The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Washington's birthday.

LOOAL NEWO.
Washington's birthday.
Ninety-two visits were made las
month by the visiting nurse.
Washington Council No. 5, Jr. o. U
A. NJ. will hold Washington's Birth
day social in it's lodge room tonight.
The poles snd wires of the former In
ter-State Telephone Company in Moores
town are being removed from the streets
A special meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association will be held in the
school auditorium on Thursday after
noon at $780,
The Murphy property on Mount Holly
avenue, near Union street, was sold at
sheriff's sale. ON Thursday, TO Charles
A. King, for 81, 200.
Albert Hall, who has bungalow on
the Jobstown road, has increased his
land holdings there by the purchase of
two acres from w. Burtis Pew.
The board of education of Riverton
has passed resolution prohibiting the
use OF the school auditorium for sectar-
ian. religious, or partisan political pur-
poses.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Mary A. Parsells. of Philadelphia. and
Rev. l.. d. Gottschall, Of Lebanon, Pa
pastor Of the United Brethren church,
Of Mount Holly.
The America Fire Company has pur-
chased a player-piano through the
agency of Prof Lawrence Emerson.
The instrument was housed on Thurs
day. and it is one that the members are
justly proud of.
Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp No. IS,
Sons of Veterans. will hold Washing
ton social and entertainment tomorrow
evening, to which the members of the
Grand Army Post and Ladies' Aid of
the @. A. R., have been invited.
Clarence Chance, of Roebling. who
pitched winning ball for the Mount
Holly A. A. team last season, has been
signed by Manager Mack, of the Phila-
delphia Athletics. Chance is to report
at the Athletics home ground on April
Is.
A pot of paint left on stoye at the |
residence of John w. Archer, on Madi- |
son avenue, Tuesday afternoon. blazed
up and set fire to the interior OF the |
room. An alarm was sounded, but Mr.. |
Archer was able to extinguish the flames
before the f1remen arrived.
Thomas J. Barrett. whose reputation
~ model hotel proprietor gained him
much publicity while owner Of the
Roebling Inn, has decided to again enter
the liquor business and has purchased |
the hotel at Fieldsboro from Thomas H. |
Reeder. Mr.. Reeder, it is reported, has |
taken an option on the Crosswicks hotel
The Arion Quartette, of Burlington,
will give a concert in the Mount Holly |
Baptist church on Thursday evening, |
March 9. The organization is composed /
of Mrs. Alex. Ross. who is the present
soprano soloist OF the Baptist church,
Mrs. George c. Gum, w. Leon James,
Howard Story, with Clarence E. Smith
~ accompanist.
At meeting Of the directors OF the
Burlington County Board OF Agricul- |
turs. held in Mount Holly February 8.
the following was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. that this board 90 on record
In favor of mandatory small board OF
freeholders by districts. and that copy |
Of this resolution be sent to our Senator
and Assemblyman and to the county
newspapers"
Miss Ethel Blake and Miss Ethel
Nippins, of Smithville. had narrow
escape from drowning, Tuesday night, |
while they were skating on the Rance
cas- creek, the ice beneath them sudden
ay giving way and plunging them into
the water. Miss Nippins was able to get
TO the surface and assist Miss Blake, and
some boys who heard the cries for help
aided in the work of rescue.
The successful result of the recent
election held in Lumberton for the pur-
pose Of authorizing the erection of a
modern schoolhouse. will be celebrated
there tonight in Mechanics hall. The
Jr. o. U. A. NJ. through Rev. w. E
Zimmerman, will present flag to the
school, and an interesting program has
been arranged, including the singing of
a poem written for the occasion by Rev.
johnson Oatman, Jr.
Henry HI. Savage. trustee in bank
ruptcy, sold the real estate of George w.
Durand on Thursday. The residence on
Main street. opposite the jail, was sold
u Joseph B. Fleetwood for $3,317. being
@76 above the encumbrances. Joseph
Gregory bonght two lots on Rutland
avenue for $40 each. and two lots back
Of the mount were purchased by A. F
Bradley for s25 and $35. All the sales
are subject to confirmation by the court
The twenty-fifth anniversary OF the
Mount Holly Baptist Young Peoples
Union was celebrated in the Baptist
church on Tuesday night. Addresses
were made by state secretary Ivan P.
Flood, Rev. w. E. Zimmerman, of
Lumbsrton, and musical and literary
program Of excellence was carried out.
Refreshments were served. The Unions
at Palmyra. Beverly, Burlington, Flor
'ence, Columbus and Pemberton were
represented.
= Unfavorable weather conditions pre-
vented q very. large attendance at the
meeting held at Columbus ON Wednes
day night for the purpose of effecting a
permanent organization Of COW test
ing association, and definite action was
postponed. Another meeting will be
held shortly. About $50 cows are now
listed. A young man from the state ex-
pertinent station was present on We'd
nssday TO offer his services as the off,
cial In charge Of the tests.
Next Tuesday evening the Cadman
Concert Company will give high-class
entertainment of vocal and instrumental
music at the Methodist church, this
being the fourth attraction OF the |
Lyceum course. The personnel Of the |
company is as follows: Mrs. Bertha G.
Denny, contralto soloist; Miss May c.
Powers, pianist and organist; Miss
Sylvia Fish, violinist; Henry N. Flagg, |
'eellist and pianist; Miss Merle Lowrie,
reader. As combination. they oc-