The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-12-17

Daniel Suffer is contemplating building
a residence for himself at the corner of
Broad street and Mount Holly Avenue.
R. p. Sword has accepted position
with D. s. Walton & Co., of New York,
to attend to their roofing and building
paper trade.
Bright Star Lodge No. Is, Shepherds of
Bethlehem, will have roll-call on Mon
day evening, December %. Refreshments
will be served
Charles Smith, of Wall street, who was
removed to the Burlington County Hos
pital after being stricken with paralysis,
died on Thursday night.
The Christmas anniversary at the NJ. E.
Church will be held next Tuesday even
Ing Special Christmas music will be
rendered at the church on Sunday morn
ing and evening next.
The following mail remains In the post
Office for the week ending December IA
Harry Gaskill, VIM. Lippincott. Miss
Berta L. Smith; postals for james Cooney,
Emma furnell, j. X. Reed
The machinery in the old Risdon Alcott
foundry, on Church street, recently pur-
chased by New York dealers. is being re-
moved The profits resulting from this
purchase are said to be about $1,000.
The poultry show at Camden begins to-
day. Most of the Mount Holly exhibit
ors, who have some fine stock. were COM
PEELED to entersubstitutes, as something is
the matter with their original selections.
New Jersey Lodge, No. 1, Knights of
Pythias, of Mount Holly, will initiate a
class Of candidates in the third rank next
Friday night. On this occasion thirty
visitors from Trenton lodge will be en-
tertaiued.
The Mount Holly A. c. foot ball team
has closed the season and now claim the
championship of Burlington county. hav-
ing played IA games and were not scored
on. Coach William Cooper is very much
pleased with the playing the team has
done.
The man hunt will be the leader of the
moving pictures to be shown at the opera
house tonight. The proceeds of the pic
ture entertainments to be given to-mor-
row and Thursday nights will be given to
the poor of Mount Holly by Manager Ed
ward B. Hults
Stating that she had had nothing to eat
for two days, Bessie Smith, caught beg
gtng at Burlington, was arrested on a
charge of vagrancy last week. She told
a justice that the county must feed or
bury her. She was sent to jail to prevent
another case of suicide in that city.
At the fourth quarterly conference of
the Mount Holly Methodist church held
last evening, the pastor. Rev. Joseph O.
Kulp, stated that he desired to have his
pastoral relationship severed with this
church at the annual session of the
Methodist Conference to be held In March.
On Thursday Walter Doyle, of Flor
ence, was committed to jail for ro5bing
the home of the Misses Christy of that
place. The prisoner is an old offender
and was defiant when taken before Jus.
tice Peacock He was detected in his OPP
erations by John Christy, brother of the
girls.
A meeting In the interest of the young
men and boys of Florence has been plan
ned by the churches aud will be held in
the Bnptist church at the close of the |
prayer meeting Wednesday night Assist
ant county secretary Daniel E. Lorentz
will be present to assist the Florence
churches with arrangements.
The annual meeting of the Firemen's
Relief Association was held In the Amer
lea house last night Following are the
officers that were elected: President, = |
Earl Assay; vice president, Richard P.
Brown; secretary, George M. Sleeper;
treasurer and collector, Albert G.. Mayer;
trustees. Morris K. Perinchief and Geo
D. Austin.
For over-driving and injuring horse
which be hired from Frank P. Let's,
saying that he wanted to go to Vincen-
town. Harry johnson. arrested for the
crime, was held for court under 5000 bail
by Justice Hebron. The defendant drove
back to Mount Holly, and with friend
then drove TO Camden. On coming back
the horse was nearly dead.
On Saturday afternoon some boys
started a fire in field back of the Chill
dren's Home, between the railroad and
South Pemberton road. The field was
covered with dry grass, and in short
time the whole field was ablaze, making
rapid progress toward some valuable tim
Der and dwelling, but with the persistent
fighting of a crowd Of men and boys 1t
was put out before any damage was done.
At the 1918 Chautauqus the Fellows
operate Company, under the leadership
of Harry ]. Fellows. presents program
of selections from grand and comic opera.
Their ensemble work is especially effective
and their solo work Is notable. Their
program will close with selections from
the comic opera, Penelope, given in cos
tune and with appropriate stage accessor-
les. This program will be given the
closing night.
Elsie, wife of John Lewis, living In
Pemberton township, went to the home
of her neighbor, Mrs. May Shinn, on
Wednesday, and made an atrocious as
sault upon her. Justice White made an
investigation and reached the conclusion
that the woman was insane. Proceedings
were instituted to haYe her committed to
the county asylum. Mrs. Lewis lost an
infant child about three weeks ago, since
which time she has been acting strangely.
Detective Parker landed In Jail Satur-
day man he has been looking for since
November. The fellow is Thomas Blair,
and he was arrested at Tunnelton, West
Virginia. His crime was robbery and for
gery. He broke into the residence of
William Henry, near Vincentown, and
stole several articles. Not content with
that he forged the name of Alexander
Harris to check for $50 and got Aaron
Pitman to cash It, He will have chance
| to reflect on his actions.
Members of Mount Holly Forest, No. 3,
Tall Cedars of Lebanon. who were busy
| planting saplings at their meeting held on
Tuesday evening, elected the following
officers: Grand tall cedar, George M.
| uu,..on sarior William g Rendell.