The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-01-07

and Mabel Sharp
A. A. Anderson has sold a house an
lot at Oakdale to Otis B. Read. secretar
of the Y. NJ. C. A.
Mrs. w. H. Sowby, of Moorestown, an
nounces the engagement of her daugh
ter, Ethel. to Clarence MacDaniels.
Percy Shinn. son of Stacy Shinn, liv
ing on Cherry street, is SO Ill that he can
not be operated upon for appendicitis.
Robert s. Gaskill. who recently burie
his wife. has installed his widowed sister
Mrs. Jennie Sherrer. as his housekeeper.
The w. G. T. U. will meet at the hom
of Mrs. Samuel Emerson, Garden street
Tuesday afternoon. January IA, at tire
O'Clock.
Announcement has been made of tn
engagement of Wilfred B. Evans, o
Medford, and Miss Sadie Borton, of Mer
chantville.
Ole Moen, who is connected with tn
Mount Holly National Bank, has been IL
for a week. Pierre Ii. Stanton is substi
tuting for him.
The death of Judge Willard P. VOORHEES,
of New Brunswick. is looked for. He il
reported to be critically Ill with acut'
Bright's disease.
1t is officially learned that the Nationa
Convention of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at Asbury
Park In October.
Weather report for the mouth of De
cember, 1912. as kept by G. H. Estill
Clear days, 10; clear and cloudy, 5; rainy
days, IL; snow, 2.
The wife of Coroner CLARK B. Rogers,
of Bordentown, died on Sunday at the
Mercer Hospital in Trenton after she had
been operated upon.
Walter T. and Emma Fl. Moore, of
Moorestown, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Helen. to M. Rob-
ert Brinton, of Coatesville, Pa.
After enduring much suffering as
the result of a cancer. death came to
the relief of Mrs. Franklin s. Zelley, of
Union street, on Thursday night.
There will be given by the Armour
Union of Mount Holly, an entertainment
In the Eayrestown school house on Tues
day evening, January IA, ut eight o'clock.
10c.
The Ushers' Union of the Methodist
church will hold a business meeting at
she parsonage by request of Rev. Joseph
Kulp, this evening. Election of officers
will take place.
On Sunday night robbers entered the
home Of Charles Gehring, located In the
rear of Robert s. Gaskill's residence on
High street. The thieves entered through
a rear window and secured $22. so.
At the close of the stockholders meeting
the Mount Holly National Bank, on
IA. 1918, a luncheon will be
to which all the stockholders and
friends of the bank are cordially invited.
Harry o. Hughes and Miss Lillian
both of Tabernacle, were married
On Tuesday evening, December 81. The
ceremony was performed at the Methodist
parsonage, Medford. by Rev. Joseph L.
Roe.
The new school building on Brainard
will be open tor inspection Satur-
day afternoon next from one until five
The public generally is invited
TO visit the building and to see some of
work done by the pupils.
Announcement has been made by Will
lam C. Wetherill that In the future his
Try goods store will be closed as follows:
Monday. Wednesday and Friday evenings
1t s o'clock, Tuesday and Thursday even
ngs at 8 o'clock, and Saturday evenings
it 1913 o'clock.
The Mount Holly Y. M. G. A. boys of
he senior group will visit the Bridgeboro
association In the neal future; S. Lawrence
Bullock is the leader. The junior group
nave changed their meeting from Tuesday
Of each week to Monday nights.
Daniel E Lorentz is the leader.
By the crank shaft breaking while 1t
being worked on the farm of Charles
Mcfarland, near Smithville, the traction
belonging to Harvey Snyder was
badly wrecked that the owner has de
,ided to get a new one of 80 horse power
No one was injured by this mishap.
Miss Margaret ]. Ekings, daughter of
the late John Ekings, formerly of Mount
Holly, died at the home of her brother.
George w. Ekings in Philadelphia, on
Wednesday evening. The remains were
Inferred In the family lot In the Baptist
burying ground, Mount Holly, yesterday.
An operetta with songs and dances will
be a feature of an entertainment to be
given in the Opera House on Tuesday
evening. January 18th. under the auspi-
ces of the Women's League. The local
talent is being gratuitously trained by
two lady professionals from New York
and Mrs. Ober-Squaires. of Boston.
A lecture-recital under the auspices of
the High School Alumni Association will
be delivered in the high school auditorium
on Tuesday evening, January 21st, by
George Herman. of Philadelphia. Mr..
Herman is a distinguished recitalist, and
his subject will be DaYid Warfeld's
famous play "a Grand Army Man"
Special revival services will begin in
the Methodist church on Sunday evening
and continue every evening except Satur.
day, for two weeks. Ministers from the
nearby churches are expected to be present
and speak. On Sunday evening Rev.
Joseph c. Kulp will preach on the subject
"Our Unused Selves" The public ii
cordially invited to attend.
The Union National Bank at Mount
Holly and the Mount Holly Safe Deposit
and Trust Company willIproyide a lunch
con to which their lady patrons ant
friends of the two institutions are cordial,
invited on Monday, January 10, from l t.
$50 p. m. at their banking house. and OF
Tuesday, January IA, a luncheon will b.
provided for their male patrons ant
friends from l to 2 80 p. m. No specia
invitations will be sent.
The churches 10 town are cooperating
in u Young Mems Sunday on January 26