The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-12-27

Henry M. Thomson and wife expect
start next week on a two months trip t
Florida.
Mrs. Charles Randall spent Thursda,
at Florence with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Biard Carly.
Fred Parker, proprietor of the Nil
street hotel, spent Wednesday with rela
tives at Florence.
A new year dance will be given in tn
Jr. o. U. A. M hall at Lumberton, o.
Monday evening, January 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bisbing. of Flor
ence, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary o
their marriage on Sunday.
Some needy families in Mount Holll
were furnished with Christmas dinner
through the Salvation Armyicorps of Bul
lington.
The Mitchell Fire Company. of Burling
ton, following a usual custom, will Civ
saur kraut and goose supper on New
Years eve.
A subscription dance will be given Il
the Masonic Temple on Monday evening
January 2. Burkart's orchestra will fur
nish music.
A very interesting programme was rem
dered by the Methodist Sunday School
which held its anniversary exercises Of
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Charles Andrews, of Fellowship
had one of her fingers amputated as tn
result of getting that member caugh
while trying to stop wind mill
Housekeeping will engage the attention
of Fred E. Colder, who has rented tn
new apartments In the Zelley building oil
High street for that purpose.
Cyrus s. Moore and wife will leave mex
week for Florida, where they will spent
the winter. They will spend most O.
their time at Tampa and Orlando.
Joseph 8. Shreve has installed gaso
line engine In the cellar for A. R. Bed
well, who will use the power In connec
ton with his shoe repairing business.
Miss Edith Moore. student at the
Ithaca Conservatory of Music, Is spend.
ing her holiday vacation in Mount Holly,
being the guest of her sister, Miss Hannah
Moore.
Owing to the adjournment of Congress.
Micajah E. Matlack, printing and bill
clerk of the House of Representatives, Ia
spending the Christmas vacation at his
home In Mount Holly.
The German and English languages
were used at the Christmas exercises Of
st. Paul's Lutheran Church. near Haines-
port, which were held on Sunday after
noon. The programme was pleasing to a
large congregation.
An unsatisied mortgage that was as
sumed by the r. P Sword Manufacture
ing Company. is now the subject of fore
closure proceedings at the suit Of the
bondholders of the old Wissahickon Man
ufacturing Company.
At a meeting of the township commit
tee, Tuesday night. the annual report OF
Charles P. Rogers, overseer of the poor.
as audited and accepted. OF the 81, 900
appropriated by the township for poor
purposes during the past year. he found
occasion to spend $795 Al.
Albert and Carson Wright, surveyors,
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who are located at Orlando, Florida, had
good cunning in the south last week. In
one day they shot three buck deer and
several wild turkeys. Edward B. Jones.
who was down in Florida, stopped over at
Orlando on his way home and saw the
game which these brothers had killed. 1t
was fine lot.
A. A. Anderson reports the following
sales of Mount Holly real estate during
the past week: House on Pine street be.
longing to Elmira F. Anderson was
bought by Fred Stockton. House No. IS
Water street sold to George 8. Maxwell,
and house No. IS Water street to William
A. Maxwell. The Water street properties
were owned by Charles P. Farmer, Jr.
As a member of the senior class at the
Central Manual Training school, Philadel'
phia, David Lutz, aged 10 years, living on
WOODLAND, near Mount Holly, is attaining
prominence as a musical composer. and 9
bright future Is predicted for the young
man, whose music has recently been
heard In the Mount Holly Theatre. The
interest taken in the boy by musicians In
the city, may result in Lutz being sent tc
Europe for further development by emf.
nent instructors. Some Of his compost
lions have been declared by critics to be
very clever productions.
In order to meet the expenses incurred
by the plan to adjust the back taxes Of
Mount Holly, the township committee, In
reporting a deficit of 1888 finds it neces-
sary to go back several years and transfer
the unexpended balance of any funds thai
might be available for this purpose. Al
the outset 1t was figured that If the com
missioners appointed by the court bad
allowed all the taxes in dispute, the town
ship would have gained about 5000. Il
can now be seen that if a resolution haC
been passed discharging all taxes up to {
certain date and then starting new again
considerable money would have beer
saved.
Oscar Evan, superintendent of the Bel
Telephone Company. on Tuesday com
pleted the organization of the Farmers
and Cranberry Growers Telephone Com
pany, whose headquarters will be at Fair
view, with Carlton Taylor as the acting
agent. Early next month the company
will begin to build line of about tel
miles In length, which will cover the Gran
berry and farming districts south of Med
ford. There will be about fifteen sub
scribers. The officers are: President
Joseph Ballinger; vice president Howard
Moore; secretary and treasurer, Carlton
Taylor. The new company is to be con
Quoted with the Bell service.
The funeral of Joseph G.. Bower tool
place last Tuesday from his residence 20
High street. There was very large at
tendance. The services were conducte,
by Rev. R H. Baker and Rev. George T
Harris, and Mount Holly Lodge of Elk
conducted the funeral services of tina
Order. The active pail bearers were A
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