The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-25
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

The April term Of court opens today
Miss Dora A. Powers has resigned a
teacher at the Samuel Aaron school.
Roy g. Wyllie and family, of Brain
ard street, have removed to Burlington
Mrs. James Caldwell is having porch
erected in front of her residence on Pax
son street.
Prosecutor Kelsey is driving Hudson
super-six car, secured through agent Jo
seph B. Fleetwood.
John Throckmorton, ST., is having a
concrete sidewalk laid in front of his
property on Shreve street.
Rev. Adolphus Willis has been re-
turned az pastor of Mount Moriah A. M.
Il. church for another year
Joseph III. Rowan has received the
contract to erect residence for former
Judge Homer at Moorestown.
Charles II. Warner has placed an iron
fence on concrete base along the side
OF his property on Paxson street.
The marriage of Howard Johnson and
Susie Bishop, both Of Wrightstown, took
place at Elkton, Nd, on Saturday.
Miss Reba Albright. of Mill street, was
operated on for adenoids at the Burling-
ton county hospital on Wednesday.
Edward H. Lewis has purchased an
other fifty feet of the Darlington tract
ON High street, adjoining his residence
Winfield s. Cameron will sell his
household goods at public sale at his
residence on Paxson street next Satur-
day afternoon.
J. Leon Messick, who conducts fish
market on Mill street, had his gold watch
stolen from his pocket while in Philadel-
phia on Monday of last week.
Walter Sherman has accepted posi-
ton as assistant superintendent of the
Hillside cemetery, near Willow Grove,
Pa. and will remove to that place this
week.
A high-class motion picture entertain
ment will be given in the Mount Holly
theatre on Tuesday evening, May 9, for
the benefit of the Grammar school
tennis club.
Application will be made to Judge
Lippincott, on Thursday, for the trans
fer of the license of the Bridgeboro
hotel, held by Ellen Eastburn, to Sera-
phin Schaffer.
On Thursday afternoon Sheriff w. T.
Stecher sold the Martha G.. Matlack
residence, on Madison avenue, to Robert
8. Gaskill. for $500, subject to encum-
ORANGES and taxes.
James Mercer Davis was the guest of
honor at dinner given by the Prince
Humbert Association of Riverside,
Thursday evening. Mr.. Davis is honor
ary vice president of the association.
Oliver g. Billings, L. s. Boyce. Ben
jamin E. Colkitt and Christian J.. Kray-
or represented Mount Holly Lodge of
Masons at the sessions of the New Jer-
ssy Grand Lodge at Trenton, last week.
America chemical engine was called
out Thursday morning to extinguish
blaze in heap of refuse at the resi-
dencs OF Mrs. w. Budd Deacon, on
High street, which had gotten beyond
control Of the attendants.
At the annual meeting of the Presby-
terrain church, on Wednesday evening,
DIR. Elmer ID. Prickett was reelected
ruling elder for three years. Robert c.
Shoemaker was elected an elder to fill
the unexpired term of Alexander Forbes,
resigned.
Mrs. William A. Slaughter has charge
OF the booth for the sale of garden ac-
eessories and plants and flowers, at the
bazaar being held in Philadelphia. this
week. for Red Cross work and the
widows and orphans of the Central
European powers.
Friday evening will be ladies night"
with the Knights Of Pythias of Mount
Holly, when the lodge will entertain its
members and their lady friends. A fine
programe has been arranged and it is
expected this event will surpass all
others of similar nature.
Norman Gale, of Atlantic City, for
merly of Mount Holly. was painfully
injured on Tuesday during a wind
storm at Atlantic City. Mr.. Gale is hav-
ing house built at Ventnor, and he
was watching some of the construction
work when the wind lifted the roof and
blew out part of the wall. the bricks
falling on Mr.. Gale. He was given treat
ment at the Atlantic City hospital.
George J. Robertson died at his home
on Broad street, Saturday. He had not
been we'll for long time, but his serious
illness dated but a few days previous to
death. Mr.. Robertson was painter by
trade, and q member Of numerous fra
ternal organizations, standing high in
each order with which he was connected,
being a member of the state bodies of
several of the lodges, He was 66 years
OF age. Pneumonia and heart trouble
were the cause of death.
Samuel C. Henry, chairman of the
legislative committee of the National
Association Of Retail Druggists and
representing the American Fair Trade
League of New York city, will address
the business men and citizens Of Mount
Holly on Thursday evening, at the
office of Kelsey & Killie, 30 Main street,
at p. m. The subject of the address
will be the stevens Bill" which is an
act of the United States Legislature now
before Congress, the purpose Of which is
to throttle unfair competition of the
large mail order houses and to protect
che small retail dealers. Mr.. Henry will
= explain in detail the Stevens bill, its
purpose and its protective qualities.
Melissa Beebe, aged is years, died at
the Burlington County Hospital on Fri
day morning, from injuries received the
previous Tuesday afternoon. when her
dress caught fire and she was terribly
burned from head to foot. Miss Beebe
was employed in the family of John ID
Stermer, the Lumberton druggist, ano
was taking up ashes from stove wher
some of the Goals set fire to her dress
She ran screaming into the street, and
before aid could reach her every article
OF clothing had been burned from he
body except her shoes. Miss Beebe wal
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