The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-03
LOCAL NEWS.

The Board of Freeholders will hold |
meeting at the court house tomorrow.
sElwood H. Stokes sprained his ankl'
on Wednesday by falling on the ice a
his coal yard.
A social session by Mount Holly
Lodge of Elks, that was scheduled TO
tonight, has been postponed on account
of the storm.
Howard l.. Davis, of New Egypt, has
installed an incubator that has capac
ity of $4,000 eggs, said to be the largest
in the world.
The store adjoining the office of the
Farmers Exchange is to be occupied by
milliner, Miss Madden, daughter Of
jeremiah Madden.
Willard F. Tomlinson has received the
contract to build double house for A.
A. Johnson at the corner of Ridgway
and Cherry streets.
Ross w. Monroe, of Riverside, was
visiting friends in Mount Holly on Sun
day. He took the train to Philadelphia
in the evening, and got home before a
blockade occurred.
Mrs. Margaret Murphy bought the
Jobstown hotel at sheriff's sale, on
Thursday afternoon, for $1,000, subject
to mortgage of $780, Mrs. Murphy
has been conducting the hotel since the
death of her husband.
Rebecca Sharp, wife of John B. Sharp,
of Columbus, died in Philadelphia
hospital on Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock. Mrs. Sharp had been in the
hospital about three weeks following an
operation for cancer of the stomach.
A large number of women temperance
workers from Moorestown attended the
hearings of the hotel license cases at the
these visitors the members of Mount
Holly w. c. T. U. served lunch at noon
at the Friends meeting house, corner
High and Garden streets.
Rev. Eli Clifford pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, at Merchantville,
surprised his congregation on Sunday by
declaring that he will not accept their
invitation to return for another confer
ence year, but will ask to be put on the
retired list. 1t is Mr.. Gifford's intention
to make his future home in Trenton
with his daughter.
Robert Hess, grandson of Andrew F.
Lippincott, deceased, of Pemberton, died
at a hospital at Easton, Pa, on Sunday
as result of injuries received on We'd
nesday while coasting, by colliding with
a tree. The young man was student
at Blair's academy. His parents are in
Mexico. His mother is reported to be
seriously i'll, suffering from the bite of
poisonous insect.
The funeral of George w. Hand took
place on Wednesday from his late resi-
dence on Union street. Rev. Frank
Willcock, of the Presbyterian church,
conducted the service. The pail bearers
were George w. A. French, Claude B.
Bullock, Philip S. Irons, Samuel C.
Stanton, Oliver G. Billings and Herbert
l.. Townsend, representing lodges of
which deceased was member. Inter
ment was made in Mount Holly ceme-
terry.
A Camden-Trenton trolley car on the
Public Service line, half-filled with pas
sengers, narrowly escaped disastrous
wreck between Palmyra and Pensauken
Friday night through the action of a
man who threw open switch ahead of
the speeding car. The motorman saw
the mans act and used the emergency
brakes, slowing the speed of the car and
averting derailment as it hit the switch.
The culprit ran into the woods beside
the road. The switch is infrequently
used, and cars usually pass the spot at
high speed.
Special attention is called toan attrac-
tive series of evening services to be held
at the First Presbyterian church during
the month of March. The theme for
continuous study during the entire
month will be THE Temptation of
/. Christ" This theme contains most
vital truth for every man, woman and
child. These services are to be made as
attractive and helpful as possible. There
will be special music and singing each
evening. Every one who can do so with
out being untrue to their own church
and services are most cordially invited
to be present and to endeavor to interest
Others. These services will begin at 7.3O
promptly.
In the House of Assembly, on We'd
nesday, Assemblyman Peacock's bill
was passed, providing for the appoint
ment by the Governor of commission
to get plans and select site for bridge
across the Delaware between Burlington
and Bristol as memorial to John Wool
man, teacher, writer and philosopher,
whose home was in Burlington. Mr.
Hammond, of Mercer, made short adj
dress to tell who Woolman was, brought
out the fact that he was the first real
abolitionist, uring his Quaker friends in
his country to free their slaves. The bill
is not to become effective until similar
measure is passed by the Pennsylvania
Legislature.
Rev. Thomas J. j. Wright entertained
the members of the Brotherhood Bible
class of the Methodist Sunday school
at the parsonage on Thursday evening.
1t was very enjoyable affair, as large
number of the members were present.
set of bylaws governing the class were
adopted. The report of the outlook COM
mittee was very favorable, showing that
the class was steadily increasing. The
class is arranging to conduct series OF
mems meetings, beginning the latter
part of this month and continuing next
month, for which prominent men will
be engaged to deliver addresses. The
regular monthly business meeting of the
class will be held the fourth Monday
night of each month. At the conclusion
of the business session refreshment.
were served.
The timely discovery of a plot for ,
delivery of prisoners from the state prison
at Trenton undoubtedly saved the life o