The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-01-30
TUESDAY, JANUARY 80, 1912
LOCAL NEWS.

John w. Arcner nas sOiu Sumo Ecai 60
tate on Mil street to A. F. Bradley.
Among the recent sales at the Noun
Holly garage was DeTauble roadsts
to N. Eckard Austin.
Improvements are being made to the
Hendrickson property on Broad street b,
e. W. Esham, the owner.
The Epworth League service next Sun
day evening In the Methodist church vii
be led by Charles II. Warner.
The Mount Holly Water Company ha
installed new boiler at its pumping sta
ton to replace one that had been con
demned.
Elmer z. Prickett, Of Bispham street
has served continuously for eighteen year
as q member of the railroad section gam
In Mount Holly.
Howell Stillwell, tax collector Of Ches
terield township, Is able to get abou
again after receiving treatment for sew
eral weeks at the Mercer Hospital, Tren
ton.
BILLY" Delaney the well-known train
or and sportsman, died at his home II
Oakland, California, on Thursday. Fl,
was well-known by many Burlington
countians.
The farm on the Mount Holly and Bur
lington road. owned by Charles A. King
of Mount Holly. and known as the Clay
ton Zelley farm. has been rented to vii
liam A. Snyder.
Word received from Washington. D
O., reports an Improvement in the condi
ton Of John D. CleYenger, who has beer
suffering from injuries received by fal
on an icy pavement. 1t required several
stitches to close cash on his scalp.
The Hainesport Mining and Transpor-
tation Company held its annual meeting
on Saturday and elected the following d.
rectors: George e. Vansciver, John B.
Vansciver, Charles B. Ballinger, Walter
Middleton and 81. NJ. Zeigenfuss.
On Saturday next Mr.. and Mrs. George
a. Vansciver. of Hainesport, viii leave
for the south. They intend to make O
tour Of Florida, and will cover that state
In their new Bergdoll touring car. which
has been shipped ahead of them.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Steptoe Washing
ton, Of Riverton, have sent out invita-
lions to the marriage of their daughter.
Christine Maria, to G.. Lincoln Ridley, of
Philadelphia, in Christ Church. Riverton,
on Wednesday evening. February 7th, at
2 o'clock.
There win be something doing Thurs
day night. February 22d, when large
delegation from Palmyra Camp. Patriotic
Order Sons of America, the largest in the
state. will come to Mount Holly to visit
Camp No. II. The latter will give their
guests pleasant reception.
While In the act of mailing the lid on q
box, Wednesday morning, at Dubell's
drug store, Oliver G. Billings struck the
forefinger of his left hand with ham
mer. A few days later felon developed
and 1t had to be lanced. The trouble is
still source of annoyance.
]. E. Culbert, of Philadelphia, has
awarded a contract to Willard +. Tomlin-
SOD, of Mount Holly, for the erection of
q bungalow and club house, to be located
along the Rancocas creek on the Parrish
farm near Hainesport, where other sim
liar buildings are to be built.
The letters and postals that remain un-
claimed In the post office, for the week
ending Saturday. January 9th, are as
follows: Mrs. William B. Mead. Miss F. c.
Buchanan, s. 8. Keen, letters. e. p.
Everham, J. B. Lancaster, Mable Davis,
e. A. Danes, Fred Evan, Karl Fritz,
postals.
The Defrain Sand Company, of Phil
adelphia, In which number Of people in
this section are interested. held Its annual
meeting on Saturday and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, George H. Van
solver; directors. John B. Vansciver. H.
M. Moore, Edward B. Jones and David
Jester.
An entertainment under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid Society will be given In
the Methodist Church on the evening OF
March 9th, when friends and ad.
mirers will have the pleasure of listening
to Miss Miriam Farley, former residen I
and we'll known elocutionist, who will fea-
ture the programme.
The regular business meeting of the
Epworth League will be held In the NJ.
e. church on Friday evening. February
I'd, at seven-thirty O'Clock. At eight
O'Clock there will be a lecture entitled
Diamond Fields Of Dixie" This is the
first of five lectures to be delivered under
the auspices of the Epworth League.
Course tickets, % cents. Single admis-
sion, 10 cents. The lectures will be Illus
trated by many fine lantern slides.
New Jersey Lodge, No. 1, Knights OF
Pythias, has put into effect plan to In
crease its membership during the present
year. To that end an entertainment com
mittee has been appointed and list Of
attractions is being prepared. If indi
vidual promises which have been made to
assist in this work are adhered to, the
membership may be doubled and the goal
attained. Benjamin F. Hirschblond. who
promised to secure twenty five members
turned In five applications at meeting
held Friday night.
William T. Ridgway, for many years
well known Philadelphia druggist. died a
the Pennsylvania Masonic Home. on Wed
nesday. from paralysis. Deceased was I
son of Aquila Ridgway. prominent resi-
dent of Mount Holly many years ago
Mr.. Ridgway belonged to two Masonic
bodies, Manhattan Lodge No. SO, of New
York, and Jerusalem Chapter No. 8. R
A. NJ, of Philadelphia. He had residet
at the Home about two years. Intermen
was made In the family plot In the Noun
Holly cemetery on Saturday morning
Masonic services being conducted b.
Mount Holly Lodge No. IA.
There has been much published abou
che killing of diseased cattle at the aims
house and the probable tearing down Q
all the stables. The facts are that at tn
request of the Steward of the almshous
and the committee in charge of the institu
ton, tuberculin test Of the entire herd G
cattle was made by DR.. ]. Hume Garter
as a result of which 1t was found tbs