The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-03-09


monia.
Let's see. How long has it been sine
the ground hog gave indications tina
spring was on hand?
A porch has been added to the propert.
o on Brainard street recently purchased b.
Mrs. Mary B. Borden.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Garbarino hav
r returned to Mount Holly and are livinl
on Buttonwood street.
George, the little son OF Mr.. and Mrs
, Harvey A. Worrell, who has been il
with pneumonia, is on the road to re
covery.
, The next regular meeting of the w. C
T. U. will be held in the G.. A. r. Pos
Room, on Tuesday afternoon, Marcel
| l6th, at three o'clock.
Three letters remain unclaimed in tn,
post Office for the week ending March 5
as follows: c. H. Gladfelter, Miss Glars
M. Wright, F. c. Judd.
William Huff, of Beverly, brother o.
Surrogate Huff, was brought to the Bur
lington County Hospital Sunday, suffer
ing from heart trouble. He died about
noon yesterday.
Under the auspices Of the Union
Missionary Circle of the Baptist church,
Mount Holly, Miss Anna Tinker, re-
Gently returned missionary from India,
will give talk next Saturday afternoon
at o'clock, in the lecture room. All are
welcome.
The son and two daughters of Mrs.
Samuel Greenwald desire to return
thanks to all friends who aided them in
their recent bereavment through the
death of their mother, and especially do
they wish to thank the choir of the Luz
theran church.
Rev. Mr.. Hockey, of the New Jersey
Anti-Saloon League, occupied the pulpit
of the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing and delivered an interesting sermon
on temperance. At the evening service
Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr., occupied the
pulpit, Rev. I. ]. ]. Wright being at
Conference.
The unsightly hole on Mill street, ad-
joining the Office Of the Mount Holly
Water Company, which has been used
as public dump for year or two, Is
at last filled and the top covered with
gravel. The improved appearance Of
the place is much appreciated by resi-
dents of the neighborhood.
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingstone gave
a very interesting address on ''The chal-
lenge of to-day" before large audience
at the Methodist church on Thursday
evening. The meeting was held under
the auspices of the w. C. T. U. Mrs.
Livingstone gave some very pointed and
convincing reasons why the women
should be granted the privilege of using
the ballot.
When the time arrived for opening the
doors for the minstrel entertainment
given by the pupils of the Birmingham
school few Weeks ago, 1t was found
that the hall was not large enough to
all who desired to witness
the performance and there have been ur-
gent requests to have the performance
repeated. SO it will he given at julius |
town on Monday evening next.
Thomas Cross. of Beverly, called on
John Throckmorton, ST., on Thursday. |
The meeting of these men was joyous
one. Before the Civil War Mr.. Throck-
morton taught class in what was then
known as Shedaker's Sunday school,
near Beverly, and Mr.. Cross was
scholar in his class, and since then they
had not seen each other. They spent the
day talking over their boyhood days.
Injuries sustained when her clothing /
caught fire as she.was cooking dinner in
the kitchen of her home at Burlington
caused the death ON Thursday night of
Mrs. Henry Hullings, in the Burlington
County Hospital, where she had been
taken for treatment. Her death was the
second of tragic nature in the family
within year, brother, Thomas Hogan,
having been shot while on duty as a
oatrolman last summer.
During his more than two-score years
n the service of the city of Philadelphia,
M. Coppuck accumulated a
ortune of $685. 900 in personal property.
Mr.. Coppuck died at his home in Phila-
ielphia on February 26, aged 80 years. His
will, admitted to probate on Friday, de-
vises 5000 to Mary Letitia Coppuck, a
sister, of Mount Holly, and gives nearly
all the residue to his daughter, Marian G.
Walker. The sum of 81, 900 is devised
TO each of two granddaughter.
On Thursday evening, March 18th, an
musical will be given in the
High School Auditorium under the
auspices of the Alumni Association of
The High School. The concert will con-
sist of instrumental and vocal music
rendered by professial talent. The
to take part are Miss Mary r.
Hewitt, violin, Miss Elizabeth M. Eek
man, piano, and Stephen A. Hewitt,
cello, forming an orchestral trio; and Miss
E. Dorothy Hynson, soprano soloist,
Philadelphia.
An action under the Employers Liza
bility Act for compensation for the acct |
dental death of Wilson Jones, was insti-
tuted on Thursday by attorney James
v. Heron, of Bordentown, who repre-
sents Mrs. Ida Jones, the widow. Jones
was killed at Roebling November IL last, |
at the new public school, now nearing
1t was his duty to unload
a large pan of concrete as it was lowered
by steam crane, and while standing be-
meath the crane the cable broke, causing
it to fall upon him. The weight was SO
great that Jones' back was broken and
he died shortly afterward.
A song recital given by Miss Ethelynde
Smith, of Portland, Maine, at the Pres
byterian church on February %, was a
musical treat to all who heard it. Miss
Smith 8 voice is rare rich soprano, of
excellent range. Her Interpretation of
her songs shows no lack of artistic abil-
ity. This, together with pleasing per-
sonality, makes her most attractive.
Several of her songs were composed by
Miss Foster, her accompanist, who is
remarkable artist In that line of work.
Miss Smiths manner of rendering both