The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-12-31
All New Year resolutions should be de.

All New Year resolutions should be de-
cided upon to-day.
Washington Council. No. 5, Jr. o. ..
A. NJ, will elect officers to night.
Miss Bessie Townsend, who has a num-
Der of friends in Mount Holly, has been
appointed comptroller of Atlantic City.
The second of the Temple Series" of
subscription dances will be given In the
Masonic Temple on. New Years night.
Following a time-honored custom there
will be a matchmaking" In the NJ. E.
Church this evening beginning at 0.3O,
at which hour the church bell will be
rung, and it will also ring in the new
year at midnight.
On complaint of a game warden, G. D.
Emson, formerly of Golfers Mills, ap-
peared before a Justice of the Peace on
Monday and gave bail for appearance for
a hearing on a charge of shooting a wild
duck out of season. 1t is alleged that Mr..
Emson shot a duck on the pond near his
home on October "a.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Firemen's Relief Association last night,
800 was appropriated for Joseph s.
Shreve. who is still suffering from burns
received when Edward B. Hulse's auto
mobile was burned on October %. Mr..
Shreve is In bad shape, and it is feared he
will sustain permanent injury.
The will of Beulah II. Gaskill. deceased,
of Mount Holly, was probated this morn
ing at the office of Surrogate Huff. Only
one bequest is made. that being $1,000 to
Isaac G. Haines, a brother-in-law, kwho
operates a farm in Westampton township.
The residue of the large estate is be-
queathed to Robert s. Gaskill, the hus-
band, who is the sole executor.
A pretty wedding took place Yesterday
afternoon at four o'clock, when Miss Sarah
Shinn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac L.
Shinn, of Mount Holly avenue. was united
in marriage to Hiram Kelsey, of Pember-
ton. The. ceremony was performed by
the Rev. james F. Durham. The happy
couple Immediately left for their home
near Pemberton where they were given a
large reception by the bridegroom's par
ents.
On Thursday night Washington Coun-
Gil No. 10. o. U. A. M, elected these Of
icers: Senior councillor, William Roberts;
junioricouncilor. John N. Carly; councillor,
Joseph Costello; vice councillor, Alvin
Staley; examiner, Fred Middleton; induc-
tor, Robert Cameron; inside protector,
Frank Armstrong; outside protector, Win
field s. Cameron; secretary, Walter W.
Sherman; assistant, David Sooy; financial
secretary, Walter Bowker; treasurer, s.
Earl Assay.
Bright Star Lodge, No. is, Shepherds
of Bethlehem, elected the following Off
GERS, last evening: Past commander, Eva
Mackintash; commander, Annie Emmons;
vice commander, Sarah Anderson account
ant, Sue Austin; treasurer, Ida Eddleman;
scribe, B. o. Herbert; master of cere-
monies, Josephine Shinn; chaplain, Sarah
Mackintash; marshell. Annie Rossell; in
side guard, Alvaretta Reeves; outside
guard, Mary Clevenger; trustee, Josephine
Shinn.
Court Mckinley No. 4. Order of the
Golden Sceptre. elected the following Of
fcers on Saturday night: W. R., Mary
Smith; W.. v. R., Lydia Borden; W. R.
attendant, Elizabeth Reeves; W. L. atten-
dant, Sallie Gibbs; custodian. Annie Cobb;
treasurer, Mary johnson; recorder, B. o.
Herbert; high priest, Elizabeth Murdick;
instructor, b. 0 Herbert; inside page,
Laura Lamb; outside page, Thomas Davis;
trustee, Elizabeth Murdick; representa-
1sve to the Grand Court, B. o. Herbert;
alternate, Elizabeth Murdick.