The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-16
LOCAL. NEWS.

Victor Grover has sold his restaura
business on Madison avenue to Nj
Mary Gladfelter.
Three more candidates were initiat'
into Washington Camp No. II, P. o.
of A., on Thursday evening.
Letters for Mrs. Ridgeway and Jul
T. Hopes remain unclaimed in I'll
post Office for the week ending May l
The spring institute of the w. C. 7. I
OF Burlington county, will be held
the Marlton Baptist church, Thursday
May Is.
The Brotherhood Bible class of the NJ
E. Sunday school will attend the mex
Sunday evenings service in that churcl
in body.
RAYMOND E. Thomson has been elect
ed secretary and treasurer Of the Anko
kas Canoe Club, succeeding Eugene F
Haines, resigned.
Mount Holly Forest No. 3, Tall Cedar
Of Lebanon, will hold ceremonial SEES
sion in the Masonic Temple on the even
ing Of Thursday. May %.
George B. Mcclellan has been elected
secretary OF the Baraca class Of the Bap
tist Sunday school, succeeding A. John
Baylies, who recently removed to Bur.
lington.
John Fields, an old soldier, who has
been living with his daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Britton, on Pine street, was
taken to the Soldiers Home at Kearney
ON Thursday.
Tomorrow will be q big day in Penn
bsrton when twill be "Old Home Day"
Prominent speakers, parades, music,
everything to make you enjoy yourself,
and ample preparation to feed you.
Roy Watson. of Church street, who
has been driving one of Matthias iitneys.
has accepted position at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company's yards at Cam
den, and will remove to that place in
the near future.
John Jones has removed from New
Orleans to Mount Holly, occupying the
property he recently purchased on Mount
Holly avenue. Mr.. Jones is son Of the
late Edward Jones. who lived on Miller's
hill about 81 years ago.
The Fletche. Grove camp meeting as
ISOLATION has announced that the annual
camp at Delanco will be in session from
June 80 to July 9, with Rev. Budd
Robinson, of Pasadena, Cal, and Rev.
r. M. Kell, of Columbus, o., as the
principal workers.
Washington Council No. 5, Jr. o. U.
A. M; Washington Camp No. II, P. o.
8. of A.; and the Ladies' Aid of the g.
A. R., have accepted invitations ex-
tended to them by Gen. A. E. Shiras
Post No. 26. G. A. R., to accompany
them on Sunday evening, May %. when
they will attend service at the Methodist
church. Company E and the Sons Of
Veterans will also attend.
Joseph King. Of Vincentown, and
Frank Simpson, of Baltimore, were
sentenced to serve from three to fifteen
years each in prison, by Judge Boyle in
Camden on Thursday, for their part in a
highway robbery which Melted them
about thirty-fiye cents. Robert Whit
ney, of Camden, the victim of the rob-
berry, identified the prisoners as two OF
the four men who waylaid him.
Miss Elizabeth M. Eckman, daughter
of Prof. and Mrs. ]. l.. p. Eckman. will
graduate ffom the Philadelphia Musical
Academy next month, after four years
Of piano study under Wassili Leps.
Miss Eckman will give joint recital
with Miss Lille Johnson, soprano, an
other graduate. at the academy, 1917
Spruce street, Philadelphia, next Mon
day evening, for which many of her
friends have received invitations.
Township Clerk Killie is prepared to
issue registration numbers for dogs. The
law passed at the last session of the
Legislature makes it imperative for
owners of these animals, if they wish to
save the lives of their property, to have
them properly registered and tagged. II
the dogs run loose without tag it is
lawful for any citizen to kill them on
sight, and it is also the duty of the
township committee to instruct officers
to destroy unlicensed dogs. So if you
want to save the animals get them H.
censed.
One of the pleasant events of last week
was the reunion Of the graduates Of the
Bordentown Female College. 1t was
held in the Bellevue-Stratford hotel,
Philadelphia, Wednesday, and there was
q large attendance of the members. Mrs.
Engeline F. Warner. of Bordentown,
mother of Harry t. Warner, of Mount
Holly, is the senior graduate, being .oI
the class OF 1852-1853. She was heartily
congratulated on being able to be at the
reunion, and the wish was expressed
that she would be able to attend many
more such gatherings.
Beginning the first of June the trolley
fares will be increased. The zones viii
be as follows: Moorestown TO Burling-
ton: First zone-Chester avenue, Moores
town, to Hartford; second zone-Hart
ford to Rancocas Park; third zone-Ran
cocas Park to Mount Holly; fourth zont
Mount Holly to Johnson's; fifth zont
-Johnson's to Wittmeyer's; sixth zons
-Wittmeyer's to Burlington. Burling
ton to Moorestown: First zone-Burling
ton to Wittmeyer's; second zone-Witt
meyers to Johnson's; third zone-John
sons to Mount Holly; fourth zone
Mount Holly to Rancocas Park: fiftt
zone-Rancocas Park to Hartford; sixth
zone-Hartford TO Chester avenue
Moorestown. Fare five cents in eacl
zone.
Otto Aumack, who has been the agen
Of the Adams Express Company her
for some time. gave up the position Oh
Saturday, and will return to Asbur
Park. He is succeeded by Robert G
Tiger. When Mr.. Aumack came t
Mount Holly he was met with stu
alton that was anything but pleasant
The former agent had been care
less, to say the least, and Mr.. Aumac
was met with complaints from all qual
tiers, many packages having been lost {
missent, and in addition to his reguls
work he was compelled to straighte