The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-23

i The engagement has been announced
of Miss Mabel r. Mullen to Edwin r
Kiner.
Several interesting reels of pictures
will be shown at the opera house this
evening.
Edward F. Ross, of Mount Holly, was
recently committed to the county insane
asylum.
On October 4th, Saturday night dane
ing in the Masonic Temple is to be re-
sumed by Mrs. Clothier.
The first social session of the season
will be given BY the lodge of Elks on
Tuesday evening, October 14th.
A. A. Anderson reports the sale Of
house and lot No. "a Mount Holly
avenue from Mary A. Parker to Edward
T. Haines.
Francis H. Reed, collector, gives notice
that the sale of land for unpaid taxes
for the year 1912 stands adjourned to
Thursday, October 23d.
Miss Josephine Kenny. of the teach
ing staff of the Mount Holly schools,
who has been unable to enter upon her
duties because of illness, is much i'm
proved.
Edward Mingin, of Medford, and Miss
Anna Warrick, of Lumberton, were
married at the latter place on Wednes-
day evening last at the Methodist par
sonage by Rev. c. H. Dubois.
That portion of DIR. R. S. Clarke s
property, on High street, recently va
Gated by Samuel C. Stanton, is to be
occupied by Henry l. Worrell and fam.
| lily, who will move from Andersonville
this week.
Rev. Thomas j. j. Wright is arrang-
ing for ten days of special services in the
Methodist church beginning November
Is. Yesterday Mr.. Wright secured
Bishop Joseph F. Berry, of Philadelphia,
for one of the speakers.
Otis b. Read, who is at the head of
the county Y. NJ. C. A., with headquart-
ers at Mount Holly, has installed Miss
May Sharp, of Masonville, as secretary
in his office The young lady was grad
uated from the Mount Holly high school
last June.
Recovery is expected in the case of
Mrs. Charles Parker, of Burlington, who
was operated upon in Philadelphia on
Wednesday. Favorable reports as to her
condition are being received. She is a
sister of Deputy Sheriff Joseph B. Fleet
wood, of Mount Holly.
The members of the senior and junior
groups of the Young Mems Christian
Association, with all boys and young
men who are prospective members, will
celebrate the beginning of their activities
for the fall and winter in the Association
rooms on Buttonwood street, Friday
evening, at 7.3O o'clock. The board of
directors and volunteer leaders With the
boys are planning an attractive program
including eats"
John Walker, who has been acting as
chauffeur for DIR. w. P. Melcher, took a
notion he would like to go on Joy |
ride" Friday night, so he took the doc |
tors automobile, without permission
from the owner, and went for a ride.
Walker says he got in at one o'clock |
next morning, but DR.. Melcher says he
does not know when the machine came |
back. Walker was arrested under the !
law making his act illegal and is row
under bail to appear at court.
Mrs. Robert r. Roehrig and her aged |
home of T. Clifford Keller on Wednes- |
day afternoon. Mr.. Roehrig, who es-
tablished the watch case engraving |
school in Mount Holly, has been recall |
ed to perform more important work at
the Riverside factory, and John Ryan |
has been placed in charge. The latter |
is former resident and learned the art |
of engraving here when Mr.. Roehrig |
started the first school several years ago. |
A very interesting game of ball was
by large crowd on Saturday, |
at Lumberton, when the team of that /
place defeated Medford by the score of 5
to 3. Cliff. Game, formerly of the Mount |
Holly team, pitched for Medford; off of |
whom Lumberton got Z hits, while |
Stermer allowed only 2 hits. Lumber |
ton will cross bats with Burlington this |
at Lumberton, when another
big fight may be looked for as both |
teams are equal in strength.
A large barn on the farm occupied by |
Charles H. and J. Lloyd Wright, near
Medford, was destroyed by fire of I'M
known origin on Wednesday morning. |
The flames were discovered by Charles |
H. Wright and his son, Floyd, while |
they were working in the building. A |
sound attracted their atten- |
ton and Floyd found the roof ablaze.
Neighbors saved the surrounding build |
ings. On Wednesday morning Lloyd |
was awakened about o'clock by the |
dogs and guineas making an unusual
noise. He got his gun and made an in
but found nothing wrong. |
The loss is partly covered by insurance. |