The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-01
The W. c. II. U. will meet in the G.

Il The w. G. T. U. will meet In the 9
A. r. room next Tuesday afternoon.
The engagement of Miss Doroth,
Crippen to Norman P. Grubbs has beef
announced.
The board of directors of the local 7
M. G. A. will meet at the usual plac
this evening.
The wedding of William Fl. Pye ant
Miss Elizabeth r. Cox will take place a
st. Andrews church next Saturday.
The w. c. t. U. will make an annua
visit to the Old Woman's Home at Bur
lington on Friday, June II, leaving OF
the two o'clock trolley.
Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Miss Lille E. Worrell to Merritt
Smith. The wedding will take plact
the latter part of June.
A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer, re
ports the sale of the Cox property, cor
ner Garden street and Mount Holly ave
nue., to William G.. Thorn.
Mass was celebrated at the Sacred
Heart cemetery. yesterday morning in
memory of American soldiers and sail
ors. Some new ground was also blessed.
John Croshaw and Miss Bessie C.
Taylor. of Mount Holly, were married at
the Methodist parsonage Saturday after
noon before number of friends. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Joseph
L. Surtees.
Justin Heritage, blind farmer who
lives near Marlton, made an unsuccess-
full attempt to commit suicide, last week,
by cutting arteries in his wrist and
ankles. Before he had bled too much he
was discovered and is now recovering.
The womans' auxiliary of the Burling-
ton County Y. M. G. A. will hold a
bread and cake sale in the Y. NJ. C. A.
office, Temple Building on next Satur-
day, June 5th from to $50 p. M.
Boston Brown bread, biscuits and all
kinds of cake will be on sale.
Herbert M. Surtees and Miss Helen
Marie Hansen, of Trenton, came to
Mount Holly on Friday evening and
were married at the Methodist parsonage
by Rev. Joseph L. Surtees. After
brief honeymoon at Atlantic City they
will reside at Princeton Junction. The
groom is nephew of Pastor Surtees.
William H. Parry, of Newark, de-
liyered memorial day Grafton at Lum-
berton yesterday, after parade by pa
triotic societies there. Caleb s. Ridgway,
who was expected to participate in the
parade, was unable to do so, as he is
seriously ill. Mr.. Ridgway. who was
drummer boy in the civil war, intended
to play his old drum in the parade yes
terday.
An athletic meet of unusual interest
between the Methodist, Presbyterian and
Baptist Sunday schools of the town will
take place at the Fair grounds on Satur-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Bows under
eighteen years of age are eligible to
compete for the prizes. A handsome
loving cup will be awarded to the Sum
day school securing the largest number
Of points.
Memorial day was fittingly observed
in Mount Holly yesterday. Gen. A. E. |
Shiras Post No. 26, G. A. r., with the
escort, Company E, Sons of Veterans
and the Uniform Rank of the Junior |
Mechanics, headed by the local fife and
irum corps, visited the local cemeteries |
md held impressive exercises. Upon
he return to the Post room the
were served with dinner by the
ladies' Aid of the g. A. r. The w. C. |
Z. U. served cold lemonade to all in line |
IN Mill street in front of Rosenfelds
'tore. At the st. Andrews burying
ground the principal ceremonies took
place. Very interesting addresses were
by Rev. DIR. James Stoddard,
Rev. Joseph L. Surtees, Rev. Frank |
Wilcox and Rev. w. r. A. Palmer,
Ill of whom took a very active part in
he ceremonies of the day.