The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-24

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The Grand Circle Brotherhood
= America convenes at Atlantic City o
September 6.
The recent census shows the popui'
&c ton of the city of Burlington to be s,O4'
In 1910 it was 1896.
Of The twenty-seventh annual harves
. home of the Tabernacle M. e. churc
We will be held at Fox Chase on Thursda
l. afternoon.
Frank Cnrran has given the contrac
It to Willard FL. Tomlinson to erect tw
l. bungalows at Oakdale. The cellars ar
now being excavated.
s Mahlon t. Prickett, of Shannon
t township, is suffering from broken leg
caused by the kick of mule, inflicte'
. while he was endeavoring to get the line
!, from under the animals feet.
Rev. William O. Thornton will con
duct the services, both morning and
evening, in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday. H. L. Crippen will have
charge of the prayer meeting tomorrow
night.
| The monthly meeting of the Ladies
Aid of the G.. A. r. will be held in the
Post room this evening, when final ar
Engagements will be made for their picnic,
which will be held at Rancocas Park on
Friday.
Rev James H. Terry, after months
vacation, will occupy the pulpit of the
Baptist church next Sunday morning
and evening. Rev. and Mrs. Terry will
be rendered reception at the church
next Tuesday night, from s to 10 o'clock.
Henry M. Parker, of Norristown, Pa,
and Miss LaRheda'a Hunter, Of Parker
ford, Pa, were married at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Creedon, on
Mill street, yesterday afternoon. Rev.
Johnson Oatman, Jr., performed the
ceremony.
| Prof. William c.. Sullivan will con-
duct, on Thursday and Friday, Septem-
Der I'd and 3D., the examination of con-
ditioned eighth-grade pupils, in the high
school building. Subjects for Thursday,
composition, etymology, grammar and
U. s. history; Friday, music, geography
and drawing.
Elwood Nixon, ST., carpenter living
on Harrison avenue, while working on
a building on the farm of Alva Collitt,
near Newbold's corner, yesterday morn
ing, slipped and fell to the ground, land
ing on his head. His skull was fractured,
causing conclusion of the brain. He is
in serious condition.
Mrs. Rebecca Loveland, of 12O Mount
Holly avenue, is the possessor of a night
blooming cereus. In full bloom it
measures ten inches across. This is the
second time it has bloomed this season,
and there are two more blossoms. Mrs.
Loveland's neighbors and friends are de-
lighted with the privilege of seeing it,
burst into bloom. Richard B. Dickerson,
Of Grant street, also has one that has at
tracted much attention.
Several young fellows from Riverside
have been going to Rancocas Park on
Saturday nights, and creating disturb
ance. Last Saturday night they were
on hand and making things hum, un-
doubtedly trying to surpass previous
records. A telephone message to Mount
Holly soon had constables Armstrong
and Eddleman, policeman Myers and
Justice Throckmorton at the Park. Two
of the crowd were arrested. Throck
held court session right there and i'm
posed small fines, warming the young
men that the next time they created
trouble at the Park Jail sentences would
be dealt out.
The Epworth League of st. Raul's M.
e. church, Rev. William r. A. Palmer,
minister, conducts literary and must
cal program every Tuesday evening for
an hour. One of the pleasing features is
the round table, conducted by the pastor.
Following are the officers of the organ
ization: Mrs. Rosa Trusty, president; LIST
vice president, spiritual work, Mrs. Nj.
Gaines; I'd vice president, world evangel-
ism, Mrs. Anna Ford; Sd vice presi-
dent, social service, Mrs. Lilly Harmon;
4th vice president, recreation and culture,
Mrs. Ida Simpson; Mrs. Betty Stanley,
secretary; Robert Street, treasurer; Miss
Edna Willis. Junior League superinten-
dent
The Philadelphia newspapers, on
Thursday and Friday, published fam
ing articles about a breach of promise
suit, brought by Clarence L. Golden
berg, of Atlantic City, representing Miss
Kathryn Abrams, of that city, formerly
of Red Lion, against Robert 8. Gaskill,
of Mount Holly, for breach of promise.
Before the writ had been placed in the
hands of the sheriff or before defendant
had notice of the suit, full exploitation
|of the case, embellished with some
absurd PARTICULARS was given to the
metropolitan journals, showing that
there is some person at the helm who is
quite an adept as press agent. The suit
| is for $75, 200 and is brought in the At
lantic county court.
Samuel r. Gaskill, of Mount Holly,
who is employed in the real estate de-
partment OF the Pennsylvania railroad
is one of the directors of corporation
that has just been formed at Yonkers,
N. Y, under the name Theiolyte Com
pany. The object of the company is to
make sulfosol, which is soluble sulphur.
L. c. Wedgefuth, the chemist who dis
covered the process, is secretary and
treasurer of the company. He is the
only man who has been able to force
sulphur into soluble state. One of the
principal benefits of the process is to
make health-giving liquid similar to
the various sulphur waters now taken
from famous sulphur springs. Sulfosol
contains no salts or other elements not
desired but which are present in the
natural sulphur waters.
Pocahontas Tribe No. IS, Improved
Order of Red Men, celebrated it's 45th
anniversary in its hall last evening.
A number of the members and their
families were present. Oneof the features
of the rroora mme was a roll call Of the