The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-05-20
The supper that was to have been given

Burtis, of Burlington, who died from pa
ralysis, were buried in the Mount Holly
cemetery on Friday.
Mrs. Walter K. Powers, of Minneapolis
is visiting relatives in Mount Holly. She
is accompanied by Miss Helen Sammis,
also of Minneapolis.
Fifteen shares of the capital stock Of
the Farmers Trust Company, of Mount
Holly, were sold at Philadelphia auction
house. on Wednesday, for $40 per share
Elizabeth shinn, wife Of jackson C.
Shinn, of Columbus, died suddenly from
heart trouble on Sunday evening. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon.
While returning from Chatsworth for
Mount Holly on Thursday evening, the
wagon In which Benjamin F. Hirshblond
was riding was demolished by the horse
running away.
At the rectory of St. Paul's Church,
Burlington, on Friday evening, occurred
the marriage of Clifford Shisler and Miss
May E. Murray. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Father Russi.
The Knights of Pythias, of Mount Holly,
will hold social session next Friday
night. The occasion will be featured
with a fine vaudeville program. Members
of the lodge are requested to be present.
Miss Evelyn Dobbins has resigned as
organist of the Methodist church. A
special meeting of the official board will
be held tomorrow night at the close of
the mid week service to act on the matter.
The Senior group of the local Y. NJ. c..
A. will be entertained on Thursday even
ing at their meeting rooms on Buttonwood
street by Nelson Pumyea, who will give
them practical business talk on Bank
ing"
Clayton Evans, living near Marlton,
had COW to die under suspicious cir
cumstances last week. He took the ami
malls head to the University of Pennsyl-
vania, Philadelphia, and found that it was
affected with rabies.
Harry Williams, the Bordentown dog
catcher who is operating in Mount Holly,
has captured quite a number of stray ours,
and as many of them were not redeemed
they were killed. Their carcases were taken
to the rendering establishment of Lewis
Fl. Chambers at Unionville, where they
were converted into fertilizer.
Men who have been employed at the
works for more than thirty-five years, re-
ceived staggering blow on Saturday,
when announcement was made to the en-
ployes that the Otto Gas Engine Com
pany, of Philadelphia, would not do any
more manufacturing in this country and
that the works would soon be closed.
The letters that remain unclaimed in
the post Office for the week ending May
18th: James Andrews, j. Howard Clark,
2; Elwell Davidson. Miss Maud Evans,
Mrs. Della Halwell, Miss Mary Howell,
Fl. W. Randabaugh, Luther Schroeder,
Chas. Taunford, Box 145, L. B. Proctor,
Frank Sapp, letters. Miss Marion W.
Killian, postal.
John W. Bodine, of Camden, has many
friends in this neighborhood and they will
be glad to know that he was, last week,
elected Commander of the Grand Army
for the Department of New Jersey. And
what will cause Just as much satisfaction
Is the fact that the election carried with it
an action that was unprecedented, Mr..
Bodine being elected by reclamation.
Burlington county will soon have the
honor of a visit from the national repre-
sentative of the rural Young Mems Chris
tian Associations of India. K T. Paul
will spend the first week In June with
county and rural secretary Otis B. Read
in studying the efficient work which has
been going on in this county during the
past eight years. The rural association
work is comparatively new in India and
Mr.. Paul is its new national leader
The State Bureau of Shell Fisheries has
on hand few remaining copies of the
oyster cook book which has been in popu-
lar demand all over the state. Anyone
who desires a copy of this useful and inter-
esting compendium can obtain 1t by simply
dropping postcard to the Bureau of
Shell Fisheries. State House, Trenton.
The book contains more than one hundred
recipes In the preparation of oysters In
various forms.
On Friday morning at her home corn er
Union street and Mount Holly avenue
occurred the death of Mrs. Mary c. Ebert
son, widow of the late Thomas Elbertson.
Deceased reached her 85th year week pre-
vious to her death. Mrs. Elbertson has
been ailing for longtime. but was not
until several weeks age forced to take to
bed when her condition was reported to be
serious. She is survived by two children,
Joseph E. Elbertson and Mrs. Daniel
Smith, Sr. The remains Will be inferred
at the Baptist burying grounds this after
noon.
There is to be an extension of the Mount
Holly Water CompanY's mains, east Of
Mount Holly avenue, In order to provide
conveniences for a number of houses
which are to be erected on Broad street.
Because OF prospective building boom
in that locality and on RidgwaY street,
owners feel that their land has
been enhanced In value. One prospector
with an eye to business is DESTROYS OF
securing possession of all the ground on
the north side of Ridgway street. between
Buttonwood and Cherry streets.
DR.. W. P. Melcher received Portland,
Maine, paper yesterday, containing fine
photograph of his father and an account
of the celebration of the latter's Seth birth
day on the 9th of May. Dr. Melcher's
father has been connected with ship
building company for 90 years and he
celebrated his birthday by going to his
post of duty at o'clock In the morning
and remaining until five in the afternoon.
but the newspaper says he was frequently
interrupted to receive congratulations
Among those who paid their respects to
Mr.. Melcher was his grandson, Stanwood,
who is at college in the neighborhood of
Portland.
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