The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-12-16

AmeTlcd, VIII receive an OIIlclal WISH
from Grand Chief Washington and his
stall at meeting to be held in Red
Mems hall tomorrow night.
| An illustrated lecture and musical en-
tertainment will be given at Rancocas
Saturday night, for the benefit of the
fund to establish a training school for
feeble-minded children in this county.
Charles A. Rigg has rented the office
owned by DIR. J. Hume Carter, next to
the entrance of the latters residence,
ON High street, and will be ready to
practice law there after the first of JAN
uary.
Samuel Elberson, corner of Garden
street and Mount Holly avenue, died on
Saturday morning from pneumonia
Deceased was charter member of Good
viii Lodge, No. IA, Ancient Order
United Workmen.
Miss Anna T. Leonard, of Fieldsboro,
is receiving congratulations from her
many friends for having passed both
first and second grade civil service ex-
aminations for stenography and type
writing, which examinations were re-
Gently held at Trenton.
Contractor Walter Allen has matters
in shape for the installation of new
front in the Henry c. Shinn residence
on High street, which is being convert
ed into store. This place was pur-
chased by DIR. J. Hume Carter, who
says that it has not yet been rented.
There will be meeting at the court
house this evening of those interested in
the movement having for it's object the
raising of funds for the establishing of
a training school in Burlington county
for the predetermined. A committee has
the matter in charge. The meeting
should be well attended
William William, proprietor of the
book backing establishment next to
Crozier's cigar store, has sailed for Greece
to visit his parents, whom he has not
seen since boyhood. 1t is thought likely
that when he returns he will be accom-
panied by wife. His business will re-
main in competent hands.
The Northampton Firemen's Relief
Association held it annual meeting last
evening and elected the following officers:
President, S. Earl Assay; vice president,
Richard p. Brown; secretary, George NJ.
Sleeper; treasurer, Albert G. Mayer;
trustees, Eugene Haines and Harry w.
Kempte.
Harold Hornor is having large store
house and barn erected ON his nursery
farm on the Jobstown road, where he
also intends building a fine residence.
Mr.. Hornor is spending large sum of
money on the place, but he expects sat
isfactory returns when thousands of
trees which have been set out begin to
bear fruit.
A reminder of the blizzard which re-
Gently prevailed in the west was forced
upon the people of this section by a
light fall of snow which made its APP
glare of light the large flakes presented
a beautiful sight, and gave the impress
sion that we might enjoy white Christ
mas. The snow fall was of short dura-
ton, however, and soon disappeared.
The Child Federation of Philadelphia
has prepared to place large Christmas
tree, suitably decorated, in independence
Square, that city, for the benefit of poor
children. Officers of the Federation
secured five states to find large tree.
The prize tree, a monster Norway spruce,
was found on the Parry farm near Ran
cocas, and is supposed to be seventy
years of age. 1t was taken to Philadel-
phia by boat.
Special Christmas music will be rem
dered at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning by the large choir
who will sing three anthems entitled:
worship the new born King" Fear
thou not, and 1.-The Hill of Palestine. ;"
Rev. T. J. J. Wright will preach a special
Christmas sermon, taking for his sub
ject, ''In the fitness of time: Christ. -
The evening service will be in charge of
the Sunday school. All are invited to
these services.
Thursday the Burlington County
Board of Taxation finished its sittings
to hear appeals from assessments. The
Board states it had fewer complaints this
year than at any time during its exist
ence. This fact proves that the Board
is useful addition to the government of
the county. Carefully examining the
duplicates prior to their being finally
approved, revising assessment in many
cases and equalizing as far as possible
the values in the several taxing districts
has done much towards creating salts
faction in the matter of taxation.
| The Christmas Savings clubs that were
started year or two ago by the banks
of New Jersey, have worked wonderful
benefit. By laying away few cents
each week, the people who joined The
clubs have found themselves in thi,
gladstone holiday season in possession
of money that they would not hav,
saved for present buying in any othe
lway. Three banks in Newark last weeL
distributed $290,000 among members o
these clubs. The Farmers Trust Com
pany of this town will pay out by tn
end of this week over $4,000. Tn
scheme is good one, and it will be NOR
popular next year than it was this year
State help for the Nineland Colony il
Burlington county is now an assures
fact. At the meeting in Burlington Of
, November 2Sth, the total amount wa
not actually in hand, yet so much inter
! est was shown by the various commu
mites that the committees reporte
their work barely begun though NOR
than half the sum was already pledged
This, the State Commissioner decided
met the conditions of having tn
: money in sight by December LIST, fee
ing assured that the communities nc
already aroused would contribute q
literally as the Others when better il
formed.
Having completed a large addition
his boat house, Edward Hack has mad
quite change in location of MANY