The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-04-20
Miss Elizabeth Burtis is teaching
school of Wadinp River

q coat of paint.
If Miss Mary Tomlinson, Washington
IS lstreet, who has been quite i'll witt
a grippe, is convalescing.
Benjamin S. Teale, who resides on tn
!. Hainesport road, suffered severe attacl
), of the grippe last week. He is improv
ing now.
The next regular meeting of the w. c
. T. U. will be held in the g. A. r. Pos
rooms, on Tuesday afternoon, April q
, at three o'clock.
. At the meeting of Washington CAM
: No. 70, P. o. s. of A., on Thursda,
, night, Is propositions for membership
+ were received.
Il Richard Forker, of Retreat, is patien
t at the Burlington county hospital, suffer
r ing with mashed ankle, the result of 9
log falling on it.
The special services at the Eayrestowr
school house will continue every nigh
this week, in charge of Mrs. Annie
Cassidy, the Philadelphia evangelist.
Mrs. George w. Hand and her grand
daughter, who have been living on Union
street, have removed to Philadelphia,
where they will reside with Harry K,
Hand.
A delegation of about thirty members
Iof Mount Holly Lodge No. 70. p. o. 8.
of A., visited Tabernacle lodge, on Tues
day night, and initiated several candi-
dates there.
A mems meeting will be held at the
Unionville chapel next Sunday after
noon at four o'clock. Rev. William E.
Zimmerman, of Lumberton, will be the
speaker.
The Shade Tree Commission has mott
fed a number of residents of Washing
ton and upper High streets to set out
trees in accordance with the rules of the
commission.
Governor Fielder has appointed Rosha
Thompson, of Wrightstown, member of
the Board OF Visitors to the State Agri-
cultural College. Mr.. Thompson sue
ceeds Benjamin Lippincott, of Riverton.
The township committee, at its meet
ing on Tuesday night. passed an ordin-
ance relative to the curbing and paving
OF Ridgway, Water and King streets,
which are to be improved by having the
roadways improved this summer.
Richard Lamb and Howard M. Ell
bridge, who have been conducting the
Beach Haven House at Beach Haven,
have dissolved partnership, and Mr..
Lamb is now the sole owner. Mr.. FL
bridge will engage in business in Allan
tic City.
The State Civil Service Commission
made announcement, on Saturday, of
the schedule of examinations of appli-
cants for local boards OF registry and
election. The Burlington county exam
nations will be held at Burlington on
May "a and at Mount Holly on May 25.
Richard Fenimore, of Burlington, half
brother of Harry Fenimore, of Mount
Holly, who has been seriously ill with
pluro-pneumonia, underwent an opera
ton for congested lung at the Cooper
hospital, Camden, on Friday, and about |
three quarts of pus was removed from
that organ.
The Young Mems Hebrew Association,
of Philadelphia, has been conducting |
series of tournaments in which there
was a contest on checkers. Fifteen con-
testants were entered in this contest
and Herman Krupnick, of Mount Holly,
defeated all the others, not losing a
single game, and taking the first prize.
Walter S. French, of Moorestown, has
received a contract to construct a con-
crete walk on south High street, Bur
lington, from the high school building
to the Niagara hose house, distance Of
about 1900 feet. The tract of land is
owned by 1. Snowden Haines, and has |
been laid out in building lots.
Plans for the construction of q new |
bridge over the Mullica river prepared |
by county engineer Nelson, were approx
ed by the Atlantic county Board OF Free
holders Wednesday and ordered sent to-
the Burlington county board for their |
approval. 1t is estimated that the new
structure will cost about 500, 900 and is |
to be built near the site Of the present
bridge.
The roof of Mrs. Sadie Cronk's prop
erty, on lower Water street, occupied by
d family named Stafford, caught fire, on
Tuesday, from sparks from a fire that
nad been started in dry grass in field
nearby from lighted match that care
lessly had been dropped by boy smok-
ing pipe. The flames were extinguish-
ed by the chemical engine Of America
Fire Company.
Not very long ago when complaint
was made to the local agent of the
Adams Express Company that the
driver did not take notice of the signs
hung out showing that packages were to
be shipped, the reply was that the safest
way to get service was to use the tele-
phone. Now the company has discon-
nected its telephones and the public will
nave to take chances on the driver see
ing the signs or send the packages to the
Office.
On Friday evening the Epworth
League of the Methodist church will
hold 1.-TWO cent social in the lecture
room of the church. The social COM
mittee is arranging an attractive pro-
gram and very pleasant evening is an
ticipated. The League will hold bust
ness session at 1880 o'clock, and the
social takes place at o'clock. The adj
mission fee will be cents. refreshments
IL cents and number of other
features 2 cents. Everybody is welcome.
While driving his automobile toward
Mount Holly, on Wednesday, John D.
johnson struck trolley pole near
Boughers lane, below Hainesport, with
sufficient force to split the pole and push
it about foot out of its place in the
ground. The car was badly damaged
. Mr.. johnson was bruised about the body
by being thrown against the steering
+. wheel, with sufficient force to break it
His daughter-in-law, Mrs. John ID. John
, son, Jr., who was the only other occu
,apt of tho aor hod hor fOr0,,o o,,t i.