The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.

Andrews church next Sunday evenin
There is one case of smallpox at Ne
Egypt. The victim is Mark Reynold
formerly of Mount Holly.
Mrs. Miriam Lee Earley-Lippinco
gave very pleasing recital in the M.
church on Thursday night.
The annual communication of IL
New Jersey grand lodge of Freemasor
will open at Trenton tomorrow.
William COLON Cook is taking
course of civil engineering in the offit
of county engineer James Logan.
Congressman Baker has introduced
bill in the House of Representatives
increase by $4,000 the appropriation fc
a post Office building at Burlington.
The Browns Mills Cranberry Con
pany will set out 80 acres of vines thi
season. When all its land has bee
placed in plants the company will hav
100 acres.
Margaret Austin, having completed
course with Fowler & Hanna, of Phils
delphia, for manicuring, hair dressing
etc., will soon open an Office at No. 7
Main street, Mount Holly.
At the meeting of Oriental Court Nc
10, Wednesday night, twelve pilgrim
were initiated into the mysteries of thi
order. Plans are being made to hold
banquet in the near future.
Thursday is the day set for the Aida,
conference of ministers of the county
The morning session will be held in thu
Presbyterian church and in the after
noon the meeting will be in the parish
building of ST. Andrews church.
Unclaimed mail remains at the pos
office for the following persons: Cyrus t
Birmingham, E. P. Hocut, Oschegal
Nickson, Mrs. Cynthia A. Smith, Harold
b. Spear, Mrs. L. Waller, Mrs. Rebs
Warner, w. c. Abraham, r. w. Fees, 8
and Burnard Satterfield.
John H. Elfreth, who has guarded the
Washington street railroad crossing fol
a number of years, died ON Friday even
ing, from pneumonia. He-had been off
duty just a week. Mr.. Elfreth was a
veteran of the Spanish war and was a
member of several secret societies in
Camden.
Marion Circle No. 8, Brotherhood of
America, will celebrate their 10th an
niversary tomorrow night. The COM
mittee in charge has completed the pro-
gram and big time is looked for. 1t is
expected that large number of their
members will be present, also visitors
and state officers.
An open-air baptismal service will be
conducted by Rev. R. HI. Haines, pastor
of the Second Baptist church, out
Washington street, ON Sunday after
noon. Rev. S. C. Hill, of Camden, will
preach the baptismal sermon at the
grounds and will, with others, assist the
pastor in the services.
George H. Campbell, aged "A years,
died at his home in Burlington on We'd
nesday. He was foreman at the RoyIe
d Pilkington mill, of Mount Holly.
Services over the remains were. held on
Friday night. A large number of the
employees of the mill went over on
special trolley and also sent beautiful
floral design.
No new cases of smallpox have devel-
oped at Pemberton and every precaution
is being taken to prevent spread of the
disease. The single case now there,
Charles Haines, has been diagnosed as
smallpox without doubt. He is sup
posed to have contracted the disease
while visiting district in Philadelphia
in which there has been an outbreak of
smallpox.
The officers of Mount Holly Lodge of
Moose, recently elected, were installed
on Tuesday night by Deputy Supreme
Dictator Joseph S. Messick, of Burling-
ton. The new dictator, Robert Peacock,
appointed Joseph s. Messick, Harry
Atkins, William Shinn and Edward j.
Steward as house committee; Fred
Shober, sergeant-at-arms; Thomas Null
raney, assistant sergeant-at-arms.
The way in which the Adams Express
Company's business is looked after here,
especially in the way of collecting pack
ages, is open to much criticism. 1t is
the custom of persons desiring to make
shipments to hang out sign, and it is
just as much the custom of the driver of
the wagon to pass that sign several
times day the same as if it was not
put out. In one case after the sign had
been hung out for two days it required
three calls to the express office to get the
package taken. This is not an exception
but has occurred in several instances.
The denatured alcohol distillery at
Burlington began operations last week.
Many of the stockholders are Burling-
ton county farmers. It's cost was about
$3.50, 1000. The alcohol is to be made from
various products of the farm, waste from
canning factories, etc. Its capacity is
1000 gallons of alcohol per day. John
b. Warrick, of Moorestown, is president;
Clifford +. Budd, of Pemberton, vice
president; and Henry II. Leeds, of Ran.
cocas, secretary-treasurer. Other directors
are Clayton Hancock, of Columbus
Henry C. Dudley, of Moorestown; C. L
Fluck, of Philadelphia, and Robert f
Miller, of Norristown, Pa.
The new law taxing bank stock allow
bank to pay the tax OF furnish list o
stockholders and have the tax assessed
in the township where the owner resides
Banks are taking different action OF
this subject. Some of them are going t,
pay the tax, thus allowing the township
in which the institution is located to ge
the money, while others are going t.
allow the townships where the stock
holders live to get the benefit. There i
another reason for the latter move
There is possibility of the constitution
ality of the law being attacked and i
the banks pay the tax they will be tina
much out if the law is knocked out.
Atthe annual meeting of the Presby
terrain church on Wednesday night tn
reports revealed commendable growt
along all lines of work. During the yea
twenty-six were added to the membe
ship; these together with five receive
since the close of the year makes tn
total added thirty-one. The church hs
lost NV dea III aOd fhrourh loftarc Of HI