The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-09-07
LOCAL NEWS.

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Prof. Wilbur Watts enters upon hi
forty-ninth year as principal of the Bul
hngton schools to-day.
Miss Myra BOUCHER is recovering fror
an operation which was performed O
the Burlington county hospital on Wee
nesday.
The New Jersey Bee Keepers Associs
ton Will hold a field meeting at tn
apiary orr. d. Barclay. at Riverton, o.
Thursday.
The stores Of Henry Rosenfeld an
H. Krupnick will be closed Thursday
which will be the occasion of the Jewisl
New Year.
George A. Atkinson has been elected
president of the Mechanics Nationa
bank, Of Burlington, to succeed Griffith
w. Lewis. deceased.
Four unclaimed letters remain at thu
post Office for the following: Mrs. E
Kockeraperger, Norman Holman, J. L
Johnson and L. May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Herbert, o
Church street, are receiving congratula
tions upon the arrival Of little boy in
their home on Saturday.
Miss Elise Branin has taken position
rs teacher in the Westtown, Pa.
Friends school. Her sister, Miss Helen
has removed to Wyncote, Pa, where rel
atives reside.
The notice of the special election to
be held on October 10 for the purpose Of
voting on three proposed amendments to
the state constitution, appears in this
issue OF THE News.
A number OF membersof Mount Holly
Lodge of Elks will attend the annual
reunion of the New Jersey State Elks'
Association at Atlantic City next Mon
day and Tuesday.
The annual convention of the New
Jersey Presidential Postmasters Asso-
citation. of which C. C. Cowperthwait is
treasurer will be held at Atlantic City
on September 10 and IL.
The marriage Of Miss Catherine Buck
and Michael A. Jacovone, both of Bris-
tol, Pa, took place at the Methodist
parsonage here last Wednesday. Rev.
Joseph L. Surtees performed the cere-
mony.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared for the annual convention of the
Burlington County Woman's Christian
Tam v,oro moo TTn;on xhsob uylu -, t,oll
in the Methodist church at Bridgeboro
next Thursday
A choral society of sixteen voices from
Tacony, Pa, gave an "Oatman" even
ing Of song at the Presbyterian church,
Jacksonville. on Sunday evening. None
but the hymns of Rev. johnson Oat-
man, Jr., were used.
Members of the Loyal Sisters Bible
class of the M. E. Sunday school had
an enjoyable outing on the farm OF Mrs.
Charles HI. Crammer, ON Thursday.
Fourteen were present at dinner and
twenty-five for supper.
The Burlington county woman's suf-
frage workers will hold an all day meet
ing at the court house on Saturday, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock Mrs. E. F. Feick-
ert. state president Of the organization,
will deliver an address in the afternoon.
Sheriff Stecher sold two properties on
Thursday. The property of Margaret j
Freeman, at Burlington, was sold to
Caroline II. Haines, for SO, 050; and that
of Edward Rojewski at Riverside, was
sold to the plaintiff, Felix Pawanta, for
$500.
Conrad Randenbush, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Leah Hagenbaugh. of
Wanamie, Pa, journeyed to Mount
Holly by automobile on Saturday and
were married at the Methodist parsonage
The ceremony was performed by Rev
Joseph l.. Surtees.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Metho-
dist church will hold block social on
Mill street, between Green street and
Mount Holly avenue. on Thursday.
Many of the houses will be open for the
sale of fancy work, candy, etc., and Is
cent supper will be served at the home
OF David e. Sooy.
A number of men were taken to jail
last week, charged with crime: Thomas
Rahilly, of Wrightstown, for forging
and uttering check for $40; Clarence
Matthews and Darlington Carr, both OF
Chatsworth, for robbing the person of
Joseph Green; Peter Dolan, of Roebling,
for stealing money from companions
trunk.
MIR. and Mrs. B. Henry Jones, former
ly of Mount Holly, but now living at
Moorestown, left on Wednesday for
Cedar Point, Lake Erie, to attend the
club convention of the New York Life
Insurance Company Mr.. Jones wrote
$1O0, 600 worth of business in one month
for the company, and as result has be-
come member of the 10000 Club. y
At the last meeting Of the Board Of
Education the resignation of William
w. Worrell as member of the board
was read and laid on the table 1t is
the desire of the majority of the board
that Mr. Worrell reconsider his action,
but even if he should not do SO it is
probable nothing will be done toward
appointing his successor until the an
nual meeting in March.
Clifton Lord, the nine year old son of
DR.. C. E. Lord, holds the belt as the
champion boy fisherman from this town
while on his stay at the shore. In adj
dition to pulling out several weakfish Of
various sizes, Clifton felt hard pull on
his line. He was using reel and the
line played out SO fast and the pole went
under the water SO far that the boy
scarcely knew what to do. He was given
instructions, however. and finally landed
. weakfish that weighed six pounds.
Edward HI. Flagg. who is the mayor
of Riverton, is one Of the most prom
inent members of the order Of Tall
Csdars of Lebanon. He was fifty years
of age on Friday. and while sitting on
the porch at his home at Riverton thai
night, he was surprised at seeing Tai
Cedars springing from all parts of hi
avn They had come to surprise hin
and they succeeded. A handsome Low
cup was presented to mayor Flagg.
Rev. Marshall Owens will be thu