The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-12-02

The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
cleared over $40 at their Thanksgiving
bakery, held last week.
Mrs. Henry CIaypoole, of Pine street,
is suffering with broken arm, the re-
suit of falling down stairs.
List of unclaimed mail in the post
office: Mr.. Barlow, n. Jensew, Miss
Alice Randall, Frank Kelly, Thos. Stan
! ton, Rapot Norvois.
Rancocas Grange, No. 131, will elect
officers on Wednesday afternoon, De-
cember 10th, at ? o'clock. All MEM
bers are requested to be present.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Lyceum of History and Natural
Sciences for the election of officers, ETC.,
will be held in the Lewis building,
Mount Holly, ON Friday evening, De-
cember 5th, at 7.30
Capt. E. r. Fryer, son of Samuel
Fryer, of Mount Holly, who is in the
marine service and has been stationed
at Annapolis, sailed with command
of marines on Thursday on the ship
Prairie from Philadelphia for Pensacola,
Fla, to be ready for service in Mexico.
Having decided to give up his carriage
and blacksmith business, Judson Gas
kill has leased portion of his factory
building at the corner of Garden and
Buttonwood streets to Harry Norcross,
of Water street, who is engaged in the
same business. The latter will take pos
session on FEBRUARY 1st
There will be an exhibit of corn at the
Commercial Exchange, Philadelphia
Bourse, on December A. 5 and 6, under
the management of the Corn Exchange
National Bank. A number of prizes
will be awarded for the best exhibits
grown by men and boys. Among the
boys who will compete are Basil Sholl,
of Burlington; William TomlinsOn, of
Marlton; r. A. Coombs, BOUCHER, and
Clayton Dudley, Masonville.
Representatives to the Northampton
Firemen's Relief Fund were elected by
three fire companies last evening, as fol-
lows: America, S. Earl Assay, Eugene
Engle, George W. A. French; Good In
tent, George NJ. Sleeper, William j.
Haines, Herbert Shaedle; Relief, Rich
ard p. Brown, Howard NJ. Eldridge,
Joseph c. Kingdom. Union company
will elect tomorrow evening.
Tomorrow, at Bordentown, will oc-
cur the funeral of Samuel w. Beldon,
who died at East Orange Saturday Mr.
Beldon was well known in this county,
having practiced law here several years.
He removed to Newark to enter into the
service OF the Fidelity Trust Company.
few months ago he was afflicted with
paralysis, but was able to continue at
his desk until few days prior to his
death.
Judge John G.. Homer, together with
other eminent counsel from Philadel-
phia and other sections of Pennsylva-
mia, appeared in the Orphans court at
Scranton, Pa, yesterday morning for
the purpose of attacking the Johnson
will, under which an estate close to
$4,000, 600 was left, some of the heirs in
terested being residents of Riverside 1t
is hoped that large portion of this es-
tate can be brought to New Jersey.
Two years ago the Farmers Trust
Company formed Christmas club, in
which people might save amounts as
best suited them to be drawn out two
weeks prior to Christmas. On Thursday
of next week the Treasurer of the Trust
Company will mail checks to the out of
town depositOrs to the amount of $13, 600. |
Others will be paid at the counter. While |
the depositors in this fund are not all
residents of Mount Holly, but if we were
to take the town for basis, the amount
of money to be paid out would be nearly
SO for every man, woman and child in
Mount Holly. There are many incidents
connected with this idea of Christmas
clubs that would prove very interesting
if they could be made public The sys-
tenn has been of advantage to many
Immediately upon closing the club for
this year new one will be formed on
the 18th of this month.
Prosecutor Atkinson has given warn
ing that hereafter the law prohibiting
the sale or gift of cigarettes or cigarette
paper or tobacco in any form to any
minor under the age of eighteen years
will be strictly enforced, Under the law
as it now is, no person has right to sell
or give cigarettes, cigarette paper or to-
bacco in any form to any person under
the age OF eighteen years, and all cases
which are brought to the notice of the
Prosecutor will receive prompt atten-
ton. Also, the law provides that no
minor under the age of eighteen years
shall be permitted to play, frequent or
lounge in any room or place where pool
or billiards are played, unless the minor
is accompanied by parent or guardian.
All violations of this law that are
brought to the attention of the Prose-
cutor will be carefully Investigated and
all offenders prosecuted.