The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-03-23
The public schools will close Friday

aItefnOOn lor week VAcatlOn.
Members of the local g. A. r. Pol
and their wives will pay return visit
i Burlington Post next Monday night.
Mrs. Rebecca Butterworth has pu
chased the residence on Union stree
owned by the estate of George w. HAND
deceased, for So, 500.
J. ]. Fenstermacher has sold the stoI
and dwelling on Main street, Lumbe
ton, owned by Mrs. Anna c. Harrison
to Louis II. Baumbach.
Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp No. Al
Sons Of Veterans. will have large rail-
at their meeting tomorrow night, q
which time they will initiate ten car
didates.
Miss Anna Giberson, Of Burlington
was taken i'll ON street Of that city o.
Saturday evening and was taken to
nearby store where physician attends
her and she was able to be removed t
her home, where she died in about tw'
hours after getting into the house.
William G. Morgan, engineer on tn
Pennsylvania railroad, is at his hom
suffering with neuralgia Of the stomach
He was attacked on Tuesday. He wa
on Washington street, on the way u
make one Of his runs when he was seizet
with sharp pains and had to be takeI
to his home in an automobile.
A special meeting Of Y. M. c. A grouI
leaders and representatives has beer
called for next Saturday afternoon a.
8 o'clock at the Y. M. C. A. office, t.
talk over the plans and arrange details
for a Junior and Senior base ball league
Last year Moorestown won the base bal
cup and there are several groups that
are planning to retain possession of the
cup for the following year.
William r. Bishop, a well-known resi-
dent Of Burlington, was found dead in
bed yesterday morning, at his residence
on High street, the same house in which
he was born 70 years ago. Mr.. Bishop
was in the coal and seed business for a
number of years and then retired from
the retail trade, keeping up wholesale
business. His health had not been good
for a long time. being troubled with a
weak heart.
Luke Doyle, resident of Florence,
met with sudden death ct the plant Of
the r. d. Wood foundry, yesterday.
While walking under the runways of an
electric crane he was struck about the
head and shoulders by some falling
pieces of iron. A doctor was called, when
It was found that Mr.. Doyle had suffered
a fractured skull, besides receiving inter-
nal injuries. Death ensued within ten
from the time Of the accident.
Lodge No. 10, Ancient Order Of Good
Fellows. elected the following officers on
Friday night: G. W., Benjamin Stidfole;
q. ", John Stiles; chaplain. Jarvis
zelley: warden, Winfield s. Cameron;
guard, Franklin VOCAL; tyler, Alvin
5taley; junior tyler, Morgan Reeves; re-
,ording secretary, Walter HI. Bowker;
secretary, George Robertson;
treasurer, William Mcdonald; trustees,
W. 8. Cameron, Morgan Reeves, Alvin
staley; representative. Walter Bowker.
The funeral OF Franklin Adams, Of
Burlington, well.known in Mount Holly,
ook place from his late residences in that
ity Friday afternoon. Mr.. Adams was
With the delegation from the Burlington
!. A. r. Post that visited Mount Holly
POST last Friday week. On the Sunday
GLOWING his visit here, after attending
morning church service, he was seized
NTH a congested chill and passed away.
lie was II years old and civil war
'eteran. He was buried with the henors
4 war.
Mrs. Emma l.. Glasgow died at Bur
ington on Saturday evening. She had
,een ill with pneumonia for some time,
nd it was thought she was on the way
o recovery when her heart failed her.
,he was the wife of DIR. r. B. Glasgow,
ditor of the Burlington Gazette and
member of the Board of Freeholders
rom that city. Besides her husband Mrs.
alasgow leaves three children, William
}. Glasgow and Miss Frances Glasgow,
( Burlington, and Mrs. John B. Elber-
on, OF Mount Holly.
cox,,a t;v,,a mr., n raSs5ant of fhis cr,, N,
' was fined 500 for shooting wild
uck out of season. This was done
nder United States law, the New Jer-
ey statute fixing the penalty at 500. 1t
ooks as If the man is entitled to have
ONE of this fine refunded as the United
Itates District Court in Kansas has de-
Jared the migratory bird law Of the
government to be unconstitutional.
he opinion was rendered by Judge Pol
ock, who held that Congress has no
over game in any state and
hat separate states only had the right
O enact laws for regulation or protection
# game.
A meeting of representatives from the
lifferent high schools Of the county was
,eld in the Y. M. C. A. Office on Friday
afternoon for the purpose of discussing
plans for the annual athletic contest Of
he county high and preparatory schools.
A permanent organization was formed
With the following officers: President,
Herman A. Stees; vice president. w. c.
Sullivan; secretary, Robert Shoemaker;
treasurer, Miss Helen K. Walters. 1t
was decided to hold the annual field
meet at Mount Holly on May l, with the
following events: half tmile relay, IL
pound shot put. 100 yard dash, running
broad jump, running high Jump. and
hammer throw.
Through the unfortunate illness of
Rev. Frank Willcock the special evange-
listic services which begah so auspici-
ously in the First Presbyterian church
On Sunday, March 14th. were brought to
, sudden stop on Tuesday night, March
10th. Mr.. Wilcox Is on the road to
and If nothing unforeseen oc-
ours to prevent it, these services will be
on Sunday morning, March
2Stl, and continue through the week
with the the same order Of subjects as
was announced for the week beginning
Sunday, March 21st. This order of
services and subjects will be found in
another place in this paper under the
head of Church notices. 1t has been
decided to postpone the Sacrament OF
the Lords Supper from the first to the