The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-28
The interior of Aliens drug store is
being repainted.

The interior of Aliens drug store il
being repainted.
Local druggists will close their stores
on Thanksgiving day from to 6 p. m,
Armour Union will hold a bread, pie
and cake sale in the Union fire house
on Saturday afternoon, December 9.
The Tiger A. C. basket ball team
went to Jobstown on Saturday evening
and was defeated by the score of 81 to
Is.
A marriage license was issued in
Philadelphia on Friday to Carlton F..
Madden, of Mount Holly, and Mary E.
| Quirk, of Philadelphia.
The marriage of Miss Anna Gilbert,
of Church street, Mount Holly, and
Norval Blisard, of Burlington, took
place on Sunday evening, November
10. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. James H. Terry, of the Baptist
church.
The Mount Holly Dorcas Society is
an association that does a great
amount of good in quiet manner.
During the year just ending it gave
out 136 pairs of woven goods; 1913 yards
of goods not made: Is sheets; four pairs
of gloves; 81 aprons; 1s house dresses;
one pair Of blankets; SO pairs Of stock
ings.
l. r. Clevenger, farmer living near
Pemberton, is suffering with broken
arm, the result of an accident which
occurred at North Penberton station
on Wednesday. Mr.. Clevenger was
standing at the head Of his team when
the horses became frightened and gave
q plunge forward, throwing Mr.. eleven
ger to the gronnd.
The house Of John Tidney, at Five
Points, near Riverton Twas destroyed by
fire Of unknown origin, on Sunday,
and six months old infant perished
in the flames. The baby and two
year-old child had been left alone tenn
porarily, during which time the house
took fire. The elder child was rescued.
The barn also was destroyed.
The Burlington County Farm Bu-
reau and County Board of Agriculture
will have dinner in Grange hall, Col
umbus, on Saturday evening, Decem-
Der 16. A number of well known
speakers will be present. Tickets for
the dinner, 81 each, can~be obtained
from the bureau or executive commit
tee of the board of agriculture.
Howard Goldy got in front of Rich
ard Lambs automobile out Garden |
street, on Saturday evening, and was
struck by the car. One of his legs was |
badly broken, both bones being frac- |
tured. He was taken to the Burlinton |
County Hospital, where the leg was
wired and plated, and it is hoped the
injured member can be saved.
The price of Sunday newspapers
will be advanced one cent per copy be- |
ginning with next Sunday. THE |
NEWS will be sold at the same price |
that has been maintained for q long
time-$1 per year. The price of paper |
has more than doubled, and |
those of our subscribers who may be in |
arrears will certainly appreciate the
fact that a full payment will great
ly aid in keeping the subscription down
to the present price and at the same
time give them the weekly happenings.
On Sunday ST. Paul's M. E. church
began its Both anniversary celebration.
Imx UJs1Is0 mfxrr1 Nhnl he
toric sermon in the morning, the pastor
noon, followed by the blessing Of the |
brothers. Robert Street gave the his
toric address at night, followed by re-
marks of charter members. The pub
lie is invited to attend the good fellow
ship meeting in the court house to-
night, to be addressed by Rev. Henry
Teller Cooke, of st. Andrews church. |
Charles Coles, executor of the estate
Of Martha M. Powell, deceased, will
sell considerable real estate, etc., at
public sale at Lumberton next Satur-
day afternoon, comprising dwelling
houses, timber land, cedar swamps,
etc. In addition to the properties
advertised, there will be in
cludsd q house and lot on Landing
street, Eumberton, known as the Will
liam G. Shinn property, and another
tract Of timber land comprising 56
acres. A complete list of the real
estate, ETC., is given in an advertise
ment in another column Of this issue
Of THE NEWS.
THE NEWS is compelled to issue a
this week, owing to the |
press of advertisements and an unusual |
OF local news. We do not care
much for supplements, but this course
is made compulsory by the fact that |
advertisers recognize the value OF THE
NEWS as an Advertising medium. In
this connection it may not be out Of |
place to say that an advertisement in |
serted in this paper on Tuesday week, |
brought the desired result before "a |
hours had elapsed. Another advertise
ment OF a lost article had it restored to
its owner the next day after the paper
was printed.
A new mail box of modern desi gn |
has been placed at the corner OF Main |
and Washington streets, and similar |
ones plac ed at the county build |
ings and the railroad station. Several |
boxes in town have been attached to |
poles of the Interstate Telephone |
Company, which are being taken
down, and the location OF the mail
boxes was changed. The old box at |
the court house stood on the concrete |
pavement near the curb, which was |
Just the place for it, but rather than |
have the pavement disturbed and re-
laid at nominal cost, the committee on |
court house and grounds decided that ]
the lawn in front Of the building must |
be dug up and the box placed inside |
the pavement line, which does not add |
to the beauty Of the lawn,
Christmas Post Cards, one cent each. |
L. 8. Boyce, stationer. ad