The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-06-06

the summer.
Many Italians from Philadelphia ar
now employed as pickers on some Of tn
farms In this section.
Children's day exercises will be held OF
Sunday evening In the Methodist church
by the Sunday school.
A tailoring establishment for ladies ani
gentlemen has been opened at 81 Higf
street by Fox. Csplan & Co.
Miss Ruth j. Branin, of Mount Holly. 1.
one of the 1911 graduates of the Friends
High School, of Moorestown.
1t Is said there is little hope for the re-
covery Of Mrs. Albert B. Walters, of Gar.
den street. Her condition Is critical.
The family of ]. F. R. Long will re-
move from Andersonville to Cherry street
and occupy the residence of Barclay G.
Allen.
Rev. J. II. Durham will deliver an ad.
dress in University Chapel, Princeton, on
Sunday, the occasion of the Goth reunion
of his class.
On Friday evening next Mrs. George
B. Clothier, Of Mount Holly. will open q
dancing academy at Toms River for the
summer season.
DR.. Richard 8. Holmes. editor of 1.-THE
Continent" will preach In the Presbyter-
ian church next Sunday morning, his sub
ject being 'The Race Problem"
For attempting to set fire to his home
while intoxicated. William Cook, of Bev-
srly township, was sentenced to the county
Jail for 90 days and fined $50 by Justice of
the Peace Haywood.
Among the graduates of the Moorestown
Friends Academy this term are Harold
b. Budd and George w. Lippincott. of
Mount Holly. Interesting class day ex-
ercises were held on Friday. The COM
mencement programme will be given on
Thursday evening next.
An absolute divorce has been granted to
Mrs. Anna Gillespie, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Hack, of MIL street, from
her husband, Oscar Gillespie, on the
ground of desertion. Under the decree,
which was secured by Blanchard H.
White. the young lady will assume her
maiden name.
SeYen candidstes.for admission to Rut-
gers College were examined at the court
house on Friday and Saturday as follows:
Lionel 8. Mulholland, Riverside; Lawrence
s. Gillian, Charles Evan Merritt, Jr., of
Mount Holly; George L. Frank. CinnamIn-
son; Frank L. Toy, Burlington; Samuel
Edelson. Medford; Joseph r. French,
Moorestown.
The commencement exercises of the
Mount Holly High School will take place
In the opera house on Thursday evening.
On Sunday the graduating class went to
st. Andrews church, where they listened
to very interesting sermon by Rey.
James 6toddard. This evening class day
exercises will be held in the opera house.
The speaker at the commencement will be
Carl Kelsey, professor of sociology of the
University Of Pennsylvania.
At meeting held last night, Mount
Holly Lodge. No. IA. r. and A. M, re-
ceived from Edward F. Burns, formerly
Of this town. framed picture represent
Ing over fifty persons who were found to
be Masons in gathering of about one
hundred men who had assembled In the
stone quarries of King Solomon during
their visit to Jerusalem in connection
with tour around the world. The pho
tograph was taken by flashlight two hum
dred feet beneath the ancient city Of Bib
lical fame.
Francis P. F. Randolph, for forty-fye
years, prior to his retirement six years
ago. the paying teller at the Mechanics
National Bank, at Burlington, died on
at the home of his son-in law,
John M. Alexander, in Florence. He was
80 years old. and for several decades had
been prominent In lodge and religious
work. Although of limited means, he, a
lew years ago, purchased plot at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, for the burial of the
friendless dead, in order that they might
be saved from the potter's field.
Considering his new motorcycle more
important than his wife and child, and re-
fusing to support them until the vehicle
was paid for. Augustus Robinson, who
works on farm near Moorestown, was
arrested on charge of desertion by Con-
stable Hahner, as overseer of the poor
Hahner learned that Robinson was In
Beverly, where he arrested the young man,
who put up fight. Mrs. Robinson wants
only IS week for the support of their
child, while she expresses willingness to
work for her living until the motorcycle
Is paid for. George Wusted, Robinson's
employer, gave bail for him and the young
was released.
A young man by the name of Smyth
has been chosen as organist of St. An
drew's church and is expected to preside
at the organ on Sunday. He is pupil of
Professor Knodel, of Philadelphia. The
latter will aid In training the boy choir
which is to be reorganized. Some time
ago the boys In the choir became unruly
and went out ON strike. When they de-
to come back they were prompt
ly discharged. The singing since that
time has been by a volunteer choir Of
ladies, assisted by the two men members
Of the old choir 1t has been decided to
return to the boy choir and this will be
In a short time.
There has been much discussion over
the question of assessing hotel properties,
many claiming that the fact that place
Is licensed does not enter into the value
for taxation purposes. The argument has
been that a hotel property should be as
sessed for what 1t would sell at regardless
of the license privilege. The State Board
of Taxation decided otherwise. Adding
$12, 900 to the assessment on the Franklin
Hotel property, at Glassboro, the State
Board for the Equalization of Taxes yes
terday at Camden administered rebuke
to the Gloucester County Board for the
Equalization of Taxes. The property,
which Is owned by William F. Davis and
the license for which has been revoked
three times by Judge Starr, was assessed
by the Glassboro Tax Board at $21, 900.
On appeal the County Tax Board cut the
valuation to $S, 900. Davis stating that 1t
was not worth over that figure without a
license. He made the same argument
yesterday when Glassboro's appeal from
the decision of the County Board was