The Mount Holly news., 1915-12-14

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II Thomas L. Quigley will conduct a
all-night dance in the Masonic Temp
on New Years eve.
The first entertainment Of the MouI
Holly Glee Club will be given in tn
, opera house on Wednesday evening
February 2.
The Ladies' Aid of the G. A. r. WI
celebrate theirfi anniversary to-nignl
The Grand Army Post and Sons {
, Veterans will be their invited guests.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Eddy cele
brated their twenty-fifth wedding an
niversary on Saturday by entertaining
few friends and relatives at dinner.
4 Thomas Still, colored, dropped dea
Ion Chestnut street Wednesday nigh
from heart disease. Coroner Gaskill an,
a physician were summoned and a buI
ial permit issued.
Burlington is to have a municipa
Christmas celebration. A Christina
4 tree will be erected in front of the cit,
hall, where exercises will be held OF
Christmas eve, including addresses BY
the cIergymen of the city and the sing
ing of carols.
| Sleet that formed during the SNOW
storm yesterday caused the breaking o
many telephone wires. The Interstate
ICompany's lines in and out of town arr
badly damaged. A number of poll!
were pulled down by the weight Of the
ice on the wires.
The Lumberton Shoe Company man
ufactured $3.50 pairs of shoes last week
the largest weeks business in the his
tory of the concern. The company re
Gently enlarged its plant and installed
considerable new machinery. large
new warehouse is now being erected.
1t is stated that the state and national
weights and measures bureaus arete
combine in an inspection of the railroad
track scales in New Jersey. Arrange
ments for the work have just been made
by William l.. Waldron, state superin-
tendent, and s. w. Stratton, director OF
the national bureau of standards.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a
large barn on the property Of James M.
Stokes, near Rancocas, on Saturday. A
horse, large quantity of hay, etc., were
destroyed. Union Fire Company's s
chemical engine was sent to the fire, but
the barn was all ablaze when it arrived
and no good could be accomplished.
A meeting was held in the High
school auditorium on Thursday night to
arrange the preIiminaries for the organi-
zation of mems literary club. An
other meeting will be held at the same
place on Friday evening, and persons
interested are invited to be present. An
interesting program will be rendered.
The women of the Mount Holly
Hainesport Relief Association will hold
sale of German Christmas breads,
cakes and candies, on Saturday after
noon, at the Office of w. A.. Slaughter,
Main street, Mount Holly, for the bene-
6t of war sufferers. Cakes will be con-
tributed by Philadelphia confectioners.
Tomorrow the much discussed subject
of new bridge over the Mullica river
at Chestnut Neck, will be considered by
the board of freeholders. The Atlantic
county board of freeholders has agreed
to give the contract to firm in Mount
Vernon, N. Y, for $93, 900, but it re-
mains to be seen whether the Burling-
ton county board will ratify this action
tomorrow.
Some time ago Harry Bowker walked
into the Burlington county jail and
made inquiries for sister he thought
vas
man was wanted in Warren county, SO
he arrested him and sent him to Phil
Iipsburg. Last week Bowker was sent
to state prison from Warren county for
from seven to fifteen years for assaulting
and robbing his employer.
During the Christmas holidays four
educational trips to Philadelphia and
Camden and one to the State College of
Agriculture at New Brunswick will be
conducted by the county Y. M. G. A.
A number of boys will be taken on each
trip. Points of historic interest and
some of the modern celebrated points in
Philadelphia and Camden will be visit
ed, while at the state college the boys
will be shown over the entire campus
and farms.
DIR. w. Quay Rosselle will deliver
his famous lecture on the theme "The
University of Adversity," in the
Methodist church on Thursday evening.
Fhis lecture deals with the tragedy and
humor of the struggle in the school of
hard knocks. tits full of dramatic word
pictures, pathos and fun. This is the
second numbe of the winter Lyceum
course being conducted in that church.
Course tickets for the next four attrac-
tions may be obtained for 81. Single
admission, 35 cents.
The funeral of the late William I'll
Heisler occurred at Pemberton, Wednes-
day, and was largely attended. The
public school was closed in the afternoon
and business in the town was suspended
during the time of the funeral. Services
were held in the church. Rev. Mr.. Car
man, pastor of the Pemberton M. E..
|church, was in charge. Rev. Charles M.
Boswell read resolutions adopted by the
Board of Seamen's Association. The
other ministers who took part in the SER
vices were: Rev. Messrs. Nelson, Snyder,
Heilenman and Ballard, the first three
former ministers Of the Pemberton
church, the last one representing the
Neeley pronounced the benediction. The
pallbearers were: Walter Antrim, Wilson
d. Hunt, Joseph O. Newell, Eckard
MARBLE, Ralph Borel and B. Ney Ridg-
way.
A number of gypsies are encamped on
the White Horse pike and have been
operating in this county. some of their
acts being IN the neighborhood of At
sion. A woman of the tribe stopped at
the farm of Stephen Benedict and offer
ed to tell his fortune, and he parted with
some eatabIes In return for a look into
the future. She then left, but later
came back and tried to. work pair OF
chickens from Mrs. Benedict, but the
latter was not in need of the services OF
the woman. After the gypsy left it was
found that "a chickens and the same
number of jars of preserves had also
been taken. A warrant was issued and
the woman brought to Mount Holly,
where Squire Heilbron fined the gypsy
$50 for disorderly conduct. Fhe money
was paid and then a charge OF larceny
was preferred against her and she is in
Jail awaiting action by the grand jury.
The Farmers Trust Company will pay
the 1915 Christmas fund ON Dec. Is,
amounting to $26, 900. Are you mem
ber? Only out-of-town members checks
will be mailed. Join the 1916 club now
forming. You can select your own
class. adv
DennisOn's Christmas Gift dressi o.