The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-02
Daniel Suffer has purchased a DeTaubel

| MeQfOrQ Lodge OF MaSOns nelu bnei
annual banquet and ladies' night las
evening.
The public sale of personal property o
DR.. William @. Parry, deceased, will taxi
place tomorrow at his late residence il
Hainesport.
| The new officers elected by company I
are as follows: Second lieutenant, Johl
A. Throckmorton; sergeant, Willard B
Sholl; corporals, James Shinn and ALDER
Mingin.
The Riverton Burglars Detective Asso
citation has offered q reward of 800 TO
the arrest and conviction of the personl
who entered the home of A. ]. Wedham
of that place.
Letters from Rev. A. F. A. Neudoerffer
who is in British India, state that he il
doing well in his new field and that he 4
greatly pleased at the success that Il
attending his efforts.
T. Walter Borton, the wall paper ar
tist, has something of Importance to say
about the dining room which is embraced
In an attractive advertisement which ap
pears on the first page.
Local talent of Vincentown will give {
dramatic entertainment in the town hal
at that place on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings of next week, the proceeds
to be given to the Burlington County
Hospital.
Louis Zanoni, who has been employed
in the barber shop of George Greenwald
resigned yesterday and is now presiding
over a chair In the shop of the New
WashingtOn House.
The Senior Mechanics held county
convention in Mount Holly on Thursday
night. Several state officers and about
one hundred members were present. The
refreshments and vaudeville talent were
highly enjoyed.
Mary l. Clapper, wife of James Clapper,
of West Washington street, died at the
Burlington County Hospital yesterday
afternoon. The funeral will take place
on Thursday morning. Interment at
st. Andrews burying ground.
At the home of her uncle, J. Amor
Gauntt, of Jobstown, on Wednesday,
April 10, will occur the marriage of Miss
Emile Gauntt, daughter of Martin v.
Gauntt, and DR.. Walter F. Wood, of
White Haven, Pa, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Wood, of Blackwood.
Preparatory services will be held in the
Lutheran church, Hainesport. Sunday, at
ten O'Clock. Then will come the Easter
services and communion will follow. All
of these services will be in English. On
the following Sunday the services will be
In German. Rev. Mr.. Barnhold, the new
minister, will oficiate.
There is no necessity to direct attention
to the advertisement of William Curtis
Wetherill on the second page of this issue
as 1t is large enough to speak for itself.
1t sets forth the many opportunities which
are offered to save money in connection
with a celebration of the third anniyer-
sary of the new store, which occurs on
Tuesday, April 9th. There is profit for
all who attend this event.
While opposite the base ball grounds
Friday night, Detective Parker arrested a
stranger who gave the name of Mingin.
t was released after being taken to jail.
A paper cutter was found on his person,
but 1t did not correspond to either of the
three paper cutters that were recently
stolen from the residence of Miss Ellen
Curtis, on High street.
Finding a man loafng in front of the
johnson property late Friday night, who
said he was on his way to Jacksonville
where he belonged, the story did not look
good to Policeman Curtis because the
man continued straight out High street.
Curtis followed and arrested the stranger
at the fair grounds. He was given four
days in Jail by Justice Slack for being
drunk.
A very interesting and enthusiastic
meeting of the Armour branch of the
w. G. T. q. was held Tuesday evening,
March %, at the home of Franklin Zelley.
A we'll rendered program, consisting of
recitations, solos, choruses and selections
by the orchestra, supplemented a very
inspiring address by Miss Elfreth, State
president of the society. Several new
members were received.
Imbued with the spirit of spring on
Sunday, Edward Kashner walked from
his home in Florence to Moorestown. He
arrived at the latter place just as dinner
was being served, and a good appetite
enabled him to do justice to the meal that
was set before him. He covered the dis
lance In about three hours and returned
by trolley. The pleasant weather also put
the walking bee in the bonnet of some
Mount Holly citizens, who were refresh
ed from a long stroll through the coun-
try.
A movement has been started by the
Commercial League with view of get
ting business men to subscribe small
sum for the purpose of having Garden,
High, Mill and Washington streets swept
and thoroughly cleaned every business
day In the week The suggestion has
met with the approval of all who have
been approached on the subject. Mer-
chants are taking hold of this matter with
readiness that shows a desire to have
clean streets all the time. The adoption
of such plan will not only add beauty to
those thoroughfares but it will improve
hygienic conditions as well.
At its annual meeting held last night,
the America Hose Company elected the
A. French; vice president, Eugene L.
Engle; secretary, s. Earl Assay; treasurer,
Edward B. Jones; directors, George w.
A. French, Charles B. Jones. Maurice
Rowan, r. p KuEpf, Eugene L. Engle;
fire police, William A. Headley, Walter
Bryant, William Gale, Howard Collins,
r. p Kumpf, Cleveland Brewer; foreman,
s. Earl Assay; assistants, William B.
Kumpf, Charles B. Jones and Samuel E.
Colder; janitor, II. L. Osgood. E. b.
Jones was elected treasurer for his twenty
fourth consecutive year.
II the plans of the Burlington Lodge
of Elks materialize. that city will be i'm
proved by a new building of good size
and attractive setting in prominent part
of the city. 1t is proposed to erect new
building on the site of the present Weth
foh Thn
will be of arcade construction with up to-
date stores, and in the rear a room will be
arranged for lodge purposes. The second
floor will have the grill room and large
assembly room with seating capacity of
five hundred. The third floor will have
lodge room. 1t is proposed to have a
heating and lighting plant installed for
the whole building.
Good Intent Fire Company has elected
these officers: President, Isaac II. Vain
wright; vice president, George M. Sleeper;
secretary, John F. Riley; treasurer, T.
Clifford Keeler; trustee, 5 years, Robert
s Gaskill; collector, Roscoe G. Gale; cap
tain, Herbert j. Shadell; engineer, Martin
H. Girven; directors, William j. Haines,
Morris K. Perinchief, VIM. Stillwell, Cliff
ford A Compton. VIM. s. Taylor, Roscoe
@. Gale, Benjamin E. Colkitt, j. R. Gill
lam, Jr ; Investigating committee, Harry
W. Phares, P. ]. Ferinchief, George NJ.
Sleeper; library committee, Beverley G.
Kingdom. Pierre H. Stanton. William J.
Haines; fire police, William NJ. Reeves,
Frank P. Nippins, Judson Gaskill, Lewis
Lippincott, Charles E. Mcdonnell.
If arrangements were made by which the
police could have free use of the tele-
phones in the Bell boxes in the perform
ance of their DUTY they Wnnld be less