The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-04-28
LOCAL NEWS.

J.J. Fenstermacher has sold the prop
erty No. lis Shreve street to Pauline H.
Zipperlein.
A watchman's tower and safety gates
are being erected at the Pine street rail-
road crossing.
The engagement is announced OF Miss
Ethel Throckmorton, of Mount Holly,
to Roy w. Watson, of Riverton.
Samuel C. Stanton entertained the
members of the Brotherhood Bible class
of the NJ E. Sunday school, at his home
last evening.
The infant daughter of William F..
Lincoln, of Shreve street, died on Sun
day from pneumonia at Columbus, while
they were ON visit to that place.
The quarantine was lifted on Friday
from the M. E. parsonage, where
Victorina, daughter of Rev. T. J. J.
Wright, had case of scarlet fever.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at the home
of Mrs Samuel Emerson, corner Garden
ctiCCb anu 4uOunO ofShaSt 49,
day afternoon, May 5.
H. Blanchard Earnest, of Burlington,
will open an undertaking establishment
on Mill street in the Office formerly oc-
cupied by the Public Service Corporation.
The real estate and personal property
of Allen A. Engle, deceased, will be
ct "a In Gafn rdo affor
noon, on the premises ON Mount Holly
avenue.
Committees from Mount Holly and
Riverside Lodges of Moose are arranging
for joint excursion to be run to Coney
Island and Luna Park during the COM
ing summer.
The funeral of John H. Elfreth took
place last Tuesday afternoon. He was a
veteran of the Spanish-American war.
A squad from Company E gave military
honors at the grave.
Marion Circle, Brotherhood of the |
Union, celebrated its fortieth anniver-
sary on Wednesday night. State officers
were present, and after the meeting re-
freshments were served.
A spectacular carnival, with a change
in the program, will be given by Mrs. !
Clothier in the Burlington Auditorium, |
Thursday evening" May IA, for the bene-
fit of Hope Fire Company. Tickets are
on sale at Aliens drug store.
One of the first Americans killed in |
the present war with Mexico was George |
Poinsett, of Philadelphia, U. S. mar
inc, who was shot at Vera Cruz on Tues
day. He was nephew of the late Amos
Poinsett, of Mount Holly.
The Chautauqua series of entertain
ments at Burlington began on Friday |
afternoon and will continue until and |
including Thursday of this week. The
affair is being held in the auditoriu m,
that city, and is proving to be quite sue
cessful.
Thomas E. Norcross, formerly of |
Mount Holly, has been appointed super |
intendent of the retail decorat |
ing department of Kayser & Altman,
of Philadelphia. Mr. Norcross has been |
in the employ of that firm for two years |
as salesman.
Former Justice John A. Carr, of Bor-
dentown, well known in this vicinity, |
celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday on
Thursday. Despite his advanced age he |
is able to take long walks on pleasant
days. He received congratulations from
q large number of friends.
The spring institute of the Burlington |
County Womens Christian Temperance |
Union will be held in the Methodist |
church, Riverside, on Thursday, May 7, |
morning, afternoon and evening. An |
interesting program has been arranged, |
including some addresses, one of them
to be by Layyah A. Barakat, of Phila-
delphia.
A suit brought by Samuel c. Roberts
to collect his salary will settle definitely
the contention as to who is the legal
supervisor of roads of this county. Mr..
Roberts was elected by the small board
of freeholders last fall for a term of three
years. The new board in January elect
ed Stuart NJ Mcfarland to the position.
By advice of the boards solicitor, Budd
M. Rigg, neither Roberts nor Mcfarland
has been paid any salary. Both men
have been doing some road work.
The state Civil Service Commission
has sent to Henry H. Savage, Mount
Holly, secretary of the Burlington
County Board of Elections, a list of 100
questions, ten of which will be used in
the examinations for members of the
district boards of election, to be held in
Mount Holly on May Is and in Burling
ton on May 26. Copies of the list may
be obtained from Mr.. Savage by calling
at his office, II Main street, Mount Holly,
or by sending him self-addressed,
stamped envelope with the request.
At the annual communication of the
Masonic Grand Lodge of New Jersey, at
Trenton last week, an expenditure of
SAC, 900 was authorised for an addition
and other extensive Improvements to
the Masonic home, near Burlington.
Charles A. .Rigg, of Burlington, was ap-
pointed deputy grand master for the 10Th
Masonic district, which includes the
lodges at Beverly, Bordentown, Burling-
ton, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Med
ford, New Egypt, Pemberton, Riverside,
and Vincentown. He succeeds DIR. J
Boone Wintersteen, of Moorestown.
At the annual meeting of the Unior
Transportation r. K. Co., the following
directors were elected: +. s. Gaskill
Joseph Holmes, Thomas Meirs, William
Z. Cox, Joseph II. Woodward, Georg'
l.. Shinn, H. l. Jameson, Walter Cot
trell, Joel Wainwright, George A. Gar
wood, George b. Holmes, DIR. William
s. Wilbur and Thomas GasRill. Tn
last three succeeded Charles Remine
John p. Hutchinson and Nicholas VAIN
The officers for the year are f. S. Gas
kill, president; George l.. Shinn, vic
president; Joseph Holmes, treasurer
Thomas Meirs, assistant treasurer; Viii
lam II. Davis, secretary.
Walter G. Penhollow, who was at on
time principal of the Bordentown publ
schools, is now living in Atlantic count,
where he is said to he conducting an az