The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05

son, on Grant street, this evening.
William McElwee and Mary Donald
. son, of Medford, came to Mount Holly
Saturday and were married by Rev
James HI. Terry, of the Baptist church.
, At a recent meeting of growers a repre-
sentative of the Campbell Soup Com
pany announced that the coming season
the company will establish an agency
at Deacon's station for the purchase O
tomatoes.
AT the Methodist church next Sunday
evening the augmented choir will rem
der the sacred cantata 1.-THE Prince O.
Peace by John Spenser Camp, under
the direction of Beverley C. Kingdom
organist and choir leader.
Daniel Bachelor, of Philadelphia, will
speak on Americas great opportunity
for world peace" at the Friends meet
ing house, on first-day next, January 10,
at $3.50 p. m. Every one interested in
this world wide subject is invited to come
and hear this gifted speaker.
The Mount Holly Lodge of Masons
will have its annual Ladies' Night" on
Tuesday evening, February 16. The
arrangements for the affair are being
looked after by the following committee:
William G.. Wetherill, William B. Pear
son, Harry w. Phares, Henry c. Shinn,
Francis O. Durand, Samuel C. Feni-
more and Morris K. Perinchief.
The New Year was ushered in with a
joyful and noisy welcome in Mount
Holly. Thursday night, with the blow
ing of factory whistles, shooting Of guns
and pistols, blowing Of horns and various
other noises. Several young men
gathered some boxes and had a large
bonfire at the fountain, around which
they gathered and sang songs and made
a noisy welcome to the new year.
At the last meeting of the Philathea
class of the Baptist Sunday school, held
at the home of Marian Keller, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
Anna S. Kirkbride; vice president,
Myrtle Friant; secretary, Julia Lippin-
colt; treasurer, Marian Keller. Commit
tees: investigation, Hulda Evan; de-
votional, Emile Glass; membership,
Florence Bishop; social. Hazel Mason.
The prevailing opinion which was free
ly expressed on the evening on Deem
Der %, at the annual Christmas exercises
OF the Presbyterian church, was to the
effect that they were the very best yet
held in the history of that thriving
school. The genuine Christmas spirit
seemed to seize upon every one, causing /
them to thoroughly enjoy the occasion.
The church was beautifully decorated.
Columbus Changers have elected these
new officers: Master, William e. Shinn;
overseer, Joseph Rockhill; steward,
Frank B. Haines; assistant steward, |
Walter L%ippincott; lady assistant
steward, Ethel Haines; lecturer, Ella
Lippincott; chaplain, Walter Kirby; |
secretary, Reba Sharp; treasurer, John
Hancock; gatekeeper, David Riggs; flora,
Ella Shinn; pomona, Abbie Haines;
ceres, Mary Rockhill.
John T. Sproull, president of the Coal
and Iron National Bank, New York, |
and president of the New Jersey State
Christian Endeavor Society and one of
the officers of the state executive COM
mittee of the Young Mems Christian
Association, will be the speaker at a
mems meeting in the opera house next
Sunday afternoon, January 10, at A
O'Clock, under the auspices of the local
Y. NJ. C. A.
Capt. Eli t. Fryer, of the U. S.
marines, paid a visit on Sunday, to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fryer, of
Mount Holly. Capt. Fryer returned to
the United States in November, after
eight months duty in Mexico, at Vera
Cruz, where his company was on outpost
duty during the occupancy of that
country by American troops. Capt.
Fryer received his education in the pub
lie schools, Peddie Institute and Brown
University, and his military education
at West Point.
Marion Circle No. 8, Brotherhood of
America, elected the following officers on
Wednesday night: Past chief Washing
ton, Dallas M. Worrell; chief Washing
ton, Francis Hagerman; chief Jefferson,
Joseph Johnson; chief Franklin, Daniel
Eddleman; scroll keeper, John Throck-
morton, Jr.; register, Andrew Mauls-
bury; treasurer, James B. Bennett:
herald, Harvey Oliver; watch of day, |
William F. Gibbs; watch of night,
Samuel G.. Stradling; trustee, S. G..
Stradling; representative, Christian J..
Krayer; alternate, J. B. Bennett.
The following is unclaimed mail that
remains in the post Office for the week
ending January 2: Miss May Allen, Ar
met Armstrong. Miss Estelle Browne,
George Scandrette, Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves |
Lee, Miss N. Petrie, Mrs. Jennie Shinn,
MI. and Mrs. John Matlack, ]. b. Hend-
Ter, Emma Kern, letters. Miss Sophia
NJ. Steese, Mrs. Chas. Thomas, Mrs. d.
B. Williams, Ambrose Sutton, Albert
Schultz, w. c. Rudd, Stephen Sutton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Frischknecht, Mrs.
Maggie Barton, Mrs. c.. Cunningham,
George IL. Chandler, Elmer Holt, cards.
The Suwanee River male quartette, on
Tuesday night, gave the best entertain
ment of the Lyceum couse being con-
Quoted at the Methodist church this
winter. Their singing and instrumental
work work were rendered in a very salts
factory and they responded to
encore after encore and when they finally
said "Good Night" it was surprising to
find that they had been kept singing
for nearly two hours. The rendition of
the song "Old Black Joe'' in costume
| by John CAN'T was a feature. Although
the weather was stormy a large audience
was present.
Raymond Throckmorton, who returned
from the hospital last week, after being
in that institution about two weeks in a
dazed condition as a result of injuries
mysterionsly received to his head and
body, recalls the circumstances to a GER
tain extent. He said that while on an
GRAND for his mother he remembers
reaching the corner of Pine and Mill
streets and started to cross the street,
and what happened after that he has nc
recollection. 1t is presumed that he was
struck by an automobile while crossing