The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-11
LOCAL NEWS.


first house below Rancocas Park, Masor
yille, N. j.
The post Office will close at 10 o'cloc
Tomorrow morning in observance of Col
umbus day.
Miss Elizabeth Gregory. of Mount Hol
ly, is teacher of the public school In West
ampton township.
A metal balustrade that gives a prett,
finish has been placed ON the roof o
Richard Lambs new hotel.
Edwin ii. Ogburn conducted the Ep
worth League service In the Methods
Church on Sunday evening.
Many friends greeted Edward s. Troth
last week, during his visit to the fair. H
is still located at Scranton. Pa.
The services held in the Dobbins Memor
ial Chapel on Sunday afternoons hav,
been discontinued until next summer.
Foe SALE irst-class cedar sidinl
shingles; also shingle and plastering lath
Apply to George w. A. French, Noun
Holly. At
Benjamin W. Zelley slipped on ba
mana peel, on Thursday night, and injured
his hip quite severely from the fall tt
the sidewalk.
James v. Cain, after thirty years SER
vice, has resigned as Captain of Company
G. Third Infantry, the local military com
pany at Beverly.
Mrs. Harry G. Wagner, who is recover
ing from her recent operation for appen
dicitis, performed at the Burlington Coun
Hospital. returned to her home on Sun
day.
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Buzby. of Moores
town, Announces the marriage of her daugh
ter, Esther Thamzine, to Alonzo v. Coop
er, of West Chester, P, on Monday, DC
tober g.
Harry E. Dubell. director of the Board Of
Freeholders, had his wrist dislocated on
Sunday while cranking his automobile.
The crank flew back and struck the wrist
with great force.
The ladies of the vincentown Baptist
Church will give a supper in the Town
Hall. Vincentown, on Friday and Satur.
day Of this week, TO which they extend a
cordial invitation to all to attend.
The directors of the Riverside Traction
Company have secured the services of F.
w. Rodgers, who Is now acting as theil
superintendent. He formerly held sim
liar position with the road passing through
Mount Holly.
II you have valuables you need protec
ton for them. A place of safety is the
fire and burglar proof vault of the Mount
Holly Safe Deposit and Trust Company
where you can rent safe deposit box fol
$500 and up per year.
Benjamin Citizens. president of the
Corn Exchange National Bank, Of Phil
adelphia. died at Atlantic City, on Thurs
day. Mr.. Citizens was born at Julius
town, and lived In this county for some
time. He went into the commission bust
ness In Philadelphia, and was selected al
president of the bank.
Charles H. Estill's weather report fol
the month of September: Clear days, IS
clear and cloudy, 4; rain all day and even
ing, 8; cloudy in the morning and cleal
In the afternoon and evening, 2; clear and
cloudy with high wind and heavy show
ers, lightning and thunder, 1; heavy fog
In the morning, clear and cloudy, 8.
Samuel G. Schumacher, A. M, Phi. d.
Professor of Biological Sciences In tn,
State Normal School at West Chester, Pa.
noted speaker of great charm and elo
quence, has been engaged by the Univer
sity Extension Committee of the Higl
School Alumni Association to deliver
course of six lectures here In the cour
house on Thursday evening. November
10 and II, and December 2. 8 and 10 next
A free travelling library for the use o
ticket holders for Professor Schumacher
lectures in installed at Boyce's. Secur
tickets at Boyce's or from members of tn
committee.
Lyman Fl. Howe Is the wizard and hi
travel festival is the magic wand by mean
of which the audience at the Mount Ho
ly Theatre, on November II, will agai
be transported here, there and everywher
In the twinkling of an eye. By her,
there, etc, is meant sojourn In Londo
to see the Kings funeral from numerou
view points, including close facial po
traits of the world rulers and our ow
special ambassador, Colonel Roosevelt,
attendance; a ride up the Eiffel Tower,
steamer trip through the fiords of No
way, a journey over the Alps In white
Still other features will show the recel
eruption of Mt. Etna, dangerous artillel
maneuvres In Italy, Japanese iubile
on training ship, etc.
The Pemberton Township Board of e
ucation, at a meeting held at Brown
Mills, discussed the question of havir
all the children of proper age In the di
trict attend school. As there is quite
neglect In this matter, L. L. Gratz, the s
pervising principal, was appointed trua
officer. In the endeavor to accomplii
a ful6llment of the law bearing on til
important matter, he has notified the hei
of every derelict family in the townsh
that they will be subject to legal action
the children's education is further n
elected. By looking after the educatio
al interests of the township last year, N
Gratz increased its general school atten
ance from Is, 1856 to 80, 432, and efforts a
being made to reach the $4,000 mar
Largely through donations made 4
Joseph j. White and ]. M. Foster. t
schools in Pemberton township are
well equipped with paraphernslia as a
Others of their size in the county. T
school at Birmingham, In charge of M
Bernadetta Fenton, of Mount Holly, /
an average daily attendance of forty.
the result of a visit made last week, Coz
tv Superintendent Herman A. Stees
ports In good condition the schools
New Hanover, Springfield and Southan
ton townships.