The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-02-07

Caleb 8. Ridgway and wife. Of Lun
berton, are now in Florida.
| John B. Peck, of Philadelphia, was re
newing old acquaintance here on 6atul
lday.
Twenty shares of stock of the Lumber
ton Water Company are for sale. Appl
at The News Office.
G. E. Paul has bought the milk bushes
of james Tuson. Milk seven cents
quart, 81 Pine street.
Irving G. Estill and daughter, Of Ph!la
delphia. spent Sunday with Mr.. Estill'
parents, on Church street.
The w. G. T. U. will meet at the HON
of Mrs. j. Nelson Carly, Brainard street
on Tuesday afternoon of next week.
For sale.-Nos. SO and So Water street
Mount Holly. Newly painted and in goo'
shape. Address, A. A. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Vansciver, o.
Hainesport, have gone to California ant
will remain six weeks at the Pacific Coast
A gentleman desires steady board witt
comfortable room In boarding house o
with private family. Address Box 661
Mount Holly.
Mrs. George Livingston, owner of tht
Rancocas stock farm, has closed her hous'
at Jobstown and gone to Lacy, Georgia
where she will remain until spring.
County Auditor Robert Peacock hal
been retained as associate counsel in &
very important case to be tried in the
Bucks county courts at Doylestown, Pa.
A fire of supposed incendiary origin at
Burlington, on Sunday night, destroyed 6
barn belonging to Thomas Brown. locat-
ed at the corner of Broad and Ellis streets
Clayton 81. Brick. of Marlton, is plan
ming to take up his permanent residence al
Ocean City. where he has purchased some
valuable property and will engage in the
real estate business.
A big revival is in progress at the New
Egypt Methodist Church. Nearly fifty
person have professed conversion, and 1t
seems but the beginning of the greatest
revival work ever witnessed In that Sec
ton.
After its regular meeting on Tuesday
evening. February IA, the members of
Marlton Grange will give valentine So
cial An orchestra will be present and
various amusements enjoyed In the even
ing.
An illustrated lecture on Yellowstone
Park will be given by w. F. Overmsn. of
Moorestown. in the Eayrestown school
house on Friday evening. February 10, at
7.45, under auspices of the Y M. G. A.
Admission 10 cents.
Charles H. Estill's weather report for
the month of January is as follows: Clear
all day and evening, 4; cloudy all day.
clear In the evening, 4; cloudy all day and
evening, 4; heavy frost, clear all day 5;
rainy days, IL; snowy days, 2.
The law and real estate firm of Kelsey
6 Killie. of Mount Holly, has opened a
branch office on the second floor of Frank
Braddock's jewelry store In Medford. 1t
will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays
during the spring and summer months.
John Watts, railroad engineer, living
at Burlington, son of Washington w.
Watts, of Mount Holly, returned to his
home. on Sunday. after submitting to an
operation for the removal of tumor at
the Medico-Chi Hospital, Philadelphia.
Rancocas Grange will have gala day
on Wednesday of next week. which will
be for the members and their families
In the afternoon there will be an entertain
ment in the hall at Rancocas, and in the
evening the annual supper will be served
Rev. Richard II. Baker gave his illus
trated lecture on Historic and Picturesque
Scotland" to large and appreciative su-
dience in the W. G. T. q. Hall, at Bridge
boro, last Thursday evening. under the
auspices of the local Young Mems Chris
tian Association.
The Riverside A. A., considering base
ball matters at its last meeting, announces
the engagement of Ross Borden as first
baseman and Fritz Keller as short-stop.
The battery will be living and Overfelt.
Manager Seibold is looking for some play
ers among the young men of Riverside.
The Young Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, of Moorestown, will enter
tain the State Y. W. q. T. U. Conference
in the assembly room of the Friends high
school next Saturday. An illustrated lee.
ture will be given In the evening by Miss
Stout, of Baltimore, returned mission
airy from japan.
It looks as though the Medford Field
Club will again have crack base ball
team the coming season. Manager Her
bert s. Bowker says that the list of play
ers SO far arranged for will be: Williams.
p; Brown. p; Hopkins, C; G. Davis, ID;
Hoffman, 2b; Lindsey; SIS; Kilmer, 3b;
Hafner, If; N. Davis, CT.
Assemblyman Blanchard H. White In
troduced bill in the Legislature last
night asking for an appropriation of $685.
600 for the purpose of erecting an armory
In Mount Holly. The site, located on
Grant street in the rear of the jail, having
been donated by the county, has been ex
amined and approved by the State Mill
tarY Board.
The 106th annual exhibition of the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts open
ed in Philadelphia last week. Miss Alice
Kent Stoddard. daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. James Stoddard, of Mount Holly.
whose ability with the brush Is well known
In art circles, was awarded the Mary
Smith prize for the best portrait In oil
painted by woman artist for originality
of subject. beauty of design or drawing,
color, effect and execution. The young
lady's subject was portrait of Elizabeth
Sparhawk Jones, Philadelphia artist.
The county committee Of the Young
Mems Christian Associations of Burling.
ton county are planning corn growing
contest among the boys from eleven to
eighteen years of age, during the summer.
The work Is under the subcommittee on
agriculture. consisting of Henry P. Thorn,
of Medford, as chairman; Ezra Evans, OF
Medford, Elgar Buzby. of Rancocas, and
Walter Kirby, of Columbus. They have
received the hearty cooperation of the