The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-03-18

will be held Ia the Masonic Temple on
Thursday. March 81.
St. Elizabeth's Guild will give 25
cent supper in the gymnasium Of st. An
drew's Church, on Tuesday evening next.
"Home Ties" rural drama, will be
presented by local talent In the town hall,
at Vincentown, Saturday evening, March
Goth.
Philadelphia canoeists who came up to
Mount Holly on Sunday, expressed their
desire for an early opening Of the boating
season.
Rev. William P. Finney, D. D., of Lin
coin University, Pa, will have charge of
the services Of the Presbyterian church
ON Sunday.
Reserved seats can be obtained at Jones'
drug store for the Carnival of Opera to be
given by Mrs. Clothier's dancing class
March 90 and 81.
The regular meeting of the Armour w.
@. T. U. will be held at the home of Miss
Anna Antrim, Cherry street, on Tuesday
evening, March %.
Harry Weidler, of Burlington, is can
didate for court honors. He has been held
under 5000 bail on a charge of beating his
wife over the head with a cane.
At the session of the Grand Lodge of
Masons. to be held at Trenton on April
16, an attempt will be made to secure a
charter for new lodge at Pemberton.
The Armour w. G. t. U. will give an
entertainment under the direction of Mrs.
Squares. In the Presbyterian Sunday
school room, on Friday evening, March
%, at eight o'clock.
Mrs. Henry Claypoole made complaint
last week about six young men who made
Thursday night hideous by disorderly
conduct on the Pine street bridge. No
arrests have yet been made.
Martin 81. Girven has decided that he
will be candidate for the Office of asses
sor Of Northampton township, subject to
the decision of the Republican voters at
the primary In September.
There will be one act of vaudeville at
the opera house tonight in connection
with the moving pictures. On Thursday
evening, Chief White Moon, an Indian
lecturer, will occupy the stage.
As the result of blood poisoning which
developed after he picked pimple above
one of his ankles. Frank c. Naylor was
delirious most of the time last week, when
his condition became quite serious.
Over two hundred names have been Sc
cured to petition which is being circu-
lated at Riverside asking the Legislature
for Sunday base ball privileges. The
document is to be forwarded to Trenton
for consideration.
Paralysis caused the death of Adeline s.
Morton on Tuesday night. For more than
forty years deceased had been connected
with the household of Mrs. T. H. Risdon,
on High street. The remains were inter-
red on-Friday morning.
Articles of co-partnership have been
fled in the county clerks Office by John
R. Howell. by which Mrs Howell and
daughter are admitted as partners in
his insurance business. The ladies are
also associated with him In the raising of
cranberries.
A surprise party was rendered to Mrs
Harriet Fl, Kashner, of Florence. on Sat
urday, the occasion being her Goth birth
day. Mrs. George q. Hall and daughter,
Emma, and Mrs. Robert Ayres, of Mount
Holly, were present.
A high tension telephone line of 10000
voltage is to be strung between Burling.
ton and Mount Holly. For this purpose
about fifty linemen are to arrive at the
former place today. This improveme
will also be extended between Trenton
and Camden.
A very enjoyable social was held by the
Armour W. c. T. U. last Tuesday night
at the home of Miss Julia Lippincott
Miss Lillian Page, state treasurer of the
W. @. T. u, was present and entertained
the large number of members and friends
In very acceptable manner.
The class in the Baptist Sunday school
taught by Merritt W. Smith. is now
known as the Baraca class. The new
organization has elected the following
officers: President, Floyd Stockton; vice
president. Logan B. Morris; secretary,
benjamin E. Colkitt; treasurer, Alfred M.
Boyer.
Having removed to Delanco George F.
Coleman resigned the Office of assessor Of
Mount Laurel township. to which he was
elected last fall. The township committee
filed the vacancy by appointing Benja-
min NJ. Haines, who occupied the office
for several years prior to the election of
Mr.. Coleman.
The young men composing the Philolo-
gus Minstrels held meeting on Wednes-
day evening to arrange for a permanent
Organization. The following officers were
elected: President, Herbert 8. Killie; vice
president. Henry C. Shinn; secretary, Eu-
gene f. Haines; treasurer and musical
director. Beverley @. Kingdom.
Aaron Warner, of Mount Holly, recently
arrived at Burlington with nineteen dozen
terrapin. caught In the Brindletown pond.
below New Egypt, which he peddled out
to the various hotels about Burlington at
IL of 65c a dozen. The terrapin
were caught by being raked out of the
muddy bottom of the pond, where they
bury themselves at the near approach of
winter.
Mrs. Bessie Morris died suddenly at
Trenton on Wednesday. She was former
ly Miss Bessie King, of Mount Holly.
She had been troubled with a weak heart
for some time but ON Wednesday morn
Ing she was feeling well and decided to
go from her home In Morrisville, Pa, to
Trenton, to do some shopping. While
standing on the corner waiting for car
she was suddenly stricken and fell dead.
Solicitor Budd M. Rigg has notified the
Board of Freeholders not to transact any
business until its present status becomes
known, because of a decision handed
down last week by the Supreme Court
which may affect the legality Of the pres
ent Board. This matter Is reviewed in