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

| - IS StOAC0 Will O0 SAO1SA 49,
Monday New Years day. from on
TO six o'clock in the afternoon.
There has been skating on the cove
OF the upper creek, and from Hack
wharf to the mill dam, since Frioay
The Mount Holly high school team
defeated Moorestown in a basket bal
game on Friday afternoon, by the scor'
of 25 to9.
Revival services will begin in ths
Methodist church with the watch-nigh'
service next Sunday night, which viii
begin at 1890 o'clock.
The Christmas festival of the Pres
bytsrian Sunday school, will be held
this evening in the school room at
tached to the church.
! Miss Helen E. Dennis, OF Mount
Holly, and Edgar E. Pentsinger, OIL
Riverside, were married, on Saturday
by Rev. James H. Terry.
A days meeting. will be held next
Sunday at st. Paul's M. E. church,
closing with the watch night service,
which begins at 10 p. M.
The Young Friends Association has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Isaac r. Parker; secretary, Han
nah Engle; treasurer, Josiah L. Engle.
The Thomas Wilkins farm of PIP
acres, between Medford and Lumber
ton, was sold at public sale, on Satur-
day, to Thomas w. Hume at $51 per
acre.
The J. d. johnson Co, incorporated
in New Jersey, has given notice of dis
solution as corporation under the
laws Of this state, and will reincorpor-
ate in Delaware.
The new road between Mount Holly
and Lumberton was opened for travel
on Saturday. The concrete portion is
receiving much praise from those who
have been over it.
The Loyal Sisters Bible class of the
M. E. Sunday school sent sunshine
basket on Saturday to Miss Amanda
Cheeks, who is an inmate Of the Aged
Woman's Home at Burlington.
Robert Thomas, of Moorestown, and
Henry Merrett, Of Maple Shade, receiv-
ed slight injuries when an automobile
they were in skidded and struck tele-
graph pole on the Moofestown pike.
The Tiger A. C. elected the follow
ing officers last week: President, Gale
Shinn; secretary, Elvin Linton; treas
urer, George McKelvy; house commit
tee, James T. Anderson, Thomas
Smith.
The Mount Holly post-office had the
largest business in its history last
week. The unusual heavy mails were
handled promptly and efficiently by
Postmaster Reed and his corps of as
sistanta.
Quigley's pool room will open next
Sunday night New Years morning)
at five minutes after IL o'clock, and he
will give $3.50 gold piece to the first
persons who play 25-point game after
that time.
William A. Jones, the local Ford and
Overland automobile dealer, will give
his employees turkey dinner at the
Arcade hotel, this evening, in recogni- |
ton of their faithful services during
the past year.
An educational mass meeting of the |
colored citizens and their various
churches and organizations, will be
held at Mount Moriah A. M. E. church,
On Thursday evening. from to 9 pm.
The public is invited.
Residents of Maple Shade have asked |
that the town be included in the appli-
cation to be made for legislation that
will give the Public Service Railway |
Company authority to run express troll
ley cars from Camden. 1t is proposed |
to have the cars stop in Merchantville,
Maple Shade and to run through |
to Stanwick avenue.
Leon w. Fanstermacher. and Miss
Sarah Elizabeth Surman, both of AL |
lentown, Pa, were married on Deem
Der 16, at Phillipsburg, N. j., by Rev.
w. B. johnson. The bridegroom is |
the only son of Mrs. Ella N. and the !
late John J. Fenstermacher, formerly |
Of Hainesport. He is employed in one
Of the offices Of the Bethlehem Steel
All friends of religion are invited to |
attend the meeting to be held in the |
court house, next Sunday, under the |
OF the Timbuctoo A. M. E. |
Zion church. Mrs. Lena Mason, q well |
known evangelist, will conduct the SER
vices, and all churches and those inter- |
ested in the welfare Of the community
are invited to come out and hear this
woman talk.
A meeting of tomato growers was
held at the court house on Saturday
night. 1t was expected that repre-
sentative of Maryland canning house
would be present to talk over the ques-
ton of establishing branch cannery
here, but he failed to appear. 1t was
agreed by the meeting that tomatoes
should not be sold to Gamers at less
than $12 per ton.
With the saloons of Beverly closed
for six months, financial reports show
an increase of over 3Oper cent. in bank
deposits there, and officials say Thu
improvement, which is almost parallel
ed by the increased business of mer-
chants, is due to the dry, conditions.
During the six months deposits in the
Beverly bank increased from $256, $780,
"a to 1894, 814.29. while the number of
depositors increased over II per cent.
OF the increase, IL per cent. is in the
savings or interest department.
The New Jersey Court of Pardons
was busy Friday handing out Christ
mas presents in the shape of paroles or
pardons to those who have been con
fined in the state prison. Those from
Burlington county who were given
their freedom on parole were: William
]. Burns, carrying concealed weapons;
William Clevenger, rape; George Dom
aldson, breaking and entering; Charles
Felter, atrocious assault and battery,
intent to kill; Harris johnson, break
ing and entering; Frank Stubblefield.
larceny.