The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

The annual rabbit supper was enjoyed
by the members and friends of Lady
Marion Home No. 6, last Saturday even
ing, In Red Mems hall.
The lecture that was to have been given
In the Baptist church, last evening, by
Rev. Alfred G. Gearhart, on around the
world in 80 minutes" was postponed until
this evening.
A Cat Social will be held at Daniel
Parker's, near New Egypt on Friday even
ing, for the benefit of Golfers Mills Sun,
day school. Everybody who comes is
expected to bring cat.
An excellent lecture was delivered last
Thursday evening in the court house by
Professor Samuel Schumacher, of West
Chester, Pa. His next lecture is scheduled
for Friday evening, December I'd.
Mr.. Monroe, secretary of the Anti-Sa'
loon League, will speak at the Baptist
Church next Sunday morning. In the
evening the pastor, Rev. r. II. Baker,
will preach on the subject: '"The Real
Philosophers Stone"
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian church, will have charge OF
the Epworth League service in the
Methodist church next Sunday evening al
6.45. 1t is expected that an interesting
programme will be presented.
At recent meeting of the Board OF
Directors of the Mount Holly Y. M. CA,
Albert B. Walters was elected a director
to,succeed Jess G. Strauss, who resigned,
and Robert A. Semple. Jr., was elected
treasurer vice the late Richard P. Holeman.
A very fine observation-disclosures OF
those who attended say it was the best this
season-was given at Pemberton on Thurs
day evening by Mrs. IdaJenness Moulton.
So well pleased was the audience that 1t Is
contemplated having Mrs. Moulton return
in short time. In addition to a charm.
ing personal manner, Mrs. Moulton is
thoroughly conversant with the roles OF
impersonator and musical entertainer.
Not single word of adverse criticism has
been uttered against the lady, whose re-
turn is being looked forward to with great
interest.
Declaring that conservation of state
forests requires a most stringent enforce
ment of the new forestry law. Magistrate
Smith, of Burlington, has handed down a
decision in test case, holding Walter
Sloan, of Chatsworth, responsible for a
fire which swept over thousand acres of
state park timberland in Woodland town
ship last April. Although Slosn used
precautions against the spread of the fire,
the court holds that the law accepts no
excuse whenever a forest fire starts from
brush burning. Only the minimum fine
of $50, however, is imposed upon the de-
PENDANT. The case, which has attracted
the attention of foresters of this and ad
joining states and is interesting thousands
of residents of the New Jersey pine belt,
was brought against Sloan by state For
ester j. B. Gaskill. Sloan burned off the
brush around his cranberry boys on a
Thursday, and late In the afternoon of the
same day had boy inspect the burned
strip and pour water over the smouldering
heaps. Early Saturday morning in a gale
of wind, confagration broke out on the
state lands adjacent to the Sloan bog.
This was the first case to be tried under
the new forestry law, and the first case to
be tried in the new city hall at Burlington
The defendant was represented by James
M. Davis, of Mount Holly.