The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-11
LOCAL NEWS.


DR.. Elmer d. Prickitt has purchase
Studebaker automobile.
Harold Hornor is erecting residen'
on his nursery property near Uniol
vile.
Oscar EVAN, of Mount Holly, addresse
about hundred Y. M. C. A. boys {
Florence on Thursday evening.
The young peoples branch of tn
state w. C. T. U. will meet in the M.
church at Beverly on Thursday.
Trustees of the Susan Lippincott fun
have purchased lot on which to cree
the new Riverton public library.
Allen ]. Scott. of Vincentown, is
patient at the Burlington County Hosp
tai, suffering with abscess on the livel
School commandments will soon b
here. Then the difficult question as t
who started the war in Europe will b
answered.
Washington Camp No. II, P. o. s. o
A., of Mount Holly. will attend servic'
in body at the Burlington tabernacle
Tomorrow night.
The Acme Tea Company has changed
its policy OF delivering purchases, and
hereafter buyers will be required to TAXI
their goods home with them.
The May Day breakfast given Al
Moorestown recently for the benefit Of
the Burlington County Hospital, melted
over $3.50 for the institution.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving c. GaskiII are &C.
cupying the residence on Cherry street
vacated by John Worlin, who has
moved to bis farm near Jacksonville.
Miss Margaret Collins of Grant street,
and Samuel H. Davis, of Asbury Park,
were married at the Methodist parson-
age on Wednesday night, by Rev. ]. L.
Surtees.
The state game farm at Forked River
has been closed to visitors during Nav
and June in order that the birds NAV
not be disturbed during the nesting
season.
Samuel G.. Crockford, of Madison
avenue. has retired from railroading, at
his request, and has been placed on the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's pen
sion list.
Joseph Hooker Camp No. As, Sons of
Veterans, will initiate large class to-
morrow night. The degree work will be
in charge Of Gen. E. Burd Grubb Camp
Of Camden.
Unclaimed mail for the following per-
sons remains in the post Office for the
week ending May 8: Letters, Mrs. Frank
Garcia, Mrs. Riggs; cards. d. s. Ander-
fer, John Ingram, Jr., John Irwin.
George Taylor, employed by Edward
Friend, near Rancocas, was arrested by
Constable Gaskill, on Thursday, Oh
charge of stealing motorcycle belong
ing to Albert Johnson, of Jacksonville.
George Greenwald has sold to Miss
Nora N. Naylor his interest in the Main
street property they jointly occupy. The
second floor will be converted into apart
ments, one of which will be occupied by
Miss Naylor.
About 200 members OF the Mount
Holly churches went to Burlington on
three special trolleys on Thursday night
and attended the evangelistic service at
the tabernacle, where they had special
reservations.
Reeve Stewart left last evening for
Cleveland, Ohio. where he will attend
the sessions of the Brotherhood OF En-
gineers of the United States. Mr..
Stewart is representing the Amboy diyi-
sion, and will be gone four weeks.
st. Mary's Racquet club, composed of
young people Of the Sacred Heart parish,
will conduct social and dance at st.
Mary's hall on Friday evening. The
proceeds will be applied to laying out
two tennis courts in the rear of the rectory.
AS result of the recent decision in
the case of B. Henry Jones, John Jobes
has begun suit against the Mount Holly
Water Company to recover damages for
the illness Of his children, Benjamin
and Clifford, with typhoid fever. James
M. Davis has the case.
Rev. James H. Payran died at his
home in Camden on Friday. He was
pastor of the Burlington Union street
M. E. church from 19O9-13. Mr.. Payran
retired from the ministry at the last con-
ference after having been actively en-
gagged for fifty-four years.
A young man from the Argentine Re-
public, named Bergie, who is employed
as matchmaker by =. Harry Halt. col
ided with DR.. r. C. Barrington's auto
mobile on Main street, Wednesday,
while riding bicycle. The man was
tossed upon the radiator, and his head
cut. The wheel was badly damaged.
At the annual meeting Of the Baptist
church, held May 8, the following off,
GERS were elected: Deacons, Joseph w.
Colkitt, Jervis 8. Zelley, J. H. Apple
gate. Holmes N. Hurley; trustees. Jo-
seph c. Dudley, s. A. Atkinson, George
D. Worrell, Isaac r. Parker, John B.
Herbert, T. Walter Borton, William w.
Worrell; treasurer, George Stead; clerk.
M. L. Smalley; pew collector, George ].
Stead; deaconesses. Mrs. Henry Hughes,
Mrs. George Moore, Mrs. George Stead
Mrs. Margaret Lippincott, Miss Carrie L.
Burr. William r. Rossell was made a
licentiate of the church.
Announcement has been made by the
state military authorities that there will
be no encampment of the National
Guard at Sea Girt this summer. The
decrease in the National Guard appro-
priations for 1914 and 1915 necessitates
this suspension. Unless supplement
airy appropriation of $4,000 can be OBJ
tanned from the legislature of 1916, the
encampment will also be suspended mex
year. There will be rifle practice at Ses
Girt from June % to July 3.
The annual spring outdoor meeting o.
the Delaware Valley Naturalists' Unior
will be held at Browns Mills on Satur
day, and will be an all day affair. ANY
one interested in natural history is in
vited. The addresses will be by Mis-
Elizabeth s. Kite, field agent for the re
search department of the Vinelan
Training School, on 1.-THE People of tn
Pines - nj. d. Twitehell assistant stat