The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-03-25

uieo on SATURDAY Tr9m complcatlon OF
diseases.
Stephen Bakely was arrested Saturday
night for being disorderly at Bowen's res
taurant. Recorder Herbert committed him
to jail for thirty days in default Of SIC
fine.
Thomas w. Nippins, of Pine street,
suffered another paralytic stroke on Sun
day morning, after which he was seized
with uraemic commissions. His condi-
ton Is very serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Stevenson, living
near Burlington, celebrated the 26th an
niversary of their marriage on Sunday
by having a quiet gathering. They re-
ceived several handsome presents.
A congregational meeting of the Pres
byterian church will be held Ia the chapel
at quarter before eight O'Clock tonight.
The pastoral committee will make a re-
port and 1t is expected that pastor will
be elected.
Having painted and repaired his fleet of
row boats during the winter, Edward
Hack has placed some of them in the
water. Last year they were launched on
April 21st, which indicates that the pres
ent season is an early one.
Mrs. Ursula ODER Squares will present
two illustrated poems, "Grandma's
Memories" and 1.-THE Bachelors Dream, ("
at the Presbyterian church, on Friday
night, for the benefit of the Armour w.
G. T. U. Admission 25 cents.
A boy employed by DR.. William P. Mel
cher, of Garden street, is a patient at the
Burlington County Hospital suffering
from typhoid fever. This led to report
being published that 1t was the doctors
son, Stanwood. which is not the case.
Mrs. John Rowan, of Vincentown, who
was knocked down by bicycle rider in
front of the Arcade Hotel, Mount Holly,
on October 10th, last, and had the liga-
ments of her back severely strained, is
now able to get down stairs. Assistance
becomes necessary when she tries to walk.
Gypsy Smith, Jr., commences series
of religious services at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning, to continue every
evening next week, at 7.45, except Satur-
day. Mr.. Smith is not only a preacher
but sweet singer, and he will sing and
preach at the services.
A carload of Mount Holly sports went
TO Burlington ON Wednesday night to en-
gage in pool contest held at the Audi
forum parlors. Five players represent
ed each town. The Burlington players
won by the score of 227 points to 1856. A
return game will be played In Mount
Holly this week.
Louis Rushton, of Philadelphia, who is
IN enthusiastic canoeist on the upper
Rancocas creek, will remove his family to
his state next month, having rented a
house at Haddon Heights. He Intends
% purchase motorcycle in order to make
quick trips to Mount Holly, where his
boats are stored.
The unclaimed letters that remain In
he post Office for the week ending March
s2nd, are as follows Mrs. Mary l. Brown,
Miss Alice Bicket, Miss Mabel Davis,
Mrs. John G.. Fisher, John Johnson, Mrs.
Francis jolly, John Nacen, Miss Anna
Myers, Paul Miller, letters; Frank Ackin
ION. postal.
The authorities are acting severely In
he cases of tramp umbrella members.
many of whom have created alarm by
knocking at back doors at all hours of the
evening. Several defendants are now
Ierving sixty and ninety days in jail for
his offense, and the full extent Of the
aw is to be given to all arrested in the
uture.
On Saturday afternoon, James McCue
md Stephen Bakely. caused all who saw
hem to become horror-stricken while they |
performed daredevil feats on the top of |
he Methodist church steeple which is
inder the process of alteration. While |
hcCue rocked to and fro on the spire,
3akely, who is an ex-circus clown, stood |
IN his head and did other thrilling feats
rear the edge of the scaffold.
Game Warden Morton has two tons of |
catfish to place in the upper creek at
Mount Holly, and in the same stream he |
will distribute hundreds of game fish which
we're caught in the Delaware river. Ar
engagements have been made with the
Water Company for the warden to be no.
flied when 1t becomes necessary to
Draw of the water In the creek, so that
lie can have men stationed at the various
,oves to preserve the fish at those points.
Rev. C. FL. Bandy, missionary at Fateh-
yarh. India, at present home on furlough,
will preach In the Presbyterian church on
sunday. Mr.. Bandy has been seventeen
years In India. While at home, he and
Mrs. Bandy are making an itinerary
among the churches of Monmouth pres
oytery, whose Young Peoples Societies
have yearly contributed to his work.
they will have much to tell which will
interest not the young people alone, but
al.
At the annual meetingeof parishioners
IF St. Andrews Church, sheld yesterday,
he following were elected: Senior war
len. B. F. Haywood Shreve; junior war
len, Clarence Fl. Polhemus; vestrymen.
George A. Lippincott, William A. Slaugh-
;er. Joseph Cross. Richard b. Eckman,
George w. Heyer. Edward H. Lewis,
Richard FL. Parsons, Harry W. Phares;
deputies to Diocesan convention, B F.
Haywood Shreve, Franklin B. Lewis, Ed
ward 81. Lewis; alternates, William A.
Slaughter, Richard Fl. Parsons, Horace
K. McIlvain.
There was a disturbance on Water
street, on Friday morning, which led to
the arrest of George Benson, colored
barber who has been working but short
time for Tom johnson. on High street.
The fellow was charged with threatening
to kill his wife. Recorder Herbert COM
mitted the defendant to jail. He was
placed In irons and delivered to Sheriff
Jordan by Constable Charles Gilbert.
Domestic troubles are said to have been
for the disorder. On arriving
at the jail Benson was relieved of knife
and blackjack.
In the Baptist cemetery at Medford on