The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-03-05


: Paxson street, Is under quarantine. H.
daughter, Miss Mary A. Sleeper, is
with scarlet fever
March 18th Is the date when the Ladie
It Chorus of Mount Holly will give col
cert. The event will be held in tt
: Presbyterian church.
Edward d. Lewis has been appointe
a treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of Me-
It Jersey to fill the unexpired term of Charlie
Evan Merritt, deceased.
+ Lawrence Mingin, of Mount Holly
i deputy county clerk, was at Medford, las
: week, recruiting from an illness at tn
home Of his parents.
t Mrs. Daniel B. Smith, of Mill street
9 whose husband was recently operated up
on at the Rahnemann hospital, Philadel
phia, has been i'll during the past week.
: Interior improvements hsying been com
pleted. the Presbyterian Church will re
open next Sunday for regular services
Rev. 8. Harper Leeper, former pastor
will be present.
There has been reduction In the whole
sale price Of milk for the month of March
the Interstate Milk Producers Associa
ton having fixed the price at four and I
half cents per quart.
!. The second performance given by the
Philologus Minstrels Melted about 500.
The proceeds have been turned over tC
the Nurses Home fund of the Burlington
County Hospital.
It is said that detectives of the Law
and Order Society are actively at work
throughout this county. Developments
along this line may become known at the
April term of court.
Rev. Willard Kell, pastor of the Bap-
tist church, at Jacobstown, who is con-
Quoting series of revival meetings, is be-
ing assisted by Rev. j. L. Kreamer, a
singing evangelist.
After receiving treatment in Phila-
delphia hospital, John Kenny, of Moores
town, has nearly recovered. He nearly
severed three fingers while endeayoring
to catch falling razor.
The Epworth League services next Sun
day evening at g. 40 o'clock in the Meth
odist Church will be led by Rev. johnson
Oatman. Topic: "The Universal Refuge
in every Extremity-A Loving God"
The Paint and Powder Club of Penn
berton will give a musical comedy in l.
o. NJ. hall on Thursday evening next.
The proceeds will be added to fund for
the purchase of piano to be placed in
the high school.
Deed of the Frederic A. Kniss property,
located two and a half miles north of
Mount Holly, was passed the 2tst instant,
to George E. Grafton, of Stapleton, N Y.
The transaction was made through Fred
A. Tracey, agent for the E. A. Strout Co.
In Mount Holly, on Tuesday, March
18th, will be held county convention of
the Order of United American Mechanics.
1t Is expected that all the councils In the
county will have representatives present.
This session will be attended by some of
the state officers.
The 5Oth annual meeting of the Build
ing and Loan Association of Mount Hol-
ly will be held in the Office of Franklin
B. Lewis, on Monday evening, March II.
A new series of stock will be issued.
Officers are TO be elected and other business
transacted.
On Friday night occurred the death of
George Joseph, the 13-year-old son of
John and Sarah j. Worlin, of Cherry
street. The remains were inferred Ia
the Catholic cemetery this morning.
Death is said to have been caused by
acute Bright's disease.
On Friday morning q runaway team |
belonging to q farmer named Hopkins, |
living near Medford, created some ex-
citement as 1t dashed down Mill street.
The horses continued in safety through |
Washington street, and becoming tired on
Madison avenue settled down to a trot.
After being operated upon for appendi-
citis In a hospital at Spring Lake, Albert
Cook, of Lumberton, because of COM
plications which developed later. has been |
removed to the Burlington County Hos
pital. A complete recovery is expected |
under the treatment which he is receiving |
there.
After being beneficiary at the county |
almshouse, New Lisbon, for quarter of
century, Joseph Taylor, an Englishman,
recently died there. Wanderlust seized
him early In life and he became a globe |
trotter Before his death this nonagen
arian said he had been In almost every part |
of the world, more especially in the
Orient.
Mrs. T. W. Borton, Mrs. George w.
Durand, Mrs. Harriet Fisher, Mrs. Martin
81. Girven and Mrs. Henry M. Thomson
were patronesses of leap year 800" and
dance given in the Masonic Temple, en-
Thursday evening, under the management
of Mrs Harry G. Wagner, Mrs. F. E.
Colder and Mrs. Walter G. COUNSEL. The
evenings entertainment was a most
pleasant affair.
Mayor Charles P. Farmer, of Burling-
ton, has received notice from the War
Department that the eitY's practice of
dumping rubbish along the banks of As
siscunk creek must cease. Major R. r.
Raymond says his men have investigated
and substantiated charges that waste
dumped at Mitchell and Jones avenues is
washing into the creek and obstructing
the channel. Mayor Farmer has referred
the matter to Council for action.
Benjamin L. West, of Paterson, died
last week. The remains were buried on
Saturday afternoon from the residence of
his sister, Mrs. Wilbur F. Watts, of Bur-
lington. in which city deceased was for
merly well-known business man. In
earlier years he pleased many Burlington
people with his sweet tenor voice De-
ceased was cake baker in the employ of
Samuel Bower, of Mount Holly, some
years ago.
The case has been disposed of in which
DR.. Martin w. Curran, of Chatsworth,
became victim of his own neglect In not
complying with the registration law. He
was arrested after it had been ascertained
that his diploma had not been recorded at
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