The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-04-01
Thomas W. Nippins died on Tuesday

OLA PeoPle AEOm Oamoen came TO MOun
Holly on Sunday and enjoyed canoein
on the upper creek.
The regular meeting of the Armou
i. Union win be held at Antrim's, Cherr.
street. this evening.
The public school will close Frida'
evening for the usual spring holiday
which has been justly earned by teacher
and pupils.
A baked bean supper was given In tn
Kelsey 6 Killie building last night b!
Bright Star Lodge, No. 10, Shepherds o
Bethlehem.
While in a Philadelphia department
store few days ago, Hazel Herbert, 0
Paxson street. had her pocket picked of
purse containing about 81.
A. A. Anderson reports the sale of 90
acre farm near Lumberton, formerly be
longing to the Henry l. Budd estate, from
]. Aquila Jones to s. B. Parker, of Phila
delphia.
The Young Mems Christian Association
will hold its annual meeting for the cleo
ton of directors and the transaction Of
other business at its building on Button
wood street tonight.
The entertainment given by the Armour
Union under the direction of Mrs. Ursull
Ober-Squaires, in the Presbyterian Sun
day school room on Friday evening, wa
: much enjoyed by large audience.
A team of horses belonging to son o.
the late George w. oliver. of Eayrestown
ran away on Mill street, Mount Holly
! Thursday morning. They we're rounded
: up before any damage had been done.
A report of the visiting nurse, submit
ted to the Woman's League last week
showed that In 1912 she inside a total Of
! 1888 visits, 655 of these being free The
nurse also responded to 70 night calls.
On Tuesday next will be celebrated the
fourth anniversary of his remodeled dry
goods store, when William G. Wetheril
will offer something of special interest fol
the benefit of his large clientage of patrons
On It's annual donation day, the Bur
lington county Children's Home received
a $40, 900 gift In bonds from Miss Mary A,
Dobbins, of Philadelphia, whose family
is looking after the welfare of this institu-
ton.
On Friday evening the senior class of
the Mount Holly High School will give a
play In the auditorium. entitled Country
Folks" The pupils haYe been well drilled
and the entertainment will be we'll worth
witnessing.
A series of revival meetings will be held
at the Eayrestown school honse, commence
ing Sunday evening, April 6. Mrs. Annie
Casseday, a well known Christian worker
of Philadelphia. will have charge of the
services.
Albert Horner, who conducts hotel at
Juliustown, who has been seriously i'll, is
showing improvement. He has diabetes
and gangrene in one foot. The attending
physician Is of the opinion that the man
will recover.
The players of the Continental base
ball club have been secured by August
Kropp. who will get them in shape, to re:
present Mount Holly this season. which
will open on Saturday, May 4. with a
good strong club.
Rev. Thomas ]. J. Wright, the new
minister at the NJ. E. church, was rendered
reception at the parsonage last Tuesday
evening, at which he was greeted by
members of his congregation and num-
Der OF the citizens of the town.
Robert Ridgwsy, employed ON the farm
of former Congressman John j. Gardner,
at Indian Mills. is suffering from a frac-
tured leg. The accident happened by his
foot slipping and getting caught in the
spokes of wheel while trying to get on
wagon.
On the death of Fred Dubell, who is
the residuary legatee under the will of
Adeline s. Morton, deceased, of Mount
Holly, and who receives the income from
the estate during his lifetime, the princi-
pal of $4,000 is to be paid to the Burling-
ton county hospital.
Mrs. Isaac r. Parker, who has been
quite Ill, recovered sufficiently to be
taken. last week, to the home of her sister
In Trenton. The latest reports indicate
that the change has been quite beneficial
and that there has been substantial i'm
provement In the sick womsn's condition.
The remains of George Jordan, of
Media. Pa. who died on Tuesday as the
result Of an operation performed In a
Philadelphia hospital, were inferred In
the Coopertown cemetery, near Beverly.
on Thursday. Deceased was brother
of Sheriff Andrew j. Jordan, of Mount
Holly.
The members of Good Intent Fire En-
CINE Company will give Membership
Social at the engine house next Monday
evening Admission will be by invitation
and tickets may be procured of the follow
Ing committee: Pierre H. Stanton. Eugene
F. Haines, Samuel G. Stanton, William NJ.
Cooper, William j. Haines
The following persons living in this
section were paroled from state prison
last week: Joseph johnson, of Chester
field, receiving stolen goods. four years,
and Samuel Sweeney, of Burlington, as
sault and battery, one to three years;
Ephraim Ford, Mount Holly, asssulting
his wife, one to three years.
A special musical service was rendered
at St. Andrews church Sunday evening.
The vested choir of this church Is one of
the best In this section of the state and
the progress made by the boys under the
instruction of Professor Smythe entities
that gentleman to much credit. 1t is a
pleasure to hear the boys sing. There are
several soloists whose voices please all
who listen to them.
After spending few hours in Mount
Holly on Saturday, fatal accident hap
pened to William Evans, a well-known
farmer at Masonville. Arriving at the
latter place on his way home he stepped
from trolley car and walked directly to
the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, where he was struck and in.
stantly killed. The deceased, about so
years of age, was deaf. He probably was
engaged in meditation and failed to hear
or perceive the approaching train as he
stepped In front of 1t. He was hurled q