The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-04-07
LOCAL NEWS.

Canoe CLUB Will De nelQ al oOou lHtcii
engine house tonight.
The graduating class of the Noun
Holly high school will enjoy three days
trip to Washington this week.
Marion Circle No. 8, Brotherhood O
America, will celebrate their 10th an
niversary ON Wednesday night, April 2
Frank S. Davis has moved from Wash
ington street into the Prickett propert.
on Garden street, recently vacated b,
Harry H. Bayles.
Work has been begun on handsom
cut stone and marble front for under
taker Morris III. Keller, at his establish
ment on High street.
A meeting of the Armour Union vii
be held at the home of the president
Mrs. Engle, on Garden street, Tuesday
evening of next week.
Extensive alterations are being made
to the former Barrows property at High
and Broad streets, by the new owner
DIR. Eugenia Whitehead.
The survivors of the 23d Regiment
New Jersey Volunteers, will hold re
union in the g. A. r. hall, Mount Holly
on Wednesday, May 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bartlett, Of
of their daughter, Emma j., to Houston
X. Triol, of West Philadelphia.
The officers of Mount Holly Lodge OF
Elks were entertained at a dinner, on
Thursday night, by the newly-elected
Exalted Ruler, DIR. Raymond S. Clarke.
William Sherman, who has recently
improved his residence on Ridgway street
by the addition of large colonial win.
30 hn
of the property by having it succeed.
Perry Packer, of Newark, a graduate
of the Rutgers college course in scientific
farming and poultry raising, has been
placed in charge of the poultry industry
on the Roydhouse farm, near Mount
Holly.
Owing to the illness of the pastor, Rev.
James Fl. Terry, the pulpit of the Baptist
church was filed on Sunday morning
by Rev. e. Nj. Ogden. In the evening
the Easter service of the Sunday school
was held.
The horse attached to John Worth s
delivery wagon ran away on High street
on Friday. At the corner of Broad street
the wagon struck telephone pole and
was badly damaged. The horse escaped
injury.
At a meeting of the township commit
tee, on Tuesday night, Lorenzo l.. Sapp,
chief of the fire department, was APP
pointed inspector of buildings, to see
that the laws regulating safety in case
of fire are enforced.
Detective Parker captured two boys at
the Mount Holly station on Thursday,
who had run away from their homes at
Farmingdale on Tuesday. Their names
are Arthur Hersh and Oliver Names.
The boys were locked up until sent for.
Alfred E. Aaronson died suddenly
at his Home on Madison avenue early on
Thursday morning from an affection of
the heart. For many years he had been
in the employ of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, and as he was 20 years of age, ex-
pected to go on the retired list in short
time.
Robbers blew open the safe in the
Marlton post Office on Wednesday night
and stole a few dollars worth of stamps,
about 5000 postal cards and S.. 25 in cash.
They also broke into the railroad station
there and made an unsuccessful effort to
open the safe. Nothing was stolen from
the station.
The Mount Holly base ball club has
been organized for the season. With
the exception of catcher and shortstop,
the team will be composed of the same
players as last year. Those two positions
have not yet been filled definitely.
Berner will occupy the pitchers box as
heretofore.
In order to erect suitable monument
over the grave of the late Bishop Scar
borough, in Greenwood cemetery, Tren-
ton, contributions are being received by
a committee composed of William
D'Olier, of Burlington; Augustus A.
Devoe, of Spotswood, and Bayard Stock
ton, of Trenton.
An automobile belonging to Albert "
Hughes, of Tabernacle, was destroyed
by fire, on Wednesday night, near
Smalley's Corner. The driver, Harry
Hughes, noticing that the car wa; not
running properly, stopped to see what
the trouble was, when the fire broke out
from some unknown cause.
Former Judge John G.. Horner will
shortly move into the Semple property,
on Broad street, now owned by Elwood
Hart. Judge Horner's present residence
has been purchased by alexander Du-
bell, who will occupy it, and Oliver Ct.
Billings will move from Mill street to
the residence attached to Dubell's drug
store.
Hyman Ginsburg, employed in Joseph
Friedman's shoe and clothing store, OPP
posite the Mount Holly post Office, was
sentenced by Judge Martin, in Philadel-
phia, on Tuesday, to one year in Jail fol
failure while he was in the shoe business
in Philadelphia. Goods were shipped
away clandestinely, causing heavy losses
to wholesale shoe dealers.
According to census report, English
including Irish, Scotch or Welsh, is the
mother tongue of the largest GROUP
among the foreign-born population o.
New Jersey. In a total of 1,435, 9S5 per
sons of foreign white stock in the state
463, 695 reported English and Celtic al
their native speech. This is 10 per cent
of the total white population of the
state. German totals Is per cent; Ital
ian, per cent; Polish, 4 per cent, an6
Yiddish and Hebrew, 3 per cent.
Henry Johnson, Alex. Harmon ano
Cornelius Booker, all colored, were ar
rested on Thursday night for stealth.
potatoes, peas bags, etc, from the ware
house of the Farmers Exchange il
Evans lumber yard. That evening tn
three boys also stole flash light ant
some batteries from the automobile o
George +. Reid, of Lumberton, while i
was standing in front of Clothier's dane
ing school on Washin gton street Tn
lads were commit ted to Jail.
The officers of Mount Holly Lodge @
Elks were installed on Thursday night
as follows: Exalted ruler, DIR. Raymon
S. Clarke; leading knight, William L
Pearson; loyal knight, Elwood III. Stokes
lecturing knight, Alfred j. Muller
secretary, Harry l.. Walters; treasurer
Charles c. Cowperthwait; trustee, Ee
ward ID. Stokes; tyler, Samuel Frye
After the installation the following al
pointive officers were named: Esquir,
+. Lewis Schuyler; chaplain, 5. Bud
Norcross; inner guard, Harry Hav
kins, Sr.
Rev. Stephen NJ. Lyons, rector of S
Catharine Roman Catholic churcl
Spring Lake, died at that place on Fr
day from pneumonia, after an illness
two days. He was born at Latrobe Pa
November 4, 1850, and was ordaine
April %, 1878. He was formerly rectC
of the Church of the Sacred Heart, Mour
Holly, leaving here in 1907 to go I
Spring Lake. Father Lyons had man
friends of all creeds in Mount Holly an
was highly esteemed as a conscientiol
and thoroughly Christian man. II
funeral took place yesterday.
At the regular annual meeting of Il
Bible school of the First Presbyteria
Church at the manse on Monday nigh
March 80, the following officers We
elected for the year: Superintendent
pnl1 A II