The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-12-15
LOCAL NEWS.

There are only nine more shoppin
days before Christmas.
The Board of Freeholders will hold
meeting at the court house tomorrow.
Monday next, December 81, is the las
day for paying taxes without additions
interest charges.
The Theodosia Borden property, Oh
Garden street, has been sold to the Bar
list Church, to be used as a parsonage
District deputy Charles A. Rigg, {
Burlington. will install the officers {
Mount Holly Lodge of Masons tonight
About 5000 was melted for the Burline
ton County Hospital by the supper an
bazaar given in st. Andrews paris
building recently.
Unclaimed mail remains at the pos
Office for the following persons: JAS. A
Copeland, A. Barnett, Alfred Brown
Esq, Coll Fl. Mac. Chas. Miller.
The Adams Express Company is carry
ing, free of charge. to Philadelphia O.
New York, articles intended for the Bel
gian sufferers and consigned to relic
committees in those cities.
The plan for community Christmas
celebration, which has been under con.
sideration by the township committee
has been abandoned for this year. II
wSs sound that the proper carrying out
of the Idea would mean larger expen
diture thad was desirable.
The Burlington County Lyceum OF
History and Natural Science elected the
following officers on Friday evening:
President, Edward b. Jones; vice presi-
dents, William A. Slaughter and DIR.
Elmer D. Prickitt; secretary, Clarence
H. Polhemus; treasurer and librarian,
Anna I'll. Deacon.
The Ankokas Canoe Club has elected
the following officers: President, Herbert
s. Killie; vice president, Claude B. Bull
lock; secretary and treasurer, Eugene F.
Haines; trustees, Alexander Dubell,
Charles C. Morton, William C. Wether-
i'll, Harry F. Jones, William ]. Haines,
Simon Gillian and Madge E. Huff.
Worshipful Master Francis o. Durand
gave dinner to the officers of the local
Masonic lodge at his home on Mill street
on Tuesday evening. 1t was very en-
joyable event. Mr.. Durand was presented
with handsome loving cup as token
of the esteem in which he was held by
his associates in Masonic work during
the past year.
Those having Christmas tree orna
ments that are not being used will con-
fer great favor by sending them to the
Burlington County Children's Home.
The managers desire to make the little
inmates Of that institution as happy as
possible, and this is one way in which
to help send some Christmas cheer to
worthy institution.
The Burlington County Farmers Ex-
change was to have held it's annual
meeting Saturday afternoon, but there
was not quorum present, the majority
of the members having gone to the
funeral of John B. Evans, who was
director of the Exchange. The meeting
was postponed until next Saturday
morning at ten o'clock.
John b. Davis, who was stricken with
paralysis on November 2sth, died on
Thursday at the residence of his son-in-
law, William G. Jones. at Burlington.
He was one of Burlington city's men,
bers of the Board of Freeholders. For
many years he conducted farm on the
Mount Holly and Burlington road but
for some time past has been residing in
Burlington.
Alta meeting of the young people of
the Epworth League of the Methodist
church on Friday evening the following
officers were elected: President, Willard
f. Lippincott; first vice president, s.
Lawrence Bullock; second vice, Miss
Hattie Wright: third vice, Miss Lucille
Perinchief; fourth vice, Frank Sleeper;
secretary. Harvey F. Murdoch; treasurer,
Miss Stella Swain; pianists. Miss Grace
Dickerson and Miss Clover Lippincott.
When the case of the United States
versus Joel NJ. Foster of Browns Mills,
charged with violating of White Slave
Act, was called in the United States
District Court at Mobile, Alabama, on
Thursday, continuance was agreed
upon until the next term, in May, by
District Attorney Pitts. Foster is in:
New York hospital, having undergone
an operation a few weeks ago, and doc
tors certificate was filed. The case was
postponed at the last term for similar
reasons.
John b. Evans, residing near Bir-
nlingham, had an accident, ON Wednes-
day, that resulted in his death. He ran
to catch train and arrived at the Bir-
mingham station after the cars had start
ed. In attempting to get on the train
he was thrown to the ground near one
of the rails, and a journal box on
wheel truck struck him, fracturing his
skull. He was brought to the Burling.
ton County Hospital, where he died
few hours later. Mr.. Evans was direc.
tor of the Burlington County Farmers
Exchange and a well-known granger
and farmer. The funeral took place on
Saturday from the residence of his
father-in-law, Benjamin d.. Haines, at
Rancocas.
New arc electric lamps have replaced
the old ones that have been used on the
streets Of Mount Holly for number of
years. The change was made on We'd
nesday of last week. Since the introduce
/. ton of the electric current from the new
power plant at Burlington, the old arc
lamps have been quite unsatisfactory,
the light being dim and in some in
stances not burning at all. When pay
ing the monthly bills for lighting, the
township committee made substantial
reductions for the poor service given by
the old arc lamps. There is still con-
siderable rewriting and other work to be
done by the Public Service Corporation
before the public and private lighting
system in Mount Holly will be made
satisfactory.
William j. Harris, of Vincentown
who was arrested and confined in tn,
jail on charge of larceny and breakin!
Jail at Wabash, Ind, was not only re
leased on Thursday but it was establish
ed that he was innocent of the crimes