The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-11
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.
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the ocean front cottage Of Joseph It
Sullivan, at Seaside Park.
Preparations are being made for ths
annual Christmas dinner to children
given by Mount Holly Lodge of Elks
Judge Carrow will hold the winter
session OF the circuit court in Mount
Holly from December 26 to January A.
John d. Mason has presented his
resignation as an employee of the
Mirror Office, to take effect December
%.
There were seventy-three deer killed
In Burlington county this year, which
is an increase of fifteen over that Of
last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Wilson an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh'
ter, Ethel R., to John P. Mellen, Of
Riverton.
Another of DR.. George E. Raiguel's
lectures on current events will be given
in St. Andrews parish house tomorrow
afternoon.
Bishop Matthews visited st. An
drew's church, on Sunday evening,
and administered the rite of confirma-
ton to eighteen persons.
New Jersey Lodge No. 1, Knights Of
Pythias, will celebrate its fiftieth an
niversary on Friday evening by hav-
ing roll call of members.
Members of the Christmas Club OF
the Mount Holly Safe Deposit & Trust
Company will find their checks ready
for them upon application at the bank.
A bequest of 81, 900 to the Burling-
ton County Hospital is contained in
the will of the late Sarah Newbold, of
Wrightstown, which was probatcd last
week.
Letters for James T. Stecker, Mrs. g,
w. Harper, Mrs. Helen Powell. A. A.
Armstrong, John F. Garrett and Miss
Mary Chambers remain unclaimed in
the post Office.
Rev. Elmer H. Finger, pastor of the
First Baptist Church Of Wissinoming,
Pa, will have charge of the prayer
service at the Baptist church, Friday
evening.
There is now on file in the office Of
the county clerk eight applications for
widows pensions, which will be dis
posed of by Judge Lippincott on Fri
day, December %.
The Keswick Colony of Mercy at
Writings has sent an appeal for funds
for clothing and other articles Of mems
wear. This worthy institution is feel
ing the pinch of high prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Trowbridge,
OF Broad street, will shortly remove
from Mount Holly. They have made
many warm friends during their five
years residence here and their depart
ure will be regretted.
The County Board of Taxation will
sit at the court house, tomorrow, to
hear complaints about supposed I'M
equal taxation. The board will not
have the power, however, to reduce the
increase in the tax rate.
On Friday, November 30, she hunt
Ing season closed for mud hens, black
breasted and golden plovers the greater
and lesser yellow legs and woodcock;
also for the following fish; black, white
and calico bass, pike-perch, pike and
pickerel.
There will be an interesting steropti-
can lecture on Sunday school missions
and their history, in the Presbyterian
church on Sunday evening at 7.8O. All
are invited to attend this lecture, for it
will be Of great interest to those con
nected with Sunday school work.
Miss Forte. a food economist, of
Newark, will be at the domestic science
room of the high school, Mount Holly,
on Monday evening next, to give a
corn meal demonstration. This event
will begin precisely at 7.SO, and any
one interested in the subject should be
on hand promptly at that hour.
'.Betty's Dilemma" is the title Of
play to be given by the pupils OF the
Mount Holly grammar school, in the
auditorium, on the evening Of Friday,
December 81. The Christmas PLAYS
that have been given in the past by
the pupils have been very entertaining
and that now in prepa ration will not
be any exception.
Edward Williams, OF Chester, Pa, 4
land James Cleary, of Norristown, Pa,
were taken to Jail on Sunday evening,
Iby officer Broadwater, of Moorestown,
charged with stealing chickens from
Edward Middleton and Elain Broad
baker. Both prisoners have signed
waivers of indictment and will be
taken before Judge Lippincott for trial.
The Burlington County Board OF
Education will hold its annual msce
ing in the high school, Pemberton, on
Saturday, at ten o'clock. Matters of
importance to every board OF education
will be presented for discussion. The
speaker will be Maurice r. Massey, q
member Of the Beverly city board.
His subject will be Policy of Boards
of Education" Mr.. Massey has made
. thorough study of the school system
and in we'll acquainted with the needs
OF many localities.
Frank L. Pratt, Jr., who left Mount
Holly on the third Of August to take
up work in the Northwestern Nebraska
Conference, has just closed very sue
.cessful revival at Norden. Nebraska,
where he is pastor Of a Methodist
church. He has taken up his theologi-
cal studies, and will take examinations
under a special board Of examiners.
This will give him the same credit as
If he had been attending college. Al
the close of the successful revival his
church presented Mr.. Pratt with fine
fur overcoat.
Giovanni Iraca, sentenced to be cleo
trocuted for the murder OF Henry d.
Rider, will be taken from the death
house in the state prison to Mount
Holly tomorrow to testify in the trial
of Mile de Marco, also accused AS d
rim cipal in the murder. The writ
providing for the removal of Iraca to
Mount Holly was signed by Supreme
Court Justice Kalisch on Friday. Iraca
has been twice rsprievsd by Governor
Edge in order that his testimony might