The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-28
HE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Katharine Phares, both OF Mou
Holly, Is announced.
Mrs. Mary Davies has bought fro
the estate of Mary E. Rice house ar
lot, No. 1913 Pearl street.
The Mount Holly schools will close 4
the spring vacation on Friday afternoc
and reopen on Monday, April TO-
Frank Brown and Miss Mary
Smith, both OF Mount Holly, were ma
ried at Elkton. Nd. on Tuesday.
Having passed the civil service exam
ination, Benjamin Huss has been az
pointed postmaster at Cookstown.
Miss Grace Fryer has accepted pc
sition in the Office Of the Burlington
County Produce Sales Company.
The wholesale price Of milk for Apr
has been fixed at ~ cents a quart b!
the Interstate Milk Producers Associa
ton.
Members of the Holly Club have be
gun rehsarsals for minstrel show to b.
given in the opera house some time afte
Easter.
A marriage license was issued in Phil
adelphia Saturday to Rev. Lewis d
Gottschall, of Mount Holly, and Mary
A. Parsels, OF Philadelphia.
Thomas C. Alcott, who has been
managing the Auditorium billiard room
and cigar store at Burlington for William
b. Crozier, has purchased the business.
The regular meeting of the Armour
Union will be held at the home of Helen
Cameron, Paxson street, on Friday
evening, March 81. A large attendance
Ii requested.
Lewis Townsend, local Bell tsle-
phone employee, nearly lost an eye on
Wednesday when pair Of sharp point
I'd pliers he was using slipped of wire
and punctured his eyelid.
A. Anderson reports the sale OF two
plots of land on the McHenry place,
east Garden street, to Mrs. Naomi Ma
theirs Loveland, where she expects to
erect q residence next summer.
Ernest Atkinson, of Mount Holly, will
give q concert for the benefit of the
Woman's Home Missionary Union on
Thursday evening, April 6, at 8 o'clock,
In the Baptist church. Admission S5
cents.
Miss Agnes Lindsay. formerly of
Mount Holly, but now Of Newark, has
completed her preliminary course in
trained nursing, and entered the Orange
memorial hospital for a three years
course.
County superintendent Stees has ten
dered his resination, to take effect the
8lst day OF August. Who his successor
will be matter that is causing many
persons to feel great interest in the
affair.
Charles Madden, who recently left the
employ Of the Creedon Hardware Com
pany with the intention Of going into
business far himself at Woodlynne, har
given up that idea and returned to his
former position.
The railroad station at Hainesport was
broken into on Friday night, and about
$40 worth Of stamps and some pencils
were stolen. The burglars were evident
ly frightened off, as the money close to
the stamps was not disturbed.
Save your pennies is an old saying
and 1t comes in well, just here. Satur'
day, April 8. will be anniversary day
at Jones pharmacy. and Mr.. Dubell is
going to have some surprises and some
attractions that will be well worth saw
ing pennies for.
Miss Alice Kent Stoddard's ability as
an artist has again been recognized, this
time by the Art Club, of Philadelphia
which awarded the young lady gold
medal for her portrait of two boys, which
was displayed at the clubs I'D annual
exhibition.
The funeral of Anna, wife of James
Warner, of Shreve street. took place
from the residence Of her son-in-law
William Clapper, on Pine street, Thurs
day afternoon. Interment being in
Brotherhood cemetery. She was 7t
years Of age.
Mrs. Mamie Gladfelter has been grant
ed an absolute divorce from her hus.
band, Harry r. Gladfelter, on the ground
of desertion. Gladfelter formerly lived
ut Vincentown and then in Mount
Holly, where he was employed as g
cigar maker. His present location il
unknown.
evening, plants are pushing their heads
through the ground, and the rye heads
will be soon on hand, but, just the same,
do not let your heater fire go out until
you have seen the robins, blue birds and
italian organ grinder with monkey
attachment.
Charles La Tour resigned as township
clerk at the meeting of the township
committee on Tuesday night, and Her
bert s. Killie was appointed to ill the
vacancy until the end Of the year. A
new clerk win be elected this fall. The
committee decided to meet hereafter on
Thursday nights.
Mrs. Harry g. Claypoole, formerly
Mrs. Maize DeBolt, will continue to be
the local visiting nurse, her recent mar
riags not affecting her position as far as
the Woman's League is concerned.
= IA v;sit@ tn IA r,atients u,era made Lost
month, of which were free. She also
made "a social visits.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has posted notices warning all who dc
not intend using the trains not to loiter
ON the platform or in the station al
Mount Holly. The hackmen have ais
been notified to remain by their con
veyance when trains arrive and not tc
rush to the cars and seek custom. The
special officers of the company hav'
been given orders to see that this rule il
enforced.
A rife match between team Of Com
pany E and some citizen marksmen wa
shot at the local armory last week. tn
enlisted men, Stacy Powell, Jonathan
B. Eastlick, Joseph L. Brown, DAME
Eastlick and Edwin r. Peak, won b
the score of 65S to 6s4. The citizens
team was composed Of Carson "