The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-25


Joshua Willitts, for many years we
known character in Mount Holly, die'
e at the home of his brother, in Smith
lville, ON Thursday.
Acting Governor Walter Edge ha
issued proclamation setting aside Jun
s IA as flag day in New Jersey. That dal
4 Twill be the 138th anniversary of the brit
of the stars and stripes as the nationa
0 jemblem.
: Josiah W. Evan and wife will remov,
to Camden in June, where Mr.. Evan il
E lemployed in the revenue collector
, ioffice. Their residence on Washington
street will be occupied by Mrs. Clemen
: Hinchman.
I'll Gen. A. E. Shiras Post No. 26, G. A
: r., Company E, and Sons of Veterans
Twill attend divine worship at st. An
ldrew's church on Sunday evening. Rev
DIR. James Stoddard will deliver the an
nual memorial sermon.
| Quite number of people attended
the baptismal ceremonies of the Second
Baptist church on Sunday afternoon
Two persons, man and a woman, were
Immersed in the creek at the bridge
above the railroad station.
The Mount Holly Parent Teachers
Association will hold meeting in the
high school audi torium tonight, at eight
O'Clock, to which all the parents of pupils
are invited. Professor VIM. G.. Dennis
|of Philadelphia, will be the speaker.
The Mount Holly patriotic lodges and
the Burlington County Federation of
Patriotic Societies and Churches, will
attend service at the Methodist church
on Sunday evening. Rev. Joseph l..
Surtees will preach special patriotic
sermon on the subject, Preserving the
Foundations.
Chester l.. Appleton, of New York
1 lefty, formerly of Mount Holly, civil en-
gineer on the New York Central Rail-
road, has recently been elected mem
Der OF the New York Commandery of
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion
| of the United States.
Rev. w. E. Zimmerman, pastor of the
Lumberton M. e. church, will deliver
an address on Thursday evening at the
Pemberton Baptist church, at which
time Camp No. 40. p. o. S. of A, of
that place, will present each of the
churches of Pemberton with handsome
altar flag.
The 23d Regiment Veterans Associa-
ton last week at Trenton presented to
the State two battle flags that were
carried in the civil war by the 23d Regi-
ment, New Jersey Volunteers. The
presentation, on behalf of the regiment,
was made by J. r. Kirkbride, of Cam
den; Thomas ]. Alcott, of Mount Holly,
and Joel Wainwright, of New Egypt.
The Mount Holly base ball club ex-
poets to open the season next Saturday
on the new ground on upper High street.
The opposing team has not yet been
selected, but number of clubs are being
carresponded with. Next Monday after
noon the team will play game with
the Mount Holly Browns newly-or-
gained club composed of local players
The reception given under the auspices
of the Woman's Guild of the Presbyter- |
ian church on Thursday evening last in |
honor Of the new members who have re-
Gently been received into the fellowship |
of the church was very delightful |
function. The chapel was filled with |
those interested in the church and who
desired to express their fluctuations to the
new members. A splendid musical and
literary program was carried out and re-
freshments were served at the close.
AT an adjourned meeting of the
Northampton Board of Education, on
Thursday night. the staff of teachers,
Partially selected at a previous meeting,
was completed, with, one exception, by
the election of Miss Eleanor s. Kahn
and Thomas L. Bourne. The vacancy
of a teacher for the Children's Home
school has not yet been filed. 1t may
be necessary to open an additional room
in the schools next term, in which case
another teacher will be required.
John D. Buckelew. of Jamesburg, who
was Assemblyman from Monmouth
county in 1857 and 1858, has just pre-
sented to the State Library valuable
historic document. 1t is Field Book of
a Division of the British Army, and con-
tains records kept at the headquarters in
Philadelphia and while the Division was
enroute from Philadelphia through New
Jersey to Monmouth Court House (now
Freehold), where arrival was made on
June q, 17f6, the day before the Battle
of Monmouth.
The sudden rain on Saturday afternoon
spoiled the pleasure of a number of
canoeing parties on the upper creek, and
the buildings at Hacks wharf were soon
filled with disconsolate canoeists in vari-
GUS stages of wetness. Among those
Lawrence, former resident of this
neighborhood. Mr.. Lawrence padded
canoe of his own manufacture ON the
creek here over thirty years ago, and he
was probably the first to use thatmethod
of travel on the Rancocas since the time
of the Indians.
A musical, literary and forensic enter
tainment was held at st. Paul's M. E.
church on Thursday evening last. Rob-
ert Street was master of ceremonies.
Music was rendered by the favorite quar-
tette, Messrs. Bradley, Gaines, Stanley,
Trusty. The debate, "Should Women
Voter" the great attraction of the even
ing, was decided by the votes of the
women present in the affirmative, which
was represented by Rev. William r. A.
Palmer. The negative was ably repre-
sented by Rev. C. G. Collins, of Pleas
1antville, former pastor of Mt. Moriah A
NJ. E. church, of Mount Holly.
The fishing season for pike came in or
Thursday and the first real fish story
comes from Moorestown. Two citizens
of that place went up into the pines and
one of them caught pike. 1t looked
unusually large and weighed over TIVE
pounds. A ''nativev thought that thu
pike had swallowed a large fish and sug
] gested that the pike be cut open. Thi
was done and inside of the fish wa
found a full-grown mole. Now, the tw'
l gentlemen who tell this story are truth
e full residents of Moorestown, and the fac