The Mount Holly news., 1915-12-14
LOCAL NEWS.

nnal meeting ior the year, to-nofro".
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Worrell ar
being congratulated upon the birth of
son, on Friday.
Mount Holly Forest of Tall Cedars o
Lebanon will meet in the Masonic
Temple tonight.
Rev. w. E. Zimmerman, of Lumber
ton. conducted services at Unionvills
Sunday afternoon.
J. Harold Eckman is now employed
at Philadelphia by the Quaker City
Rubber Company.
The Baptist Sunday school will hold
its Christmas exercises on Thursday
! evening, December %.
Hubert DeCamp has moved his horses
from the fair grounds to the stables In
the rear Of the Elks' property.
Richard Collins. of Collingswgod, has
purchased the N. Reese Whitacre farm
between Marlton and Medford.
The Christmas savings club OF the
Mount Holly Safe Deposit & Trust Com
pany, will start on December n.
AS result Of the state census taken
this year, the population OF Burlington
county is officially announced as IA, ,757.
Several thousand rainbow trout were
placed in the lakes and streams OF Bur
hngton county last week by game war
den Morton.
Homer Lippincott. Of Vincentown, an
employe Of Fenimore Brothers, has pur-
chased house on Arnold avenue and
moved to Mount Holly.
Three unclaimed letters for Enrol D.
Marsh, Ed. ]. Lippincott, and Archie
Adams, remain in the post office for the
week ending December H..
Harold Carter, who resides on Pine
street, has been digging some large
parsnips from his garden, one OF them
measured 80 inches in length.
BENJAMIN F. Jobes, of Bordentown,
is another applicant for the title OF the
county's Oldest gunner. Mr.. Jobes is
in his seventy-ninth year, and is especi-
ally fond Of duck shooting.
The Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton met at the home of Mrs. Harry I.
Cooper, on Washington street. Thursday
afternoon. William A. Slaughter read
. paper on Historic Mount Holly"
Announcement has been made that
$500 was realized for the Burlington
County Hospital at the supper and
bazaar recently held In st. Andrews
parish building. The institution also
received 81, 600 on donation day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Robertson, of
Madison avenue, announce the marriage
OF their daughter, Florence Mae, and
RAYMOND E. Thomson. The ceremony
was performed at Atlantic City on July
IL, by Rev. Henson v. Hewlett. Of the
Baptist church.
Coroner Samuel X. Gaskill was sum-
moned to Bordentown twice on Thurs
day. In the morning he viewed the
body Of William Rice. q bartender. who
died OF heart disease, and the death Of
Josephine Trembly. from apoplexy, re-
quired his attendance In the afternoon.
The average family Of moderate
means, as ascertained by the United
States bureau Of labor after studying the
home budgets Of 10000 families, spends
As per cent. of its income on food, 20 per
cent. ON rent, IA per cent. op clothing,
and 21 per cent. on miscellaneous items,
amusements. doctors, etc.
Representatives to the Northampton
Firemen's Relief Association have been
chosen by Good Intent and Union Com
panies as follows: Good Intent, Herbert
J. Shadell, William ]. Haines, George
M. Sleeper Union. Albert ]. Mayer,
Herbert L. Townsend, George g. Dem
mis-. The annual meeting will be held
on December 20.
Miss Edith L. Hulme has issued in
vitations to membership in class o..
social dancing, which will meet in the
Masonic Temple, Mount Holly, on the
evenings of December 23d, 9th and 18th.
A children's class will meet on the after
noon Of the same dates. A formal New
Years subscription dance will also take
place.
Rev. Luther Moore Bicknell, of
Princeton, is expected to preach, morn
ing and evening, in the Presby
church next Sunday. The Woman's1
Home Missionary Society will meet at
Miss Mary w. Budd's. 2l2 High street.
this afternoon at o'clock. The prayer
meeting tomorrow night will be led by
H. l.. Crippen.
vincentown grange has elected the
following officers: Master, Frank K.
Brown; overseer, ]. Allen Henry; lee
turer, Fredericka Citizens. steward, For
est Brown; assistant steward, Edward
Bakely; chaplain. MaryA. Knight; treas
urer, Harvey Nixon; secretary, Ethel
Robbins: gatekeeper, George Bakely;
ceres, Emily Brown; fora, Kezzie Atkin-
son; pomona, Harriet Henry; lady assis-
tant, Emma Sewers.
Conard Hall, son Of Richard L. Hall,
q Springfield township farmer, had
narrow escape from death Thursday
afternoon when wagon in which he
was riding was struck by train at
Folwell's station. between Columbus
and Jobstown. The vehicle was nearly
cut In two, and Hall was thrown under
the wreck He wis taken to the Bur-
lington county hospital. where 1t was
found that he was seriously injured
about the head.
At the meeting Of Gen. Joseph Hooker
Camp No. As, Sons OF Veterans, held in
G. A. r. hall ON Wednesday evening,
the following officers were elected
Commander, Ellsworth Branin; Sr
Vice Commander. Bogart Royce; Jr
Vice Commander. Cleveland Brewer
guide, James Nixon, inside guard
Nathaniel Norcross; color sergeant
Charles F. Rossell; recording secretary
F. 6hreve Armstrong; financial secre
tary and treasurer. John b. Dobbins
campscouneil. Edward T. Royce, Eugen'
B. Bates, Cleveland Brewer.
The United States bureau of fisherie
is introducing new food fish to resi-
dents of Philadelphia and vicinity. l
is known as the title" fish and wa
first discovered in May, 1879. Hug
catches were made until 1882, when tn