The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY. JANUARY 5, 1915
LOCAL NEWS.
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ankle on Tuesday by falling on some ic
nher yard.
The Auditorium hotel property a
Burlington will be sold at sherif's sal
on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert c. Smith, o
Main street, are receiving congratula
lions. It's a boy.
Miss Edna Bates, of Philadelphia
has been spending a few days with rela
tives in Mount Holly.
Three saplings were initiated at the
meeting of the Mount Holly Tall Cedar
of Lebanon last week.
The Misses Aaronson, of High street
entertained a number OF friends at a
card party on Wednesday evening.
A~ssemblyman Peacock has named
Carlton Hoover, of Burlington, asa page
in the house at the coming Legislature.
Edward J.. Doyle, who has been living
on the Lamb farm on the road to Arneyas
Mount, died suddenly last week of heart
failure.
The board of directors of the local Y.
Nj. G. A. will meet in their rooms on
Buttonwood street this evening at eight
o'clock.
Mrs. Willard H. Rogers, of WOODLAND,
entertained the membere of the Sunday
school choir of the Baptist church on
Tuesday evening.
Harrison G.. Wright, of near Jobs
town, who was severely injured recently
by being thrown from his wagon, is
much improved.
The engagement of Miss Gladys Van
Denver to Alexander r. Gallenkamp,
manager of the local Woolworth store,
has been announced.
Francis Hall has moved from the Lip
pincott farm on the Mount HoIly-Jack-
sonville road to the Thomas B. Atkinson
farm, near Burlington.
Mrs. Ernest d. Holeman was operated
on for appendicitis. on Friday, at st.
Joseph's hospital, Philadelphia. She is
recovering satisfactorily.
A company Of actors is rehearsing at
the opera house in a repertoire of plays
that are to be produced in various cities
and towns at popular prices.
Charles Nixon, employed at the Acme
store, was badly burned last week when
a hot air heater back-fred, painfully in
juring his face and one hand.
Joseph NJ. Haines has rented his farm
on Wood Lane to Edward Clevenger, |
who has been living on William HI.
Wills farm near Cross Roads.
Thomas Elbertson is suffering with a
broken thumb, caused by a fall on 4
slippery sidewalk. Tom went through /
the entire foot ball season without injury |
Mount Holly and Unity Lodge No. 10. |
l. Q. Q. r., elected the following officers
on Wednesday night: Noble grand, |
John Staley; vice grand, N. r. eleven
ger; recording secretary, Henry C. Buck
ley; financial secretary, s. Earl Assay; |
chaplain, Isaac Parker.
The Business Mems Association has |
in contemplation a movement to do |
away with all overhead signs and avn
ing posts on Main street. Such action |
would greatly improve the appearance
OF the business section, and it is hoped
the project will be carried out.
Mrs. Rebecca A. Bates died at the
home OF her granddaughter, at Forest
Hills, Newark, on Sunday of last week,
aged 81 years. Mrs. Bates was a sister
of Austin r. Haines, who a number of |
years ago conducted a drug store where
DR.. John j. Flynn is now located.
The Baptist and Presbyterian churches
are observing the worlds week of prayer
by holding services in their churches
every night this week. The Methodist
church announced that meetings would
be held in b a church also, but owing
to the continued illness of the pastor,
Rev. T. J. ]. Wright. the meetings have
been cancelled.
At the meeting of Washington Camp
No. II, F. Q. $. of A., Thursday night,
the following officers were elected: Past
president, William ]. Haines; president,
John w. Wenzell; vice president, Roscoe
G. Gale; master of forms, Edward T.
Royce; recording secretary, Samuel E. |
Colder; financial secretary, Claude b.
Bullock; treasurer, Albertus H. Jackson; |
conductor, Jacob Haag; inside guard, |
Daniel E. Wells; outside guard, Harvey
r. Rossell; trustees, Eugene L. Engle,
Philip s. Irons, ST., William HI. Still
well.
Washington Council No. 5, Jr. o. U.l
A. NJ, has elected the following:oficers:
Junior past councillor, Raymond E.
Thomson; councillor, Jerome G. Harris: |
vice councillor, Charles B. Heller; record |
ing secretary, Thomas C. Alcott; assist |
ant, Gerald w. Colkitt; financial secre- |
tary, William ]. Haines; treasurer, AL
bertus HI. Jackson; warden, Howard c..
Evans; conductor, Arthur j. Atkinson;
inside sentinel, Milton P. Lewis; outside
sentinel, Charles s. Colby; trustees,
Harry Hawkins, Jr., Charles C. Cow
perthwait, Walter l. Dill; representatives
to state council, George M. Sleeper and
- AAa4A3Cos representative W
Funeral Benefit Association, Earl l..
Everline.
The war is making busy times for the
Tuckerton radio station, which is now
the only means of direct communication
with Germany from the United States.
The result is hat it is sending messages
to the amount of $500 to $500 every
night. While the German station at
Sayville, Long Island, can receive mes
sages from the big radio station in Ger
many, it canno send messages that far.
The Tuckerton tower both receives and
sends. The sending is done at night
and the day is given to receiving. One
night last week 12S messages were sent,
and that was a record nights work. The
u. S. Government continues to main
tain a censorship over the plant, a lieu.
tenant Of the navy being stationed al
Tuckerton, along with a number of en-
listed men who are expert wireless oper.
ators. The Tuckerton plant, with the
exception of its mate near Hanover
Germany, which equals it, is the mos
powerful radio or wireless station in the
world.
A New Years party was held at thu