The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-04-11

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Boyce. stationer.
Dried brewers grains. $24 per ton, al
Rogers 6 Boyd's.
As the 14th of April will be Good Fri
day, the banks will be closed on that day
William Owens, of West Washington
street. became Ill with pneumonia last
week.
The Union Sunday school at Mt. Laurel
will hold its Easter services on Sunday
afternoon next.
Phil Karg has bought a Cole automo-
bile and is erecting garage In the rear
of his home on Washington street.
On Thursday evening, April 20, Mrs.
George B. Clothier, of Mount Holly will
: conduct at invitation novelty dance in the
: hall at SmithvilIe.
John P. Ancker. paymaster and auditor
OF the Burlington County Traction Com
pany, has severed his connection with
that corporation.
4 Robert Henderson, Jr., assistant at the
Medford railroad station, is about to be
transferred to Glenolden, Pa He will be
succeeded by George Hiles
Frank Moen, of Mount Holly, employ
ed by the National Biscuit Company, of
New York, has been transferred from
Springfield, Mass, to Oklahoma.
A shooting match at clay pigeons will
be held at Indian Mills next Saturday af-
ternoon. The contest will take place back
of Wright's boys. near Bakers hotel.
There will be lecture in the NJ. E.
church. Friday evening, by Chinese girl
who will take "China" for her subject.
She will appear in her native costume.
Exercises entitled Growing the King"
drew large audience at the Baptist
Church on Sunday evening. The enter
tainment was given by the Sunday school,
New Jersey Lodge. No. 1, Knights of
Pythias. conferred the first degree on a
number of candidates at their new quar-
tiers In Red Mems hall ON Friday evening.
Road Overseer John Powell put a force
OF men at work yesterday cleaning the
surface dirt from that portion of Union
street which Is yet to receive dressing
of fine stone.
While preparing feed for her young
chickens, Mrs. Robert Lounsberry, of
Medford, met with painful accident.
She got one of her fingers caught in ma.
chine while grinding oyster shells.
Excellent service has secured large
trade for Edward L. Durand & Son, ice |
dealers, No. 48 Mill street. In a short
time they will handle only the finest quail
lily of manufactured ice. Both phcnes.~
Rhode Island Reds are speciality on |
the poultry farm that has been establish
ed on Greenwood avenue by John f. and |
Edwin r. Kiner. They now have over 100
matured chickens on hand and $50 eggs
In process of Matching.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Walter Taubel, of Riverside,
and Miss Helen Ziegler, of Beverly, In
which city the ceremony was performed
on April 1st. by Rev. Arthur Phillips, of
the Presbyterian Church.
In order to furnish its members with
new uniforms for the Elks' parade to be
held In Atlantic City next July, the Met
ropolitan Band. of Burlington, will give
series of weekly dances, commencing
on April 10Th. An orchestra of eleven
pieces will furnish music
The first game of base ball In Mount
Holly this season was played on Friday,
when Mount Holly High School and Penn
berton High School crossed bats. Mount
Holly won by the score of z to 2. The
feature of the game was the pitching of
Stermer for the home team.
On Sunday st. Paul's Lutheran church,
Hainesport, had one of the most inspiring
services In Its history. All records were
broken when 10 candidates made public
confession of their faith and were received
into full membership of the congregation
by the rite Of confirmation.
Following is the list of unclaimed mail
remaining in the post Office for the week
ending April g.: Geo. F. Davis, Geo. M.
Davis, Foster Seed Co., Clifford Spoer-
base, John W. Royal. Mrs. Mary L.
Thomas, Jennie Prickitt, Mrs, Florence
Westlake, Harry Jackson, Mrs. Mary :
Thorn.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Mantel. of Lewistown, on Wednesday =
evening, occurred the marriage of their
daughter, Mabel, and Jacob Lamport, of
Trenton. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. H. F. W. Grotefend, of the lat
ter city. Miss Gertrude Mantel, sister
of the bride. was the maid of honor, and :
William Allen, of Newark, best man.
The efforts of Miss Gula E. Haines in .
giving an entertainment in Odd Fellows :
hall at Medford, on Saturday night, netted I
q neat sum for the benefit of the Burling-
ton County Hospital. Well known artists ,
10 music and high class vaudeville drew
3 large attendance. The management de-
sires to thank all who in any way con-
tributed toward making the event sue
cess
At 7.45 P. NJ. on Maundy Thursday an =
English Lenten service will be held at st. :
Paul's Lutheran church. A German =
Lenten service will be held on Good Fri. :
lay at P. M. On Easter Sunday two =
services will be held at the church At
10. 80 A. NJ an English communion SER
vice. At 7.15 P. M. there will be a special o
evening service with cornet accompan-
nent to the music.
The household furnishings from the res
ience of Gen. E. Burd Grubb, at Edg !.
water Park, were sold at auction in the
Philadelphia Art Galleries last week.
Prices generally were regarded as fair. !,
and In some instances as high. The larg. :
est figures were obtained for the carpets
and rugs, some of which were of great
rarity. fine old Persian silk carpet, II +
K 10 feet, went for $500; Kermanshah
carpet, 9 IL feet, brought $500; mo-
hair rug, II K 10 feet $175, and smaller r
Persian carpet went for $95. Fair prices a
were obtained for some of the pieces '
Of antique furniture. A mahogany and G
tapestry suit of three pieces brought $45; q
q mahogany linen chest went for $3s, and 0
an antique Chinese statue of Buddha sold }
for $125 6
At meeting of Beverly city council