The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-11-30
Bertram R. orcutt is now employed
at Hopewell, Va.

: John b. Bodine, the mason, is serlousl
IN at his home on Pearl street.
The children's home now contain
forty-one inmates, the largest numb
in its history.
The Red Men are making numb'
of Improvements to the third floor
4 their building on Mill street.
The wholesale price of milk for Dt
1 cember has been fixed at FIVE cents
quart by the Interstate Milk Producer
Association.
Letters for Minnie Butterworth, Mr.
Anna Wills, and Mrs. Ida Sperbeck, RI
main in the post Office for the week enc
} ing November q.
At the masquerade party given b.
Camp So, p. o. of A., on Wednesda,
. night, the prizes were won by Mrs. Eu
nice Seth and Miss Elizabeth Yoos.
The grand jury has been called t
meet tomorrow. to consider several case
that have arisen before the body frs
met, and to adjustsome small differences
The marriage of Victor Hoelbinger,
former manager of the Acme Tea Com
pany's store in Mount Holly. and Mis-
Ethel Woodington, OF Riverside, is an
nounced.
There will be a social in the Presby
terrain chapel this evening. There viii
be choice music, Rotations, and othe
features of first-class social. Light re
freshments will be served.
The annual supper and bazaar for the
benefit of the Burlington County Hos
pital. will be held in the gymnasium O
st. Andrews church on Thursday. The
bazaar will open at Up. m. Supper be
gins at 5.
Robert c. Parvin, who was enga. I'd in
the carriage business on King street q
number Of years ago, died at his home
at Bradentown, Fla, on Tuesday. He
was the father of Mrs. John B. Herbert,
of Mount Holly.
Washington Council No. 5, Jr. o. u.
A. NJ, attended the Baptist church on
Sunday evening, and listened to a
special sermon by Rev. James HI. Terry.
There were about 125 members of the
lodge in attendance.
John w. Beckett, paic >er, died at
the Burlington County Hospital, Satur-
day, from typhoid fever. He had been
working out of town for some time, and
probably contracted the disease else
where than Mount Holly.
At the meeting of the official board of
the Methodist church last evening the
contract to paint the walls Of the audi
torium OF the church was awarded to
William Robinson, of Moorestown. 1t
is expected the entire Improvements will
be completed before Christmas.
The claim OF John Throckmorton, ST.,
of Mount Holly, as the Oldest gunner in
the county, is disputed by John Adams,
OF Florence, who is seventy-six years
old. Mr.. Adams went out on ~the first
day of the season and secured six rab-
bits. Mr.. Thrpckmorton is seventy-five
years Of age, and he bagged five rabbits
and quail on the opening day.
The wedding of J. Harold Worrell, of
Mount Holly, and Miss Marion Est
worthy, Of Collingswood, took place at
Perth Amboy on Thanksgiving day.
Robert Shaw and wife. of Perth Amboy,
acted as best man and bridesmaid. re-
spectively. Mrs. Shaw formerly resided
in Mount Holly, and Mr.. Worrell and
Miss Estworthy first met each other at a
social gathering at Mrs. Shaw's home.
On Wednesday afternoon, at o'clock,
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety will hold meeting in the Presby-
terrain chapel. The study class. to be
led by Mrs. r. A. Semple, ST., will ar
range for its work. The regular weekly
prayer meeting on Wednesday, at 7.45
p. M, will be led by Miss Crippen. Rev.
Edward Wright. of Philadelphia. will
preach morning and evening, on Sum
day. December 5.
Last Sunday evening the Y. M. G. A.
county committee gospel team conducted
the services at Easton school house. near
Masonville. Irving s. Warner was in
charge of the team, which consisted OF
s. Lawrence Bullock, Mount Holly;
William H. Richie. Moorestown, and
Herbert L. Cochley, Medford. On De-
cember IL term of young men from
the different associations is planning to
conduct the services.
Automobiles driven by Former Judge
Major Leon Berry, of Toms River, and
James w. Long, chief of the Camden
water department met in head-on col
lision on Main street, West Creek, Sum-
day night. Berry was accompanied by
his wife and Senator and Mrs. Thomas
A. Mathis of Toms River. Fortunately
the cars were moving slowly at the time
and no one was injured, but both cars
were put out of commission. Senator
Mathis escaped injury in bad smash
abouta week ago.
The road committee OF the board OF
freeholders met yesterday and opened
bids for new roads in Southampton
township. The following bids were pre-
sented: For the Vincentown-Buddto
road: Manwaring & Cummins, IS, 10 40
Joseph F. Burk, s7,7O2.4O; The Junita
Company, $S,233.60; tKelly-McFeeley
Company, 9,0s0.40. The Vincentown.
Eayrestown road: Manwaring & Cum.
minis, $4.57s.S5; Joseph F. Burk. $6,174.-
10; The Junita Company, $6,2S2.61;
Kelly McFeeley Company, $7,134.16
The contracts were awarded to Man.
waring & Cummins.
According to the reports of Superin.
tendent Connolly, the state home foI
soldiers at Kearney is rapidly becoming
a hospital. During the last year 80 per
cent. of the inmates received had to be
sent Immediately to the hospital ward.
Mr.. Connolly claims that this gradual
change will force new conditions in
every branch of the institution and the
cost of maintenance will increase until
the deaths are in excess of the admis-
Isions. There are 500 soldiers in the in
stitution, and there were IS deaths dur.
ing the year.
A report has been received from the
Civil Service Commission in the exami
nations taken for the position of assist
ant detective in this county. The com
petition was open to all parts of tbs
state, and the reports show as follows
Clifford r.. Powell, Lumberton, $685.
ID. S. Walter, Delanco, 77.8; Percy C
rfr<.l .x.s "