The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-12-19
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

the court mousse tO-UlOTTOW.
A letter for Mrs. Julia S. Perkins re
mains unclaimed in the post Office.
The Baptist Sunday school will holc
its special Christmas exercises on
Friday evening.
The special Christmas music by The
choir of the Baptist church will bt
given Sunday evening, December 81.
Several cases of diphtheria have de
veloped at Chatsworth, and many al
that place are threatened with the
same disease.
DIR. Harold E. Longsdorf has been
elected director of the Union Nation.
al Bank, succeeding DIR. r. II. Par
sons, deceased.
The marriage of Miss Eulalia Chat
fey, of Mount Holly, and Louis E. De
Bow, of Riverton, took place at Elkton,
Nd, on Saturday.
A meeting of the Young Friends
Association will be held at the meet.
ing house at High and Garden streets
on Friday evening.
The grammar school pupils will give
musical play entitled christmas al
Hi Hopkins in the high school audi
torium tomorrow evening.
Walter l. Dill has been elected presl
dent of the Building and Loan Asso-
citation of Mount Holly. taking the
place of the late DIR. Parsons:
The vacancy in the vestry of ST.
Andrews church caused by the death
of DIR. r. HI. Parsons, has been filled
by the election of Nelson d. w. PUN.
yea.
On account of the storm on Tuesday
the sale of live stock and implements
of Miss Emma Shreve, at Heddinc,
was postponed until Tuesday, Deem
Der 26.
The December meeting of the Indus
try Building and LOAN Association will
be held on Tuesday, December 26, the
regular meeting falling on Christmas
night.
Robert Peacock has removed his law
Office from the Zelley building to the
building formerly occupied by the late
Joseph Huff, and owned by DR.. E. d.
Prickitt.
The post Office at Columbus was
robbed on Friday night. After cutting
all wires on the building the thieves
blew the safe open and secured $25 in
money.
Justice of the peace Throckmorton
and game warden Morton went to
Chatsworth, Sunday, and issued Al
fox hunting permits to residents OF that
place and vicinity.
Rev. d. J. Jones, pastor of the Vim
centown Baptist church, has accepted
q call to the Baptist church at Quin.
ton. He will assume charge of his
duties there the first of the year.
A luncheon for the men of the Pres
byterian church will be held in the
chapel this evening at $50 o'clock.
Rev. Henry Teller Cooke, rector Of St.
Andrews church, will be the speaker.
Mount Holly Forest of Tall Cedars
of Lebanon will hold meeting in the
Masonic Temple on Thursday evening,
December %, in the Masonic Temple.
Officers will be elected and a number
of saplings initiated.
The post Office will be open every
evening this week until 9 o'clock to
handle the Christmas rush. The Office
will also be kept open next Sunday
and deliveries will be made on that
day by an extra force of carriers.
DR.. G. w. Vanderveer's automobile
skiddsd as he was turning the Button
wood and Mill street corner, on Friday,
and the machine went on the sidewalk
of Edward Hack, which resulted in the
breaking of the front axle of the car.
The Holly Club basket ball team
played its first game on Thursday
night at Medford, and was defeated
by the team at that place by the score
of 81 to 8. The Mount Holly boys did
good work and made a fine showing
for the first game although they were
defeated.
All the leading merchants are adyer.
Using in THENEws. If you are in
doubt as to what to give for Christmas
presents, look over the many advertise
ments in this issue and you will find
that all your wants can be supplied
right in Mount Holly. There is nc
need of going out of town to spend
your money. The Mount Holly mer-
chants are offering very suggestive
Christmas gifts.
The America chemical responded to
two fire alarms in short time on
Saturday evening. The first was at
the residence of Robert Ribbons, or
Madison avenue, where chimney was
on fire. All the hand extinguishers or
the chemical were used in putting tn,
fire out. The second alarm was from
the residence of Leon Donahoe, or
Hume street, where another chimney
was on fire. When the chemical ar
rived neighbors- had succeeded in ex
tinguishing the flames.
A large audience that well filled TIL,
Methodist church was present on Wed
! nesday evening when the Carlisle
Piermont wet and dry dialogue debat,
was presented by two members of th,
Anti-Saloon League staff. Both side
of the liquor question were dealt will
in q fair manner. There were SOM
very amusing features in the debate
and the entire proceedings were en-
ioyed by the large and enthusiast
audience. A solo was rendered by Mrs
w. r. Trowbridge, and Rev. L. M
Bicknep and Rev. T. 8. Harmon,
took part in the opening of the meet
ing.
The second anniversary of the Ladies
Aid OF the g. A. r. was celebrated las
Tuesday evening in the Post room
The Grand Army and Sons of Veteran
were the invited guests. There was
large attendance present, and all en-
ioyed the delightful entertainment
provided by members of the Aid. Tn
minstrel troupe was feature with thei
comedy selections of songs, recitationi
jokes, etc. Addresses and Victrol
selections were numbers on the pre-