The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-26
LOCAL NEWS.

John E. Elbertson has purchased
building lot on Broad street from Harl
v. Kester.
Having successfully conducted a te
rapin supper at their home, the Moo
lodge will try their skill on sauerkral
this evening.
DR.. William A. Fitzpatrick. Of Blu
lington, is the new president of the Ne
Jersey State Board of Veterinary Med
cal Examiners.
Edward J.. Cattell, city statistician
Philadelphia, will be n of the speakel
at the banquet of Mount Holly Lode
of Masons on February Is.
Benjamin E. Colkitt is in the Burlin,
ton County Hospital, where he Wa
operated on for appendicitis Tuesda
morning. He is doing very nicely.
Isaac r. Parker, Josiah p. Engle an
Franklin s. Zelley will entertain tn
Mount Holly Young Friends Associa
ton, Thursday evening, in the meetin|
house, corner Garden and High streets
James Logan, Burlington county
engineer, attended a meeting Of tn
State Association of County Engineers
which was held in Trenton, last week
He was made treasurer of the organiza
ton.
The unclaimed mail that remains il
the post Office for the week ending Jan
uary %, is as follows: Mrs. Jennie
Sparks, F. E. Shooter, letters. Cora
Geo. H. Chandler, Miss B. Nelly. s. H
Nottingham, card.
A change took place in the uniformed
rank of the Junior Mechanics Tuesday
evening, when Phillip s. Irons, Jr., re-
signed as first lieutenant. Herbert r.
Smith was selected for the place and
William Berry was chosen second lieu
tenant.
There will be a sale of cakes, pies,
bread and biscuit at the Lewis building,
Main and Murrell streets, Saturday af.
ternoon, from three until five o'clock,
under the auspices of the Women's
Guild of the First Presbyterian church,
of Mount Holly.
George w. Smith, National secretary
of the Patriotic Order of America, will
visit Camp No. SO, at Mount Holly, to-
morrow evening, when the anniversary
of the Camp will be celebrated. All
members are requested to be sure and
come tn this mating
Charles A. Bovine, steward of the
county almshouse, sent for DIR. ]. Hume
Carter in a hurry Tuesday evening. Be
fore the doctor left the institution he had
the pleasure of reporting to the steward
that a pair of twin calves had been born
and were doing nicely.
The revival meetings at the Baptist
church have been of such great interest
and 70 successful that they are being
continued every night this week. The
attendance has been large, and the SER
mons by the pastor, Rev. J. HI. Terry,
are fine and inspiring.
The farm of Richard Ridgway, neal
Vincentown, was sold at public sale,
Tuesday, to Louis s. Brown, who con-
ducts the Vincentown hotel. The farm
contains 229 acres and brought $21, 900.
The live stock, implements. hay, corn,
ETC., brought good prices. the entire sale
reaching nearly $26, 900.
The funeral of Edward C. Thornton
occurred in Mount Holly, Wednesday,
the remains being inferred in the Mount
Holly cemetery. Mr.. Thornton was 81
years of age. He lived at East Orange,
but at n time lived here, conducting a
wholesale liquor store on Garden street.
His wife, who died some time ago, was
the daughter of the late Benajah
Deacon.
The store of Abram r. Gerber was
entered Thursday night. The thieves
got into the hallway on the north of the
store and secured a ladder which they
placed against a transom over the back
door. They took two overcoats and about
SIS in money. The weather changed quite
suddenly during the night, and the
~oyercoats were evidently necessary arti-
cles to be procured.
William P. Bryan came up from his
home in the pines, at Pasadena, Fri
day, and visited his friends here. He
reports plenty of deer in his section and
that they may be seen early any morn
ing feeding on the young grass, which
they clean up completely. During the
last three weeks the railroad trains on
the Central railroad have killed three of
the animals. The faun that Mr.. Bryan
had rescued from dogs and was raising
and making quite a pet of has been
taken from him by the Game and Fish
Commission.
Miss Elizabeth A. Sands, one of the
High school teachers, rendered her
resignation to the Board of Education of
this township, and it was accepted on
Thursday evening. The Board decided
to try an experiment In engaging male
teachers in some of the departments and
the first step in this direction was taken
Thursday evening when Thomas L.
Bourne was chosen to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss Sands.
MIR. Bourne is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Michigan and he will take charge
of his new work at once.
Wednesday of next week is the date
set for the special meeting of the Board
of Freeholders. 1t is reported that the
business to be given most attention is
that of bridge work, but anything else
that may be presented will be attended
to. The question of Farm Demon
strator will be one of the important
subjects of the occasion. Delegations
from various parts of the county will be
on b9pd, and it is said there will be as
msfS imposed as there will be in favor
ossSv not. 1t will doubtless be an
i Us ohthering.
Intent Fire Engine Company
pSraA special meeting last week to con
der the subject Of purchasing new ap
aratus. The proposition is to dispose o
the steam engizle now in possession O
the company and procure an automobile
pumping and chemical machine, tn
pump of which will be run by the SAM
power that propels the auto. 1t will b
a complete affair and will carry every
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