The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-05

Watch Boyce's window, 81 Main street.
for Christmas suggestions.
William II. Heisler, Jr., of Bordentown,
has been admitted to the bar as an attor
ney at law.
A minstrel show will be given In the
Opera House tonight for the benefit OF
the Royle band.
At meeting last night of the Junior
Order of Moose, which Robert B. War
rick ia organizing, quite number of boys
were obligated.
Thespecial masters sale of the Woolston
house and lot on RidgwaY street, sdver-
tised to take place last Friday. was post
poned until next Friday, 9Th inst. at two
O'Clock at the court house. Eckard P.
Budd ia the special master.
Weather report for the month of April,
as kept by Charles II. Estill: Clear days,
8; rainy days, 9; clear and cloudy, 10;
foggy, cloudy and clear. 1; clear and
cloudy with high wind and heavy show
ers, i; clear and cloudy with light snow
and rain, 1.
We want you to feel, especially between
now and Christmas, that this is your
store, where goods of quality, just and
honest prices, and a desire to serve you
prevails. Visit your home store whether
you desire to purchase or not, and get all
the suggestions, ideas, etc., we can give
you relative to Christmas. L. s. Boyce,
stationer, 81 Main street.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Board of Education will be held
in Masonic Hall, Burlington, on Friday
OF this week. The attendance at this
gathering has been increasing every year
and 1t is expected that the next session
will exceed those of previous years. A
dinner will be prepared, and those who
expect to partake of 1t are requested to
notify Thomas B. Candy, Burlington, at
once. The morning session will begin at
1890
There will be great doings amoug the
members of Mount Holly Forest No. 8,
Tall Cedars of Lebanon, next Tuesday
evening, December IL, when the annual
election and installation of officers will
take place in the Masonic Temple. A num-
Der Of candidates will be also be initiated,
and there will be leafs" and smokes"
Camden Forest No. will send large
delegation, accompanied by their uni
formed corps of rangers and the Tall
Cedar band. A short street parade will
precede the ceremonies in the Temple.
The sixth annual course of lectures
under the auspices of the Alumni Associa-
ton of the High School will be delivered
in the Court House on Thursday evenings.
January A. II. IS. 25. February 1 and 8 |
next. These lectures will be delivered by
the noted lecturer. educator, author and
traveller, Prof. Ian q. Hannah, of Cam
bridge University, England. The course
subject and lecture titles are as follows. |
European Relations with the Far East:
l. East and West in their Different Ideals. |
2. China's Everlasting Empire. 8 Eng
lands Asiatic Dominions. 4. Russia's |
March Across Asia. 5 Japan's Transfer
nation. 6. America an Asiatic Power
The funeral services over the remains of
DR.. William G. Parry were held In the
Friends meeting house. corner of Garden
and High streets, on Friday afternoon.
The meeting house was crowded. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Franklin
Haines, Mrs. Keziah Wilkins, and Rev. ].
H. Durham. Franklin Haines offered
prayer. Interment was in the burying
ground adjoining the meeting house, the
remains being borne to their last resting
place by Charles B. Ballinger, Oh arle
Coles. Henry D. Oulin, John s. Gilbert,
Edward B. Jones, and DR.. Elmer d.
Prickitt. The service of the Order of
Elks was read at the grave.
Mount Holly Lodge No. IA, F. and A.
NJ. elected the following officers last
evening to serve for the ensuing Masonic
year: Wershipful master. Henry c. Shinn;
senior warden. John ] Boswell; junior
warden, Francis o. Durand; secretary,
James s. Hulme; treasurer, Walter l.
Dill; chaplain. Joseph W. Colkitt; senior
deacon, B. Henry Jones; junior deacon,
Elwood H. Stokes; senior master of cere-
monies. Oliver G. Billings; junior master
of ceremonies, William II. Mason. Sd;
senior steward, Joseph Lundy; junior
g. w. A. French; marshal, G. M. I
Hillman; tyler, Robert f. Storey. After
the installation of officers banquet was
served.
Hugh Armstrong, SO years old, died on
Friday, at his home in Burlington, after
several weeks Illness He is survived by
his wife, two sons-John Armstrong, the
city assessor, and George Armstrong, of
Chicago, manager of the Travellers Rail-
way Guide establishment-and one sister.
Mrs. Charles P. Smith, Of Locust avenue,
Burlington. Deceased was born Novem-
Der II, 1928. In Ireland. When eighteen
years of age he came to this country. At
ter remaining In New York for a short
time he went TO Philadelphia, where he
learned boot making, engaging in business
at Burlington thereafter and retiring
a few years ago on account of his age. He
was among the first members of the Broad
street Methodist Episcopal church and be-
longed to Burlington Lodge No 80. F. &
A. M; Boudinot Chapter No. 8. Royal
Arch Masons; Helena Commandery No 8,
Knights Templar; Phoenix Lodge No. 90,
I. o. o. F.. and Lenni Lannapi Tribe of
Red Men, being the only surviving charter
member of the last lodge.
The busy period for making purchases |