The Mount Holly news., 1916-01-25

CSgton county POMONA orange
It's annual meeting at Moore;
Nd lay :, s.n,u.
Lutz, has opened green grocery mai
ket at Pitman.
Eighty-eight visits were made las
month by the visiting nurse, of whicl
thirty-five were free.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis I. Worrell hav
moved from Vincentown to their recent
ly purchased farm near Eayrestown.
Camp 59, P. o. Of A., will celebrate
its second anniversary tomorrow night
All members are requested to attend.
A large addition is being made to the
building of the Mount Holly garage Al
the corner of King and Washington
streets.
Anna Castor, John Miller and John
Ryan remain unclaimed in the post
Office.
Mrs. Jane E. Flenard died at her home
on Mill street Saturday evening. She
was 96 years Of age. The funeral will
take place tomorrow.
The Young Friends Association has
elected the following officers: President,
Albert Hansell; secretary, Mrs. Caroline
H. Engle; treasurer, Miss Anna Deacon.
Herbert G. Harris, q former clerk in
the local post Office. and Miss Velma
Robbins, Of Camden, were married al
the latter place, on Tuesday, by Rev.
George s. Johnson.
Within three hours after being stricken
with apoplexy, Friday evening, Andrew
]. Slimm, of Mount Laurel, died. He
was an uncle Of conductor George w.
Slimm, of Rutland avenue.
Oliver Lippincott and Winfield Quig.
ley have formed partnership and will
conduct an automobile repair shop in
the building on Pine street at the rear oi
Morton's store. The building will be re-
modelled this week.
The Kenilworth Lake Company has
estate business. The capital stock is
500. 900. and the incorporators are Edgar
N. Batten, Michael B. Hughes and W
A. Asam. The property is located neal
Marlton.
Rube Kiple and Daniel Vansciver, o
Riverside, who were discovered fishing
for suckers in the Rancocas creek with q
net, are now serving ninety days in the
county jail in default of fines of $1O5.Ol
each. They had 200 pounds of fish il
their possession when caught.
Another meeting in the interest OF the
Boy Scout movement was held in the
armory of Company e on Wednesday
night. Thirty-ive boys were present
and three patrols = Wolf, Fox anc
Beaver-were formed. with scouts Aus
tin, Fryer and Fisher as the leaders
Regular meetings will be held on Wed
nesdays.
Albert Hoskins, aged 25 years, who
has been working at Hainesport fol
about a year, secured employment al
the store of George Walther there few
weeks ago. Last Wednesday, while Mr.
Walther and family were away, Hos
kins entered the house, stole $50 in
money, and fed. A warrant for his ar
rest has been issued.
The Baraca Class of the Baptist Sun
day school has elected the following
officers: President, Herbert r. Smith;
first vice president, Roscoe G. Gale;
second vice president, Holmes N. Hur-
ley; third vice president. William J..
Haines; secretary, A. John Baylies;
treasurer, James Fl. French; teacher,
Rev. James III. Terry.
The death of Henry Powell, a civil
war veteran. occurred at his home on
Pine street Friday night. He had been
Ill for some time with pneumonia and
heart trouble. He was in the 74th year
of his age. Mr.. Powell was q member
OF Gen. A. E. Shiras Post No. 26, g. A.
R.. and he will be buried with the
honors of war. The funeral will take
place this afternoon.
The large farm house of Elgar L.
Buzby. at Rancocas, was totally de-
stroyed by fire of unknown origin short
ly after midnight on Tuesday. An ap-
peal for help was sent to Mount Holly,
and America chemical engine responded,
but owing TO the condition Of the roads
arrived too late to be Of much assist.
anee. Mr.. Buzby's loss is close to IS, ,0O(
with 50, 900 insurance.
Tickets for the concert to be given in
the opera house on the evening of Feb
ruary 2 by the Mount Holly Glee Cluf
will be placed on sale at Jones' phar
macy tomorrow morning at nine o'clock
The program Of the entertainment vii
include selections by the club, vocal anC
instrumental numbers by we'll known
artists, and a one-act comedy Peaches.
by the Players Club. of Beverly. Tn
entertainment will be very enjoyable
and there will be great demand 70
seats.
A course OF five discussions by d.
0eOEBo Gafio Lenik uSis NuiAohe AAeSoA
Day by Day." will be given under tn
auspices OF the Women's League in tn
Friends meeting house on Buttonwoo
street on Wednesdays, at Ais p. M,
follows: January 26. February and 2
March 8 and %. The price of couri
tickets. which may be secured from Mr.
Richard P. Holeman, is one dollar. d
Raiguel is noted and interestir
speaker, and the course should be we
attended.
The quarterly business meeting Of Il
Women's Burlington County Historic
Society was held in old st. Mary
church, Burlington, on Wednesd'
afternoon, with an attendance of oy
100. Interesting reports took up me
Of the program. The society has alrea
nearly 200 members, although it b
been organized only about a year.
was decided that the work for the Co
ing yeah would be to establish the exi
route of the old Kings Highway throu
Burlington and Salem counties.
Merritt w. Smith, a young farm
along Wood lane, near Unionville, is
Hshnemann hospital, Philadelphia,
the result OF painful injury he recei,
ON Thursday morning. Mr.. Smith '
csrting logs on sled some distal