The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-07-07
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
William Wright has begun the erection
of house on Grant street.
The Methodist Sunday school picnic
will be held at Rancocas Park on Thurs
day.
Rogers & Boyd took their employees
on a fishing trip to Barnegat Bay on the
Fourth OF July.
Members of the Grand Army Post &c
on their annual trip to the pines after
huckleberries tomorrow.
Miss Grace Dickerson had her right
eye operated on at Philadelphia last
week for the removal Of growth near
the sight.
Assemblyman Robert Peacock receiv-
ed notice last week that he had success
fully passed the examination as coun-
sellor at law.
A carnival will be given at Rancocas
Park, Tuesday afternoon and evening,
July 81, for the benefit of the Sacred
Heart church.
The third annual field day and picnic
of the Knights of Pythias of Burlington
county will be held at Rancocas Park,
on Saturday, July Is.
Isaac ID. Farrow has received the con-
tract to rebuild the barns on the farm Of
Charles d. Jones, near fellowship, re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
About two carloads of fine evergreen
trees have been shipped recently from
Hornor's nursery to John d. Rockfeller's
residence at Tarrytown, N. Y.
Concrete side walks are being laid in
front of the residences OF Harry Hawkins,
ST., Mrs. Wilhemina Herbert and Mrs.
Katherine Caldwell, on Paxson street.
The third annual picnic of the Bur-
lington County Junior Order United
American Mechanics will be held at
Rancocas Park on Saturday, July %.
The graduates of the Mount Holly
school, class of 1914, may get their diplo-
mas by calling at the residence of Pro-
lessor Sullivan, on and after Saturday.
At a special school election held in
Southampton township, last Tuesday,
proposition to raise $4,000 to erect
new school building was defeated by a
vote of l12 toI36.
Employees of the Victor Talking Ma
chine Company, of Camden, several Of
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vacation last week while the company
was taking account of stock.
Rancocas Grange will give dance at
Rancocas Park on the evening of July
IA, for the benefit of their building fund.
Admission will be IS cents, which will
include standing refreshments.
The Chesterfield Board of Education
at its meeting on Friday, rejected all
bids received for the construction of the
new school house near Crosswicks. The
lowest bid exceeded the amount appro-
priated for the school, $1,000, by 81 500.
The trustees of the Ankokas Canoe
Club have notified the members that
the club house at So Mill street will be
ready for occupancy on July 10. The
drawing for racks and lockers will take
place at the club house on Thursday
evening, July 8, at s o'clock.
The Beach Haven house, newly furn-
ished aud remodeled. was formally
opened on Thursday. Many persons from
this county Ijourneyed to that popular
resort to attend this affair, which was
great success. Lamb & Eldridge are the
new proprietors of the hotel
Members of Gen. A. E. Shiras Post,
q. A. r., p. o. S. of A., Junior Mechan-
les, New Jersey Lodge No. /, Knights of
Pythias, and Brotherhood of America,
attended the Sunday evening service at
the Baptist church and listened to pa
triotic sermon by the pastor, Rev. j. III.
Terry.
At the meeting Of the Ushers' Union
of the Methodist church held last Tues
day night the following officers were
elected: President, j. Frank Scattergood
vice president, Nathan Miller; secretary,
Raymond w. Sprow; treasurer, Willard
F. Lippincott; executive committee. l..
S. Boyce and l. II. Lippincott.
The j. S. Rogers Company, Of Moores-
town, was the lowest bidder on the cree
ton of the proposed federal building for
Burlington according to the list of bids
received by the supervising architect at
Washington. Their bid was $50, 1893
for limestone, and $37, 1899 for sandstone.
There were seven bidders.
The Philadelphia Watch Case Factory,
at Riverside, which has been laying off
employees in squads of from 100 to 200
for two months, announced yesterday
that all departments would suspend
operations until the last week of July.
This is the first time the company has
found it necessary to close the entire
plant except for stocktaking, since the
have abandoned vacation trips because
of lack of work.
Ethel Verna daughter of G.. Gresham
Darnell, died at the Mount Holly hospi-
Jat ounQdy lIOin Tie eittctS Ol SCalQS.
The child was three years old. Her par
ents live near Masonvile. Her mother
was using hot water to scald a churn
and while her back was turned and she
was attending to another child Ethel
reached the tub and fell into the scald-
ing water She was rushed to the Bur-
lington County Hospital but her life
could not be saved.
Washington Camp No. II, Patriotic
Order Sons of America, elected the fol
lowing officers on Thursday night: PAS
president, Philip s. Irons, ST.; president
William ]. Haines; vice president, Johr
w. Wenzell; master of forms, John NJ
Clevenger; recording secretary, Samue
Il. Colder; financial secretary, Claude b
Bullock; treasurer, Albertus IL. Jackson
conductor, Eugene l.. Engle; inspector
Fred " Engle; guard, Caleb 5. Norcross
trustee, Philip S. Irons, ST.; representa-
tives to State camp, Harvey L. Rossell
Eugene l.. Engle, Samuel +. Colder ant
William IL. Stillwell; alternates, Samue
C. Stanton, John w. Wenzell, Fred V
Engle and A. II. jackson.
At a meeting of Washington Council
No. 5, Jr. O. U. A. NJ, last Tuesda
night, the following officers wereelectec