The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-29
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.
Another big auto truck has been add
ed to the Vansciver freight service.


freeholders will be held at the cou
house tomorrow.
Acting scout master Herbert Violin
addressed the Boy Scout meeting G
Wednesday night.
The next regular meeting of the v
T. U. will be held in G. A. r. hal
Tuesday, March Z. at P. M.
The store property on Washingto
street owned by Mrs. Allan A. Engle
being converted into a dwelling.
Rev. Joseph L. Surtees went to Al
lantic City yesterday and conducted tn
funeral OF Judge Coles wife's mother.
Mrs. Susan Sewers, of Water street
died on Saturday. The funeral will TAX
place from the Methodist church thi
afternoon.
Miss Grace Dickerson, of Grant street
fell on the slippery sidewalk in front 0
her home ON Thursday morning, and
broke her arm.
Miss Helen M. Lynch and Mahlor
Southland, Of Pemberton, were married
In Mount Holly on Wednesday by Rev
Johnson Oatman. Jr.
Mrs. Royden Carly will entertain the
members Of the Loyal Sisters Bible
class Of the M. E. Sunday school at her
home ON Thursday afternoon.
Elwell H. Shemeley, who recently
moved from Hainesport to Mount Holly,
is being congratulated upon the arrival
Of a daughter in his family last week.
Charles Madden, who has been con-
nected with the CEeedon Hardware Com
pany. will shortly engage in business
for himself at Woodlyne. Camden
county.
Loren M. Fryer, an employe OF the
treasury department at Washington.
made short visit to his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Fryer, of Mount
Holly, on Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Ingling and Benjamin
Smith. both of Camden, motored to
Mount Holly on Saturday, and were
happily married at the M. E. parsonage
by Rev. Joseph L. Surtees.
The funeral of Miss jamie T. Hughes
took place from the residence of J. Frank
Antrim, on Garden street, yesterday
afternoon. She was 56 years of age.
Interment was made in Mount Holly
cemetery.
The spring meeting of the Burlington
county Y. nj. c. A. committee will be
held in Mount Holly on Friday. I'm
portant business will be transacted, and
plans for the 18th annual convention
discussed.
George T. Reid, the farm demonstrat-
or, will be one OF the speakers at a meet
ing Of the Mount Holly Mems Literary
Society in the high school building next
Friday night at eight o'clock. All men
are invited to attend.
Letters for the following persons re-
main unclaimed in the post Office for
the week ending February 26: Bessie
virgins. Norman H0leman, Miss Mary
Hulse, Mrs. K. Heirt, Mrs. Benz. Carter.
Jno. Nowns. John Kelly.
Howard E. Alcott has accepted po-
sition with the Goulds Manufacturing
Company, of Seneca Falls, N. Y,
makers Of power pumps. He will have
charge Of the Philadelphia office, and
entered upon his duties yesterday.
A rally OF the Methodist Home Mis-
sionary Society and Queen Esther Circles
of the Trenton district will be held TO-
morrow afternoon at P. M, in the
Broad Street Methodist church, Bur-
hngton. National and district officers
viii be present.
Walter E. Gaskill, Mount Holly
printer, who had been employed at Bur
lington and Princeton as q linotype
operator, died on Tuesday at the home
Of his father. Edward B. Gaskill, on
Brainard street, of tuberculosis. He is
survived by widow and three children.
An invitation has been extended to
members of the Masonic fraternity re-
siding in Mount Holly, and their friends,
by Rev. Joseph L. Surtees. to attend
the service at the Methodist church next
Sunday night, when he will preach an
appropriate sermon, 1.-THE Shsltering
Man."
Disappearance Of largest sections of
copper telephone wire from lines Of the
Farmers Telephone Company at Jacobs
town. broken by the recent sleet storms,
10 said to be explained by the arrest of
an Italian farm hand, near Jacobstown,
charged with the theft of the wire, which
he is alleged to have collected and sold
to Philadelphia junk dealers.
A big time is expected at the meeting
Of Marion Circle No. 9, Brotherhood of
America, to be held on Wednesday
evening, March 8, at which time the
grand officers OF the order will make an
official visit to the local Circle. A fine
program is being arranged for the occa-
sion and refreshments will be served
smithville Circle will also be present.
Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp No. 45.
Sons of Veterans, held Washington
social Wednesday night and entertained
the members of the G.. A. r. and the
Ladies' Aid. State commander Corcor-
an, of Gloucester, made an address, and
remarks were made by other members
and guests. Entertainment was fur
nished by Prof. Russell Throckmorton,
New York elocutionist, and refresh
ments were served.
In honor OF his completion of half
century as q member OF the Masonic
fraternity. Walter A. Barrows was ten
dered q reception and banquet at the
lodge rooms in Riverside on Saturday
evening, by South Jersey Masons. 8. R.
Sites. secretary of Cape Island Lodge
when Mr.. Barrows was made Mason,
City years ago. was one of the speakers,
he and the guest OF honor being the
only surviving members of the lodge en-
rolled at that time.
Announcement was made, on Thurs
day, that the real estate, newspaper and
printing plant Of the Mount Holly Her
aid, belonging to the estate OF William
b. Wills, deceased, had been sold to
Charles LaTour and George NJ. Sleeper,
both OF whom have been in the employ
OF Mr.. Wills for number of years past
The Burlington County Trust Company
executor Of the estate, received sealed