The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-14
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Harry Bryant has moved from Hain'
port to Mount Holly.
The Delaware and Raritan canal h
been reopened for the season.
Mount Holly Lodge of Moose W
elect officers at its<meeting tonight.
The engagement OF Richard HI. Roge
and Miss Lillian M. King, of Moul
Holly, is announced.
The annual conference OF the Meth
dist Episcopal church will open at Al
bury Park tomorrow.
A ten per cent. increase in wages hs
been granted employees of the Johnso
foundry at Hainesport.
Five persons were received into mem
bership at the Methodist church OF
Sunday and two were baptised.
Willard F. Lippincott and William H
Heisler, Jr.. have successfully passed tn
examinations for counselor at law.
Charles Nixon, OF Mount Holly, em
ployed by the Acme Tea Company, hal
been made manager Of a store at York
Pa.
Rev. Charles M. Perkins, of Trinity
church, Vineland, will preach at the
Friday evening service at St. Andrews
church.
Mrs. Thomas b. Denness and Miss
Ethel A. Cronk, Of Cherry street, will
have an Overland automobile about the
first Of April.
Washington Camp No. II, P. 0. 8. Of
A., is making elaborate arrangements
for ladies night. to be held on Thurs
day evening, April 8.
Alfred B. Jones. son of Edward B.
Jones, has been elected member Of the
board Of directors Of the Goodrich Tire
Company, of Akron. Ohio.
Frederick H. Lee, formerly Of Mount
Holly, 10 now In the employ OF the real
estate department OF the Pennsylvania
Rail road Company. in Philadelphia.
At public sale at the Stiles farm
near Lumberton, last week, number of
antiques were sold at very low prices.
Three spinning wheels brought fifteen
cents apiece.
The lungmotor recently purchased by
the township committee for public use In
case OF accidents, has arrived, and will
be kept at Dubell's-drug store, where it
will be accessible at all times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tallman, viii
shortly move from Columbus 20 Mount
Holly, occupying the former Parker
property on Mount Holly avenue, recent
ly purchased by Edward T. Haines.
About twenty members of thetI aides
Aid Of the G. A. r. visited the Grand
Army Post on Friday evening and pre-
scented them check for 500, which was
the result of the supper recently held.
Robert 6. Goldy has settled his little
difficulty with the township authorities
over his violation Of the traffic rules by
paying his fine and costs, amounting to
$2.10. The incident appears to be closed.
The railroad stations at Birmingham,
Juliustown. Lewistown. Columbus and
Jobstown were byoken into on Friday
night and the pay telephone boxes at
each place robbed. Nothing else was
molested.
The house and lot No. 1913 Pearlstreet,
together with the personal property be-
longing to the estate of Mary Elizabeth
Rice. will be sold at public sale on We'd
nssday. March %, beginning at IL
o'clock.
A Burlington county convention of
the Senior Order United American
Mechanics will be held in Mount Holly
On Thursday evening, March %, at
which time large attendance of the
members is expected.
Thomas L. Quigley has purchased the
pool room connected with the Regent
theatre at Burlington, and installed
Frank Ryan as manager. A number OF
pool. tournaments will be conducted, in
which Palmer M. Thomas and Augustus
Powell will represent Mount Holly.
Good Intent Fire Company will hold
a series of three subscription dances al
the engine house on Garden street, TO,
the benefit of the auto apparatus fund.
The first dance will be on Thursday
evening, March %. The company will
hold smoker and entertainment in the
near future.
The initiatory team of Washington
Camp No. II, p. O..S. of A., represented
the local Camp at the rally held in
Camden on Saturday evening at the
Union M. E. church. The speaker was
national vice president William James
Heaps, of Baltimore, Md. A short street
parade preceded the rally.
Francis Evan, of Mount Holly ave-
nue., who has been confined in the Bur.
lington county hospital, suffering from
pleuro-pneumonia, was removed to the
home Of Andrew Taylor. Friday after
noon. Mr.. EVAN will sell his household
goods and remove to the South where
he will live with relatives.
Lewis Mantel. probably one of the
best known men in central New Jersey,
died of apoplexy at his home near Lewis
.eyn, Thursday morning. Mr.. Mantel
sas a prosperous farmer and for many
years was leading stock buyer. A
widow and large family of grown-up
children survive him. He was a men,
Der of the New Egypt lodge of Odd Eel
lows.
In spite of some discouraging reports
in South Jersey, the farmers around
New Egypt claim that the fruit prospects
are good for the coming season. One of
the largest fruit growers in that section
stated on Saturday that while many of
the peaches were killed, there would be
enough left on each tree to insure good
crop and the quality Of the fruit would
be far superior to last year.
The entertainment that was to be given
In the Methodist church this evening
by Mrs. William Calvin Chiffon, has
been postponed. on account Of Mrs. Chill
ton having been called to her home owing
to the illness of her husband who is at
the point of death. Due announcement
will be made when Mrs. Chiffon will re-
sumo her entertainments and when she
will fulfill her engagement in Mount
Holly.