The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-12-12
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER p 1916
LOCAL NEWS.
Rnv il at home.

Wetherill's mems store.
Miss Jennie Finley, of Smithville, is
employed as stenographer in the Office
of county engineer Logan.
The stork left a little girl at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. August VOCAL,
on Miffiin street, last week.
Washington Camp No. II, P.NO. s.
OF A, initiated two candidates at the
meeting on Thursday evening.
Rev. John w. Nicholson, of Pleas
antville, preached in the Mount Holly
Methodist church on Sunday morning.
A luncheon for the men of the Pres
byterian church will be served in the
chapel of that church next Tuesday
evening.
The remains of George p. Seward,
who died at Riverside on Wednesday,
were inferred in Mount Holly cemetery
Saturday afternoon.
For the first time in long while the
Mount Holly postmaster reports that
there were no unclaimed letters" in
the post office last week.
The next meeting of the Burlington
County Firemen's Association will be
held in the Hope fire house, Burling
ton, on Wednesday, December 20.
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
during January, the library Will be
open from until o'clock Open
every afternoon from until o'clock.
Mebmers of st. Elizabeth's Guild of
st. Andrews church are making ar
rangements for the erection of me-
mortal tablet to Rev. DIR. James Stod-
dard.
The Holly Club has formed basket
ball team with Allen G.. Hatcher, Cliff
s. Irons, Jr., and Thomas Elberson as
members.
s. Budd Norcross will sell 25 acres of
timber on the Lawlor tract, along the
Rancocas creek, north of Hainesport,
at public sale on Saturday afternoon,
at one o'clock.
The cellar of the former Burtis prop
erty on Mill street, which has nearly
always had more or less water in it, is
being filled up by the new owner, John
Worlin, and cement floor will be laid
in the large store.room.
81. Paul's M. E. church Epworth
League will be in charge of the pastor
at q meeting this evening. He will
conduct teacher training class study
of the lesson. Remember the old folke
concert on Thursday night at $50.
On Friday evening the county COM
mittee of the Y. Nj. G. A. met at st.
Andrews parish house. Many activi-
ties for the coming winters work were
discussed, and definite plans were
made for enlargement of the work.
Union chemical engine went to Rich
ard Lambs farm on Wednesday to ex-
tinguish stalk rick blaze that endan-
gered some buildings. The same after
noon America chemical was called out
to attend to grass fire on Arch street.
Harold B. Allen is the latest of pro-
gressive local merchants to modernize
and improve his place of business.
Handsome glass show cases have been
installed in his drug store, which per-
NIT the attractive display of fine line
of goods.
The residence of Job Shinn on Mill
street was entered by thieves on Sun
day night of last week, but before they
were successful in securing anything
members of the family heard the
noise and with shotguns drove the
intruders off.
Pupils of the grammar school under
the direction of Miss Elizabeth TiIling-
hast, will give musical play, Christ
mas at 81 Hopkins" in the high
school auditorium, on Wednesday
evening, December 20. Admission
will be ten cents.
The Ladies' Aid of the G. A. r. will
celebrate their anniversary this even
ing in the Grand Army hall with an
appropriate and interesting program
Members of the Ct. A. r. and Sons of
Veterans have been invited to attend,
and there is no doubt but that O very
enjoyable evening will be spent.
When Arcade hall is vacated by
Company E, upon the erection of its
armory, it is reported that the hall will
be made a part of the Arcade hotel.
Partitions will be erected, giving pro-
prietor Marren an additional number
of rooms, and the annex will be con-
nected with the hotel by hall over
the driveway to the hotel yard.
Local fire companies nave elected
the following delegates to the North
ampton Firemen's Relief Association,
which will hold its annual meeting
next Monday evening: Good Intent,
George M. Sleeper, Herbert J. Shadell,
William j. Haines; Relief, Richard p.
Brown, Barclay w. Slinn, John M
Huff; America, S. Earl Assay, Eugene
L.. Engle, Maurice Rowan; Union, A.
G. Mayer, Alvin Staley, Charles Cha
fey.
At the last meeting of Pemberton
grange the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Master,
Carlton Thomas; overseer, Garrett
CTamer; steward, Job Hargrove; assis-
tant steward, John Hippenstiel; treas
urer, Henry K. Lippincott; secretary,
Harold ID. Harker; chaplain, William
Rogers; lady assistant steward, Marie
Hippenstiel; ceres, Agnes Shreve; po-
mona, Mrs. Harold ID. Harker; flora,
Mrs. Samuel Johnson; gatekeeper,
George Johnson.
The Burlington County Democratic
Club held a meeting on Saturday and
elected the following officers: President,
William t. Kirk, Beverly; vice presi-
dent, William A. Slaughter, Mount
Holly; secretary, William H. Absalom,
Florence; treasurer, Henry Walters,
Riverside. One of the very pleasing
features of the occasion was the report
OF the treasurer that after all the ex-
penses of the last campaign had been
met there was $50 in the treasury. 1t
was decided to hold the annual dinner
on Jefferson's birthday.
At its concluding session at Atlantic
City, on Friday, the State Grange
placed itself on record as opposed to an
embargo on foodstuffs, and disclaimed
responsibility on the part of the farm
ers for the high cost of living. The
Grange expressed itself in favor of
special road tax, being opposed to the
Egan road bill, and favored the use of
the income from automobile traffice, as
at present, for the maintenance of the
roads. The repeal of the full crew rail
road law was advocated, and local op-
ton endorsed. Military training in
the schools was opposed.
Walter Antrim, of Pemberton, died
at Woodbury., Saturday. He had been
in poor health for long time and was
taking a rest at Woodbury. with the
hope that he might regain his health
but an attack of pneumonia proved
fatal. Mr.. Antrim was born in Penn
berton and at an early age entered the
employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company as telegraph operator at
Pemberton station. From there he
went to Sea Girt, finally getting the
position of division telegraph operator
at Camden. He was made trainmaster
a position which practically was assis-
tant superintendent of the Trenton
division of the railroad. He was
thoroughly conversant with every
phase of railroading and was valu-
able official. Very seldom was he alb