The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-01-06

the Or1ental degree on class Vi te
candidates on Thursday night, in tn
: Lewis building.
William H. Dobbins, of Madison ave
nue., having recovered from his attac
of erysipelas, has resumed his positio
with the New York Ship Building Com
pany at Camden.
The directors of the Farmers Trus
Company will serve luncheon at tn
banking house on Mill street, next Tues
day, from 12.45 until o'clock, to whicl
the patrons, ladies especially, are invited
William b. Wills, editor of the Herald
who has been quite ill, has recovered t
the extent of being abe to put on hi
clothing and sit up portion of each day
His friends hope to see him out in shor
time.
Miss May B. Boyce, of Mount Holly
who has been in charge of the Burline
ton office of the Public Service for severs
wears, severed her connection with tina
office on January LIST, having accepted
position in the head Office at Camden.
S. Earl Assay, financier of Good VIII
Lodge, No. IA, Ancient Order Unitet
on Saturday night paid the sum of 81
600 to Mrs. Samuel Elbertson, corner 0
Garden street and Mount Holly ave
nue., whose deceased husband was ,
member of that order.
| William Y Gennett, who was in tn,
Burlington County Hospital with an at
tack of rheumatism and injuries from /;
heavy fall, has recovered sufficiently t.
go to the home of his father, at Mercer
vile, near Trenton, where he will remain
for at least month.
On several occasions Judge Horne
has remarked that wife beaters ought tt
be given whipping. A Pennsylvania
Justice put this idea into practice las
week when he gave wife beater pal
of black eyes, bloody nose and ther
sent him to Jail to think it over.
At the meeting of the Ushers' Union
of the Methodist church held last Tues
day night the following officers were
elected: President, Nathan Miller; vice
president, Henry H. Bayles; secretary
Raymond w. Sprow; treasurer, Harry
IN. Warner; executive committee, Ashby
A. Lippincott and Harvey f. Murdoch.
The high wind of Saturday night and
Sunday caused back draft down the
chimney of the Methodist church and
the fires in the heaters would not burn
sufficiently to heat the church and no SER
vices were held there on Sunday. The
change of the wind yesterday relieved
the situation so that services were held
last night.
Willard F. Lippincott, who is to be-
come connected with the law Office of
William d. Lippincott, in Camden, will
take up his new quarters about the first
of February. Miss Mary Samson, for
merly stenographer for the late Eckard
P. Budd, will occupy that position in
the Office of Prosecutor Atkinson on the
retirement of Mr.. Lippincott.
The Durand family seemed to be up
against it last week. George, ST., had
made arrangements to spend New Year s
day in Philadelphia, when his wife was
taken i'll with the grip. On Friday
George was attacked with a stomach
trouble and on the same day his brother
Francis, while at work at the ice plant,
ha ha eff To hoe
beam on his thumb.
Officers elected Wednesday evening
by Mount Holly and Unity Lodge, No.
10, Independent Order of Odd Fellows:
Noble grand, Benjamin F. Stidfole;
vice grand, Herbert Shaedle; recording
secretary, Henry c. Buckley; financial
secretary, S. Earl Assay; treasurer, T.
Clifford Keller. S. WINS Johnson is
the district deputy grand master and he
will install the officers on Wednesday
evening of next week, when it is hoped
there will be large number of the
members present.
The Mount Holly Safe Deposit and
Trust Company and the Union National
Bank will give their annual luncheon
to their lady depositors and stockholders
at their banking building on Monday,
January 18th, from l to 2.30 p. Nj. All
lady depositors and stockholders of either
institution are cordially invited to be
present. No special invitation will be
sent. A luncheon will be prepared for
the male depositors and stock holders
on Tuesday, January 18th, 1914, from
| 1890 to p. NJ.
A coroner's jury at Bristol, Pa, made
an investigation on Friday, of the killing
of Captain Elmer G.. Lyons and Mate
Joseph Mclaughlin on a barge in the
Delaware river, December 9th, near
Roebling. The jury found that the
deaths were caused by being shot by An
dreas Plewska, and he was held for trial
in the Bucks county court. Three deck
hands, who were witnesses of the shoot
ing, were taken to Jail to be held unit
the trial on the second Tuesday in
March.
| The Northampton township commit
tee organized on Thursday by electine
the following officers: Chairman, Viii
liam II. Mason; superintendent of roads
Albert G.. Mayer; inspector of sewers
Howard E. Alcott; superintendent o
lights, James t. Royle; superintendent
of police, DIR. f. ID. Prickitt; counsel, V
Claude Palmer; treasurer, Nelson Dew
Pumyea; engineer, Benjamin A. Sleeper
police, Job Collins, g. Howard Curtis
Henry G. Hall, Robert Myers. Edga
Armstrong was appointed constable T.
serve until his successor is elected il
place of Thomas c. Shinn, resigned.
How were your gas bills last month
J Were they reduced? In one instanc
the meter was taken out and new on
, put in. The old meter was tested" an
! the report showed it was BIZ too fas
, At the same time the new meter regil
! tered bill of $1.35 against $4 IS ON tn
, fast meter. The munificent allow
lance of ID cents on the fast" meter wa
made for one month but nothing wa
done on the possible swiftness of ov'
year. In another instance the bill Wa
just exactly the same as in the pr
n ceding month. That meter was Meth,
Q fast" nor ''slow" but decidedlyssteady
t Commodore Louis Kuehnle, WI
) gave jobs out by the wholesale in A