The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-09
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ., 1915
LOCAL NEWS.

Judge Carrow will hold a session
court to-day.
A whistle for fire alarm service hs
been installed at the Hollyford ice plar
on King street.
Cashier and Mrs. Albert B. Walters
of Broad street, are receiving congratu
lations on the birth of a son.
Miss Charlotte Melcher. who has BEEF
a student at Montclair. has entered tn
State Normal school at Trenton.
Edith, daughter OF MI. and Mrs. GaI
wood Reynolds, is recovering from wha
appeared to be a severe attack Of appen
dicitis.
State vice president w. P. Steinhau
ser, of Asbury Park, will visit the loca
P. o. s. Of A. at its meeting on Thurs
day night.
The Oriental Court of the Junior Me
chanics will hold a session in the former
Lewis building on Thursday evening
February IS.
Court Mount Holly No. 2, Improved
Order of Foresters, will celebrate its
seventeenth anniversary in Red Mems
hall tonight.
The Ladies' Aid of the G. A. r. will
give baked bean supper in the Union
fire house, on Friday evening. for the
benefit of the veterans.
James Forbes and Miss Anna Love-
land, both of Mount Holly, were mar
ried IN Saturday evening, January 80
by Rev. DIR. James Stoddard.
Automobiles seem to be as popular as
ever but horses still bring good prices.
AT a recent sale horses brought from
5000 to 1926 and mules sold for $3.50 a
pair.
The next regular meeting of the w.
c. t. u. will be held at the home of Mrs.
Charles H. Warner, IL Paxson street, on
Tuesday afternoon, February 10th, at
three o'clock.
Helen Thompson Oliver, daughter Of
John Oliver, of Rutland avenue, died on
Wednesday from an obscure disease
which had afflicted her from infancy.
She was six years old.
George w. Clevenger, a brother of
Stephen Clevenger, Of Mount Holly,
died at his home neal Retreat on We'd
nesday. Interment was made at Penn
berton on Saturday.
Ernest McCue, OF Hightstown, who
caught for the local base ball team the
greater part of last season. has moved to
Mount Holly and entered the employ of
the Royle Pilkington Co.
Thu unclaimed mail remaining at the
post office this week is as follows: Mr..
and Mrs. H. s. Finch. Miss Mary r.
Heffner, A. M. Linbarger, Richard
Price, Wilmer Hackney, w. H. Parker.
H. A. Stiles, the optician. expects to
resume his visits to Mount Holly on
Wednesday, March 8. He has been
sick, and the state of his health ON the
date mentioned will be a condition of
his coming here.
Fred Kumpf. who had his collar bone
broken in an automobile accident near
Freehold, is recovering nicely at the
hotel of his brother in Tuckerton. The
automobile upset after striking a deep
rut in the road.
At the auction rooms of Barnes & LOT
land, Philadelphia, Wednesday, the fol-
lowing prices prevailed: SO shares
Mechanics National Bank, Burlington,
$40 per share; three shares Camden and
Burlington County Railroad Company,
$33 per share; $500 Chester Township
bond, due 1914, bearing interestat Al per
cent, $780, 24.
The Columbus firemen had a chance
to III their new apparatus to a fire in
the country Thursday afternoon. when
word was SEM in that there was need for
their services at the Meany farm near
Jobstown. The stables were too far gone
to be saved and the firemen gave their
attention to the surrounding buildings.
Four horses persisted.
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks had a big
time on Thursday night. Twelve candi-
dates were initiated in the presence of
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Morris
Odell, of Camden; Thomas f. Macksey,
of East Orange, president of the State
Elks' Association. a delegation of "a
officers and members of Camden lodge,
and a large representation of members
of the home lodge. The two officials
above mentioned made able addresses.
After the meeting q lunch was served.
The Camden visitors made the trip in a
special trolley car.
Arrangements which have been made
for the annual banquet and ladies' night
of the Mount Holly Masonic Lodge, to |
be held in the Temple on next Tuesday
evening, February 16, indicate that the
affair will be very enjoyable. An elaborate
menu has been prepared. Addresses will
be made by Edward J. Cattell and Will
liam r. Murphey, of Philadelphia, and
by Rev. James Stoddard, DID,, and
Rev. James H. Terry, of Mount Holly.
The musical portion of the program will
be looked after by the Peerless orchestra
and a male quartette. The banquet will
be served at 6.45 o'clock.
Telephone communication between
Mount Holly and Burlington by way of
the Interstate system has been discon-
tinued and it is a question whether it
will be resumed. The Interstate does
not have a line of its own in Burlington
but is connected with the independent
line" This is owned by a New York
man who is reported to a to sell at a
price that is beyond the pockets of
possible purchasers and out of reason for
the returns made. Notice was given
some time ago that the service would be
discontinued the first of October but it
was not cutoff. A week ago it suddenly
ceased.
Under the direction of the township
committee Benjamin A. Sleeper, the
township engineer. has been making an
inspection Of the work done by the Pub
lie Service Electric Company in INSTALL
itsincreased current. Mr.. Sleeper
4dered his report Tuesday evening and
it plainly showed that the statements Of
the Public Service men that 1.-The work
has been completed here is far from
correct. Wire not insulated, wire i'm
properly hung, wire not properly attach
ed to poles, wire too close to telephone