The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-01-20

Eugene L. Engle, of Washington
street. was compelled to lay by last weel
because of an attack of rheumatism.
A. A. Anderson reports the sale of thu
house on Broad street, occupied by
Frank l.. Garbarino, from Robert S
Gaskill to Joseph NJ. Haines.
Harry Norcross, who has been con
Quoting wagon and blacksmith shoI
on Water street, yesterday took posses
sion of the carriage factory of JudsoI
Gaskill, corner of Garden and Button
wood streets, which he recently leased.
The evangelistic services at the NJ. E
church will continue all of this week
/ Rev. T. j. ]. Wright will bring a mes
sage for all each night. Friday night
will be young peoples night and ser.
vice especially devoted to them will be
arranged.
There will be a public sale of stock,
crops, poultry, wagons, harness, house
hold goods, etc., on the road from Mt.
Laurel to Moorestown, about halfway
between the two places, on Thursday
February 5, beginning at II O'Clock, by
j. Harvey Darnell,
N1COld all lldlldIl, Is III Tile
county Jail suffering from injuries in
fiicted upon him after he had shot one
his companions near Medford few DAYS
since. Bernardo used a gun during a
fight, and was beaten badly by friends
of his victim, who will recover.
Thursday, January 18th, was set aside
by the national w. G. L. u. as day of
fasting and prayer The members of
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this on Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Milton Relyea. Earnest prayers
were offered for the overthrow of liquor
traffic in town, county, state and nation.
w. o. Thornton, of Hainesport, who
peddles medicine, while driving out of
his lane yesterday morning in closed
wagon, failed to hear any approaching
sound and was struck by trolley car
Getting loose from the wagon the horses
ran to Mount Holly before they were
captured. Only two bottles were broken.
Thornton received all the injury, his
head and leg being cut.
Following are the newly elected officers
of Marlton Fire Company, No. 1: Presi-
dent, Edward H. Wells; vice president,
Henry HI. Venable; secretary, Edward
Il. Vennel; treasurer, w. III. Mckinney;
Harry Ross; trustees, Lewis Holtz, Ed.
Nennel, Walter Winner, Haines p. Ven
able, Edw. Wells; auditing committee,
w. FL. Roberts, |. r. Farrow, A. q. Dun
phey.
John Walker is in Jail ON charge of
driving an automobile without license
On Wednesday he was given permission
to use the car belonging to Edward b.
Hulse on the plea that he wanted to
take his mother to Columbus. Instead
of doing so he started off on a Joy ride
and was arrested two days later at Riv-
erside. The young man was under pa
role for another offence of this kind.
Mart Smith will appear in the case as
Miss Deliiah Bradley returned yester-
day to her home in Pemberton This
young lady has received considerable
notoriety lately on the ground
that she ran away with Joel NJ. Foster,
married man of Browns Mills. Foster,
who had been arrested at Mobile, Ala,
on charge of fornication and adultery,
was given hearing on Wednesday,
when he waived examination and fur
nished bail to appear next May. The
girl was placed under bail to appear as a
witness.
State Road Commissioner Stevens last
week requested an opinion from the
Generals Office as to which
road supervisor in Burlington countyfis
legally entitled to hold office-Samuel
G. Roberts, elected by the small Board
Of Freeholders, or Stewart M. McFar-
land, recently elected by the large Board
Of Freeholders. Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Gaskill advised the Commissioner
TO recognize Mr.. Roberts as the person in
in this county, as he is in pos
session of the Office and willing to con-
Linue the duties thereof. 1t is said tina
Mr.. Mcfarland intends to contest the |
case.
AT the meeting of Washington Camp !
No. II, Patriotic Order Sons of America, |
held last Thursday night, seven candi-
lates were initiated and four propositions |
received. Things are booming quite |
lively in the camp room. The camp |
will be invited guests at a social to be |
held tomorrow night by the Patriotic |
Order of Americans. the new lodge which |
was recently instituted, and will present |
a flag to this new order. On Thursday |
night, January %, Washington Camp |
will have ladies' night, and very in
teresting program is being arranged.
The Bible class of the Methodist Sun
day school organized on Sunday after |
noon with membership of thirty men.
The following officers were selected: |
President, Willard f. Lippincott; secre-
tary, Pierre H. Stanton; teacher, Rev. |
L. j. J. Wright; assistant, Willard Lip |
Dincott; outlook committee, William B. |
Pearson, Samuel c. Stanton and Win |
field S. Camerson. 1t is expected that |
his organization will be under good |
order in very short time and |
hat good results will be obtained The |
class meets every Sunday afternoon in
he church at two O'Clock, and all men |
who are not affiliated with other Bible |
schools are invited to join.