The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-11
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Or. Harold E. Longsdorf has purcha'
ed Ford coupe from William A. Jone'
agency.
The Union news stand at the railroa
station is now in charge OF Mrs. Georg
Stockton.
John Throckmorton, ST., quietly oil
served his seventy-fifth birthday O
Wednesday.
The annual communication of tn
New Jersey Grand Lodge of Masons vii
open in Trenton on April 10.
The Armour Union will hold it's regula
meeting at the home of Maurice Borton
Main street, on Friday evening.
Carson w. Wright is recovering from
an operation for appendicitis, performed
at the Burlington county hospital or
Wednesday.
Letters for Miss Albin, Mrs. Ella
Girard, Sammie Mash and Miss May G.
Armstrong, remain unclaimed in the
post Office.
A state organizer OF the Lodge oil
Moose is working in Mount Holly tc
secure larger membership for the Iocal
lodge of Moose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B. Powell, oil
Pemberton, desire to thank all theiI
friends for many acts of kindness rem.
dered during recent bereavement.
Edward Wills, who has been boarding
at the Washington hotel, fell there, on
Sunday, and injured his hip and leg. He
was taken to the Burlington county hos
pital.
George Dennis, an old soldier, former
ly of Mount Holly, who died at the
soldiers home at Kearney, was buried
buried in the Brotherhood cemetery
here on Thursday.
Regular meetings of Rancocas Grange
are now held at 2.3O o'clock on the after
moons Of the first Wednesday of the
month, and at 7.45 in the evening of the
third Wednesday.
Miss Edith Moore, sister of Miss Han
nah Moore. OF Mount Holly, is one of the
graduating class, to-day, at the Penn
sylvania hospital training school for
nurses, Philadelphia.
Walter HI. Bowker. OF Church street,
has given up his position at Fenimore
brothers feed mill, and entered the en-
ploy Of the Victor Talking Machine Co.,
at Camden, yesterday.
The local Boy Scouts hiked to Penn
berton on Tuesday. The boys uniforms
are expected to arrive this week and
plans are being made to participate in
she Memorial day parade.
The Civil Service Commission will
conduct examinations for members of
boards Of registry and election for Bur-
hngton county, on May %, at Burling-
ton, and on May % at Mount Holly.
At the regular business meeting of the
Mount Holly Glee Club on Friday even
ing, Charles La Tour rendered his res
ignation as business manager and B.
Harold Wills was elected to fill the
vacancy.
The residence OF Charles StradIing at
Burlington, was entered by burglars on
Wednesday night and drawers and
closets ransacked. but nothing taken.
Mr.. Stradling recently removed from
Mount Holly.
Thomas Martindale, one of Philadel-
phia's leading merchants and citizens,
will deliver lecture on Hunting on
the Upper Yukon" to members of
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks and invited
guests at the high school auditorium on
Thursday night. Mr. Martindale has
had much experience in hunting big
game and Ia the author of books upon
that subject.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy B. Lippincott
have issued invitations for the wedding
OF their daughter, Miss Anna Langstaff
Lippincott, to Lorenzo Pearce Moore, of
Mount Holly, at st. Andrews church,
on Wednesday evening, April g.. at
seven o'clock. A reception will follow
the ceremony at the home of the brides
parents.
1t is regretted that some OF our local
subscribers failed to receive last weeks
issue before Wednesday morning. All
mail deliveries last week were quite
slow, as every piece of mail matter at
the post Office was sorted into its own
class and then counted. This is done
once every four years for an entire
week by order of the government
With hearty appreciation OF the ser
vices rendered by the Mount Holly fire.
men, jeweler J. Harry Halt sent to each
OF the fire companies of the town letter
in which he expressed his thanks for the
good work done at his store when it was
recently on fire. Mr.. Halt, in the letter,
said he enclosed piece of paper, and
when this was examined it was found
that the treasury of each company had
been enriched by the sum of $25.
Washington Camp No. II, P. o. s. of
A.. held ladies' night at their lodge
ON Thursday evening. The members,
their wives and lady friends were enter
@4AAS4 Wy . A46k GLASS tduQGFlliG bfOuQ6
from Philadelphia. An interesting adj
dress was delivered by Rev. w. E. Tim
norman, of Lumberton, a member of
Camp II. The entertainment COM
mittee Of the camp has a number OF
ideas that they propose to carry out in
the near future for the entertainment of
its members.
Corporations have souls DESPITE the
general idea to the contrary. In THE
NEWS Of last week we had an item
showing that the Adams Express Com
pany had decided it could not legally
pay as claim of So for q lost package
But the moral side of the affair evident
ly appealed to the managers of the COM
pany, for, on Saturday, there came to us
from the New York Office, check for
50, the receipt of which is gratefully
acknowledged with apologies for all the
harsh things we said about the company
not paying claims.
The following advertisement appeared
In the Burlington Enterprise on Thurs
day:
II am home again after successful
operation performed at Mount Holly
hospital by two of Buriington's promi-
nsnt physicians. Doctors Milford and
Conroy. From herasay Mount Holly
hospital was such an awful place, but !
was there Is days and received as good
attention and care as would in large
hospital. Former patient, Harry F.
Roberts, Burlington"
The great majority of citizens of the
county, who are acquainted with the
good work done at the hospital, will be
surprised to learn that the institution is
such an awful place." by "hearsay."
Mr.. Roberts evidently felt called upon
to express his appreciation of the kind
ness and attention shown him, as well
as all other patients, by the hospital
staff, and paid for an advertisement in
order to do it.
One of the greatest motion pictures
ever produced, THE Battle Cry of
Peace" will be shown at the Mount
Holly Theatre on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, April Is and 10. 1.-THE Battle Cry
of Peace" is q photo spectacle with q
mission. 1t was written and produced
by ]. Stuart Blackton, president of the
Vitagraph Company, in an effort to
awake in every American a desire to pro-
tect his loved ones. The story is based
on Hudson Maxim's book, "Defsnseless
America" Every patriotic American
will be thrilled and inspired by this
play. To pound home its warning, the
Vitagraph company constructed build
ings and destroyed them with fire and
shell; engaged thousands of men and
women to portray invading soldiers and
Americans fleeing before the invader.
Through trick camera work struggling
humanity is seen in the heart of New