The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-06-13
Henry Harmed has been elected treas

= in the post Office last week.
The annual meeting Of the State b
Association will be held at Atlant
City on Friday and Saturday.
1T Pemberton High school held its con
mencement exercises on Friday evenin
q graduating class of fifteen.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Clark, of mel
Smithville, are being congratulated O
J. the birth of daughter, on Tuesday.
% The w. C. T. U. has discontinued il
le meetings for the summer, the closin
meeting being held last Tuesday afte
It noon.
The Methodist, Baptist and Presby
i terrain Sunday schools will hold the
sessions in the morning during th
, summer.
) The Burlington County Y. M. C. A
> will have tent at Sea Girt during tn
encampment of the Third Regimen
! this summer, where religious exercise
will be held
i A new pump has been installed at tn
cemetery at Woodland. A novel feature
of its construction is a sign nailed to {
nearby tree: "Do not drink this water
Took out two cats"
The marriage of Walter E. Leonard
and Miss Marion McKelvey, both Of
Mount Holly, occurred last Tuesday
evening, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. l.. d. Gottschall.
The mill property at Kresson has
been purchased from Albert G.. Powell
by Frederick Voight, of Camden, who
it is understood will restock and keep
the pond well supplied with game
| fish.
The widow and family of the late w.
Howard Shreve, of Columbus, desire to
return thanks to the many friends who
SO kindly aided them in their recent
bereavement in the loss of husband
and father.
Interesting Children's day exercises
were held in the Methodist church on
Sunday. At the morning service six
children were baptised and one received
into membership. The Sunday school
exercises were held in the evening.
Budd G. Krayer, who graduated from
school for instruction in wireless tele-
graphy, received word, on Friday, to re-
port to the revenue cutter lying off Race
street, Philadelphia. He passed sue
cessful examination, and signed a con-
tract for year. On Sunday the cutter
the Onondaga-sailed for Norfolk, and
Budd is now wireless operator in the
employ of the United States.
At the Methodist parsonage, Mount
Holly, yesterday afternoon Charles
Lovett Fenimore and Miss Alice Vance
Brown, both of Burlington, were married
by Rev. Thomas s. Hammond. The
bridal party journeyed by automobile to
Philadelphia, where they took the train
for tour in the Southland. When they
return they will make their home in
Burlington.
One of the beauty spots of Mount
Holly is the Brotherhood cemetery. The
place has been put in tip-top shape, by
superintendent John Wells, who feels
justly proud of its appearance. Great
credit is due the Brotherhood lodge, who
are owners of the cemetery, and the sup
erintendent for the improvement in its
appearance. Never before has the ceme-
terry looked better than it does at the
present time.
The Parent-Teacher Association will
hold supper on the court house lawn
on Tuesday, June 81, for the purpose of
securing funds towards the playground
that is to be maintained for the children
this summer. The supper will be 25
cents, but in addition to the generous
bill of fare to be provided there will be
clam chowder, ice cream and cake, which
will be extra. This is very worthy OBJ
ject and should receive hearty support.
An interesting session of the Burling-
ton County Federation of Patriotic and
Religious Fraternities was held in Mount
Holly last evening. There was large
attendance of the delegates present from
various parts of the county. Addresses
were delivered by ex-State president ].
HI. Andrus, of Camden; state president
E. N. Strong, of Ringoes; Rev. Thomas
s. Hammond, of Mount Holly, and II.
]. Jarrett, of Bordentown. All were in
teresting and full of patriotism. At the
conclusion refreshments were served.
Edward L. Dobbins, vice president of
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany, of Newark, died at his home in
Morristown, Tuesday, after a months
illness. Mr.. Dobbins was son of the
late Samuel A. Dobbins, of Mount Holly.
Five sisters, Mrs. Thomas r. Risdon, Mrs,
Thomas ]. Alcott, Mrs. John M. Huff,
Mrs. Isaac B. Huff, Mrs. A. A. Anderson,
and brother, John H. Dobbins, all liv-
ing in Mount. Holly, and another brother,
Rev. George L. Dobbins, survive him.
Mr.. Dobbins had been connected with
the Mutual Benefit for forty-five years.
Funeral services were held in Morris
town on Wednesday and interment was
made in Mount Holly cemetery on
Thursday morning.
At a meetingof the Burlington county
P. o. S. of A., held in Palmyra, last
week, an organization was effected by
the election of the following officers.
Past president, c. G. Ships, Delanco.
president, Rev. w. E. Zimmerman,
Lumberton; vice president, Albert
Rhubart, Bordentown; secretary, Rich
ard P. Aitken, Moorestown; treasurer,
Samuel E. Colder, Mount Holly; con-
ductor, William j. Clark, Hainesport;
master OF forms, John Nj. Coleman,
Palmyra; inspector, Carleton Haines,
Tabernacle; guard, James Gardiner,
Pemberton; chaplain, Benjamin r.
Kirby, Columbus; reporter, Earl Bowen,
Moorestown; trustees, Elias Morgan;
Palmyra; E. B. Bates, Mount Holly,
and A. NJ. Dennis, Rancocas.
Delanco, on Saturday, celebrated the
housing of its first automobile fire en-
CINE, combination chemical and hook
and ladder truck, and the inauguration
Iof more efficient system of protection
by the creation of a fire district. Fol
lowing parade, the new engine wa'
turned over to Chief Joseph NJ. Bacon
by chairman r. w. d. Hayward, of tn,
committee. Addresses also were mad
by Evan F. Benners, of Moorestown
president of the Burlington Count,