The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-25
The Ladies' Aid Of the G. A. R. viii

meet this evening.
The Easter offerings at st. Andrew
church amounted to $571.S9.
William sulzer, of Broad street. en-
ployed at Eddystone, Pa, removed hi
family to Philadelphia last week.
=. Announcement is made OF the en-
IS gagement Of Harry O. Booth, Of Mount
Holly, and Miss Lillian Furry, OF Viii
l. mington, Del.
George NJ. Sleeper has resigned as q
b member of the election board in the
= first district of Northampton, and Judge
Lippincott filled the vacancy by the ap-
!, pointment of Nelson D. w. Pumyea.
= The first church building in Burling-
ton county of the Seventh-day Advent
a lists, has been erected at Burlington.
5 Dedicatory services in the building be-
gan on Friday night, and continued I'M
til Easter.
An ordinance compelling haclxmen to
stand by their conveyances at the curb
|, line while soliciting business at the rail-
road station, has passed first and second
reading before the township committee,
aud will be given a third reading for
final passage next Thursday evening.
There will be meeting of the Mems
Literary Club at the court house next
Friday night, at eight o'clock, to be adj
dressed by Prof. w. c. Sullivan on the
subject Development of Plant Life.''
These meetings are interesting and prof
/ liable. All men are invited.
A dog-faced cat three weeks old. is a
curious possession of a resident of Bur
lington. The kitten has marks of both
animals, its head is that Of hound, its
coat is black and slick, and while its
paws are large, its nails are similar to
those of cat.
The Grand Army, Company E and
Sons of Veterans will attend service at
the Methodist church on Sunday even
ing, May %. This is their annual Gus
tom the Sunday before Memorial day.
The Grand Army invites the patriotic
orders of town to accompany them on
this occasion.
The annual dinner of the Burlington
County Bar Association was held last
night at the Elks' Home, and was a
very successful affair. Covers were laid
for AZ persons. The guests of honor were
Chancellor Walker, Judges Kalisch,
Carrow and Lippincott, and Vice Chan
cellor Leaning.
There will be meeting Of the congre-
cation of the Methodist church to-mor-
row evening, beginning at 1880, in con-
nection with the prayer service, for the
purpose Of electing treasurer, three
trustees to serve three years, and a trustee
to serve an unexpired term caused by
the death of Thomas J. Alcott. The
terms Of Albert A. Johnson, Morris K.
Perinchief and Philip s. Irons. expire.
Struck by bolt of lightning about
nine o'clock Friday night, tree ON the
lawn of William Atkinson, on the road
from Mount Holly to Burlington, caught |
| fire, and the flames spread to the Locust
Grove club house and small outbuild- |
| ing near by. Two girls living ON the |
adjoining farm saw the blaze, and tele- |
phoned to Burlington for aid, which was
promptly answered. The two buildings
named were entirely destroyed, but the |
firemen were able to prevent the flames |
from spreading to the house and barns. |
The township committee has received |
notice from the public utilities commits |
sion that there viii be a reopening OF the |
hearing OF the Burlington County Tran
sit Company's application for permits
sion to increase its rates of fare. After |
the recent destruction OF its cars by fire,
the company communicated the facts to |
the commission as further argument
for raising the fares. The commission |
decided to take further testimony, and |
fixed next Monday as the date when all |
persons interested will be given hear
ing.
A change in the trolley time table |
took effect this morning, whereby half
hour service was discontinued entirely,
and an hour service instituted. Cars to
Moorestown and Camden will leave the
fountain, Mount Holly, at 81 minutes
after the hour, from 5.37 q. m. to 1887
p. m. Cars to Burlington will leave the
fountain at minutes after the hour un
til Hosp. M, except that the first trip
in the morning will leave here at $50.
The last car to Burlington will leave at
11.05. The last car from Burlington will
leave at 1852.
The Browns Mills Country Club has
been incorporated and is enrolling a
large number Of prominent Jerseymen
as members. This is to be one Of the
first clubs of this character with an ex-
elusive hotel service, affiliated with the
International Motor Club. The property
at Browns Mills includes an eighteen
hole golf course. and many other at
tractive features for outdoor sports. AS
an exclusive club resort it should be .
success, and while it's visitors will UNI
doubtedly come from all parts Of the
United States, it will always be of special
interest to the residents of Burlington
county.
Harry Matiack, q shoemaker who lives
at Hinehman's boarding house on
Washington street, was robbed Of dia-
mond ring, valued at $500, on Thursday
night. When he retired he took the
ring from his finger and placed it in q
bureau drawer, as was his usual custom.
The next morning the ring was missing.
1t is supposed. that some one climbed
through his open bedroom window and
stole the ring. There were fresh marks
and scratches on lattice beside bay
window under his room and also on the
window sill. Nothing else was stolen,
although there was considerable money
and other valuable articles in the room.
|, The honors won by members Of the
graduating class OF the Mount Holly
High School this year were announced
last week as follows: Margaret Allen
Alcott, first honor, valedictorian; Will
r lam Earnest Karg, second honor; Freda
]. Shutlick, third honor; Dorothy Ger
tude Dill, fourth honor; Florence Eliza
beth Hatcher, fifth honor; Marian Leslie
! Whitman, sixth honor; Anna l.. Brown,
!, seventh honor; Florence May Walther,
eighth honor: lane Finley ninth honor.