The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-10-22
The Masonic Temple Is being re- painted

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several hundred black bass In Oakford
Lake at that place.
Thomas B. Thorn Is the new messen ger
o at the Union National Bank, taking the
place of Estill Simons, who resigned.
s The next meeting of the Young Friends
D Association will be held next Tuesday
evening at the home of Walter Shinn.
The Paint and Powder Club, of Penn
> berton. will give masquerade dance In
the hall at that place next Monday night
A very pretty display of taxidermy is
to be seen in a window at the hardware
! store of Kumpf Brothers. on High street.
There will be special musical service
at st. Andrews church next Sunday even
: ing. at Z 80, to which the public is invited
Miss Mary SAMSON has resigned as clerk
at the Farmers Trust Company, and
} Eyeritt Zelley has been elected to the po-
, sition.
) Concrete sidewalks have been laid In
front of the residences Of Harry Murphy
and Joseph Elbertson, on Mount Holly
avenue.
DR.. Elmer d. Prickitt has purchased
from Mrs Jacob G. Hendrickson the pro-
perty on High street adjoining St. AM
drew's church.
At No. 10 MIL street. next Saturday
afternoon and evening, there will be a
cake and food sale for the benefit of Y. M.
lC. A. and Armour w. G. T. U.
/ Rev. Edward Haines Kistler. pastor Of
the Presbyterian church, Moorestown, will
be in charge of the services of the Mount
Holly Presbyterian church next Sunday.
Relief Fire Company will hold q special
meeting tomorrow evening to consider an
invitation to participate In the carnival
parade In Burlington on the 31st of this
month.
1t is reported that the Joseph Campbell
Company, of Camden, is negotiating for
the Jones and Anderson factory properties,
on King and Water streets, with the In
tention of establishing branch of their
canning business In Mount Holly.
| William Wells. of Delanco. while gun
ming on the meadows near that place yes
terdsy, suffered the loss of his left fore
arm and nearly bled to death before
medical aid was reached. The accident
was caused by his gun exploding
| The township committee will, this even
ing. send out letters to the residents of
Pine and Mill streets forbidding them to
make fires by burning leaves or other sub
stance ON those highways which have re-
Gently been improved at great expense.
On Thursday evening of this week, at
eight o'clock. In the Court House, DIR.
Paul M. Pearson. of Swarthmore College,
Pa, will deliver a most entertaining lee
ture-recital on James Whitcomb Riley
Tickets at Boyce's and at the door of the
court house.
Chancellor Walker refused to confirm
the sale of the Fitzgibbon & Crisp Wagon
and Carriage Company, of Trenton, to
Barker Gummere. Jr., for $3S. 900, holding
that the last publication of the advertise
ment for the sale Of the property appeared
10 a newspaper of the same day as the
sale, when the law provides otherwise
The Union Fire Company, of Mount
Holly, has accepted an invitation to |
parade at Burlington on Thursday after
noon. October 81. the occasion of the all |
day carnival. John Forbes has taken the |
task of securing brass band and has met |
with great success. Whatever John goes
about Is generally carried through and he
says Union will turn out strong with
nice band at the head of the procession. /
Joshua Matlack, of Madison avenue,
has begun suit In the Circuit court to re-
cover damage to trees alleged to have
been destroyed by gas of the Public Ser
vice Company. We do not know the
exact circumstances of this case but we do |
know that trees have been destroyed by |
gas In other parts of the town and the
Public Service people pay no attention
whatever to the claims for reparation.
The suit brought by Mr.. Matlack is not |
the only one that will be started as there
is at least one other that Is now on the |
way.
At the annual meeting of the Sunday
School Board of the Methodist church
held last evening. the following officers
were elected for the year: Superintendent.
Howard E. Alcott; assistant superintend-
ents. William P Eddy, s. Lawrence Bul
lock; primary superintendent, Mrs. John
M. Huff; primary assistants, Mrs. Martha
Dill. Mrs. Lille Dill. Miss Helen Rossell;
secretary, John Il. Dobbins; assistants,
Thomas G. Alcott. Harvey F. Murdoch;
treasurer. L. 8. Boyce; librarians, James
NJ. Anderson, Philip Irons, Jr.; chorister,
DR.. A. r. w. Atwood; organists, Mrs. |
Carrie Denness, Mrs. A Holmes Howe,
Miss Grace johnson, Miss Frances Worth.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the post
Office for The week ending October 10.
Sol Blon, Mrs. Morris Blon, Francis
Baymore, w. Halle Coachman, w. Green,
2; David Henderson. William Holman,
Mrs Herbert Lovesey, William Peuce. 2;
Andrew J. leeds. William Smith, VIM.
T. Taylor, PIN Wilson, ]. Frank War
dell. 8; Andrew Vernon. John Maene.
Postals for Harry Bachmsn. F. ]. Clark.
John Davis. Alexander ]. German, ]. W.
Gyles 8; King Kelly. Willard McGrath,
Kimo Mikeo. Richard Mitchell, Andy
Steward, Edward Fl. Smith, Edward
Ruttedege, Mr.. Robson, F. Therburg,
George Taylor, R. Tunis. Miss s. Was
ssrd. Miss Pauline Walls.
Tall Cedars of Lebanon from all over
the country will assemble at Philadelphia
OF Tuesday evening, October 20, to par
tlcipate In a monster parade and celebra-
tlon under the auspices of Philadelphia
Forest No. 10. It is expected to be the |
lrgest gathering Of Tall Cedars ever held.
Visiting Forests will be met at the stations
and ferries. and escorted to 10Th and Fill
bert streets. where the parade will form.
The initiation of large class Of candi-
dates and banquet in Scottish Rite Hall.
will conclude the evening. Mount Holly
Forest No. 3. will be largely represented. |