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

le Miss Rebecca Albright and Eckar
r Kinsler, both Of Mount Holly, wei
married at the Baptist parsonage o
v Sunday evening, by Rev. James 4
rs Terry.
Edward D. Stokes many friends wer
e delighted last week to see him taking
Is walk. On Saturday he was as far as tn
J post Office and he looked as if he ha
never been sick.
n Miss Elizabeth H. Tillinghast. of Bur
lington, has been chosen to ell the va
}. cancy in the teaching staff of the Noun
Holly schools caused by the resignation
of Miss Winterbottom. Miss Tilling
! hast has been teaching at Columbus.
: The township committee has had q
} railing placed around part of the coping
OF the public fountain to compel drivers
to water their horses from the Mill
street side only. This will prevent any
teams standing in the way Of vehicles
coming from Washington street.
A band of gypsies passed through
Mount Holly Sunday. At house near
the fair grounds they stopped and asked
for some bread which was given, then
they demanded pie. butter and jelly,
which they did not get but received an
order to pass on and they went towards
Burlington.
A Shakspearian entertainment will
be given on the lawn Of the Sacred
Heart Church the early part Of June. A
special Tercentenary programme has been
prepared from the best of the Shaks
sperian scenes followed by the fairy
comedy Midsummer Nights Dream"
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E.
church held very successful cake sale
on Saturday afternoon in the store of
p. s. Irons, at which they cleared $50,
for which they are very grateful and de-
sire to thank their friends for the
patronage received.
The trolley company began, on Sat:
urday, half-hour service between Mount
Holly and Moorestown. The cars will
run daily, beginning at LOS in the af-
ternoon, to Moorestown, and continue
every half hour until the last line at
night. 1t is thought half-hour service
will be given to Burlington in short
time.
On Friday evening a musical and
literary entertainment will be given in
the lecture room of the Presbyterian
chdrch. In the second part of the pro-
gram the story of "Cindy's Chance" will
be impersonated. The admission will
be 20 cents for adultx and ten cents for
children. The program will begin at
7.45 o'clock.
On Memorial Day the Sunday schools
in cooperation with the county Y. M.
c. A. will hold track and field meet on
the Mount Holly fair grounds. The
sports will begin at 100 p. m. At last
years meet 30 boys participated. The
boys of the Presbyterian Sunday school
were successful in winning the meet and
SO have had possession of the cup for the
last year. The Sunday school which |
first wins the cup three years in success
sion gains permanent possession of the
prize.
A week from this Saturday the Mount
Holly fair grounds will be the scene of a |
battle royal for the championship in |
track and field athletics among the High
schools of the county. Teams from
Mount Holly, Pemberton, Moorestown,
Burlington and Palmyra will vie with |
one another for honors. The cup was
won last year by Burlington. A banner
goes to the winning school, while medals |
are offered for the individual winners
and cup for the relay race.
On Saturday afternoon of last week |
the county Y. M. C. A. conducted a |
play festival and field meet for the boys
and girls of the Masonville, Hartford,
Green Grove and Mount Laurel schools. |
The young folks gathered at Rancocas
Park at ten o'clock in the morning and |
were kept busy until $50 in the after
noon. About one hundred participated |
in the activities and by the time the |
picnic baskets were opened everyone
had rousing appetite. Masonville sue
ceeded in winning the most points in
the field meet.
During the base ball game at Lumber
ton, Saturday, there was sad accident.
Joseph Adams, a man about IS years
Of age, was an enthusiastic supporter of
fho Tnu,Horfov, faouo ord ha xuoo n Il
familiar figure at all games when he ap-
plauded his favorites in very vigorous
manner. He began his usual methods
on Saturday, but the game had not pro-
crossed far when he was noticed sitting
ON the ground with his head hanging |
down. Some one went to him and found |
him in an unconscious condition. He
was rushed to the hospital, but he died |
before reaching the place.
Sechi Emerson Iksmoto, the official |
lecturer for theNew York Peace Society, |
will deliver q popular lecture in the
Presbyterian church this evening on the !
subject 1.-THE United States and World |
Peace" Mr.. Ikemoto represents the
best Japenese diplomatic mind on these
world questions and has splendid grasp
of the questions of relations between the |
United States and Japan. He has been |
very successful lecturer on Chautauqua
platforms and comes most highly recon-
mendsd. A silver offering will be made |
for him and all are%urged co be present
and enjoy the evening. 1t will be well
worth your time. The lecture will begin |
promptly at eight o'clock.
The subject Of purchasing the Mount
Holly water works is still being con-
sidered by the township committee.
The Water Company wants more for the
property than the township is willing to
pay. The latter has fixed $780, 700 as
their limit. The committee has been
looking over plants in the neighborhood
and have about reached the conclusion
that artesian wells will be the solution
of the problem Of furnishing pure water.
Some lots near the water works have
been inspected and it may be they will
be purchased with the idea of sinking
wells. A conference between the officials
of the Water Company and of the town.
ship will be held this week and then the
matter will probably be presented to the
taxpayers for discussion and settlement.
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