The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-12-26
TIE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

1He pupils OF the PemDeTUOH puDll
school have made much-appreciate
donation to the Children's Home of
quantity of toys.
A meeting of the Burlington Count
Federation of Patriotic and Religion
Fratsrnities will be held in Noun
Holly tomorrow evening.
Harry johnson, of Mount Holly, an
Miss Mary Early, of Wrightstown
were married at Pointville, on Decem
Der II, by Rev. g. c. Reynolds.
The annual meeting of the Burling
ton County Game Protective Leagu
will be held in the court house, Noun
Holly, Saturday afternoon, January
18th, at two o'clock.
The engagement of Miss M. Heller
Decou, of the nursing staff of the Bur
lington County Hospital, and Benja
min Farr, of the Bordentown higt
school faculty, is announced.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Charles
E. Black fine Christmas donation o.
potatoes, canned goods and other eat
ables has been made to the Children's
Home by the people of Columbus and
vicinity.
Beginning shortly after the first o.
the year, the domestic science depart
ment of the Mount Holly high schoo
will be prepared to serve lunches t.
out.of-town pupils and others at a
nominal cost.
Washington Camp No. II, P. o. S,
of A., on Thursday night, donated $50
to the Burlington County Hospital, as
the result of the recent flag bow sale,
assisted by the camps of that order in
Burlington county.
The Mems Club of St. Andrews
church met at the residence of Edward
II. Lewis on Wednesday evening, forty
nine members being present. An in
teresting talk on local history was
given by William A. Slaughter.
Rancocas Grange will have Christ
mas entertainment and tree at its
meeting tomorrow. Every member is
requested to bring small gift, not to
cost more than ten cents, which will
be distributed during the entertain
msnt.
The various financial institutions of
Mount Holly have declared their regu-
Ian semi-annual dividends, payable on
and after January 2. The Farmers
Trust Company will pay per cent.
free of tax, the Union National Bank
and the Mount Holly Safe Deposit and
Trust Company per cent. each.
The monthly meeting of the Bur-
lington County Firemen's Association
was held at Hope fire house, Burling-
ton, Wednesday evening. $50 MEM
bers were present. Routine business
was transacted and fine lunch served
by the Burlington firemen. The jan
uary meeting will be held at Bridge
boro.
AT the meeting of the Board Of Edu-
cation ON Friday evening, DR.. Harold
E. Longsdorf was continued as medical
inspector of the local schools until the
annual meeting in April. This action
was necessary because DIR. Longsdorf's
original appointment, made when a
leave of absence was granted the late
DR.. Parsons, expires on January /.
An interesting recital was given re-
Gently in the auditorium of the Combs
Conservatory of Music, Philadelphia,
in which Miss Rita Krnpnick appeared
with conspicuous success. Miss Krup-
hicks rendition of ""Morceau Charac-
teristique, Wollenhaupt, was all that
could be desired. and confirms the be-
lief OF her many friends and admirers
In Mount Holly that she is destined
to q brilliant career.
Mrs. Harriet Newell Pancoast, for
mer Regent of Annis Stockton Chap
ter. Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, of Burlington, died Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Richard
p. Holeman, the present Regent of the
Chapter, on Garden street, Mount
Holly. Mrs. Pancoast had been i'll for
q long time. The funeral took place
from the residence of her son, in Phil
adelphia, Saturday afternoon.
The public schools will reopen next
Tuesday after the Christmas vacation,
which began at the close of the regular
sessions on Friday. This curtailment
of the usual two weeks vacati was
made necessary by the late date of
opening the schools because of the fear
of infantile paralysis. In some parts
of the state the schools will be in ses-
sion Christmas week with only three
days vacation from the same cause.
To-day, tomorrow and Saturday the
county Y. M. C. A. will conduct edu-
cational trips to Philadelphia and
Camden for boys and young men.
Among the places to be visited are
Breyer's Ice Cream Co., Miller Lock
Co., r. H. Comey Co., dyers and
bleachers; Cranes Ice Cream Co., the
Y, M. c. A. of Philadelphia and Cam
den, and other places of interest.
Lunch will be eaten at the Association
buildings and swim in the tanks en-
ioyed.
The contract to paint the interior of
the large sanitary buildings on the
Juliustown dairy farm has been
awarded to Burr C. Wright, of Mount
Holly. The buildings are to be finished
in white enamel, and it will take 300
gallons of the enamel to complete the
job. Mr.. Wright also has the contract
for painting the exterior of the same
buildings and has had force of men
at work there for the last six weeks
On Wednesday he received the contract
for the interior work.
The scholars of the Methodist Sun
day school had delightful time on
Thursday evening, when part of their
Christmas exercises were rendered be-
fore an audience that filled the lecture
room of the church. The High school
orchestra was present and rendered fine
music. Amusical cantata, Grandpa
Christmas Guards" was rendered in
a pleasing manner by the scholars.
The presents and candy were distribut-
ed. There were % scholars who had
not missed Sunday school session
during the last year and one who had
not missed for two wears. all of whom