The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
fHE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

A garage is being built in the rear
Ellis II. Patker's residence on Washin
ton street.
Good Intent Fire Company will no
social session and entertainment {
Thursday evening.
The first meeting house Of the Churs
OF Christ in New Jersey. was opened
Tabernacle on Sunday.
The Young Friends Association wi
meet ut the home of Caleb Dudley, 6
Medford. on Thursday evening.
John Reeves has resigned his positio
at Aliens pharmacy, and William Su
livan, Jr. is now employed there.
The next regular meeting Of the W
c. T. U. will be held in G.. A. r. hall
Tuesday afternoon, April 25. atSoclock
A civil service examination for thu
position of postmaster at Hainespor
win be held in Mount Holly on Satui
day.
Harry Swain, an engineer on tn
Pennsylvania railroad, removed hi
family from Mount Holly to Pembertor
yesterday.
The animal dinner of the Burlington
County Bar Association will be held a
the Elks' home in Mount Holly, next
Monday night.
There will be sale of Easter eggs
chocolate and dyed-at the house Of the
United Brethren in Christ. Washington
street, on Saturday.
Former Judge John G.. Horner wor
second prize with his dog, "Ned," at the
field trials of the English Setter Club o.
America, held at Medford last week.
The thanks of TIE family of William
Shannon are extended to all friends who
30 kindly aided in the recent bereave
ment caused by the death of wife and
mother.
A fire Of unknown origin started on
the former Dennis farm on the back
road from Mount Holly to Smithville
Wednesday afternoon, and burned ovel
about forty acres.
Special master Blanchard H. White
sold the Elberson property at the corner
Of Garden street and Mount Holly ave-
nue., on Thursday afternoon, to Ida NJ.
Phares and Eva Smith, for $1,575.
The annual reunion of the Twenty
third New Jersey Volunteers, will be
held in Mount Holly on May 8. the an
niversary of the battle of Salem church.
The business session will be held at the
Grand Army rooms, and dinner will be
served by the ladies of the Methodist
church.
Theodore B. Wells, of Red Lion, well
known in this section as dealer in
poles and timber, died on Tuesday of
tuberculosis. He was forty-three years
Of age. Many Of the poles used in the
installation Of the first local telephone
system, which was later purchased by
the Interstate company, were furnish
ed by Mr.. Wells.
Richard Penn, employed, as a bridge
builder by the Pennsylvania railroad, is
in the Burlington County Hospital,
suffering severe bruises caused by falling
. distance of twelve feet from car
loaded with lumber at the station in
Amboy. Fortunately no bones were
broken, but considerable soreness has
resulted from the fall.
John Ct. Scorer, of Philadelphia, will
deliver q lecture in the Mount Holly
Methodist church next Monday evening,
April "a. His subject will be "Mirth
and Its Mission" This will be the
final number Of the Lyceum course
MIR. Scorer is an earnest and entertain
ing speaker. You should not miss this
lecture. The admission will be 25 cents
for those not having course tickets.
At the annual election for directors of
the Camden and Burlington County
Railway Company, Thursday, the fol-
lowing were chosen: A. J. County,
Joshua E. Borton, John R. Howell,
VIM. J. Trick, John B. Trick, Henry J..
Trick, Jos. HI. Gaskill, ]. P. Hutchinson,
Richard Ashhurst, John ID. Johnson, Z.
n. Lewis, John G. Horner, l. Snowden
Haines, Wilbur f. Rose, Joseph c..
Kingdom, Charles H. Folwell, Henry
Tatnall. Charles H. Folwell succeeded
William H. Heisler, deceased.
The restoration of the John Woolman
house, on Branch street, is nearing COM
pletion, and the property will soon be
ready for occupancy by the caretaker.
All three of the fireplaces have been re-
stored, and in one of them hangs the
original crane named in John Wool
mans specifications. A pair of shutters
and cocoanut drinking cup were found
behind the boarding over another fire.
place. A number of gifts of furniture
have been received, and an entire or
chard of fruit trees, with shrubbery, was
one generous gift.
The benches which were purchased
several years ago by the Fourth of July
carnival association for use at the annu-
al upper creek celebration, have beer
lying uselessly on the grounds of the
Early Risers' club for couple of years
AS the interest in the annual celebra
ton seems to have died out, without
prospect of revival. the members Of
the carnival association are considering
placing the benches in suitable locations
along the banks of the creek, where they
will be appreciated and used by
canoeists and picnic parties,
While looking over some old docu-
ments lately. Richard d. Garon found a
colonial bill printed in Burlington by
Isaac Collins, in 1771. On the back o
the bill is printed ITO counterfeit il
DEATH" also the words eighteen pence,
together with thirteen stars and larg
leaf The bill was issued under the au
thority of law passed by the colony O
New Jersey in the fourteenth year o
the reign of King George III. and bear
the signatures Of Robert Smith, Ton
Beaver and John Truth. 1t bears tn
English coat of arms and the number il
'45,778. The bill is in good condition an,
the printing quite clear.
Miss Fannie Cooper, of the Ney
Brunswick state college, will give dem
onstratiou in canning at both tn
High and Samuel Aaron schools O.
Thursday afternoon and evening. TIL
meeting at the colored school will