The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-09

Three candidates were initiated in Il
local P. o. s. of A. lodge on Thursds
evening
Saturday evening dances at Rancoc
Park will begin this week and continl
until further notice.
Mrs. Ray o. Van Arsdale, who h,
been teaching at Mineola, L. l., hi
been elected principal of the Lumberto
school.
Floyd 8. Stockton is recovering fror
an operation for appendicitis performe
at the Burlington County Hospital o
Tuesday
This evening there will be an entel
tainment in the opera house for tn
benefit of the High school tennis cl1h
There will be moving pictures Of un
usual interest.
The annual business meeting AM
election of officers of the Parent
Teacher Association will be held in tn
high school building, on Thursda,
evening, at las. =.
The Plus Ultra class Of the Baptis
Sunday school will hold bread, pi
and cake sale in the Union engin,
house, Washington street, next Satur
day afternoon, at two o'clock.
Lewis Lippincott has purchased the
former Frank s. Haines store property
at the corner OF Garden and Risdon
streets. The building will be torn down
and bungalow erected there.
There will be special meeting of the
America fire company next Monday
evening, when final arrangements will
be made toward participating in the
firemen's parade at Collingswood on
Saturday, May 20.
The local Circle of the Brotherhood Of
America, owner of the Brotherhood
cemetery, has purchased canvas tent
to be used at funerals in stormy weather
and in the summer time. They have
also purchased new canvas and lining
for graves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eckford NJ Watson
moved to their new home on Madison
avenue last week. The residence con-
nected with the Bussom store will be oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wright,
the owners of the business, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Flenard.
Under plans of the state Fish and
Game Commission millions of yellow
perch will be distributed in New Jersey
streams during the coming summer.
Under direction of Superintendent Hay
ford, 100000 yellow perch eggs are
now being Matched at the state fish
hatchery at Trenton.
Special Mothers day services will be
held in the Methodist church next Sun
day. Rev. T. s. Hammond's theme for
the morning service will be 1.-THE
Prestige and Counsel of Mothers" The
evening theme, 1.-THE Training for the
Life we want to live." There will be
special music by the choir.
Harry Shinn, of Wall street, was given
a hearing before Justice of the Peace
John Throckmorton last week on a
charge of assault perferred by Mrs
Robert Myers. The charge was in a
nature Of threat and abusive language
used by Shinn. He was released under
800 bail for his appearance at court.
Ralph Shinn, aged eighteen years, a
son OF Barclay w. Shinn, of Mount
was SO badly injured Tuesday afternoon
in an explosion at the Chandler oilcloth
works at Yardville, that he died on
Wednesday. His funeral took place in
Mount Holly on Saturday afternoon
Edward Forker, former resident, was
instantly killed by the same explosion
Sentor G. w. F. Gaunt, of Gloucester,
and John t. Cox, of Hunterton, have
been selected by the Executive Com
mittee of the State Grange, as delegates
to the convention to be held May II for
the organization Of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, as provided for in
the last Gaunt law, which was passed
at the last session of the Legislature
Senator Gaunt is the master of the
Grange and Mr.. Cox is the secretary.
At the annual business meeting of the
First Baptist church, held Monday
evening, May l, the following officers
were elected: Deacons for three years,
Benjamin F. Sutphin. Benjamin o.
Herbert. Nathaniel G. Bickford; deacon
esses. Mrs. Henry Hughes, Mrs. George
w. Moore, Mrs. Margaret F. Lippincott.
Mrs. George Stead, Mrs. Rachel Haines;
trustees, Samuel A. Atkinson, George
d. Worrell, Joseph C. Dudley, Isaac r.
Parker. John B. Herbc<t, T. Walter Bor-
ton, William w. WoIrell; treasurer,
George Stead; clerk, NJ. L. Smalley;
pew collector, George ]. Stead.
Edwin A. Abbey, twenty-seven years
old, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William B.
Abbey, of Philadelphia, who re-
moved from Mount Holly few years
ago. is in St. Georges hospital, London,
having been wounded in the left shout
der during battle somewhere in Elan
ders." MIR. Abbey is civil engineer,
and was employed by the Canadian Pa
ciflc railroad on bridge construction in
Northern Ontario. He joined the Second
Pioneer Battalion of Canadian En-
gineers as private, and sailed for Eng
land on December last. His family
next heard from him at the Flanders
front, and on Wednesday received an
official announcement from the British
Government that he had been wounded
in action.
A district meeting of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America was held at
Moorestown last Tuesday evening, with
a large attendance from different camps
from around the county. Fifteen mem
bers OF Mount Holly Camp were in at
tendance. The meeting was presided
over by Rev. William E. Zimmerman,
district president of that order. 1t was a
very interesting and highly tuned
patriotic session, being attended by
state officers of the order. 1t was decided
to effect a Burlington county organiza-
ton, with view of rendering assistance
to the district president in his work of
the order in the county. The next meet
ing will be held at Palmyra on Monday
evening, June 5, when the bylaw COM
mittee, which was appointed last Tues
day evening, will report and permanent
organization will be effected by the