The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-06-06
LOCAL NEWS.

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day.
s. Lawrence Bullock preached in the
Methodist church at Georgetown on
Sunday.
The sessions of st. Andrews Sunday
school are now held in the morning at
els o'clock.
Howard Collins has had concrete
sidewalk laid in front of his residence on
Shreve street.
Charles w. Morgan died at his home
on Mill street, Tuesday morning, of
acute Bright's disease.
Thomas F, Cavanaugh has purchased
the Anna r. Bower and jamie Potts
properties on Water street, near King.
The wedding of Miss Mildred Mills
and Roger Gale, both of Moorestown,
will take place in that town on Tuesday,
June q.
J. Leon Messick removed his family
to Manasquan on Saturday. He will
continue to conduct his fish market on
Mill street.
George w, Slimm has returned to his
home after q very successful surgical
operation which was performed at the
Germantown hospital.
The Ladies' Aid Of st. Paul's Luther
an church will hold strawberry festi-
val and cake and bread sale in the hall
at Hainespo.t on Saturday.
w. Howard Shreve, prominent
farmer of Hedding, died suddenly from
apoplexy, Saturday, while at work in a
field. He was So years Of age.
The firemen's memorial service which
was to have been held ON Sunday, was
postponed owing to inability to secure a
speaker, to a date to be announced.
Mrs. Fred A. Lippincott. of the Jack
sonville road, has purchased from George
d. Worrell the residence on Buttonwood
street. near Garden, and will occupy it
shortly.
Patrick Dolan has decided TO discon-
tinue his restaurant business, and will
return to his former pool room and cigar
store after disposing Of his restaurant
fixtures.
Richard III. Rogers, who has been con-
nected with DIR. Elmer d. Prickitt's dis
pensary for some time, has completed
his course at the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy.
At the meeting of Lady Marion Home
No. 6, Brotherhood of America, on Sat
urday evening three candidates were
initiated and five propositions for mem
bership were received.
Edward Couples, of Mount Holly, who
has been in Jail on charge of assault
ing Catharine Morris, of West Washing
ton street was released last week under
$500 bail for his appearance at court.
The members Of the graduating class
Of the Mount Holly High school attend
ed the Presbyterian church on Sunday
evening. when the baccalaureate sermon
was preached by Rev. Luther M. Bick-
nell.
In order not to conflict with the COM
mencement exercises of the High school
the date of the meeting to discuss the
purchase of the water plant has been
changed from Thursday to tomorrow
evening.
While walking across the railroad
bridge between Delanco and Riverside
on Tuesday afternoon, Asa NJ. Foulks
the 16-year old son Of Frank Foulks, of
WOODLAND, was struck by train and in
stantly killed.
The marriage of Miss HI. Maude
Owens, daughter of Rev. Marshall
Owens, formerly of Mount Holly, but
now of Camden, and ]. Horace Opdike,
of Trenton, will take place at Centen-
airy Methodist church, Camden, today.
The class day exercises of the gradual
ing class of the Mount Holly High
school will be held this evening in the
school auditorium. The commencement
exercises will be held at the same place
on Thursday evening. There are nine
teen members Of this years class.
Artillias A. Anderson reports the fol-
lowing sales: Mrs. Benjamin w. Zelley
to DR.. John ]. Flynn, brick barn in the
rear of the latter's store; Mrs. Minnie
Lynn Chance to Samuel Browne, house
and lot, 101 Mount Holly avenue; Frank
Curran to Robert Peacock, bungalow at
Oakdale.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Lippincott, of Mount
Holly, for the marriage Of their daugh-
ter. Miss Julia Annette Lippincott, to
Alfred Kenneth Boyer. The ceremony
will take place in the First Baptist
church, Wednesday afternoon, June 81,
at two o'clock.
A meeting of the managers of the
Colony at Four Mile was heldat the resi-
dence Of Mrs. A. s. l.. Doughty last
week. 1t was decided to offer the insti-
tuition to the state, to be operated by the
department of charities and corrections.
II the offer is accepted, the state will
take title to the property.
At a luncheon given by Mrs. William
H. Heisler, Jr., at Pemberton, Saturday
the engagement was announced of Mr.
Levi Wire and Miss Katherine Gillian
Miss Gillian is the daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Joseph r. Gillian, Of Mount Holly
and Mr.. Wire is supervising principal O
the Beverly schools.
Barclay w. Shinn, Of Mount Holly
has begun suit in the Mercer count,
court against the Chandler Oil Clotl
Company of Yardville, TO recover dam
ages for the death of his son. Ralp
Shinn, in an explosion at the company
plant. The suit is brought under tn
employers liability act, and $5.49
week for three hundred weeks, tuners
expenses OF 500 and counsel fee, are d,
manded.
The Sacred Heart Dramatic Society
with cast Of 30 persons, under the d
rection Of Mrs. ]. Harry Halt, will eel
brats the SOOth anniversary of the deaf
Of William Shakespeare by producin
''Shades of Shakespeare's Celebrate
Women" followed by the fairy romal
tic comedy Midsummer Night
Dream" on the lawn OF the Sacst
Heart church. Thursday and Frids
evenings Of this week, at o'clocl
Tickets rs and 35 cents.