The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-07
IHE MOUNTg HOLLY. NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.
The cunning season opens on Friday.


Letters for Miss Anna Parker, DIV
Taylor and Henry Dues remain in Il
post office unclaimed.
Examinations for state teachers &C
tificates were conducted in the Moul
Holly high school on Saturday.
A fine musical and dramatic ente
tainment is being arrangedfor Thank
giving night, at the Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Chance gave
dinner party on Saturday night, i
celebration of the anniversary of the
wedding.
Farm demonstrator George T. RE
has removed from Union street to tn
Broad street property recently vacate
by Walter Oliphant.
National and local election return
will be received by special wires at tn
Elks' Home tonight for the informs
ton OF its members.
Mrs. John j. Fenstermacher has pu,
chased a residence in East Allentown
Pa, and removed from Hainesport +
the former city on Friday.s
A parlor meeting at the residence O
George III. Killie, on Broad street, las
evening, was addressed by Isaac Viii
son, the well known Friend.
The automobile license of William
Grover, of Mount Holly, was revoked
on Wednesday, by Motor Commission
er Dill. Grover was charged with reck
less driving.
Mrs. Sallie Gibbs died at her hom,
on Water street, Friday afternoon
from pneumonia. She was one of tn,
Oldest members of the Mount Holly
Methodist church.
Elwood Hart and Amos Zelley re-
turned last week from trip to Carl
bou, Maine, where they bought 13 car
loads OF seed potatoes. During their
visit they made short trip to Canada.
A masquerade surprise party was
rendered Mrs. John Throckmorton. Jr.
Of Church street, on Thursday even
ing. One was rendered Mrs. Clarence
sharp, OF Pine street, on Friday even
ing.
Clarence Wilson and Jesse Taylor,
colorsd, of Mount Holly, were arrested
at Burlington, on Thursday, on sus
picion of being implicated in cutting
affray here on Tuesday. They were
placed in the county jail.
A meeting of the Parent-Tsachers
Association will be held on THURSDAY
night in the high school auditorium.
An address will be delivered by Prof.
George G. Baker, supervising princi-
pal OF the Moorestown public schools.
Mr.. and Mrs C. N. Jacobs, of Union
street, have rented John w. Archer's
property on Mill street, and will occu-
Ply the residence part. Miss Never, a
sister of Mrs. Jacobs, will conduct
millinery business in the store portion.
The Burlington County Dairymen's
League held a meeting at Chesterfield
On Wednesday night in the interest OF
the movement to secure a wholesale
price of 81 cents for milk. Another
meeting will be held at Vincentown on
Friday night.
BY recent decision OF the Board of
Education no entertainments can be
given in the auditorium by any Of the
high school classes except on Friday
nights. This restriction does not ap-
ply to Functions given when the school
is not in session.
AT a meeting held in the high school
auditorium on Thursday night, the
Mount Holly Choral Society was form
cd with Miss Ethel M. Burr, OF Moores-
town, as director. About City persons
compose the chorus and weekly re-
hearsals will be held.
An illustrated lecture entitled "a
Trip to Africa, will be given by ]. M
y. Van Bunk, in the Baptist church,
wednesday evening, at 7.45. Mrs.
Van Bunk will sing in the native dia-
iect. All are cordially invited. A sill
yer Offering will be taken at the close
OF the lecture.
Stephen Smith, former superinten-
dent of the Masonic home near Bur
hngton, died at his home in Camden,
on Wednesday, from heart disease. He
was seventy-six years old. Mr.. Smith
was thirty-third degree Mason and
one of the best known members of the
fraternity in the state.
Among those who were successful in
deer hunting last Wednesday, the last
day of the season, were DR.. C. B. LAM
bert and Clarence Ta1bel, both of
Riverside, who killed 200 pound buck
near Chatsworth. DIR. G. w. Van
dsrveer, of Mount Holly, was one of a
party that got two deer near Old Wash
ington.
Charles Taze Russell, known as
Pastor" Russell, an independent
minister, and author of widely read
studies of the Scriptures, died on We'd
nesday afternoon, of heart disease,
while on train passing through Texas
en- route from Los Angeles to New
York. Pastor RusseIl's sermons were
read all over the United States and, for
some time. were published in THE
News.
The marriage of Harold M. Lippin-
colt, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Lippincott, of Broad street, and Miss
Hannah A. Moore, took place at $50
O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon, at
the home OF the brides aunt, DIR. HI.
Eugenia Whitehead, on High street.
The ceremony was performed by Rev
Henry Teller Cooke, the new rector Of
st. Andrews church. Only members
of the families of the bride and groom
were present.
Col. Thomas Reynolds Chapter,
National Society of the Daughters o
the American Revolution, held ameet
ing in Pemberton on Thursday even
ing. Mrs. William Emley gave an ad
dress describing veterans account o
Andersonville prison. There was also
short address by Mrs. Powell, of tn,
Clearfield, Pa, Chapter. Miss Edni
French was awarded q prize of 50. 81
for best results from flower seeds sup
piled by the Chapter. Mrs. RudderoN
and Mrs. Howard q. Cooper, of Noun
Holly, attended the meeting.