The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-01
Frank Ewan, Of Mount Holly avenue,

q Mrs. Lydia A. Cline, widow of Jor
tina Cline, died at her home on Pi
: street on Wednesday in her S4th year.
ID
10 Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dill, of Braina
Or street, are receiving congratulations up'
no the arrival of baby girl in their hon
Or on Saturday.
10 Revival services will be continued
lis the Methodist church this week. III
W services were largely attended last wee
and good results were accomplished.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Powell desire
extend their thanks and appreciation
their friends for the many kindness
rendered during their recent bereav'
70 ment
Charles H., two-year-old son Of jaime
;, and Mile A. Nixon, of White street
= was stricken with Group on Sunda
i night and choked to death shortly after
ward.
An interesting mems meeting wa
held in the opera house Sunday after
noon, when Rev. James H. Terry de
livered very convincing address on thu
liquor traffic.
Frank Sleeper, of Paxson street. who
was sent to Jamesburg by his employers
Haines & Sherman, of Burlington, two
months ago, has completed his work
there and returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Evans, the former
lof whom conducted store in Mount
4Holly in what is now the Bussom pro-
perty. died recently at Bennington, VT,
within four days of each other. Pneu-
monia was the cause of death. Mrs.
Evans was former resident of Lum-
berton.
On Thursday, at the New Washington
House there will be a sale OF some OF the
most valuable horses that have ever
been offered in this neighborhood.
While there are some green youngsters
in the lot, all of the stock has shown
records, public and private of from 2.l2
to 2.3O. The sale will draw number of
horsemen.
The ladies' aid of the G.. A. r. has
elected the following officers: President,
Mrs. Charles Gale; vice president, Mrs.
John X. Scattergood; junior vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Charles Elbertson; chaplain,
Mrs. Jennie Brown; guard, Mrs. Daniel
Stanton; conductress, Miss Emma
Bates; secretary, Miss Lorena Bates;
treasurer, Mrs. Charles H. Warner.
In accordance with a proclamation of
President Wilson, Thursday was OBJ
served throughout the nation as tag day
for the relief of Hebrews in the war zone
of Europe. The local committee-Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Krupnick and Squire
aeilbron-report gratifying result in
Mount Holly. Miss Jennie Lutz and
Mrs. Brody canvassed Moorestown, and
had pleasing results.
Next Sunday night the patriotic
lodges of this town and county will at
tend Lincoln's birthday service at the
Mount Holly Methodist church, when
the pastor, Rev. Joseph L. Surtees, will
preach special patriotic sermon on the
subject, with Heart and Hand.' All
orders invited will meet at Red Mems
hall at 7 o'clock Sunday evening to pro-
coed to the church in body.
Herbert Small, of Indian Mills, was
caught cunning without license on
Sunday by game warden Charles c.
Morton. Justice of the Peace John
Throckmorton, Jr., and constable Harry
Eddleman accompanied Morton on the
trip. Eddleman made the arrest and
hearing Immediately took place. Justice
Throckmorton imposed fine of $40 and
costs on Small. which he at once paid.
The Caiman Concert Company will
be the next attraction of the Lyceum
course being conducted in the Methodist
church. They will be here on February
%. This is big musical company, COM
posed of five artists which promises to
be the big attraction of the course. The
admission will be 35 cents. If you have
not course ticket you should secure a
single ticket at once. You cannota afford
to miss this concert.
Harry Robbins, well-known Penn
sylvania railroad conductor, who runs
on the Camden-Long Branch route, has
announced that he will be married to
Mrs. Sadie E. Hubbs, of Camden. The
announcement was made at the we'd
ding of his daughter, last week, to Her
bert C. Harris, of Pemberton. Robbins
is widower and lives in Camden. Mrs.
Hubbs owns a grocery at Sixth and
York streets in that city.
Thirty boys were present at the Boy
Scout meeting held in the armory OF
Company f on Wednesday night.
Herbert Wollner is acting as scout mas
ter. A cake sale is to be held soon and
the proceeds will be used toward the
purchase of uniforms. Boys from II to
IS are urged to join and get the benefit
of the setting up exercises, drilling. etc.,
and the instruction in first aid work,
and what to do in case of fire, drowning,
and fainting. Another meeting will be
held at the same place tomorrow night.
and all boys who would like to join are
welcome.
The funeral of Henry Powell, aged 70
years, took place from his late residence
on Pine street last Tuesday afternoon.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Joseph L. Surtees. Mr.. Powell was a
civil war veteran and he was great
favorite among his many friends. AT
the grave services were conducted by
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post No. &c, g. A. r.,
of which he was member. A squad
from Company E fred the salute and
sounded the bugle taps. Mrs. Powell
having been ill for some time was unable
to go to the ground, and she viewed the
burial of her husband in the Baptist
cemetery, opposite their home, from her
bedroom window. Deceased is survived
by q widow, nine sons and two daughters.
A Local Option rally will be held at
the Billy Sunday tabernacle, Trenton,
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock. After
resolutions have been adopted demand
ing the passage of local option bill
those present will march to the Stale
House and continue the demonstration
in front of the capitol and will present
the resolutions to the Legislature. The
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