The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-12-08
John worlin has bought the James

lington city, was stricken with paralysl
on Friday, and is in a serious condition
The McHenry farm, on Garden street
is to divided into one acre lots or garden
farms and sold by A. A. Anderson, rea
estate agent.
A meeting of the board of directors o
the local Y. M. G. A., will be held a
their rooms on Buttonwood street OF
Thursday evening at eight o'clock.
An illustrated lecture will be given by
Miss Mary Budd, entitled, Wandering
in Scotland" this evening in the Pres
byterian church. Admission Is cents.
Announcement has been made of tn,
marriage of Miss Elizabeth 8. Atkins
daughter of t. Lacey Atkins, of Noun
Holly, and William N. Pew, of West
ampton township. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. DIR. James Stoddard
on October 90.
The Mount Holly National Bank, tn,
Union National Bank, and the Noun
Holly Safe Deposit and Trust Company
have decided to discontinue providing
lunch or refreshments at their annua
meetings as has been their custom fol
many years past.
Sam uel Fryer, of Mount Holly, wen
to Philadelphia, Thursday, to await the
arrival of the United States gunboat
Memphis, on which was his son, Captain
Z. L. Fryer, who has been in Vera Cruz
for long time. Needless to say that
both men were glad to greet each other.
John NJ. Smith and wife arrived last
week from Panama and are again resid.
ing at Moorestown. Mr.. Smith, who was
formerly in the employ of the Burling-
ton County Transit Company, has been
experimenting the erection of cars and
electrical installation at Panama for the
j. G. Brill company for the past six
months.
A general meeting of all who have
worked for or contributed to the German
Red Cross, will be held at the home of
Mrs. William A. Slaughter, II Ridgway
street, tomorrow afternoon at 2.30. All
work and contributions must be handed
in by that time and report of the work
done will be made. All men and women
who are interested are invited to attend.
John A. Tice died at his home on
Cherry Street, Saturday, after an illness
oil a week. Apoplexy was the cause of
his death. Mr.. Tice was lifelong resi-
dent of Mount Holly. He served in the
Union army during the war of the re-
belliOn and was a member of Shiras Post,
26, Grand Army of the Republic. He
would have been II years of age next
Friday.
Those who think Captain Slaughter is
not kept busy with his parole prisoners
should get an idea of what he has to do.
AT present he has 153 of this class on his
list and he is compelled to keep an eye
on them and look into their records for
peace and good order. OF these "a are to
pay the costs of their prosecution and
Captain Slaughter has to see that they
come to the desk and settle. Judge
Lippincott has put 76 probationers on
the list since he has been on the bench.
The Sunday school scholars of the
Methodist church showed their broad
minded and progressive spirit ON Sun
day by voting to forego the annual
Christmas treat, except for the primary
department, and send the money that it
would have cost as Christmas offering
to the sufferers in the foreign war zone
In addition a live committee was APP
pointed to provide ways and means to
bring some Christmas cheer into the
homes of the poor of our own commu
nifty.
The newly-elected officers of Rance
cas- Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, are
as follows: Master, Charles E. Shinn;
overseer, Ezra c. Engle; steward, Morris
Lundy; assistant steward, Reynold
Thomas; lady assistant steward, Elsie
Pew; Chaplain, Lizzie Buzby; lecturer,
Mrs. Laura Lundy; secretary, Mrs.
Nancy Leeds; Ceres, Mrs. Ada Shinn;
promoter, Miss Hansell; treasurer, Oscar
w. Pew; Flora, Clementine Haines; Ii
brarian, Mrs. Florence Miller; pianist,
Myrtle Bell.
Gen. A. f. Shiras Post No. 26, g. A.
r., elected the following officers on Fri
day night: Commander, John X. Scatter
good; ST.. vice commander, David E.
Sooy; Jr. vice commander, Ridgway S.
Assay; adjutant, Theodore Nicely; quarter
master, Robert NJ. Brown; chaplain,
Franklin Armstrong; officer of the day,
John Throckmorton, ST.; officer of the
guard, Franklin Armstrong; janitor,
Ridgway w. Rossell; representatives,
Frank Armstrong, David Sooy; alter
mates, John Throckmorton and Robert
Brown.
Counsel for Edgar C. Murphy, whose
trial for murder was expected to begin
next Monday, have made an application
to take testimony of an important wit
ness in Bermuda. Notice of this applica-
ton was not served on Prosecutor Akin
son in the time designated by law. The
idea was that one of Murphy's lawyers,
with representative of the state, should
take the trip to Bermuda and examine
the witness. The granting of such an
order would necessarily postpone the
trial. Judge Kalisch will probably dis
pose of this matter on Monday. He will
also announce his decision on one or two
of the reasons in the motions to quash
the Indictment. DR.. Cotton, of the state
insane asylum, has made an examina-
ton into the sanity of Murphy, but his
decision has not been made public and
will not be until Judge Kalisch makes it
officially. 1t looks as if every effort
would be exerted to keep this trial off as
long as possible.
James Stratton, chief warden of the
Fish and Game Commission, with How
ard Mathis, assistant chief, paid visit to
Burlington county, Thursday, and with
Game Warden Morton stocked several
streams with rainbow trout which rang
ed in size from six inches to foot in
length. They were all fine specimens
and good fishing may be expected to re-
suit from this stocking. The fish were
placed in several branches of the Ran
cocas creek, in the upper part of Assis-
The trout were raised at the states new
hatchery at Hackettstown. While the
stocking of South JERSEY streams with
rainbow trout is largely experimental,
it is believed these fish, which are the
hardest of the trout family, will.hourish
in the Burlington county waters. The
fishing license law becomes effective on
January l next, and only licensed
anglers will be allowed to fish for trout
or other game fish next season, unless
the law is repealed.
DIR. w. T. Sherman Cup will deliver
his famous lecture on "Uncrowned
Kings" in the Methodist church next
Tuesday night, December 10, as the third
number of the Lyceum course. DR..
Culp, who is termed as "a man with
mirth and a mission, " is one of the kings
of the Lyceum platform. He is a phil
osophic student of great themes, with
tremendous convictions; he has a mes
sage brilliant with satire, wit and
humor, yet voiced in tenderness and
pathetic appeal. With rare charm of
eloquence he carries his audience from
| laughter to tears. The Pennsylvania,
an Erie, Pa, newspaper, after DIR. CUP
had delivered the above named lecture
said "He is an energetic speaker, COM
manding voice, graceful manner, handles
his subject in his own way" d. HI.
Cook, manager of the Central New York
Chautauqua, speaks thus: 'Dr. Culp
was one of our greatest attractions on
last summers program. He is equal to
the best and will please any Lyceum
committee or Chautauqua manager who
shall be so fortunate as to secure his
services.