The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-22
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Sunday evening service in the Baptis
church.
The Boy Scouts of Vincentown, he'll
a cake sale on Saturday, the proceed
will go toward purchasing uniforms.
Augustus vonForienger. ST., fel
against chair at his home on Saturda.
and badly injured his face and nose.
Carson w. Wright, who has been &C
cupying a position with the Burlington
County Produce Sales Company, has re
signed, and entered the employ OF tn
Creedon Hardware Company.
A. 8. L. Doughty, who has been sicl
for some time, has improved to such ar
extent that he was able to be taken to {
Philadelphia hospital. yesterday wher'
he will receive special treatment tina
could not be given here.
A show window is being placed in the
front of the former law offices in the
building belonging to Robert s. Gaskill
corner Main and Murrell streets. The
rooms are to be occupied by merchant
tailor from Burlington.
All bids for the Mount Holly Herald
and the plant of the New Jersey Fence
Company, both belonging to the estate
Of William B. Wills, were refused by the
executors yesterday, and the properties
will now be offered at public sale.
The wedding of James b. Shelton,
manager of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Company's store in Mount Holly, and
Miss Esther C.. Oakerson, Of Horners-
town, took place on Sunday. The cers-
mony was performed by the Rev. Mr..
Harbert.
At the last regular meeting Of the
Hainesport Y. M. C. A. several MEM
Sers from the Masonville group were
entertained. The evening was spent in
playing games and athletic stunts, after
which an informal feed was enjoyed by
those present.
The Burlington quarterly meeting is
being held to-day at the Friends meet
ing house. corner Main and Garden
streets. There will also be q social
affair, followed by religious service, at
7.30 P. NJ. The eminent evangelist,
Isaac Wilson, is expected to speak at all
meetings.
Last Wednesday evening George B.
Hates gave the Boy Scouts. of Mount
Holly, an interesting lecture on snakes,
with several live reptiles and
others preserved in alcohol; what to do
about snake bite, also pointing out
which reptiles were harmless and which
were poisonous.
While assisting in unloading large
boxes of leather at the Lumberton Shoe
Factory, yesterday afternoon, Joseph
Story, of Lumberton, was knocked from
the wagon by box, which resulted in
breaking one of his legs. He was
brought over to the Burlington County
Hospital, where the injury was treated.
Owing to his age, being about 60 years
old, it will be some time before he will
be able to walk again.
Joe Hortiz, tenor and yodler, support
ed by an excellent caste ofeleven people,
will appear at the Mount Holly theatre
on Thursday night OF this week. This
will be rare musical treat for everyone.
The company will present new must
cal drama, Fritz in the Mountains" a
strong play with clean comedy. 1t is
story of everyday life. A number of
new and attractive songs will be given.
seats are now on sale at the
theatre.
Edward Hack is busily engaged in
painting and repairing his fleet Of canoes
n order to be ready for the opening Of
he season. Claude B. Bullock has sold
MS canoe and outfit, and a number Of
other changes OF ownership of canoes
laye taken place during the winter.
Mr.. Hack is looking forward to a busy
season and expects the l.amber of out-of- |
own owners of canoes stored with him
20 be greatly increased.
The following officers were nominated |
BY Mount Holly Lodge Of Elks at its |
Meeting last Tuesday night: Exalted |
uler, Elwood H. Stokes; esteemed lead |
ng knight, Alfred J. Mullen; esteemed
oval knight, E. Lewis Schuyler; es-
eemed lecturing knight, DR.. g. H.
secretary, Harry L. Walters;
treasurer, Charles c. Cowperthwait; |
russee, j. Budd Woolston; tiler, Samuel |
fryer; representative to grand lodge, !
3. Pearson; alternate repre- |
entative, Samuel c. Fenimore.
Yesterday was the date for opening |
bids for a ten-year lease for room to |
contain the Mount Holly post Office.
The present lease expires on July LIST
lext. 1t is understood that two offers
we're received yesterday-one from KEEL
ey & Killie, owners of the building now
occupied by the Office; the other from
Dr.. J. Hume Carter, who had planned |
o enlarge the first floor of the building |
where he now resides and make it meet |
he government requirements for post
'ffice. Both bids were laid over for
urther consideration.
On Tuesday morning the house occu-
lied by Walter Hedrick, at Pensauken,
vas almost entirely destroyed by fire.
rhe water pipes had frozen and to thaw
hem considerable combustible material
vas used. After the man who had been
working at the pipes left Mrs. Hedrick
tarted for the cellar and found that |
,lace full of smoke and in a short time |
he flames were running to the roof. So
asst did the fire burn that all the FAM
ly's effects were destroyed, the mother |
md children escaping with only. what |
hey had on. Mrs. Hedrick got some Of |
he furniture out, and knowing that |
here were some articles in cupboard |
The went back after them. She started |
10 leave the house just as the firemen
we're coming in and the door was push |
ID against her, the knob striking her In
she breast. This, with exposure, pros
rated Mrs. Hedrick and she was taken
quite ill and for time pneumonia was
feared. She WIS formerly Miss Ella
of Mount Holly.
On Thursday linemen who were at
work on the telegraph line between
and Rancocas, were coming
the woods at Rancocas Park,
when they heard child screaming.