The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-03-09
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1916
LOCAL NEWS.

Thomas McGrath has removed t
New Egypt.
The county buildings are being re
painted under the direction of freeholde
Esham.
Company E will hold rife practice a
the armory every Friday evening during
March and April.
Francis FL. Reed will erect residenc
on his Broad street lot as soon as tn
weather permits.
The Interstate Milk Producers AS
ISOLATION has fixed the wholesale price o
milk for March at Al cents quart.
Harry N. Smith will have a publ,
sale of antiques at No. Al Mill street OF
Monday, March 10, commencing at II
A. Nj.
DIR. and Mrs. Frank A. Wright, Of
Moorestown. are being Congratulated
upon the arrival Of son in their family
last week.
The regular annual inspection of Com
pany E took place in the armory last
night. The company now has an en-
listed strength of sixty-three men.
Kelsey & Killie are extending their
offices on Main street to take in a small
strip Of land in the rear. The additional
room will be used as private Office.
The first death at the Zurbrugg me-
mortal hospital, Riverside, occurred last
week, when Mrs. Abigail F. Ashbrook,
of Bridgeboro, succumbed to an attack
of pneumonia.
Rev. Charles M. Niles, DID,, rector of
the Church of the Ascension. Atlantic
City, will be the preacher at the Lenten
service in st. Andrews church on Fri
day evening.
Isaac Wilson, an eminent minister of
the Society of Friends. will speak at
the High street meeting house on Thurs
day evening, at 7.45. The public is in
vited to hear him.
Meetings of the Burlington county
Federation of Patriotic-Religious Fra
ternities will hereafter be held at Mount
Holly on the second and fourth Monday
evenings of each month.
The repairs to Red Mems hall having
been completed, the various lodges
which were forced to find temporary
quarters during the work, are again
meeting in that building.
The sight Of Charles A. Kings eyes
has become SO badly affected that he has
difficulty in recognizing persons. The
optic nerve is affected and specialists
give him little hope Of recovery.
A shack occupied by Levi Stidfole al
Timbuctoo. was destroyed by fire on
Sunday of last week. No alarm was
given and the firemen did not learn OF
the blaze until several hours afterward
Word has been received here Of the
death of John Forncrook, formerly OF |
Mount Holly, at the home Of his son-in- |
law at Haddonfield. Mr.. Forncrook was
the first steward of the county hospital
here, and many people remember him.
He was IS years old.
A mems meeting will be held in the |
Opera House on Sunday afternoon at /
S.45 o'clock. George Long. of the In
asmuch Mission, will be the speaker.
Subject, Twice Born Men," This meet.
ing is under the auspices of the local Y.
M. G. A. All men are cordially invited.
The annual financial report Of North
ampton township has been printed In
pamphlet form and is being distributed |
about Mount Holly. In case any one
failed to get a copy the township clerk
has plenty to give out. 1t is desired to
place one in every house and business
place in town.
Sheriff Stecher on Thursday sold the
Thomas B. Harkins property in Bur
lington and Mansfield townships, to the
compliments, Clayton Hancock and
John A. Hancock. The sale of the prop
erty OF William R. Hall, on Galley ave-
nue., Mount Holly. was postponed, Hall
having arranged to make settlement.
The merchant who spends his money
for advertising serves the people who
buy. His sole object in advertising his
business, his store and his merchandise
is to secure new patronage. and the
slightest let-up in his advertising cam
paign will destroy much of the standing
he has gained through former efforts.
Former governor ]. Franklin Fort, of
New Jersey, special United States COM
missioner to investigate conditions in
Hayti, last week left Washington for
Santiago, Cuba, where he will sail on an
American warship for Port au Prince
He was accompanied by Paul C. Smith,
private secretary to Secretary of State
Bryan.
The new automobile chemical outfit /
OF America Fire Company was used for
the first time on Thursday when brush /
fire near the residence OF Charles Reeves,
on Rutland avenue, got away from the |
people who started it, and endangered |
adjoining properties. Only the hand ex-
tinguishers were used, and the blaze
was quickly put out.
John F. Riley, who has been secretary |
of Good Intent Fire Company for thirty
five years, has refused reelection, and |
Martin H. Given, who has served as en-
gineer for many years, also wishes to re-
tire. This action on the part of two
faithful and efficient members is much |
regretted by the company, which will |
elect officers next month.
Miss Jennie E. Buck, OF Burlington,
has brought suit against the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company for S., 900 dam.
ages for injuries sustained by being
struck by train in that city. While
riding in an automobile owned and
driven by DR.. John Conroy the car was
struck by train and Miss Buck was in
jured. The accident occurred at about
ten o'clock at night, several hours after
the crossing fiagman had gone off duty.
At a meeting of Mount Holly Lodge of
Elks, on Thursday night, the following
Officers were elected: Exalted ruler,
William B. Pearson; leading knight
Elwood I'll. Stokes; loyal knight, Alfred
]. Mullen; lecturing knight, E. Lewis
Schuyler; secretary, Harry L. Walters;
treasurer, Charles C. Cowperthwait; tiler.
Samuel Fryer; trustee. Edward B. Jones;
representative to grand lodge. DR.. Ray