The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-23

CI Two unclaimed letters remain at tn
post Office for Miss Eva Davis and Clal
ence L. Cameron.
The date of the annual strawberr.
= festival of the First Baptist church ma
n been changed to the first Of June.
Ii Budd G. Krayer has passed tn
government examination for wireless
s operator, and is now waiting for an as
signment.
Miss Charlotte Oliphant has beer
awarded gold watch in puzzle con
test conducted by the Philadelphia Pub
lic Ledger.
There will be q change in the time
table of the Pennsylvania railroad al
midnight next Sunday. when sew
eral shore trains will be added to the
service.
Rev. C. H. Carter, of Crozier Semi
nary, has accepted q call to the pastor
ate Of the Jacobstown Baptist church,
and will begin his duties there about
June first.
Edward A. Creedon has purchased the
house on Garden street, opposite the
Presbyterian church, from Walter Allen
and Henry B. Wright, the owners, and
will shortly make it his residence.
Next Sunday will be camp Sunday in
the Presbyterian Sunday school. Two
or more boys will be elected to attend
the Y. M. C. A. camp this summer and
a collection will be made for them.
Freeholder Esham has q force of men
at work Strengthening the King street
bridge, which has been badly in need of
repairs. Some necessary piling are being
driven, and rotten timbers replaced.
Six COWS ON the farm Of William
Jones. near Msdford, were poisoned re-
Gently by eating refuse from . crib
house where an insecticids had been mix
ed last year. Frank E. Snyder, Of
Woodland, lost two COWS last week under
nearly similar conditions.
Mrs. Maurice Haines was surprised on
Saturday evening when number Of her
relatives and friends called to celebrate
her birthday. They took filled baskets
and number of useful and pretty re-
membranes. All had an enjoyable
time and no one went away hungry.
An inter-Sunday school tennis tourn-
ament is being arranged for Mount
Holly. Teams from the various Sunday
schools will compete for cup to be held
by the winning team for the year. Rev.
Luther M. Bicknell has been appointed |
chairman of committee to arrange for
the league. i
Next Tuesday being a holiday, THE
NEWS will go to press on Monday after
noon in order that its subscribers may
recsive their papers in the Tuesday
morning delivery. Advertisements and
other matter intended for publication in
this issue should reach this Office not
later than Friday night.
The degree team of Washington Camp
No. II. p. o. 8. of A., will 60 to Penn
berton on Thursday evening to initiate
class of candidates for the Camp of
that place. About twenty-five members
Of the local camp will accompany the
degree team. The automobiles will
leave here at 7.S0 o'clock.
In her sleep . few nights ago the
young daughter Of Mrs. Caroline War
rick walked out the second story win
dow Of the home of her grandfather,
Henry H. Leeds, at Rancocas, and only
awakened when she struck the ground.
The child's cries brought her mother,
who went downstairs and unlocked
the door to let her in the house. A
physician was called, but after careful
examination found she was not hurt.
The members OF Washington Camp
No. II, P. o. 8. Of A., Washington
Council No 5, Jr. o. U. A. M, and all
other patriotic orders who are to attend
service at the Methodist church with the
Grand Army next Sunday night will
meet at Red Mems hall on Mill street at
z o'clock to proceed to the church in a
body. The Grand Army, Ladies' Aid
Of the G. A. R., w. c. 7. u, and Sons
of Veterans, will meet in the Post room,
and Company E will assemble in the
Arcade hall.
The quarterly conference Of the United
Brethren in Christ church, of Mount
Holly, was held in the church property,
Washington street, Thursday evening.
DR.. D. d. Lowrey, conference superin-
tendent, Of Harrisburg. Pa, presided.
The following trustees were elected:
William Wright, e. B. Mccullough,
Walter Leonard, William Hall, Herbert
Alloway. Steward, Herbert Alloway.
Assistant stewards, Mrs. John Grifsu,
Harry Swain. The official board re-
mains the same as last year and the
treasurer and class leader will be ap-
pointed later.
At the last meeting OF the Board OF
Freeholders DR.. Glasgow suggested the
advisability Of experimenting with con-
crete road building, and his idea is to be
taken notice Of. About q quarter Of q
mile on the road between Mount Holly
and Lumberton will be laid in concrete,
uc&1uu1u& ~ bno 1NOhbudAnpUOu AAuo anu |
extending towards Lumberton. This
piece Of road will be watched al to its
durability and cost of maintenance.
The balance Of the road will be built of
stone, $11 900 having boon promised by
the state department for this purpose
The oyster shell road that is now in use
has not proved satisfactory.
After several weeks of preparation the
scholars of the Mount Holly public
schools, members of the Junior Chau-
tauqua, rendered Robin Hood" ON
Wednesday afternoon. 1t was intended |
to have the entertainment in the court
house yard, but II the weather proved
stormy it was announced that the high
school auditorium would be used. We'd
nesday opened with q heavy rain which
had continued all night, leaving the
ground very damp. In addition to this
there was fierce wind blowing and the
situation was anything but favorable
for an soutdoor entertainment But it
seems there was something on the pro-
gramme that could not be fitted in ON
the auditorium stage, so the children |
were taken to the court house yard and |
there the show was given. Many of the |
uerformers wore low shoes and alinners