The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-01-14


L. G. Sherman & Co. have added a lin'
of hosiery to their shoe business.
The engagement of Clarence Taubel, o.
Riverside. to Miss Julia Fish, of Beverly,
has been announced.
The Acme meat store, on Water street
closed out its entire stock of meats tt
John Worth, on Saturday evening.
Jacob Prickett, of Bispham street, faith
er Of Elmer E. Prickett, died on Sunday
aged n years. The funeral will take place
on Thursday.
A glass partition, enclosing a waiting
room for the accommodation of patrons
has been placed in the Famous Shoe Re
pairing shop on High street.
The new officers of the Marlton Grange
will be installed this afternoon. At the
close of the exercises the members will
enjoy their annual oyster supper.
On the register of the Aldine Hotel
Philadelphia, are the names of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward H. Lewis, of Mount Holly
where they will remain for month.
Having been appointed county engineer
and supervisor of roads for term of five
years. James Logan will resign his posi-
ton with the State Waterway Commission.
Rev. Eli Clifford. formerly pastor of the
Mount Holly M. E. church. at the organi
cation of the Haddonfield borough council
last week was elected overseer of the pool
for that borough.
Those anglers in Mount Holly who have
been catching pike at the Mill dam have
quit the sport on learning that it was un.
lawful to take game fish from tide water
during the open season in January.
Myrtle Margerum and Emma Gaskill,
ten-year-old girls. of Red Lion, have re-
ceived from Rev. George II. VanNote,
nice Bibles for learning and repeating all
the Golden Texts for the past year.
Henry Thurston, whose long whiskers
had almost been a landmark in the vicini-
ty of Keswick, near Writings, were set
on fire by spark dropping from pipe
while he was asleep. His face was badly
burned
Monday. January 6. was the coolest day
San Francisco has had for % years On
the same day the mercury reached 80 de-
grees at Asbury Park, and several towns
near New Brunswick suffered from a
plague of mosquitoes.
On January nth will occur the birthday
of Benjamin Franklin; ON the 10Th that of
Robert E. Lee; on the 21st that of Stone
wall jackson; on the Goth that of William
Mckinley, known as carnation day, which
was his favorite flower
At the meeting of the Ushers' Union,
held at the Methodist parsonage last
Tuesday night, the following officers were
elected: President, Raymond w. Sprow:
vice president, S. Lawrence Bullock;
secretary. Nathan Miller; treasurer. Will
liam Dobbins; executive committee,
Philip s. Irons and Samuel E. Colder.
The officers of Lady Marion Home No.
6. of Mount Holly, were installed on Sat
urday evening, by deputy grand guardian
Louise Brown, of Burlington. She was
accompanied by large delegation from
the lodge at Burlington. After the cere-
monies luncheon was served.
Joseph Powell, who had been resident
of Bordentown for many years, was found
dead in chair at st. Mary's Church,
on Sunday morning, just after the services
were over. He was so years of age. His
death was due to heart failure. Deceased
had served twenty-five years as sexton.
In the Jacksonville school house, on
Thursday evening, January 90. Henry F..
Stockwell, of Moorestown, will deliver a
lecture on "A trip through the st. Law
renee river and Northern Maine" The
entertainment will be given under the
ausnices Of the Burlington county Y. M.
G. A.
Coming from Magnolia, where it had
been abandoned by Italian pickers, mad
dog appeared on the farm of Joseph ]
White, of New Lisbon, and bit two dogs
belonging to Thomas Clatts They were
Immediately shot, and the rabid animal
was killed on the Alph farm by Harry
Nixon.
The Mt Laurel Farmers Club has
elected the following officers: President,
Ezra E. Darnell; vice president, Robert T.
Evans; secretary, William II. Zelley;
treasurer. Benjamin M. Haines; directors,
Edmond DarnelI, Mark H. Buzby, Joshua
Hollinshead. Alfred Darnell, Samuel
Holmes
The following is the unclaimed mail
remaining at the post office: Mrs W. I.
Cameron, Miss Ida Donnelly. Miss Nellie
Erwin, Geo. Mples. Chas Ramsey, Max
l. Smith, Ralph Barnes. Miss @. Donnelly,
Master Robt Donnelly, Miss Ella Gordon.
J. Louis Kobe. Master Harry Lodge and
Mrs. Joseph Wilson.
George Hoile, who recently died at the
Baptist home In Newark, was buried in
the Mount Holly cemetery. He was q
native of England. For many years be
and his deceased wife lived on a farm
near Masonville, which was a favoritt
resort for picnic parties. Deceased haC
many friends and was highly respected.
Following an attack of heart troubl,
which he received week ago, Louis Gar
barino, who conducts fruit and candy
store on High street, was stricken with
| light stroke of paralysis at his place o
business on Saturday night. He insisted
on walking after being carried up stairs
and at the entrance to the bath room fel
and fractured rib.
Revival services began in the Methods
church on Sunday evening and will con
tinue for two weeks. Rev. Joseph
Kulp will preach in the following subject
this week: tonight, Faith and Morals;
Wednesday night, ''The Value of Sell
Loss" Thursday. 1.-The Blind Beggar;
Friday, 1.-The Great Question. An in
vitation is extended to all to attend.
The complaint made against c. d. En-
son, formerly of Golfers Mills, ON charg
of shooting a wild duck out of season, 8
reported last week, has since been will
drawn. Fish and game wardens, afte
ffnvostfration reached the combustion FIJI