The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-03-28

~AscA sPonutuS week In New Orl
with her son, Ellis c. Cobb, Mrs. Charlie
2. Cobb has returned to her home ii
Mount Holly
There are two cases of diphtheria ii
the home Of Charles Speaker at Chair
Vile. and the house has been placed un
der quarantine.
According to an old saying cool sum
mer may be looked for, as the wind wal
blowing from the northwest when the sur
crossed the line week ago.
Having secured position as chauffeur
with Benjamin F. Deacon. of Broac
street. George T. Bakely will remove hi
family from Medford to Mount Holly thii
week.
The. tenant house on the farm of G
Craig Tallman, in Springfield township
Is now occupied by Charles Stewart, whit
formerly resided on Mill street, Noun
Holly.
After having passed the winter in Phil
adelphia, George A. Bullock and wifi,
have returned to Mount Holly and taker
possession of their summer home or
Union street.
At the young peoples meeting held IL
the Baptist Church Friday night, an in
teresting address was delivered by Rev
Walter s. Smith, of the Newton Theolog
ica1 Tnatituta Mass
The Ancient Order of Good Fellows
being complainants In the suit, pur
chased at Sheriff's sale, on Thursday, Oh
bid of $3.50, the property of Frank T.
Hates on Monroe street.
Under direction of Joseph L. Hilton
county road supervisor. coat Of oil is tc
be applied to the stone road on High street
A similar treatment effectually settled the
dust on that thoroughfare last year.
Postmaster N. B. Comfort, of Moores
town, and other residents of that place
are soliciting subscriptions with which tc
purchase household necessities for Thos
Lafferty, whose home was recently de-
stroyed by fire.
Perhaps the most expensive, the most
up-to-date and most sanitary soda water
fountain in the county has been installed
at the drug store of Alexander Dubell
In respect to this innovation something
interesting to all concerning the opening
day may be found In his advertisement on
this page.
Beginning this evening four nights
sacramental service will be held in the
Presbyterian Church. Those who will
speak are Rev. Edward H. Kistler, OF
Moorestown; Rev. Charles H. Whitaker,
Bordentown; J. Fithian Tatem, Haddon-
field; Rev. George a. Hemingway, D.
D., of Camden.
Having been arrested In Philadelphia
and taken to Camden on the charge OF
having stolen diamond ring and brooch
from his aunt, retainer has been lodged
against Walter B Gaskill by County De-
tective Ellis Fl. Parker, of Mount Holly,
who says the young man is wanted in
connection with robbery committed at
Beverly.
There was pleasing feature in connec-
ton with the vaudeville show at the opera
house. Thursday night, by the appear
ance of new drop curtain, the work on
which. was executed in New York
city by an artist who understands his
business The pretty landscape in the
centre is surrounded by number of ad-
vertisements.
Rabbi Krauskopf, of Philadelphia, who
is known the country over and recognized
as one of the leading men of his race and
creed. has just purchased one of the latest
type of Bergdoll automobiles, and it is
his intention to spend his well earned va
cation this summer touring the country
In his new acquisition. The address de-
livered by DR.. Krauskopf at the memo
rial services held last December by the
Mount Holly lodge of Elks, still fingers
as pleasant memory in the minds of
hundreds of people who had the pleasure
of listening to his eloquence.
In connection with the extensive i'm
provements proposed ON the large tract
owned by the Hanover Farms Company,
near Browns Mills. public demonstra-
ton will be held there next Friday after
noon, when representatives of the Du-
Pont Powder Company will show the eff
fectiveness in the use of dynamite for the
removal of stumps and trees on land that
is to be placed under cultivation as soon
as it can be cleared for that purpose. If
the day should happen to be pleasant
one for trip to the pines, 1t is quite like
ly that many people will witness the
spectacle.
Having decided to change their pres
ent quarters, the Knights of Pythias has
had its psraphernalis and other property
removed to Red Mems hall, and the last
meeting of the Knights in Odd Fellows
hall will be held there next Friday night
This change was made because of the
fact that the Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows will not permit any subordinate
lodge within its domain to rent their
meeting room to any lodge where amuse-
ment games are INDUCED in for the en-
tertainment of its members. On the claim
that this feature has helped materially in
building up the lodge and creating inter-
est among its members, the Knights, like
the Junior Mechanics. concluded to move
rather than cut II out.
The funeral of Miss Helen White took
place from the residence of her parents,
on Madison avenue, Thursday afternoon,
and was largely attended. At noon the
scholars of the public schools went in q
body to view the remains of the deceased
teacher. The room In which the body re-
posed was a mass of flowers, tributes from
loving friends. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. George T. Harris, of
the Methodist church, and Rev. r. Il.
Baker, of the Baptist church. The re.
mains were inferred in the Mount Holly
cemetery. The pail bearers were Daniel
Suffer, Byron Grigg, Harry F. Jones,
Eugene F. Haines, William j. Haines,
Pierre Stanton. Fred M. Anderson and
Beverley c. Kingdom.
Alfred W. Lofland. Edwin Rogers and
Thomas Shaffer. residents of the township
of Evesham, went before Franklin B
Lewis, on Friday. and qualified in the sum
of $4,000, for the payment of the costs In
the proceedings to investigate the actions