The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. Percy Perlnchlef and vile nav
gone to Florida for ten days vacation
William Walther, storekeeper a
Hainesport, who has been ill for Ions
time, died yesterday.
Mount Holly Lodge of Moose will hole
memorial service in the opera house or
the night of April 10.
The road from Browns Mills to Lake
hurst has been closed for about ten days
while bridge is being erected at Whites
canal.
A large addition to Chances pickle
factory on King street is being erected
which will nearly double the capacity of
the plant.
Oscar Chafey has bought from Mrs.
Susan p. Wallace the Wallace mill
property at Chesterfield, and is now
operating it.
The following unclaimed letters re-
main in the post Office for the week end
ing March %: S. Hallinger, Miss E. H.
Kurtz Mrs. Sallie Parsons, H. Hoffman.
Under the management of Mrs.
OlOtulcl al dli-IliS1t udilCc Will Ut given
in Mantels hall, Jobstown, on Monday
night, April 13. Dancing from p. m.
to 4 a. m.
Mrs. Virginia Randall, wife of Harry
q. Randall and daughter of David E.
Sooy, died at the hospital here on Tues
day night, following ian operation for
intestinal trouble.
Medford's fire department has been
equipped with chemical engine, which
arrived on Wednesday and was given a
test that proved to be satisfactory. The
engine has two 35-gallon tanks.
There we're five burials in the Mount
Holly cemetery last week, namely, Mrs.
leila Nj. Cook, Mrs. Sarah j. Murphy,
Mrs. Virginia Randall, Thomas b. Al
inson and Mrs. Emma Ottinger Wolfe.
Thomas B. Allinson, collector of
Springfield township, died on Wednes-
day, in the 10th year of his age. The
funeral took place on Saturday. Inter-
ment was made in Mount Holly Gene
terry.
Miss Victorine Wright, daughter of
Rev. Thomas j. ]. Wright, is ill at the
home of her father with scarlet fever.
The young lady is teacher in the
MoOrestown public school. The case is
not serious one.
DIR. Henry Hess, assistant to DIR. j. H.
Carter, has gone to Chicago to accept a
position as inspector of cattle for the
Board of Health of that city. DIR. Hess
passed civil service examination for
the position, receiving high average of
excellence.
A mems mass meeting was held in the
Methodist church on Sunday afternoon.
John G.. Scorer, of Philadelphia, gave
very interesting address. This was the
first of series of men meetings to be
held by. the Brotherhood Bible class of
the Sunday school.
A minstrel show was given in the
Mount Holly theatre on Thursday night
by Washington Council No. 5, Jr. o. u. |
A. M. The performance was entirely by
home talent and was perhaps the best
effort of its kind ever given in Mount
Holly. There was crowded house to
greet the amateur performers.
At meeting of Ankokas Canoe Club,
on Tuesday night, the members decided
not to disband, as had been suggested, |
but concluded to continue the organiza- |
tion. The subject of securing or erect |
ing building along the creek, to be |
used for club purposes, was discussed |
and wilEbe considered at future meet |
ing.
The directors of the Burlington County |
Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences |
met on Thursday night and passed resO- |
buttons upon the death of their president, |
Charles HI. Estill. This makes the third |
death, in a comparatively short time, of |
presidents of this society. The OF her |
two were Charles E. Merritt and Frank
lin b. Lewis.
The Volunteer Organist will be the |
feature at the opera house Thursday
evening. This consists of eight reels |
and the pictures are of high grade. If |
you want to be sure of getting in you |
should secure your seat in advance. The |
Hagenback circus shown last evening
filled the house and it will be repeated |
at an early date.
The remains of James S. Cummins, |
husband of Alice Byllesby, were inferred |
in Trinity burying ground, Mount Holly, |
ON Thursday, after services had been
held in ST. Andrews chhrch. Mr.. Cum |
minis died at Chicago. A special train
broughtsthe funeral party from that city
to Mount Holly. Mrs. Cummins is q
daughter of Rev. Dewitt c. Byllesby,
at one time rector of Trinity church,
Mount Holly.
The Public Service Corporation has
discontinued its business Office in Mount
Holly and consolidated it with the Office
in Burlington. This move will I'M
doubtedly be an inconvenience to the
Mount Holly customers, but the COM
pany states that orders for supplies will
be delivered here twice week and thai
bills can be paid to collectors or metre
readers. w. r. Simpson will continue
to be the company's representative in
Mount Holly.
The directors of the Burlington County
Transit Company have decided to follow
the example of many other companies
by removing the smoking compartments
from their trolley cars. No change is to
be made. in the plan recently adopted of
compelling passengers to enter by the
rear door and be discharged from the
front door, The turnout in front of the
Mount Holly National Bank, about
which complaint has been made because
of the noise made by cars humping over
it, is to be repaired by the installation of
new switch frogs.
Mrs. Celia NJ. Cook, widow of Prof. w.
COLON Cook, died at Newark early on
Wednesday morning, after undergoing
an operation for an liberation of the
stomach, with which she had been
suffering for several years. She went
to Newark the week before to visit
her brother and while there consulted
specialist and decided to undergo an
operation, which was performed on Mon
day. Her condition was favorable until
about noon on Tuesday, when change
for the worse took place. She leaves two
daughters and son. The funeral took
place on Friday, from her late residence
on Garden street.
The proposition of the Democratic adj
ministration at Trenton to take $3l2, 900
from the state school fund and use it for
current expenses is not meeting with
much favor from taxpayers. In their
efforts to prevent a state tax the Demo-
Gratis are willing to do almost ANYTHING
except the proper one of cutting down
expenses by abolishing useless offices
and commissions. William III. Meirs,
state secretary of Jr. 0. U. A. NJ, has
issued letter calling attention to the
proposed diversion of S3l2, 900, and re-
quests members of patriotic societies
and Others to oppose the measure. 1.-The
fact that this bill has been made a party
measure" he says, ''shows that it will
not pass of its own merit, but must be
forced through under the party lash"