The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-25
HE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
John Worth has purchased Paie
automobile from the Central Garage.
Nelson Heck has resigned his positio
in Woolworth's five and ten cent store.
The public school at Pointville ha
been closed because of an outbreak {
measles.
Edward B. Hulse has moved back
the Washington street property he re
Gently vacated.
Quite number Of Mount Holly peopl
went to Burlington on Saturday eyenin
and witnessed the anti-booze parade.
Mount Holly Lodge of Moose ha
abandoned its proposed entertainment
for the benefit of the hospital and th
children's home.
The Bell telephone company is con
structing trunk line from Medford t,
Vincentown, affording direct connection
with Tabernacle.
The will of Rachel B. Sailer, deceased
OF Mount Holly, leaves all her estate t.
her daughter-in-law, Susan R. Sailer
whe is also the executrix.
Mrs. John /. Bishop, of Columbus, has
made gift of 81, 900 to the Burlington
County Hospital as a memorial to hel
mother. Sarah Shreve Ridgway.
The will of Clayton M. Estilow, de.
ceased, has been admitted to probate
and it provides that his entire estate
shall go to his widow and she is the ex-
ecutrix.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
Church will give strawberry supper on
the lawn adjoining the church, on
Thursday afternoon. May 27, beginning
at five o'clock.
Next Monday being holiday, THE
NEWS requests that all advertising copy
intended for publication in its next
issue should reach this office not later
than Friday night.
Russell w. Morrison, of Monroe street,
has entered into the real estate and in
surance business. ehas also the Mount
Holly agency of the E. A. Strout farm
concern Of New York.
Miss Lidie r. Worrell, who has been.
ON the staff of the local Bell telephone
exchange, has been transferred to Hazel
ton Pa, where the climate will be more
beneficial to her health.
A young lady at the Mount Holly
theatre on Friday evening, during in
Permission, appeared ON the stage and
expounded the principles of women
suffrage ia short delivery.
$45 has been paid to the treasurer of
the colony at Four Mile as result OF the
500 party recently given in the Masonic
Temple under the management of Mrs.
A. ). l. Doughty, Mrs. George d. Wor-
rell and Miss Laura c. Howell.
Miss Julia A. Lippincott entertained
large number of guests at a MAY party
on Thursday evening. After an enjoy-
able evening of various games the en-
gagement of Miss Lippincott to Alfred
Kenneth Boyer was announced.
Announcement is made of the mar
rage Of Miss Irene M. Leek, one of the
operators at the local Bell telephone ex-
change, andNiark w. Stevens, of Mount
Holly. The ceremony was performed at
burlington. on April 20, by Rev. Mr..
Eastwood.
The affairs of the Moorestown and
Camden Turnpike Company were closed,
last week, when all bills were paid and
division made among stockholders of
the balance in the treasury. Each
share of stock received $11.06. The par
value of the stock was s25.
c. H. Jacobs. manager of the local
Woolworth store, and Miss Frances Mil
dred Myers, of Albany. N. Y, were mar
ried at Kingston, N. Y, on Monday of
last week. Rev. DR.. Dodds performing
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs
have rented the Clarence Price property
on Union street.
Two properties were sold at public sale,
on Thursday, by Sheriff Stecher That
OF Harry H. Johnson, at Lemmontown,
was sold to Clarence Goldburg, of At
lantic City, on a bid of $50; and the
property Of Martin C. Fox and wife, near
Riverside. was sold to the III. j. Miller
Realty Company for $50 subject to a
mortgage of 81 1880 held by H. ]. Miller.
An unusual opportunity to see berries
and market garden crops grown at their
best under irrigation, will be offered at
the coming meeting of the New Jersey
State Horticultural Society, Wednesday,
June 9th, at the noted Seabrook farms,
near Bridgeton, Cumberland county
As this meeting will be held on the in
vitation of leading Cumberland county
farmers and large exhibitor berries and
vegetables is looked for, big crowd is
expected.
in fitting manner on Monday, when
the members of the g. A. r. and school
children will form the parade, in the
morning, and march to the grave yard.
Caleb Ridgway, who served as drum
mer boy in the 34th New Jersey Volun-
tees during the Civil War, together with
q fifer, will head the procession with the
drum he brought back with him from
the war. The Grafton will be delivered
by William H. Parry, formerly of Haines-
port, and now town counsel of Nutley,
. Essex county. There will also be two
games of base ball.
The Burlington County Colony for
Predetermined Boys, located at Four
Mile, near New Lisbon, may be made
the colonization centre for similar work
Of several counties, under plans that are
now being considered by the manage
ment and state officials. Ocean county
is the first to ask for permission to put
its defective children in the Four Mile
institution, agreeing to erect the neces
sary buildings and to pay for their main
tenance at a pro rata cost. The colony
is situated on 500-acre tract of stat,
forest lands, sections of which the in
mates are clearing and preparing 70
cultivation.
Recent forest fires that destroyed grea
areas of game cover have disclosed al
abundance of wild deer in the New Jel
sey forest zones, and sportsmen are as
sured of plenty of sport during the opel
hunting season next fall. On the edg
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