The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.

A Temple Series dance will be given Il
the Masonic Temple on Friday evening
This will conclude the series.
The ladies of the Presbyterian churc
served an excellent shad supper in tn
Masonic temple on Friday evening.
Rev. DIR. Joseph G. Read. well know
In this section. has been removed to
Philadelphia hospital to undergo an opera
ton.
The annual communication of tn
grand lodge of Free and Accepted Mason
of New Jersey, will be held at Trento
tomorrow.
On April 10, 10 Grange Hall, Pember
ton, play will be presented, "Hom
Ties," rural comedy In four acts b.
talent from Vincentown.
Members of the Cherokee Canoe Club
of Pemberton, will go to Delaware Waite
Gap by train in June and return In canoe
down the Delaware river.
Yesterday was the 48th anniversary O.
the assassination of President lincoln
To-day is the first anniversary of the sink
ing of the steamship Titanic.
Miss Florence M. Evans, Of Riverton
and William J. Richardson, of Riverside
were married at the latter place on Wed
nesday afternoon by Rev. Father Goth.
The Barrows property at the corner Of
High and Broad streets Is now occupied
by Rev. Frank Wilcox, who recently
accepted the passionate of the Presbyte
rIan Church.
Vocal and instrumental music will form
an interesting programme that will bt
presented this evening at social to be
held In the Baptist Church by the Young
Peoples Union.
On Wednesday afternoon, at her home
In Burlington, Mrs. William Vandegrift
fell and fractured her right knee cap. The
woman was found Frustrated on the floor
half hour after the accident.
At the Church of the Incarnation, Phila-
delphia, on Wednesday evening, April
30th, will occur the marriage OF Daniel
Suffer, Jr., of Mount Holly. and Miss
Grace A. Shinn, of Bordentown.
Miss Martha D. Engle, of Hainesport.
and Howard Clarke. of Philadelphia, are
to be married at the home of the BRIDE
elects parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph En-
gle. on Wednesday evening. April Esd.
Announcement Is made of the marriage
OF Edwin Weast, of Florence, and Miss
Elizabeth Spots, of Bordentown. The
ceremony was performed In the latter city
on January 18th, by Rev. z. T. Dugan.
Some leaves In gutter on the county
jail caught FIRE on Tuesday, probably
from spark that came foom the kitchen
chimney. A ladder was secured by Har-'
vey Worrell, who soon settled the trouble.
Martha E. Styer, widow of Henry @.
Styer. died at her home, 81 Mill street, on
Tuesday, aged 10 years. The funeral
took place on Friday afternoon. Inter-
ment was made in Cedar Hill cemetery.
What appeared to be bed tick filed
with rubbish was set on fire on White
street late on Saturday night 1t was for
,tnnate that no damage resulted, as sparks
were flying from the embers on Sunday
morning.
The Industry Building and Loan Asso-
citation of Mount Holly will hold Its 59th
annual meeting In the Office of George M.
Hillman, on Monday evening. April 18th.
when officers will be elected and a new
series of stock issued.
The Burlington County Medical Society
held its annual meeting and banquet at
the, Metropolitan Inn. Burlington, on
Wednesday afternoon. Important mat
tiers were discussed by some of the forty
members who were present.
The yards connected with the row of
brick houses on Water street were flooded
with water on Sunday. The trouble was
caused by the stoppage of drain. John
Powell, road overseer, and his men put
the matter in shape yesterday.
William A. MARBLE. member of the
wholesale grocery firm of Thomas Rob-
erts & Co., died Sunday at his home in
Philadelphia after an Illness of four years.
He was born In Burlington and was about
53 years old. His wife survives him.
A club known as the "Jattaharp." has
been organized in Mount Holly by nine
bachelor girls, who have elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Eta B. Tom
linson vice president, Hazel Herbert; Sec
rotary, Frances johnson; treasurer. Ger
trude Tomlinson. The girls are planning
camping trip and propose to keep their
movements secret.
The ''Thlmble Bee" will give its an
nual 500 party in the Masonic Temple. on
Thursday, April "a. at O'Clock. The pro-
ceeds will be for the benefit of the Bur
lington County Hospital. The bee"
will not follow its custom of former years
and issue special invitations to this party,
but all who are interested In the Hospital
are invited to attend.
There is unclaimed mail In the post
office for the following persons: Mrs. Al
bright. Mrs. Virginia Brown, Mrs. Matte
Ballard, George N Crispin, Mrs Cram
mer. Mrs. Cleyenger, John Easter. Mrs.
Virgil F. Frazier, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Han
nah Jennings, Mrs. John Mcbride. Mrs.
McKelvey, Mrs. F. ]. McComb, John G.
Moore, Mrs. Irwin Moore. Mrs Herman,
Mrs. NJ. Haines, Mrs. B. Shinn, Mrs. Ber-
tina Wilson, Mrs. Abbie Pevall, Mrs Eliza
Haines. Mrs. Walter Jones.
Within the next month all of the South
Jersey towns supplied with gas by the
Public Service Gas Company will have
30 cent gas. This will be reduction of
10 cents. The rate, which is uniform In
all parts of the state where the Public
Service supplies the gas, was. fixed at a
conference held In Trenton by BE Public
Utilities Commission with the representa-
tives of the various municipalities. The
rate will take effect In Camden the first of
next month, but 1t will be a week or so
later in other places.
When Policeman Job Collins discov-
cred FIRE In yard on Buttonwood street
one night last week, he remarked that
there should be cleanup day in Mount
Holly. The very appropriate suggestion