock.
John ]. Fenstermacher has sold thu
farm owned by Harry Slatder on the Mt
Laurel road. to A. Walter, of Camden.
Fine, nearly new, mahogany piano
$3.50. Must be sold this week, party leav
ing town. Address piano" News office
Harold B. Wells was one OF the sue
cessful lawyers to pass the examination
for the degree of counselor, at Trenton,
on Thursday.
| Anna, wife of Albert A. johnson, died
at her home on Brainard street yesterday
morning. She had been suffering with
diabetes for some time.
At the railroad station yesterday tin
cups were placed on the ends of the axles
on the baggage trucks to prevent grease
from soiling ladies' dresses.
Regular services will be held in Grace
P. E. Church, Pemberton, Sunday even
ings at 745. Lenten services Tuesday
evenings at the same hour.
1t is expected that the grand jury OF
Camden county will present bills OF In
dictment tonight as a result of the in
vestigation of the State Mutual Building
Association.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Helen Taylor. of Waretown, and
Harvey Reed, of Riverside. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Charles A.
Barnes on February %.
The bennery of Frank Willard, of Bev-
erly township, was visited on Friday night
for the third time within week by chick
en- thieves who stole twenty chickens,
making three dozen taken.
The Delaware and Raritan canal opened
for navigation yesterday, marking the
10th year of its existence. The canal was
closed December %, since when many
improvements have been made.
George Jarvis Thompson, of Marion,
graduate of the Mount Holly High
School, was one of the paraders with the
Pennsylvania troops at President Taft's
Inauguration at Washington on Thursday.
A funny thing is the way in which cor
respondents to out-of-town newspapers al
lude to Mount Holly as this city" when
as a matter of fact we are not even
town. Northampton township is the legal
title of this place. Mount Holly Is mere
ly designating name.
At a special meeting of the Chester
township committee, Wednesday night,
a third voting district at Moorestown was
designated The heavy vote In the west
district last fall necessitated new one
being formed under the present law. 1t
is thought that the school house at Lee
nola will be the voting place.
William Conroy, the noted base ball
player, who receives good salary Tor
twirling the sphere, left Moorestown last
week for Chicago, and from there he went
south with his team to Galveston. Mr..
Conroy is playing with the Washingtons
this year, his release having been bought
from the New Yorks for $1,000.
The famous Boston College Girls went
down to defeat in game of basket ball
in Mount Holly, Thursday evening, the
score being 18 to is. The second team
won from Beverly, 46 to II. The expec-
tation of interest in the first contest did
not go the limit, as the Mount Holly team
was compelled to handle its opponents
with tender consideration.
Two prominent citizens of Florence,
while in Mount Holly, on Thursday, got
the South Jersey Tobacco Company for a
smoke. Entering the store they asked If
the credit of their townsman, William
Darlington. was good. The reply was
ssthe very best" Then give US two
good cigars and charge them to him.
They soon got the weeds and certainly
enjoyed q cheap smoke.
Jesse Fenimore, an aged farmer. living
at Bridgeboro, parted with his roll last
week. He always carried the long green
in a wallet next to his heart and between
the Innings of his coat, as it was more
convenient than going to bank when he
wanted some cash. But as there is an
end to everything the Innings became
worn with age. allowing the purse con-
tanning $487 to slip through unnoticed.
At Beverly last night was organized a
beneficial lodge, Daughters of Pocahon-
tas. an auxiliary to the Improved Order
of Red Men. The exercises were held in
Grand Army Hall after street parade,
and where banquet was served at the close
The initiation was conducted by members
of Fair Star Lodge, No. So, of Camden.
The new lodge will beknown as the Eagle
Eve, No. 1876, and starts with a large
membership. Visitors were present from
Mount Holly, Florence, Burlington and
Delanco.
The annual school meeting for the
township of Northampton will be held on
the 10Th of this moath. In order to "get
square" with couple of members of the
Board of Education, against whom some
persons have fancied grievances, 1t may
relieve the situation and also ease the
troubled minds of those interested in the
movement to say that one of the two has
two years to serve, the other has year
in office. The gentlemen whose terms
expire this year are DR.. Melcher, John M
HUFF and Philip Karg.
At the next regular meeting Of the
America Hose Company officers will
be elected for the ensuing year. A fea-
ture OF the business at that meeting will
be a proposition to improve the present
condition of the lower hall in which the
apparatus is kept. Unsightly cracks
through which dirt is constantly drop
ping, will disappear by patching por-
ton of the ceiling, which, together with
the side walls, are to be painted in colors
of pleasing tints. 1t is possible that the