The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-11-16
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1915
LOCAL NEWS.

purchased the 1855 acre farm OF AbraI
r. Gerber, at Eayrestown.
Harmon E. Baugh, of Bispham stree
has entered Lafayette college, where
will take course in civil engineering
The eighty-second annual session {
the New Jersey Grand Lodge Of Cd
Fellows, will open in Trenton Tomorrow
In game of basket ball. played OIL
Friday, the Grammar school team de-
feated the High school freshmen s to Z
On Wednesday, Thursday and Frida,
Of this week the Woman's League viii
conduct rummage sale in the Uniol
fire house.
The next regular meeting Of the w
G. T. U. will be held in the @. A. r
hall. Tuesday, November %. at three
o'clock, p. M.
Lambert Giles, colored, of Mount
Holly, is in the county Jail charged with
non-support Of his wife, who lives in
Burlington.
Three letters remained unclaimed in
the post Office last week, addressed to
Miss Alice Fort. Miss Lillian Mintzer,
Frances Mardeen.
Charles H. Engle, of Garden street,
entertained number Of relatives and
friends at dinner on Thursday, in honor
of his seventy-fifth birthday.
The cunning season opened ON We'd
nesday. In spite Of most Of the country
being posted with no trespassing notices.
gunners report having secured fair
amount Of game.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Hutchinson, Of
Georgetown, have announced the en-
gagement Of their daughter. Miss Alice
Newbold Hutchinson, and George r.
Cook, Of Trenton.
The second annual homecoming day
Of the Lumberton Methodist church will
be observed next Sunday. Rev. w. E.
Zimmerman, the pastor. has arranged a
program Of great interest for the oc-
casion.
An illustrated lecture, MY Native
Country Homeward Bound" will be
given in the Presbyterian church on
Friday evening. for the benefit of the
Sunday school piano fund. Admission
10 cents.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding OF Miss Bertha C. Worrell and
Herbert Mortland, OF Moorestown. The
ceremony will be performed at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. FL
wood C. Worrell, on November %.
Mrs. Sarah A. Gillis. OF Burlington,
died in Philadelphia hospital early
Saturday morning in her 10th year.
Mrs. ellis is sister of Mrs. John
Throckmorton. ST., of Mount Holly. The
funeral takes place at Burlington this
afternoon.
The old revolutionary cannon which
was taken from the foundations Of the
grist mill on Mill street some time ago,
has been repaired and mounted ON a
pedestal ON the court house lawn. The
work was done under the management
Of the local p. o. s. Of A.
On Thursday evening Camp No. So,
p. o. Of A.. Of Mount Holly, attended a
masquerade party given by Camp IL. Of
Camden. Mrs. Eunice Seth, Of Mount
Holly, took first prize for the most conf
cally dressed person. George Dennis
took II of the party in his automobile.
The girls Of the senior class Of the
Mount Holly high school are serving a
twenty-five cent lunch in the basement
of the school building during the ses-
sions OF the teachers institute this week.
The proceeds will be devoted toward
the expenses Of next years graduation
exercises.
Edward Tyler, OF Burlington, has been
elected organist of the Mount Holly
Baptist church. A quartette which will
render special music has been organized
with Mrs. Ross, Burlington, soprano;
Mrs. Birkett. Burlington, alto; Aubrey
8. Worrell. Mount Holly. tenor; Byron
Grigg, Mount Holly. bass.
Miss Helen Reeves. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Morgan Reeves, Of Pine street,
Mount Holly. and John Brick. of Bur-
AAnktQut WCiC lla1AlCA OAA NAtatQdt CNCA-
ing, November 6. at the Episcopal
rectory. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. DIR. James Stoddard. MIR. and
Mrs. Brick are occupying their newly
furnished home at Burlington.
The practical decision has been made
that Christ Episcopal church, of Tren-
ton. shall be the pro-cathedral Of the
Diocese of New Jersey. The plan will
be tried for five years, and If successful
the church will be acquired by the Do
cese and made the cathedral proper. The
plan was outlined by Bishop Matthews
at the convention at Elizabeth in May,
but he did not then mention the pro-
spective church. The vestry Of Christ
Church has approved the proposition.
The Woman's Historical Society of
Burlington county held meeting Tues
day afternoon at the Friends meeting
house at High and Garden streets. 125
persons were present. Charles H. Engle
made the address of welcome, and gave
short history of the meeting house.
DR.. Walter Hall, master of European
history at Princeton, spoke on the his
tory of Quakerism, and Amelia Mott
Gummere, of Haverford, told Of the pro-
ceedings leading to the purchase of the
John Woolman house. At the conclu-
sion Of the program refreshments were
served.
On the evening of December %, the
cantata, "Santa Claus and the Wishing
Box" will be given by grammar school
pupils in the high school auditorium.
This will be the last cantata to be given
under the direction Of Miss Nellie Kahn.
who has resigned as teacher in the
Mount Holly schools and will become
the supervisor of music in the Ocear
City schools on the reopening after thu
Christmas holidays. Miss Kahn will b.
greatly missed by all who have had thu
opportunity to notice the good work sh'
has done while In the schools Of thi
town. In music she has been a very
successful instructor, and it was he
work in that line which attracted tn
authorities at Ocean City. Her depart
ure will be regretted by the Board o.
Education, the teachers with whom sh
has been associated. the pupils who hav
been in her charge, and by large nun