The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-12-01

In order to settle the estate, the Sam
: uel H. Chambers farm, on the Jobstown
road, will be sold at public sale on Fri
o day, December 18.
The household goods belonging to Mrs.
: Mary Ann Cox, deceased, will be sold at
t public sale next Saturday afternoon, at
her late residence, corner Garden street
, and Mount Holly avenue.
VI Mrs. Clara Deming Ober died at the
residence of her sister-in-Iaw, Mrs. r. p.
, Holeman on Garden street, Friday.
Her remains were taken to Wrentham,
Massachusetts, for interment.
Aliens Pharmacy has new and novel
way lof selling hot water bottles Take
your old water bottle there and get SO
cents for it on purchase of a $1.75
guaranteed hot water bottle.
st. Paul's NJ E. church, West Wash
ington street, will hold a goth century
women's day rally on Sunday, Deem
Der 20. The services of the entire day
will be in charge of the women, includ-
ing the speakers.
The trial of Joel M. Foster, formerly
of Browns Mills, for violating the Fed
eral white slave law by taking Delilah
NJ. Bradley, of Pemberton, to Mobile,
Alabama, last January, has been set
down for December 9 in the court at
Mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Bodine of
Camden, had been married so years on
Thursday. They celebrated the event
by having dinner which was enjoyed
by the immediate family. Although
they did not make the event known,
many friends became aware of it and
sent some pleasant mementoes.
Farmers institutes are to be held in
Burlington county, under the direction
of A. l.. Clark of the New Jersey Expert
ment Station. Specialists will deliver
addresses and answer questions. The
dates and places of meeting are as fol-
lows. December 8, Marlton; December
IL, Burlington; FEBRUARY 5 and s, Moores-
town; February 10. Pemberton; February
| IL, Wrightstown.
America Fire Company has placed an
order for an auto chemical engine, hose
wagon and ladder truck combined. The /
affair will cost $500. 1t will contain |
two 35-gallon chemical tanks, two hand |
chemical extinguishers, two extension
ladders, space for about ], 900 feet of fire L
hose, and have room to carry seven men |
The motor will be of 40 horse power. The
machine is to be ready for delivery Feb.
uary LIST.
Jerome b. Grigg died suddenly at
Bentonville, kansas, Thanksgiving
day. Death is supposed to have resulted
from appoplexy. Mr.. Grigg practiced
law in Mount Holly for number of
years and then removed to Joplin, Mis-
souri,. He became interested in title
insurance agency at Bentonville, toI
which place he moved a few years ago,
and was buried there on Saturday. Hell
was 56 years of age.
Rev. DR.. Robert Mckay has rendered
his resignation as rector of Trinity Epis-
copal church, Moorestown, to take effect
the first of the year, after which he will
resume another charge at Daytona,
Florida. DIR. Mckay has been in Moores-
town for fourteen years and his going
will be regretted by the large number of
friends he had made during that period
and who realized his sterling qualities.
The Royal Male Quartette appeared at
the Methodist church last Tuesday even
ing and gave high-class entertainment.
A large audience heartily enjoyed their
work. Their vocal and instrumental
selections were excellent and each num-
Der brought forth heartyIapplause. The
next number of the Lyceum course will
take place Tuesday evening, December
Is, when DIR. w. t. S. Culp will deliver
his famous lecture on "Uncrowned
Kings"
Detective Harker yesterday arrested
Mrs. Lizzie Mcintosh, who lives near
Rancocas, for setting fire to the house
occupied by George Kimble and owned
by Hudson Haines, on Sunday night.
n hldh 0AlNlhB Puob o1C l1OuoC saw nlC
under the front porch and gave the
alarm. By prompt work the fire was ex-
tinguished. An Investigation showed
that lot of shingles, soaked with kero-
sene, had been placed beneath the porch
and then set on fire.
Mrs. George Haines died at Palmyra
Thursday morning. She had been suff-
ering with nervous prostration for some
time and when she found she could not
recover she worried over the fact that she
must leave behind her little boy who
was mentally defective. William F.
Morgan, of Palmyra, interested himself
in the case and had the child admitted |
to the Vineland Home, and when the
mother knew that her little boy was well
provided for she relinquished all hope of
recovering and died the day following
the child's removal to the Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Banaff, of Forked
Landing, celebrated their silver wedding
anniversary Tuesday evening at their |
home on the farm. A very pleasant |
evening was spent in games, music, and
singing. An interesting feature was the |
showering of the bride and groom of
twenty-five years with confetti, by w.
Havergill, of Ardmore, in toast at the |
supper table. Mr.. and Mrs. Banaff have |
the best wishes of their many friends for
long life together. Guests were present
from Merchantville, Riverton, Lumber
ton, Ardmore and Bridesburg, Pa; also
neighbors in the vicinity.
The Mount Holly football team closed
it's season Thanksgiving day by winning
after sharp struggle. The visiting
tic City, who came here with the claim
of being the champions of South Jersey,
with only one defeat against them.
They went home with one more to the
score, Mount Holly winning by to 0.
The home boys played their usual
snappy game and each man did him
self credit. Several times it looked as if
Melrose would get the ball over the line,
but the Mount Holly team successfully
blocked the plays.
i The interruption of potash shipments
from Europe due to the war has brought
numerous inquiries to the New Jersey
Experiment Station from farmers who
lare specializing concerning how the
scarcity of potash is to be met. DR..
Jacob q. Lipman, Director of the New
Jersey Experiment Station, who has
made exhaustive study of fertilizer prob