The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-03-11
LOCAL NEWS.

Saturday will be the birthday OF Andre'
jackson. who was born in 1857.
Sheriff Jordan will draw the panel Q
petit jurors for the April term of Cour
ON Tuesday. March 25
On Monday evening, March II, st
Patricks' dance will be given In the Levi
building by Thomas L. Quigley.
Scarlet fever has appeared at the hom
of Harry K. Frake, on Bispham street
his son, Harry. being i'll with the disease
On Friday evening next at the close o
the prayer meeting, the Baptist YOUNG
Peoples Union will give popcorn socia
in the church.
10 the store at No. 80 High street, oil
March 81 aud %, a delicatessen sale viii
be held by the Ladies' Aid Society OF thu
Baptist church.
Arthur D. Cross has started work on thu
the erection of his new residence on uppel
High street, adjoining the mount. e. W
Esham has the contract.
Miss Reba Shinn, of Mount Holly avenue
having decided to become trained nurse
has entered Dr. Prices hospital, Philadel
phia, for that purpose.
The April examination for Burlington
county candidates for state certificates
will be held in the Mount Holly high
school on April IL, 10 and 20.
Richard E. Norcross. of Ridgway street.
has recovered from injuries to his face
and leg which he received by being thrown
from wagon during a runaway.
1t is said that detectives of the Law and
Order Society are actively at work through
out the county. Developments along this
line may become known at the April term
of court
Having recovered from her recent opera
tions in Philadelphia hospital, Mrs. Fred
e. Colder has resumed her position as
transcriber In the Office of Surrogate
Joseph Huff.
There will be special music and good
orator present at the memorial service
which the Mount Holly Lodge of Moose
will hold In the opera house on Sunday
evening, March 80.
On Tuesday evening last occurred the
marriage of Joseph G. Dubell and Miss
Ella NJ. Joyce, of the South Pemberton
road. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. r. II. Baker.
Recovering from typhoid fever. which
kept him confined for sixteen weeks at his
home In Roebling. Morgan ]. Sexton paid
visit to his sister, Mrs. John Hance, of
Pointville, last week.
committee is arranging for an enter
tatnment and smoker. which will be given
to it's members only by the Good Intent
Fire Company In its engine house at
date yet to be announced.
Recovering from an attack of ptomaine
poisoning which kept him confined to the
home of his parents on Union street for
three weeks. Chester A. Appleton return
ed to New York city on Sunday.
Abraham Saltzman will take possession
OF the Elwood Stead property on Garden
street this week. Tie brick property
which Saltzman is to vacate has been pur-
chased by Jeremiah II. Deacon.
Cecil Harris has been installed as clerk
In the Mount Holly post office owing to
an increase of business there. The young
man lives at Pemberton and recently
passed the civil service examination.
There will be another meeting in their
building on High street. Mount Holly, to.
morrow, when the directors Of the Bur-
lington County Farmers Exchange hope
to take favorable action In the selection of
q business manager.
Irving Foster, a minor, was found on
the streets of New Egypt In an intoxicated
condition last week, and taken In charge
by the authorities. This was followed by |
the arrest Of Thomas Rahilley, who was
charged with purchasing liquor for the
lad.
Sheriff Jordan conducted the following |
sales at the Court house on Thursday:
John Costill property, Mount Holly, sold |
to John Worlin for $500; property of
Mary E. Loveland and others, sold to |
another Mary E. Loveland for $500; farm
OF 3. Budd Perkins, in Willingboro town
ship, was bid in for $4,000 by the Provi-
dent Life and Trust Company, of Phila-
delphia, the name of the purchaser not
being made known.
At Its meeting on Thursday night the
Mount holly Lodge of EIks elected the
following officers: Exalted ruler, Samuel
q. Fenimore; esteemed leading knight,
DIR. X. 8. Clarke; esteemed loyal knight,
William B. Pearson; esteemed lecturing I
knight, Elwood II. Stokes; secretary, II. |
L. Walters; treasurer. G. G. Cowperthwait;
tyler, e. Lewis Schuyler; trustee, ]. Budd
Woolston; representative to grand lodge,
DR.. John ]. Flynn; alternate, T. Edward
Brown.
A decision was filed on Wednesday by
Vice Chancellor Leaning, in Camden,
which effects more than 1900 members
OF the Brotherhood of America, and by 1t.
the reserve fund amounting to $3.50, 900,
is protected from division and can only
be used to pay legitimate death claims.
The decision temporarily restraints the
Supreme Circle of Brotherhood Of America
from dividing the reserve of the death
benefit fund or taking part of this re-
serve fund and placing 1t in a new division.
Following the announcement made last
week of the engagement of Robert Chance,
Sd, aud Miss Claudine Van Brunt Mann,
both of Mount Holly. there appeared a
story later on to the effect that they were
married at Pitman, ON February 23d, in
the chapel of the Church of the Good
Shepherd. 1t is stated that the bride and
groom were schoolmates together as chill
dren. Their secret marriage was not
made known until last Wednesday, two
weeks after the announcement of their
engagement.
General e. Burd Grub, now superin.
tendent of the New Jersey Home for Sol
diers at Kearney. sat before four legisla
tive investigators on Thursday, at the
home and heard charges made against
him. The General is 70 years old, feeble
and almost blind. By him sat his wife, an
off