The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-20
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1914
LOCAL NEWS.

Paul Lippincott has re-opened b
meat market in Red Mems hall.
Armour Union will hold a meetin
at 219 Garden street this evening
The stork left a daughter at the hon
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson, o
Brainard street, on Wednesday.
Miss Alice Kent Stoddard has opene
"a studio in one of the rooms OF th
Mount Holly National Bank building
Washington Council No. 5, Jr. o.
A. NJ, is arranging to hold ''old men
bers' night" on Tuesday, November 10.
The board of directors of the local
NJ. c. A. will meet at their rooms o
Buttonwood street this evening at SPIN
j. Harvey Darnell has bought the stor
of Alfred Darnell, deceased, at Noun
Laurel, and will continue the business
Mrs. Maria H. Lewis, who resides a
the corner of Washington and Bisphan
streets, will be 100 years of age next Fri
day
DIR. and Mrs. Herman Anderson, o
Perth Amboy, were guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Charles LaTour, ON Union street
on Sunday.
The annual convention Of the New
Jersey Conference Trenton District Ep
worth League will be held in the NJ. +
church at Medford on Thursday.
f. E.Embree and j. Aquila Jones, rep
presenting the Farmers Exchange ant
Produce Sales Companies, respectively
are in Maine ON seed potato business
Dr. Francis Newton Thorpe, of Pitts
burgh, formerly of Mount Holly, has re
covered from an operation for appendicitis
which was performed several weeks ago
William A. Slaughter, special master
sold the Sexton property, near the Bor
toms Landing road, Moorestown, fol
S2,425, on Thursday, to Aubrey S
Walton.
j. A. Cramer has moved from Cherry
street to the farm of his son, Charles
Cramer, at Birmingham, and his Mount
Holly property will be occupied by
Harold Hornor.
Dean Paul Matthews, of Faribault
Cathedral, Mimi, has asked and been
granted more time in which to consider
his election as Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of New Jersey. 1t is thought
that he will accept.
District deputy Charles A. Rigg and
grand instructor Henry s. Haines, of
Burlington, will conduct a grand lodge
of instruction for the 10th Masonic dis
trict in the Masonic Temple, Mount
Holly, on Thursday evening.
Joseph Il. Archer has moved from But
tonwood street to the Durand property
in the rear of Good Intent engine house.
The house he vacated is to be occupied
by William Taylor, who must vacate
his present residence, as the owner, John
b. Herbert, wants to occupy it.
William Martin, of Pemberton, fell
from a cart at Birmingham, on
Thursday, and broke his neck, killing
him instantly. He was GA years of age.
Coroner Worrell decided that death was
accidental and issued the burial permit.
The man was subject to fits, which is
supposed to have caused the fall.
A young man named Howard Miller
was arrested in Camden, last week, for
stealing bicycle from George Albright
at the recent Mount Holly fair. He was
brought here by Detective Parker, on
Friday, and placed in jail. A warrant
is out for the culprit who stole another
bicycle at the same time, belonging to
Roger Boyd.
The State Fish and Game Commits
sion will restock Burlington county
streams during the next few weeks
under the direction of Game Warden
Charles G. Morton. The Rancocas creek
and lakes in the centre of the county
will be restocked with pike and bass.
The experiment will be tried of placing
trout in the cold waters of Assiscunk
creek and the Sylvan lakes, near Bur-
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trout
Rally day was observed in the Mount
Holly Methodist church on Sunday,
with large attendance at all the services
throughout the day. At the morning
service Rev. Edgar Blake, D. D., secre-
tary of the Sunday School Board of the
NJ. E. church, preached an interesting
sermon. The session of the Bible school
in the afternoon was unusually interest
ing, program of vocal and instrumental
music was rendered. The evening ser
vice consisted of song service, with a
young peoples chorus, and Rev. T. ]. ].
Wright preached an interesting sermon.
The wedding of Norman w. Harker
of Mount Holly, and Miss Miriam Mac
farlane, of Philadelphia, took place at
the Fortieth Street Baptist church, in
the latter city, on Thursday evening, the
ceremony being performed by the pastor,
Rev. DIR. George ID. Adams. The bride
was attended by Miss Ruth Woodward
as maid of honor, and Mrs. Jared Ken
yon, of Oak Lane, as matron of honor.
John L. Boyd, of New York, was best
man, and Nelson Dew. Pumyea, of
Mount Holly, was one of the ushers.
reception at the Roosevelt followed the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs Harker will
reside in their new home on Rossell
street.
The large barn on the farm of Harace
Roberts, near Fellowship, was destroyed
by fire early on Wednesday morning
Spontaneous combustion in the last lot
of hay placed in the barn is supposed
to have started the fire, as the flames
were first seen where that hay had been
placed in the NOW. The barn was on,
of the largest in that section of the county
About 100 tons of hay, lot of apple
and pears, and many farm Implement
were destroyed. The live stock an,
wagons were saved. Byron, son O
Horace Roberts, was severely burne,
above the hands and neck while gettin,
out some live stock. The loss is est
mated at $4,000, partly insured.
The many friends of Norman
Grubbs, rural and physical work SCI
rotary of the County Young Mems Chris
tan Associations. will learn with regre
of his resignation to take effect on NOV
ember LIST. During the past eightee
months MIR. Grubbs has been very SUI