The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-17

sent to reader of The News who live
in Harrisburg, Pa. The goods went Out
by parcel post yesterday.
The six weeks of bad weather pre-
dicted by the ground hog expired
yesterday and it is to be hoped the mild
ness of the temperaturelthen is forerun
ner of what we are to have hereafter.
An inspection of all public buildings
and factories in the township will bt
made in few days for the purpose o.
securing strict enforcement of the law
relative to fire escapes and compliance
with the fire laws.
On Saturday, March 81, the Senior
class of the Mount Holly High school
will hold bazaar in the High School
building from 2 until and Z to p. m.
A large, attractive assortment of cakes,
pastry, candy and fancy work will be
offered. Admission five cents.
A reception will be rendered Rev. T..
J. J. Wright, pastor of the Methodist
church, upon his return from conference
in the lecture room of the church on
Thursday evening, to which the men,
bers and friends are most cordially in
vited. The reception is given under the
auspices of the Ushers' Union.
The township fire wardens of Ocean,
Burlington, Monmouth and Middlesex
counties, the district of which Fred G.
Torrey, of Lakehurst, deputy State war
den, is chief, will hold their annual con-
vention March 90, in the Y. M. G. A.
building at Lakewood. One of these
conventions was held last year and was
attended by many of the wardens.
Under the law it is compulsory to tell
the truth in all advertisements. There
have been three convictions in Trenton
recently of merchants who were accused
of ''untruthful, deceptive and mislead-
ing advertising" and another case is
pending. The last conviction was made
on Friday of merchant who advertised
an article as value $3.50 for SO cents"
Harvey Thomas, postmaster at At
lantic City, has announced his intention
of resigning from that Office and has also
said that he proposes to relinquish his
interest in the Atlantic City ReUiea0, of
which he has been editor for some time
A dispatch in the Philadelphia Ledger
yesterday states that Mr.. Thomas has
been appointed publicity manager of the
Prudential Insurance Company, of
Newark
Alleged stock manipulation by the
International Correspondence Schools,
of Scranton, is being Investigated by the
Massachusetts legislature. The concern
has formed and sold stock in various
companies which are alleged to be much
watered. One of the companies is the
International Poultry Sales Company,
Browns Mills, which is capitalized at
$500, 900, of which $35O,OOO has been is
sued as bonus; bonds issued $500, 900,
cash.
Joseph Engle has removed from the
homestead farm between Hainesport
and Lumberton to Smithville, to act as
superintendent of the Elton A. Smith
farms. Frank Engle, who has been
with his father, goes to the Samuel C.
Roberts farm near Moorestown. Clifford
l.. Engle, another son, will move from
Josiah P, Engle's farm to the home
stead farm, and Frank Snyder, of Union
vile, will succeed him at Josiah's place.
John G. Scorer, of Philadelphia, will
give an interesting and instructive
lecture for men in the Methodist church |
on Sunday afternoon, March 20, at 4
o'clock, on 1.-THE man who sold his |
shadow" This is the first of series of
lectures to be given under the auspices
of the Mems Bible class of the Nj. E. |
Sunday school. No admission will be
charged at these lectures. All men are
cordially invited. Tentative engage
ment has been made with Judge Patter-
son, of Philadelphia, for one Sunday in
April.
At a joint meeting of the Session and
Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian
church at the home of DR.. Elmer ID.
Prickitt on Monday evening, March 8,
it was unanimously agreed to enter up
on at an early day the every-member
canvass, combining with the same an
earnest and an enthusiastic endeavor to
stimulate a renewed interest in all the
work of the church and also increase the
attendance at all services with an every
body-go -to-church-Su the last Sun
day of this month. From the spirit
manifested at this meeting the results
should be most gratifying.
The Right Rev. John Scarborough,
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New
Jersey, died at his home in Trenton, on
Saturday, from pneumonia, as a result
of exposure during the recent blizzard.
He was 80 years of age, and has been
Bishop for 80 years. He was one of the
most beloved men in the state, not only
in UNCONVENTIONAL circles, but by people
of all creeds. He was popular with all
classes. He was consecrated Bishop of
New Jersey in st. Mary's church, Bur
lington, on February 2, 1875, by Bishop
Horatio Potter, who ordained him dea-
con and priest, and had married him.
There will be civil service examina-
ton in Philadelphia, Saturday. March
%, for the position of clerk-carrier at the
Mount Holly post Office. Applicants
must be five feet four inches in height
in bare feet, and 125 pounds in weight
without overcoat or hat. This applies to
male applicants. Married women can
not be applicants, but divorced women
or those who support themselves may
compete and they are not required to be
of any specified weight or height. APP
plicants must have reached their 18th
birthday but not their 45th birthday.
Samuel c. Stanton, at the Mount Holly
post office, has been appointed temporary
local secretary, and applications for
blanks and information should be made
to him SO as to be on file before nine
o'clock of the morning of March %.
Much has been said about conditions
on the trolley road between Moorestown
and Burlington and it must be confess
ed that there are just grounds for some
of the complaints. The rule TO leave the
car by the front door, causing women
and children to push through crowd Of
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