The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-12-24

Bishop Scarborough will preachin Grac
Episcopal church, Pemberton, 6unds,
evening next at 7.30.
Nearly all the gun clubs in this sectioI
will hold shooting matches tomorrow foI
turkeys and other prizes.
The Methodist Sunday school will hol'
its Christmas exercises this evening III
that church. An interesting programm'
has been prepared.
Some time ago a purse containing
small amount of money was found OF
Pine street, Mount Holly. Owner Cal
get same by applying at this Office.
Morris s. vennell is leader of a branch
of the Y. M. G. A. which was organized
at Marlton last week by Otis B. Read, o.
Mount Holly. the county secretary.
The Eayrestown Sunday school ant
weekday school will combine and hold
their Christmas entertainment 10 the
school house at the place this evening.
Rev. William p. Pannell, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Cedarville,
will have charge of the services in the
Mount Holly Presbyterian church nexi
Sunday.
The following unclaimed mail remains
at the post Office: Miss Gosfield, Grason
Holmes, John P. O'Donnell, John T.
Wills, Mrs. w. W. Worrell, Mrs. Carrie
Stout, E. Ceifferty.
Francis Fl. Reed, on assuming the duties
Of Township Collector. January 1, will
have his Office at b. Earl Assays stationery
store. 38 Main street. where taxes may be
paid from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m.
On Tuesday, at Medford, a dramatic as
ISOLATION was organized. Following are
the officers: President. o. Davis Prickitt;
secretary. Mrs. Evelyn Belcher; stage
manager. George W. Mingin.
With eight inches of snow on the ground
early this morning, and the fakes falling
rapidly as we go to press, there is a GER
tainty of having awhile Christmas. Con-
ditions are such that travel is likely to be
tied up.
The members and friends of the Meth
odist Sunday school, of Delanco, sent to
the Burlington County Children's Home,
on Thursday. q barrel of Christmas toys
and other donations. The gift wal a very
acceptable one.
The Marlton Grange will confer the
third and fourth degrees on a class of can
didates tonight. In addition to the small
Christmas presents which the members
are requested to bring with them, the la
dies will furnish pies and the men will
bring cheese.
Edward w. Ahcker, of Pemberton, r.
]. Andrews, of Palmyra, and Nj. Walter
Maitland, of B~ordentown, have been ap-
pointed as members of the safety commit
tee for the Trenton division of the Penn
sylvania railroad and it will be their duty
to report on all wrecks and make recon-
mendations looking to the safety of pas
sengers.
Found i'll at his home with no one to
care for him, Francis Kirk, of Evesboro,
was removed to the county a~lmshouse. 1t
is expected that on recovering his health
he will enter the soldiers home at Hamp.
ton Roads. William Sargent, a colored
man, also living at Evesboro, and found
under the same conditions, is now a coun-
ty ward.
Mrs. George Livingston, owner of the
Rancocas stock farm at Jobstown, has
ordered the American Telegraph and
Telephone Company to remove It's trunk
wires and all poles from her property
The company is hunting for an outlet
around this extensive farm and to relieve
its embarrassment has appealed to the
township committee for assistance in the
matter.
William P. Bryan, of Pasadena, and
some other people living In the pines, |
have seen a number of deer on their prop
erty since the cunning season went out.
The animals are reported to be quite tame.
At MI. Bryans place one morning last
week, a woman going for a pail of water
saw a large buck drinking from the
trough. AS she approached, the deer
quietly walked few steps and began cat
ing grass.
Mount Holly Lodge No. IA. F. and A.
NJ, elected officers last evening as follows:
Worshipful master, John ]. Boswell: SEN
ior warden, Francis o. Durand; Junior
warden, B. Henry Jones; treasurer, Wal
ter l. Dill; secretary. James s. Hulme;
proxy to grand lodge, Samuel l.. Tomlin-
son. Appointive positions will be filed
and the officers installed at a special meet
ing to be held in the Masonic Temple on
Tuesday evening, January z.
Melancholy over the possible inabili-
ty to meet his obligations, and despond-
ent cover his physical condition, and
unpleasant home affairs, Ezekiel Nc
Dermott shot himself at his home in
Burlington on Thursday. His wife found
him In a third story room with a wound
OIL his head and a rifle at his side. The
man was removed to the Burlington Coun-
ty Hospital where he died in a few hours.
When his wife tried to get into the room,
which was locked, McDermott cried out:
"Don't come In or they will blame it on
you" The widow is left with seven chill
dren to care for.
Charles Y. Flanders. former mayor of
Burlington and for years prominent In
Republican politics of Burlington county,
died Friday evening at his home on West
Union street, following a brief illness.
Mr.. Flanders was In the 10th year of his
age, and vas one of the organizers and
charter members of the Fortnightly Clubof
Philadelphia. He was also a member of the
Trenton Club and the Trenton Country
Club and was prominent as a Mason and
an Elk. He was engaged in the rubber
manufacturing business and was an officer
of the limited and Globe Ruhher Com
pany, of Trenton. Funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon. A wife and a
daughter, Mrs. Aubrey Worrell, of Mount
Holly, survive him.
Plans are already under way for the
third annual Burlington County Boys
Agricultural contest. The committee will
hold its first meeting early In January to
outline plans for the contest, which will
include corn, potatoes and other products
of the farm. The newly elected president
of the County Board of Agriculture, Ezra
Evans. Of Marion, announced the contest
committee at the close of their meeting on
Saturday. representing the County Board
of Agriculture, County Young Mems
Christian Association, Oranges and Public
Schools. The following men compose this
joint committee: Henry H. Albertson,
Burlington; Edward A. Mechling, Moores-
town; Waiter Kirby, Columbus; Herman
ner, Marlton; Otis B. Read, Mount Holly;
Black, Chesterfield; A. Engle Haines,
Medford.
Shortly after one o'clock on Sunday af-
ternoon the department was called to a
fire on the farm of Alexander Forbes out