The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-12-31
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1912
LOCAL NEWS.

The Cbiclet Club will give a dance In
the Masonic Temple on Friday evening.
The post office will be closed for the
dav after 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Thursday, January 80. will be donation
day for the Burlington County Children's
Home.
According to a sign displayed on his
wagon, Edward Nippins is selling mills
at six cents a g quart.
Falling from the third story of his barn
8 few days ago, Peter Yates, of Taber-
nacle, fractured an arm.
Thomas L. Quigley will serve lunch to-
night at an all night dance which he Will
give In the Lewis building.
Martha Powell, widow of the late Budd
Powell. living With her son Frank on
Water street, fell dead on Saturday morn
ing.
Gratz 8. Higgins and Miss Bertha
Shonts. both of Medford. were married
on December 21st, by Rev. Joseph l..
Roe.
Little Aida Murphy, of Bridgeboro,
has been suffering from a dog bite during
the past week. The animal sank its teeth
Into her arm on Christmas day.
Harvey A. Simons and Miss Amy c..
Mathis, Lewis L. Worrell and Miss Stella
NJ. Mick, all Of Chairville. were married
last week by Rev. Joseph L. Roe.
At Riverside on Christmas day. Carl
Thorbecke and Lille Paulns were mar
ried at the home of the bride. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. D. A. Jud.
While putting out a blaze which sprung
up by a pan of greese taking fire while
be was frying oysters, Leon Shemeley, of
Riverside. had his right hand badly burn
ed.
On Wednesday evening, January %,
Marion Wilson. a talented elocutionist,
will appear at ST. Andrews Church. The
Entertainment will be given under the
auspices of st. Elizabeth's Guild.
1t will be lawful to catch pike to-mor-
if any can be found. The season
wilf-remain open during the month of
January, during which time some anglers
In Mount Holly will try their luck.
The Carnival of Opera, to be given I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Clothier for the
benefit of the Children's Home, has been
postponed14sn March 26 and 81. Tickets
that have been issued for the prior date
are being recalled.
At tle Methodist parsonage In Mount
Holly on Sunday evening, December 22d,
occurred the marriage of Walter Wright
of Hainesport, and Miss Mamie Myers,
of Mount Holly. The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. Joseph c. Kulp.
The annual meeting of the managers OF
the Burlington County Children's Home
wifi be held at the residence of Mrs. Ed
ward B. Jones, High street, Thursday
next, January 2, at 2 p. m. All managers
are requested TO be present.
Because of the Inauguration of the par
eel post system, which the government
will put into operation tomorrow, some
Mount Holly merchants predict that the
total of their business for 1918 will not
equal that for the year which closes to-
day.
A Christmas gift from Jerusalem was
received by Henry p. Thorn, of Medford,
on Tuesday. 1t was a handsome book,
the covers Of which were made from the
cedar of Lebanon. Natural flowers from
the Holy Land are very artistically ar
ranged on each page together with a de-
scripton of them.
The Pennsylvania railroad, through its
lessee, the Tuckerton railroad, has In
stalled the block system on Long Beach,
both on the road to Beach Haven aud
from the junction north to Barnegat City.
A passenger car has been added to the
Tuesday and Friday freight on the upper
beach, stopping at Surf City, Harvey
Cedars, High Point and B~arnegat City.
Lawyer Blanchard H. White has made
settlement with the Central Railroad Com
pany of New Jersey for the widow of
Joseph p. Dunfee. son of Jacob B. Dunfee,
of Chatsworth. who was killed In a head
on collision at Lakehurst in September
last. Dunfee was a fireman on the Gen.
trail road and under the provisions of the
Employers Liability law the corporation
will pay his widow SO per week for three
hundred weeks, in lieu of other damages.
Lady Marion Home No. 6, Brotherhood
of America, elected the following officers
on Saturday night: Past guardian, Daniel
Ed11aunan. ruorIfan Er.-o n Rr1-..
mentor, Olive Robinson; warden, Eliza
beth Cullen; herald, John L. Severns;
watch of day, Lizzie Dennis; watcA
night. William H.. BOUCHER; scroll keeper,
Ida Eddleman; register, John Throckmor-
ton, ST.; treasurer, Esther Streker; trustee,
William II. BOUCHER; representative, Olive
Robinson; alternate. w. 81. BOUCHER.
its meeting on Friday night, New
Jersey lodge, No. l, Knights of Pythias,
elected the following officers: Chancellor
commander, Ross c. Brown; vice chan
cellor, Elmer p. Woolston; master of
arms. Elmer E. Hartman; inside guard,
Elwood N. Richardson; outside guard,
Howard Collins; representative, Joseph
H. APplcSdtCS hlbcIudtc, 0cOIke D.. hOD-
ertson; trustee. GeorgeJ j. Robertson; prel.
ate, Joshua M. Reeves; keeper of records
and seal. Charles Fl. Fitzgerald; master
Of finance, George w. A. French; mas
ter of exchequer. Harry Hawkins. Jr.
Samuel Fisher. a cobbler living at Riv-
erside, has been suffering from a very
sore hand. About two weeks ago his cat
caught a rat, and during the fight be-
tween the two animals Sam made an at
tempt to kill the rodent when 1t turned on
him and sank its teeth into the palm of
his right hand. Sam killed the rat and
then stuck a piece of shoemaker's wax
over the wound. Not until a few days
ago, after his hand had become badly
swollen and painful, did be seek medical
advice, when DR.. Small attended to the
injury In time to prevent possible lock
jaw
Death banished all yuletide joy that
might have been planned by John Lother,
whose wife Elizabeth, nearly 80 years old,
was brought home frozen to death at noon
on Christmas day. With her daughter,
Mary, and a younger child. the three
went to Atlantic City. Returning from